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

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  • Sumea Klokic

    (CERIC-ERIC)

  • Benedetta Marmiroli

    (Graz University of Technology)

  • Giovanni Birarda

    (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste)

  • Florian Lackner

    (Graz University of Technology)

  • Paul Holzer

    (Graz University of Technology)

  • Barbara Sartori

    (Graz University of Technology)

  • Behnaz Abbasgholi-NA

    (IOM-CNR, Laboratorio TASC)

  • Simone Dal Zilio

    (IOM-CNR, Laboratorio TASC)

  • Rupert Kargl

    (Graz University of Technology)

  • Karin Stana Kleinschek

    (Graz University of Technology)

  • Chiaramaria Stani

    (CERIC-ERIC)

  • Lisa Vaccari

    (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste)

  • Heinz Amenitsch

    (Graz University of Technology)

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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  • Sumea Klokic & Benedetta Marmiroli & Giovanni Birarda & Florian Lackner & Paul Holzer & Barbara Sartori & Behnaz Abbasgholi-NA & Simone Dal Zilio & Rupert Kargl & Karin Stana Kleinschek & Chiaramaria , 2025. "Flexible metal-organic framework films for reversible low-pressure carbon capture and release," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-60027-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60027-6
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