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. 2014 Jan 7;20(2):376-80.
doi: 10.1002/chem.201304291. Epub 2013 Dec 20.

Ionic liquids supported on metal-organic frameworks: remarkable adsorbents for adsorptive desulfurization

Nazmul Abedin Khan  1 , Zubair Hasan, Sung Hwa Jhung
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Ionic liquids supported on metal-organic frameworks: remarkable adsorbents for adsorptive desulfurization

Nazmul Abedin Khan et al. Chemistry. .

Abstract

Acidic ionic-liquids (IL) supported on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been shown to be beneficial for adsorptive desulfurization. A remarkable improvement in the adsorption capacity (ca. 71%) was observed in for ILs supported on MIL-101 compared with virgin MIL-101. The improved adsorptive performance might be explained by the acid-base interactions between the acidic ionic liquid and basic benzothiophene (BT). Moreover, from this study, it can be suggested that porous MOFs, supported with ionic liquids, may introduce a new class of highly porous adsorbents for the efficient adsorption of various compounds.

Keywords: acid-base interactions; adsorption; desulfurization; ionic liquids; metal-organic frameworks.

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