Porous materials such as zeolites, activated carbons, and metal organic frameworks (MOFs) are currently the focus of many research efforts predominantly because of their high internal surface area. Specifically, these materials are being studied for gas storage (typically hydrogen) and their promising ability to separate and/or sequester natural gas components such as CO2, methane, and other light hydrocarbons. Using various neutron scattering techniques (neutron powder diffraction, quasielastic neutron scattering, and inelastic neutron scattering) we have investigated the presence of guest molecules, such as hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane, in MOFs and gained insight into site-specific adsorption properties as well as information about the dynamics of the molecules inside the pore structure.

Neutron studies of gas adsorption in metal-organic frameworks

245th National Meeting (2013)

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