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2. Green synthesis of Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks and their evaluation for ▫$CO_2$▫ capture in humid conditions : dissertationAljaž Škrjanc, 2024, doktorska disertacija Opis: Emissions of green-house gasses have been in the forefront of scientific research in recent decades. One of the approaches towards reducing the amount of green gas CO2 in the atmosphere is its capture and storage with subsequent conversion where pure enough CO2 can be regenerated. While CO2 capture widely utilizes two mature technologies, amine absorption and cryogenic distillation, they both have significant downsides, in either cost or potential new danger to the environment. To that end an adsorption-based CO2 capture has seen quite a lot of interest in recently. Nanoporous materials have been extensively studied for this application, starting with zeolites, followed by aluminophosphates and also the new members of the porous materials group, the so called reticular porous materials. Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), the first discovered reticular porous materials have shown very promising results for post combustion CO2 capture and recently also for in-door and direct air capture. MOFs are in general enough thermally stable for CO2 capture, their main weakness for wide applicability is sometimes lower selectivity for CO2 in real gas mixtures and lower stability in humid conditions.
Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs), a subgroup of MOFs, have in recent years been extensively studied for sorption applications, also CO2, due to their superior stability and kinetics for vapour/gas adsorption if compared to carboxylate-based MOFs. While extensively studied, an overview of articles shows that most research is limited to a limited set group of frameworks, with ZIF-8 being used in more than half of ZIF papers. While ZIF-8 has successfully been prepared in water and even in solvent-free conditions, the rest of the ZIFs synthesis still heavily rely on solvothermal synthesis with formamide based solvent systems and synthesis times upwards of 5 days. Even in the case of ZIF-8, while greener synthesis approaches are available, dimethylformamide (DMF) synthesis still prevails in the cases tested for CO2 capture, mainly due to the increased CO2 uptake resulting from the synergistic contribution of the remaining DMF solvent in the pores.
The goal of this thesis was to develop green synthesis approaches, both solvothermal and mechanochemical, for known ZIFs and then to extend the scope towards preparation of new ZIF materials. The goal for latter was to experimentally determine the optimal topology and functionality of ZIFs for CO2 adsorption in humid conditions. Model humid gas isotherms were developed and measured for a series of ZIFs with mostly SOD (sodalite) and RHO framework topologies and Zn and Ni as metal nodes. Finally, some novel bio-based binder materials were tested for the use with ZIFs.
The sorption tests revealed than the SOD topology ZIFs have high potential for CO2 sorption applications, as the adsorption is rapid and further combination of terminally functionalised imidazoles in those frameworks drastically increases the frameworks affinity for CO2 at lower pressures. With most common 4,5- functionalised imidazole having hydrophilic functional groups, the challenge of competitive water sorption still remains. On the other hand some hydrophobic 4,5-substituted sodalite ZIFs, both with 4,5-dichloroimidazole, show excellent CO2 sorption and even complete hydrophobicity. The results led us to hypothesize that further research on ZIFs- for CO2 capture has to shift form 2 substituted sodalite frameworks to 4,5 substituted frameworks with strongly dipolar hydrophobic groups. The hydrophilic polar groups currently in use lead to issues with competitive water adsorption, due to their potential to form hydrogen bonds with water. Furthermore, some new agar and alginate based shaping methods were tested, as both potential binders are not environmentally toxic and are already used on the industrial scale world-wide for other applications. Ključne besede: carbon capture, synthesis, metal-organic frameworks, zeolitic imidazolate frameworks, nanoporous materials, dissertations Objavljeno v RUNG: 10.09.2024; Ogledov: 476; Prenosov: 15 Celotno besedilo (15,56 MB) |
3. Redox-Tunable Polycationic Polymers for Environmental ApplicationsTina Skorjanc, Goinda Das, Selbi Nuryyeva, Thirumurugan Prakasam, Ali Trabolsi, 2017, objavljeni povzetek znanstvenega prispevka na konferenci Ključne besede: covalent polymers, viologen, redox chemistry, pollutant removal, dye adsorption, iodine capture Objavljeno v RUNG: 10.09.2020; Ogledov: 3095; Prenosov: 0 Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
4. Morphological diversity in nanoporous covalent organic materials derived from viologen and pyreneGobinda Das, Tina Škorjanc, Sudhir Kumar Sharma, Thirumurugan Prakasam, Carlos Platas-Iglesias, Dong Suk Han, Jesus Raya, John-Carl Olsen, Ramesh Jagannathan, Ali Trabolsi, izvirni znanstveni članek Ključne besede: covalent organic polymers, hollow tube, polymers, porous materials, iodine capture Objavljeno v RUNG: 02.09.2020; Ogledov: 3270; Prenosov: 0 Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
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6. Year-long measurements of C1-C3 halocarbons at an urban site and their relationship with meteorological parametersM Anwar K Khan, M Iqbal Mead, Iain R. White, Ben Golledge, Graham Nickless, Alan Knights, Damien Martin, Alison C Rivett, Brian G R Greally, Dudley E Shallcross, 2009, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: The mixing ratios of 11 C1–C3 halocarbons have been measured using a GC–twin‐linked ECD system over the period from October 2004 to December 2005 at an urban site in Bristol, UK. Time series and seasonal variations of the halocarbons were analysed over the period to determine biogenic and anthropogenic sources and sinks. Correlations between the target halocarbons were also observed, suggesting common sources within the area. Wind rose plots for all halocarbons have been used to assist in the determination of halocarbons sources. Halocarbon concentrations are highest at low‐wind speeds and decrease as wind speed increases, a few species (CCl4 and CH3Cl most notably) rise at very high‐wind speeds suggesting release from the Bristol Channel. Ključne besede: adsorption–desorption system, anthropogenic halocarbons, biogenic halocarbons, electron capture detector, gas chromatography, methyl bromide Objavljeno v RUNG: 18.07.2019; Ogledov: 3538; Prenosov: 0 Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
7. Stable carbon isotope analysis of selected halocarbons at parts per trillion concentration in an urban locationM Iqbal Mead, M Anwar H Khan, Ian D Bull, Iain R. White, Graham Nickless, Dudley E Shallcross, 2008, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: ∂13C values of a suite of halocarbons have been determined in an urban background site in Bristol, UK. A novel mobile preconcentration system, based on the use of multi-adsorbent sample tubes, has been developed for trapping relatively large-volume air samples in potentially remote areas. An Adsorption Desorption System-Gas Chromatography-Electron Capture Detector was used to measure the mixing ratios of the selected halocarbon species, while a Gas ChromatographyCombustionIsotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer was used to determine ∂13C values. For the species with strong local sources, the variation of isotope ratios has been observed over the experimental period. Some of the results reported in the present study differ from previously reported values and reasons for this are discussed. The reporting of different ∂13C values for selected halocarbons from different areas in the present study suggests that ∂13C values may be used to determine the relative magnitudes of anthropogenic and biogenic sources. Ključne besede: Adsorption Desorption System (ADS), Automated Thermal Desorber (ATD), Electron Capture Detector (ECD), Gas Chromatography (GC), Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS) Objavljeno v RUNG: 18.07.2019; Ogledov: 3877; Prenosov: 0 Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
8. Quantification of Circulating Cancer Biomarkers via Sensitive Topographic Measurements on Single Binder NanoarraysElena Ambrosetti, Pamela Paoletti, Alessandro Bosco, Pietro Parisse, Denis Scaini, Elda Tagliabue, Ario De Marco, Loredana Casalis, 2017, izvirni znanstveni članek Ključne besede: Biosensors, immuno-capture, nanobodies, HER2, cancer diagostics Objavljeno v RUNG: 22.06.2017; Ogledov: 4755; Prenosov: 213 Celotno besedilo (4,49 MB) |