Adsorption of molecules in functionalized and high surface area microporous materials is of technological importance in a multitude of areas ranging from catalysis, drug delivery, chemical separations and energy storage to personal care products. Over the past several years we have focused our research efforts on understanding the properties of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for storage and separations of industrially important small molecules such as hydrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, noble gases, and short chain organics. Here, we review some of these results and illustrate the power of neutron and X-ray scattering in elucidating many of the governing aspects of these material properties and the interactions with the guest molecules.

Neutron scattering studies of adsorbates in metal-organic frameworks

248th National Meeting (2014)

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