Applications of Porous Framework Materials in Gas Storage and Separations

Guest Speaker： Professor. Hiroyasu Furukawa，University of California, Berkeley, USA

Inviter: Prof. Shenmin Zhu

Date&Time: Friday, 7th Nov.  15:30-17:00

Venue: Room 102, Materials Innovation Building

Biography:

Hiroyasu Furukawa is a project scientist in the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo. His main research interests are in the development of crystalline porous materials, including metal−organic frameworks, for the storage and separations of industrially important gases.

ER Pezoulas, B Tajdini, Y Ko, AA Uliana, R Giovine, H Furukawa, ... “Functionalized Porous Polymer Networks as High-Performance PFAS Adsorbents” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 147 (25), 21832-21843 (2025).

RC Rohde, KM Carsch, MN Dods, HZH Jiang, AR McIsaac, RA Klein, ... “High-temperature carbon dioxide capture in a porous material with terminal zinc hydride sites”, Science 386 (6723), 814-819 (2024).

BER Snyder, AB Turkiewicz, H Furukawa, MV Paley, EO Velasquez, ..., “A ligand insertion mechanism for cooperative NH3 capture in metal–organic frameworks”, Nature 613 (7943), 287-291 (2023).

P Peng, A Anastasopoulou, K Brooks, H Furukawa, ME Bowden, JR Long, ... “Cost and potential of metal–organic frameworks for hydrogen back-up power supply”, Nature Energy 7 (5), 448-458 (2022).

H Furukawa, KE Cordova, M O’Keeffe, OM Yaghi, “The chemistry and applications of metal-organic frameworks”, Science 341 (6149), 1230444 (2013).

Abstract:

Over the past two decades, porous framework materials, including metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), have demonstrated a high capacity for adsorbing various gas molecules. This capability stems from the remarkable chemical and structural tunability of framework structures compared to other adsorbents. Importantly, some materials outperform traditional adsorbents across numerous metrics and are thus of great interest for storage and separation applications that are crucial for our environment and industry. Recently, we studied the selective adsorption of guest molecules in several framework materials using a range of analytical techniques to gain key insights into the structural and electronic factors that influence their unique adsorption properties. This presentation will share recent findings related to the distinctive adsorption behaviors of molecules vital to industry and environmental efforts. These findings pave the way for new approaches in designing and synthesizing innovative framework materials for gas adsorption and separation processes..

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