The role of metal–organic frameworks in a carbon-neutral energy cycle

Alexander Schoedel, Zhe Ji and Omar M. Yaghi ()
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Alexander Schoedel: University of California
Zhe Ji: University of California
Omar M. Yaghi: University of California

Nature Energy, 2016, vol. 1, issue 4, 1-13

Abstract: Abstract Reducing society's reliance on fossil fuels presents one of the most pressing energy and environmental challenges facing our planet. Hydrogen, methane and carbon dioxide, which are some of the smallest and simplest molecules known, may lie at the centre of solving this problem through realization of a carbon-neutral energy cycle. Potentially, this could be achieved through the deployment of hydrogen as the fuel of the long term, methane as a transitional fuel, and carbon dioxide capture and sequestration as the urgent response to ongoing climate change. Here we detail strategies and technologies developed to overcome the difficulties encountered in the capture, storage, delivery and conversion of these gas molecules. In particular, we focus on metal–organic frameworks in which metal oxide ‘hubs’ are linked with organic ‘struts’ to make materials of ultrahigh porosity, which provide a basis for addressing this challenge through materials design on the molecular level.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1038/nenergy.2016.34

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