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Efficient ethylene purification by a robust ethane-trapping porous organic cage.

ABSTRACT: The removal of ethane (C₂H₆) from its analogous ethylene (C₂H₄) is of paramount importance in the petrochemical industry, but highly challenging due to their similar physicochemical properties. The use of emerging porous organic cage (POC) materials for C₂H₆/C₂H₄ separation is still in its infancy. Here, we report the benchmark example of a truncated octahedral calix[4]resorcinarene-based POC adsorbent (CPOC-301), preferring to adsorb C₂H₆ than C₂H₄, and thus can be used as a robust absorbent to directly separate high-purity C₂H₄ from the C₂H₆/C₂H₄ mixture. Molecular modelling studies suggest the exceptional C₂H₆ selectivity is due to the suitable resorcin[4]arene cavities in CPOC-301, which form more multiple C-H···π hydrogen bonds with C₂H₆ than with C₂H₄ guests. This work provides a fresh avenue to utilize POC materials for highly selective separation of industrially important hydrocarbons.

SUBMITTER: Su K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8211788 | biostudies-literature |

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