Flexible sorbents, crystalline solids that undergo a guest-induced structural transformations between non-porous and porous phases, have only recently been regarded for their utility in separation and purification processes, yet could be used to address many global environmental challenges.
The design and control of flexible sorbents, including those with transient porosity (guest transport without permanent pores), can be made more efficient by screening materials that have already been discovered and are archived in the Cambridge Structural Database.
In this webinar, Prof. Michael J. Zaworotko, Bernal Chair of Crystal Engineering at the University of Limerick, will discuss the sorption behaviour of flexible absorbents and the resulting advantages for their utility in gas storage, water harvesting and hydrocarbon gas separation.
He will detail a recent study on transient porosity in closed pore coordination networks, where phase transformations lead to preferential adsorption of C2H2 over CO2 and other C2 gases.
Who should attend?
- Crystal Engineers
- Materials Chemists, particularly those with an interest in porous materials
- Crystallographers
- Engineers and industry professionals focused on gas storage, water harvesting and hydrocarbon gas separation
- Researchers focussed on sustainable materials development
