Fabrication of Adsorbents with Thermocontrolled Molecular Gates for Both Selective Adsorption and Efficient Regeneration

A new generation of adsorbents is designed by grafting smart molecular gates onto the orifices of mesopores. The molecular gates are reversibly closed/opened according to the adsorption/desorption conditions. The adsorbents can thus realize both selective adsorption and efficient desorption, which are extremely desirable for adsorptive separation but unlikely for conventional adsorbents with fixed pore openings. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.