Synthesis and Characterization of Zn3 (BTC)2 Nanoporous Sorbent and its Application for Hydrogen Storage at Ambient Temperature

Subject Areas : Polymer

Mansoor Anbia ¹ , Mojtaba Faryadras ² , Ali Ghaffarinejad ³

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Received: 2015-11-10 Accepted : 2015-11-10 Published : 2015-07-01

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Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) are considered an interesting option for hydrogen storage. These materials show an exceptional H2 uptake. Here, Zn3(BTC)2as MOF was synthesized with a solvothermal method. The phase stability and microstructure of the Zn3(BTC)2was characterized in terms of their properties and structures, using a number of analyticaltechniques including FT-IR, XRD, SEM, BET and TGA. The analyses confirmed that theproduct has a conical shape structure with a Langmuir specific surface area of over 257m²/g. This MOF has shown to have a hydrogen storage capacity of 0.8 wt% at room temperatureand 13 bar.