<i>tert</i>‐Butyl Functionalized Ultra‐Microporous Three‐Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework for Efficient SF<sub>6</sub>/N<sub>2</sub> Separation

Y Yu Zhao C Chenxi Meng Y Yuqing Chen (Zhejiang Engineering Laboratory for Green Syntheses and Applications of Fluorine-Containing Specialty Chemicals, Institute of Advanced Fluorine-Containing Materials) W Wenkang Gong G Guolong Xing (Zhejiang Engineering Laboratory for Green Syntheses and Applications of Fluorine-Containing Specialty Chemicals, Institute of Advanced Fluorine-Containing Materials) D Daqiang Yuan (State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter) T Teng Ben (Zhejiang Engineering Laboratory for Green Syntheses and Applications of Fluorine-Containing Specialty Chemicals, Institute of Advanced Fluorine-Containing Materials)

Abstract

AbstractEfficient capture and recovery of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) from SF6/N2 mixtures is critical for mitigating greenhouse effects and promoting gas recycling in the electronics industry. Herein, we report a novel ultra‐microporous three‐dimensional covalent organic framework (COF), termed CPOF‐12, enriched with tert‐butyl groups. CPOF‐12 exhibits a Brunauer−Emmett−Teller (BET) surface area of 1,140 m2 g−1, a pore volume of 0.66 cm3 g−1, and a uniform pore size of 0.59 nm, which closely matches the kinetic diameter of SF6 (0.52 nm). Gas adsorption measurements reveal a high SF6 uptake of 2.20 mmol g−1 at 298 K and 1 bar, along with an exceptional SF6/N2 selectivity of 149.4, calculated using ideal adsorbed solution theory (IAST). This study highlights the effectiveness of pore surface engineering in COFs for high‐performance separation of greenhouse gases.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 64, Issue 41
Published October 06, 2025
ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher Wiley

Journal Info

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Wiley

ISSN: 1433-7851 Physical Sciences

Authors (7)

Y

Yu Zhao

C

Chenxi Meng

Y

Yuqing Chen

Zhejiang Engineering Laboratory for Green Syntheses and Applications of Fluorine-Containing Specialty Chemicals, Institute of Advanced Fluorine-Containing Materials

W

Wenkang Gong

G

Guolong Xing

Zhejiang Engineering Laboratory for Green Syntheses and Applications of Fluorine-Containing Specialty Chemicals, Institute of Advanced Fluorine-Containing Materials

D

Daqiang Yuan

State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter

T

Teng Ben

Zhejiang Engineering Laboratory for Green Syntheses and Applications of Fluorine-Containing Specialty Chemicals, Institute of Advanced Fluorine-Containing Materials