@article{scholars11198, publisher = {Elsevier B.V.}, journal = {Microporous and Mesoporous Materials}, title = {Synthesis, and characterization of metal-organic frameworks -177 for static and dynamic adsorption behavior of CO2 and CH4}, volume = {288}, note = {cited By 49}, year = {2019}, doi = {10.1016/j.micromeso.2019.109569}, author = {Ullah, S. and Bustam, M. A. and Assiri, M. A. and Al-Sehemi, A. G. and Sagir, M. and Abdul Kareem, F. A. and Elkhalifah, A. E. I. and Mukhtar, A. and Gonfa, G.}, issn = {13871811}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85067830092&doi=10.1016\%2fj.micromeso.2019.109569&partnerID=40&md5=539216f9287e701c8a91c0ed2e8be8f9}, keywords = {Binary mixtures; Gas adsorption; Metal-Organic Frameworks; Organic polymers; Organometallics; Separation, Break through curve; Dynamic adsorption; Gas separations; MOF-177; Static adsorption, Carbon dioxide}, abstract = {In this work, a microporous metal organic framework (MOF-177) was synthesized and characterized to investigate the static and dynamic adsorption behavior of CO2 and CH4. The synthesized MOF-177 was found to be six-dimensional shaped channels with an average pore diameter of 1.18 nm. The characterization of synthesized MOF-177 involves the FESEM, powder XRD, FT-IR, TGA/DTG, and BET with nitrogen adsorption. The FESEM images disclosed the distinct crystals with needles type geometrical shape containing large pore with diameter in the range of 20.15 {\~A} . The surface area of MOF-177 was found to be 1721 m2/g with CO2 adsorption capacity of 1.03 mmol/g and CO2/CH4 equilibrium selectivity of 3.21 at ambient conditions i.e. 1 atm and 25 {\^A}oC. MOF-177 found to be in remarkable regeneration ability by sustaining its CO2 adsorption capacity over several adsorption-desorption cycles. Dynamic separation of binary mixture with compositions (CO2:CH4 30:70 and CO2:CH4 70:30) through a fixed bed column revealed that the CH4 pass through the MOF-177 faster than CO2 indicating the higher selectivity for CO2 compared to CH4. Finally, MOF-177 still hold great promise in CO2 separation from natural gas provided it is protected from moisture. {\^A}{\copyright} 2019 Elsevier Inc.} }