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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2012
Christopher E. Wilmer, Evanston, IL (US);
Michael Leaf, Evanston, IL (US);
Randall Q. Snurr, Evanston, IL (US);
Omar K. Farha, Mortongrove, IL (US);
Joseph T. Hupp, Northfield, IL (US);
Christopher E. Wilmer, Evanston, IL (US);
Michael Leaf, Evanston, IL (US);
Randall Q. Snurr, Evanston, IL (US);
Omar K. Farha, Mortongrove, IL (US);
Joseph T. Hupp, Northfield, IL (US);
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Abstract
A system and method for systematically generating potential metal-organic framework (MOFs) structures given an input library of building blocks is provided herein. One or more material properties of the potential MOFs are evaluated using computational simulations. A range of material properties (surface area, pore volume, pore size distribution, powder x-ray diffraction pattern, methane adsorption capability, and the like) can be estimated, and in doing so, illuminate unidentified structure-property relationships that may only have been recognized by taking a global view of MOF structures. In addition to identifying structure-property relationships, this systematic approach to identify the MOFs of interest is used to identify one or more MOFs that may be useful for high pressure methane storage.