Flexible porous frameworks are at the forefront of materials research. A unique feature is
their ability to open and close their pores in an adaptive manner induced by chemical and …

The emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria has been deemed a global crisis that affects
humans worldwide. Novel anti-infection strategies are desperately needed because of the …

The fine-tuning of the pore structure of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) is of critical
importance to developing energy-efficient processes for the challenging separation of …

Petrochemical-related gases, especially light hydrocarbons with 1–8 carbon atoms, are
essential industrial feedstocks. However, during steam cracking they inevitably coexist with …

C 2 H 4 is the most important and demanded chemical raw materials. Separating C 2 H 6
from C 2 H 4 using C 2 H 6-trapping adsorbents to lower the energy consumption in the …

Metal-organic frameworks are a familiar term to researchers in most disciplines, and this
appeal is related to its specific applications and structural diversity. The advent of functional …

Abstract Propane/propene (C3H8/C3H6) separation is essential in the petrochemical
industry but challenging because of their similar physical and chemical properties …

The separation of C 2 H 2 from CO 2 is an important process for industrial achievement of
gaseous precursor C 2 H 2, which is yet challenged by the well-known trade-off between …

Efficient separation of the CH4/N2 mixture is of great significance for coalbed methane
purification. It is an effective strategy to separate this mixture by tuning the van der Waals …

Adsorptive separation based on porous solid adsorbents has emerged as an excellent
effective alternative to energy-intensive conventional separation methods in a low energy …