Nitro-Decorated Microporous Covalent Organic Framework (TpPa-NO2) for Selective Separation of C2H4 from a C2H2/C2H4/CO2 Mixture and CO2 Capture

A nitro-decorated microporous covalent organic framework, TpPa-NO2, has been synthesized in a gram scale with a one-pot reaction. It can effectively selectively separate C2H4 from a C2H2/C2H4/CO2 mixture and capture CO2 from CO2/N2 based on ideal adsorption solution theory calculations and transient breakthrough experiments. Theoretical calculations illustrated that the hydrogen atoms of imine bonds, carbonyl oxygen, and nitro group show high affinity toward C2H2 and CO2, playing vital roles in efficient separation.