Flexible metal-organic framework films for reversible low-pressure carbon capture and release

Abstract Transitioning metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) from laboratory-scale to carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage applications (CCS) requires in-depth understanding of their adsorption properties and structural stability, especially for film assemblies. However, evaluating their performance i...

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Main Authors: Sumea Klokic, Benedetta Marmiroli, Giovanni Birarda, Florian Lackner, Paul Holzer, Barbara Sartori, Behnaz Abbasgholi-NA, Simone Dal Zilio, Rupert Kargl, Karin Stana Kleinschek, Chiaramaria Stani, Lisa Vaccari, Heinz Amenitsch
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-08-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60027-6
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author Sumea Klokic
Benedetta Marmiroli
Giovanni Birarda
Florian Lackner
Paul Holzer
Barbara Sartori
Behnaz Abbasgholi-NA
Simone Dal Zilio
Rupert Kargl
Karin Stana Kleinschek
Chiaramaria Stani
Lisa Vaccari
Heinz Amenitsch
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Giovanni Birarda
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Paul Holzer
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description Abstract Transitioning metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) from laboratory-scale to carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage applications (CCS) requires in-depth understanding of their adsorption properties and structural stability, especially for film assemblies. However, evaluating their performance is challenging, particularly under low or moderate CO2 pressure conditions, which are key for cost and performance efficiency. Herein, we explore the low-pressure CO2 uptake and release within flexible Zn-based MOF film structures with diverse ligand functionalities, employing quartz crystal microbalance, synchrotron radiation-based infrared spectromicroscopy and grazing incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering measurements. To investigate CO2 adsorption and its interaction with Zn-MOF pores, we exploited the framework’s flexibility by triggering structural changes and thus variations of the pore-environment using two stimuli, temperature and light. Results show considerable promise for stimuli-induced on-demand CO2 capture and release at low pressures, demonstrating structural reversibility under near-ambient conditions and highlighting the potential of tailored MOF film structures in advancing green CCS-technologies.
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spelling doaj-art-bba158bad35f4258906d076038f55af12025-08-20T03:43:22ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-08-0116111310.1038/s41467-025-60027-6Flexible metal-organic framework films for reversible low-pressure carbon capture and releaseSumea Klokic0Benedetta Marmiroli1Giovanni Birarda2Florian Lackner3Paul Holzer4Barbara Sartori5Behnaz Abbasgholi-NA6Simone Dal Zilio7Rupert Kargl8Karin Stana Kleinschek9Chiaramaria Stani10Lisa Vaccari11Heinz Amenitsch12CERIC-ERICInstitute of Inorganic Chemistry, Graz University of TechnologyElettra Sincrotrone TriesteInstitute of Chemistry and Technology of Bio-Based Systems, Graz University of TechnologyInstitute of Inorganic Chemistry, Graz University of TechnologyInstitute of Inorganic Chemistry, Graz University of TechnologyIOM-CNR, Laboratorio TASCIOM-CNR, Laboratorio TASCInstitute of Chemistry and Technology of Bio-Based Systems, Graz University of TechnologyInstitute of Chemistry and Technology of Bio-Based Systems, Graz University of TechnologyCERIC-ERICElettra Sincrotrone TriesteInstitute of Inorganic Chemistry, Graz University of TechnologyAbstract Transitioning metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) from laboratory-scale to carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage applications (CCS) requires in-depth understanding of their adsorption properties and structural stability, especially for film assemblies. However, evaluating their performance is challenging, particularly under low or moderate CO2 pressure conditions, which are key for cost and performance efficiency. Herein, we explore the low-pressure CO2 uptake and release within flexible Zn-based MOF film structures with diverse ligand functionalities, employing quartz crystal microbalance, synchrotron radiation-based infrared spectromicroscopy and grazing incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering measurements. To investigate CO2 adsorption and its interaction with Zn-MOF pores, we exploited the framework’s flexibility by triggering structural changes and thus variations of the pore-environment using two stimuli, temperature and light. Results show considerable promise for stimuli-induced on-demand CO2 capture and release at low pressures, demonstrating structural reversibility under near-ambient conditions and highlighting the potential of tailored MOF film structures in advancing green CCS-technologies.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60027-6
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Florian Lackner
Paul Holzer
Barbara Sartori
Behnaz Abbasgholi-NA
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Rupert Kargl
Karin Stana Kleinschek
Chiaramaria Stani
Lisa Vaccari
Heinz Amenitsch
Flexible metal-organic framework films for reversible low-pressure carbon capture and release
Nature Communications
title Flexible metal-organic framework films for reversible low-pressure carbon capture and release
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title_fullStr Flexible metal-organic framework films for reversible low-pressure carbon capture and release
title_full_unstemmed Flexible metal-organic framework films for reversible low-pressure carbon capture and release
title_short Flexible metal-organic framework films for reversible low-pressure carbon capture and release
title_sort flexible metal organic framework films for reversible low pressure carbon capture and release
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