A method for the preparation of a metal-organic compound is provided. This method comprises the steps of (a) providing at least one metal precursor, (b) providing at least one bridging organic ligand, and (c) exposing together the metal precursor and the ligand to liquid CO.sub.2 or supercritical CO.sub.2 as a reaction medium, thereby producing said metal-organic compound.

The present invention relates to a zirconium-based metal organic framework comprising at least a tetravalent zirconium ion (Zr.sup.4+) and a bidentate or tridentate linking ligand bonding the said tetravalent zirconium ion (Zr.sup.4+). Moreover, the present invention also relates to a method for preparing the zirconium-based metal organic framework comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a reaction mixture comprising a zirconium compound, a linking ligand and, optionally, a modulating agent in a solvent; (b) heating the reaction mixture obtained from step (a); and (c) washing a reaction product obtained from step (b) with the solvent and drying the reaction product. The zirconium-based metal organic framework according to the present invention is suitable for using in a process for removing heavy metals in the condensate, especially using in the adsorption, removal, or reduction of arsenic and mercury contents in the condensate.

The present invention relates to a zirconium-based metal organic framework comprising at least a tetravalent zirconium ion (Zr.sup.4+) and a bidentate or tridentate linking ligand bonding the said tetravalent zirconium ion (Zr.sup.4+). Moreover, the present invention also relates to a method for preparing the zirconium-based metal organic framework comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a reaction mixture comprising a zirconium compound, a linking ligand and, optionally, a modulating agent in a solvent; (b) heating the reaction mixture obtained from step (a); and (c) washing a reaction product obtained from step (b) with the solvent and drying the reaction product. The zirconium-based metal organic framework according to the present invention is suitable for using in a process for removing heavy metals in the condensate, especially using in the adsorption, removal, or reduction of arsenic and mercury contents in the condensate.

Disclosed is a method of catalytic oxidation of lignite using oxygen as an oxidant at atmospheric pressure, belonging to a method of mild oxidation of lignite. The method is used to mildly oxidize the lignite using the oxygen as the oxidant under the action of a nitroxide radical catalyst and a metal salt or metal oxide cocatalyst; the process comprises the following steps: pulverizing the lignite to 200 meshes or less, drying a pulverized coal sample at a temperature of 80 C. in vacuum for 10 h, weighing 0.5 g of the treated coal sample, sequentially adding 10 ml of acetic acid, 0.5 mmol of a catalyst and 0.15 to 0.25 mmol of a cocatalyst into a round-bottom flask, connecting a tee joint to an upper orifice of a condenser pipe, replacing oxygen in vacuum for three times so that the round-bottom flask is filled with the oxygen, keeping oxygen pressure at 0.1 MPa, reacting at a temperature of 80 C. to 120 C. for 4 to 12 h; filtering after the reaction is finished; decompressing a filtrate to remove the acetic acid, adding a small amount of ethyl acetate to dissolve, then using an excess CH.sub.2N.sub.2/ether solution to esterify for 10 h at room temperature, using 0.45 m filter paper to filter, and analyzing an esterified product through a gas chromatography-mass spectrometer. The method has the advantages of using the oxygen as the oxidant, having low price, having no toxicity, and achieving environmental protection and mild conditions.

The method according to this disclosure is a method for separating an unsaturated hydrocarbon having 2 or 3 carbon atoms and a halogenated unsaturated carbon compound formed by replacing at least one of hydrogen atoms included in the unsaturated hydrocarbon with a fluorine atom, from each other and is a method for selectively adsorbing either the unsaturated hydrocarbon or the halogenated unsaturated carbon compound by a porous coordination polymer that includes a metallic ion having a valence of 2 to 4 and an aromatic anion having 1 to 6 aromatic ring(s).

Methods of producing organic materials, and in particular methods of producing petroleum materials and organic compounds such as aromatic acids, phenols, and aliphatic poly-carboxylic acids using an oxidative hydrothermal dissolution (OHD) process are disclosed.

Methods of producing organic materials, and in particular methods of producing petroleum materials and organic compounds such as aromatic acids, phenols, and aliphatic poly-carboxylic acids using an oxidative hydrothermal dissolution (OHD) process are disclosed.

A method for the preparation of a metal-organic compound is provided. This method comprises the steps of (a) providing at least one metal precursor, (b) providing at least one bridging organic ligand, and (c) exposing together the metal precursor and the ligand to liquid CO.sub.2 or supercritical CO.sub.2 as a reaction medium, thereby producing said metal-organic compound.

A method for the preparation of a metal-organic compound is provided. This method comprises the steps of (a) providing at least one metal precursor, (b) providing at least one bridging organic ligand, and (c) exposing together the metal precursor and the ligand to liquid CO.sub.2 or supercritical CO.sub.2 as a reaction medium, thereby producing said metal-organic compound.

The invention solves the problem of the development of microporous layered MOF-type manganese materials based on isonicotinate anions, their synthesis and modification with selected ionic substances and application associated with the adsorption of the molecules and the construction of solid superionic conductors.