An Investigation into Metal-Organic Frameworks for toxic gas adsorption and separation

Porous materials have more internal surface area relative to the external surface area (e.g., a sponge can store more water in it than you would expect based on the external dimensions). Porous materials have applications in gas storage, gas separation, and gas reactivity. As such, they are the ideal material for the reduction of emissions (e.g., CO2, NOx, SOx, etc.). This is an important area of inquiry as we need to be able to reduce emissions for the health of the planet and its inhabitants.
The project aims are to synthesise and characterise materials suitable for the adsorption and separation of toxic gases such and to investigate the conversion of these materials to value added or safer materials. The expected outcomes are that we will have a new family of porous material that have been tailored of the reduction of harmful gas phase pollutants. The materials will be based on existing research at my home university in the UK and new material synthesised at the host university in Canada.

Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Katz

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Partner:

University of Warwick

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

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