A composite material containing a porous body having pores inside the porous body and a porous coordination polymer compound (PCP), in which the porous body has a network structure of Si—O bonds obtained by copolymerizing a dialkoxysilane and a trialkoxysilane, and the porous coordination polymer compound is carried in the pores of the porous body. Also, a method for producing a composite material containing a porous body having pores inside the porous body and a porous coordination polymer compound, in which the porous body has a network structure of Si—O bonds obtained by copolymerizing a dialkoxysilane and a trialkoxysilane, and the porous coordination polymer compound is carried in the pores of the porous body via a solvent.

A composite material containing a porous body having pores inside the porous body and a porous coordination polymer compound (PCP), in which the porous body has a network structure of Si—O bonds obtained by copolymerizing a dialkoxysilane and a trialkoxysilane, and the porous coordination polymer compound is carried in the pores of the porous body. Also, a method for producing a composite material containing a porous body having pores inside the porous body and a porous coordination polymer compound, in which the porous body has a network structure of Si—O bonds obtained by copolymerizing a dialkoxysilane and a trialkoxysilane, and the porous coordination polymer compound is carried in the pores of the porous body via a solvent.

Biogenic activated carbon compositions disclosed herein comprise at least 55 wt % carbon, some of which may be present as graphene, and have high surface areas, such as Iodine Numbers of greater than 2000. Some embodiments provide biogenic activated carbon that is responsive to a magnetic field. A continuous process for producing biogenic activated carbon comprises countercurrently contacting, by mechanical means, a feedstock with a vapor stream comprising an activation agent including water and/or carbon dioxide; removing vapor from the reaction zone; recycling at least some of the separated vapor stream, or a thermally treated form thereof, to an inlet of the reaction zone(s) and/or to the feedstock; and recovering solids from the reaction zone(s) as biogenic activated carbon. Methods of using the biogenic activated carbon are disclosed.

Biogenic activated carbon compositions disclosed herein comprise at least 55 wt % carbon, some of which may be present as graphene, and have high surface areas, such as Iodine Numbers of greater than 2000. Some embodiments provide biogenic activated carbon that is responsive to a magnetic field. A continuous process for producing biogenic activated carbon comprises countercurrently contacting, by mechanical means, a feedstock with a vapor stream comprising an activation agent including water and/or carbon dioxide; removing vapor from the reaction zone; recycling at least some of the separated vapor stream, or a thermally treated form thereof, to an inlet of the reaction zone(s) and/or to the feedstock; and recovering solids from the reaction zone(s) as biogenic activated carbon. Methods of using the biogenic activated carbon are disclosed.

The present invention relates to the use of 2,5-furanedicarboxylate-based MOFs, such as, MIL-160(Al) metal-organic framework, for separating C6 alkane isomers into linear, mono-branched and di-branched isomers. The present invention also relates to the use of 2,5-furanedicarboxylate-based MOFs, such as, MIL-160(Al) metal-organic framework, preferably in combination with Zeolite 5A for producing higher research octane number gasoline blends. Also within the scope of the invention is a system for separating C6 and C5 alkane isomer mixtures into linear, mono-branched and di-branched fractions.

Provided is a composition for removing a sulfur-containing compound present in liquid or vapor, the sulfur-containing compound being hydrogen sulfide, an —SH group-containing compound or a mixture thereof, the composition containing an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde represented by the following general formula (1) as an active ingredient; ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, or are connected to each other to represent an alkylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms; and R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, or is connected to R.sup.1 to represent an alkylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms.

The present invention provides a method for the adsorptive separation of C.sub.2H.sub.4 and C.sub.2H.sub.6 using ultramicroporous metal-organic framework material, comprising the following steps that (1) C.sub.2H.sub.4/C.sub.2H.sub.6 mixture is contacted with the ultramicroporous metal-organic framework material; (2) C.sub.2H.sub.4 is preferentially adsorbed and the separation of C.sub.2H.sub.4/C.sub.2H.sub.6 is realized. The described “ultramicroporous metal-organic framework material” has a formula of [M.sub.3L.sub.3A].sub.∞, wherein M represents the metal cation being any one of Cu.sup.2+, Zn.sup.2+, Co.sup.2+, and Ni.sup.2+; L represents the organic linker being any one of 1,2,4-triazole and its derivatives; A represents the oxygen-containing inorganic anion being any one of PO.sub.4.sup.3− and VO.sub.4.sup.3−. The class of ultramicroporous metal-organic frameworks has optimal pore size and pore chemistry, exhibiting both higher uptake capacity and faster adsorption rate for C.sub.2H.sub.4 as compared to C.sub.2H.sub.6, thus C.sub.2H.sub.4 can be preferentially adsorbed by these metal-organic frameworks with high selectivity, and high-purity C.sub.2H.sub.4 can be separated from C.sub.2H.sub.4/C.sub.2H.sub.6 mixtures efficiently.

The present invention provides a method for the adsorptive separation of C.sub.2H.sub.4 and C.sub.2H.sub.6 using ultramicroporous metal-organic framework material, comprising the following steps that (1) C.sub.2H.sub.4/C.sub.2H.sub.6 mixture is contacted with the ultramicroporous metal-organic framework material; (2) C.sub.2H.sub.4 is preferentially adsorbed and the separation of C.sub.2H.sub.4/C.sub.2H.sub.6 is realized. The described “ultramicroporous metal-organic framework material” has a formula of [M.sub.3L.sub.3A].sub.∞, wherein M represents the metal cation being any one of Cu.sup.2+, Zn.sup.2+, Co.sup.2+, and Ni.sup.2+; L represents the organic linker being any one of 1,2,4-triazole and its derivatives; A represents the oxygen-containing inorganic anion being any one of PO.sub.4.sup.3− and VO.sub.4.sup.3−. The class of ultramicroporous metal-organic frameworks has optimal pore size and pore chemistry, exhibiting both higher uptake capacity and faster adsorption rate for C.sub.2H.sub.4 as compared to C.sub.2H.sub.6, thus C.sub.2H.sub.4 can be preferentially adsorbed by these metal-organic frameworks with high selectivity, and high-purity C.sub.2H.sub.4 can be separated from C.sub.2H.sub.4/C.sub.2H.sub.6 mixtures efficiently.

The present invention relates to an organic-inorganic hybrid nanoporous material, maintaining a nanoporous skeleton structure formed by coordination of an organic ligand containing an aromatic compound to a trivalent central metal ion, and further having an intramolecular acid anhydride functional group modified on the aromatic compound of the nanoporous skeleton structure, and thereby exhibits selectivity for olefins, and an adsorbent comprising the same. Specifically, the organic-inorganic hybrid nanoporous material of the present invention exhibits an excellent olefin-selective adsorption capacity through differences in adsorption equilibrium and adsorption rate, and thus can be usefully employed in the separation of C2-C4 hydrocarbons. Further, the olefins adsorbed to the organic-inorganic hybrid nanoporous material can be desorbed by purging of an inert gas which is not liquefied by way of mild vacuum conditions or compression, and thus, the organic-inorganic hybrid nanoporous material can be used to prepare olefins by separating C2-C4 hydrocarbon mixtures.

The present invention relates to an organic-inorganic hybrid nanoporous material, maintaining a nanoporous skeleton structure formed by coordination of an organic ligand containing an aromatic compound to a trivalent central metal ion, and further having an intramolecular acid anhydride functional group modified on the aromatic compound of the nanoporous skeleton structure, and thereby exhibits selectivity for olefins, and an adsorbent comprising the same. Specifically, the organic-inorganic hybrid nanoporous material of the present invention exhibits an excellent olefin-selective adsorption capacity through differences in adsorption equilibrium and adsorption rate, and thus can be usefully employed in the separation of C2-C4 hydrocarbons. Further, the olefins adsorbed to the organic-inorganic hybrid nanoporous material can be desorbed by purging of an inert gas which is not liquefied by way of mild vacuum conditions or compression, and thus, the organic-inorganic hybrid nanoporous material can be used to prepare olefins by separating C2-C4 hydrocarbon mixtures.