Synthesis of nanostructured materials for CO2 sequestration based on aromatic imides and zirconium phosphonate

• Grant number: 11/22137-2
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Effective date (Start): March 01, 2012
• Effective date (End): July 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Organic Chemistry
• Principal researcher: Sergio Brochsztain
• Grantee: Murilo Nicolau
• Home Institution: Centro de Engenharia, Modelagem e Ciências Sociais Aplicadas (CECS). Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC). Ministério da Educação (Brasil). Santo André , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The project has as a goal the synthesis of nanostructured metal organic frameworks (MOFs) for carbon dioxide capture, constituted of alternated layers of aromatic diimides and zirconium phosphonate. The materials will be prepared in the form of either crystalline solids or layer-by-layer thin films. The precursor imides will be synthesized through the reaction of pyromellitic dianhydride with 2-aminoethylphosphonic. Porosity will be induced in the MOFs by means of addition of small phosphonate-substituted molecules. The resulting materials will be characterized by a variety of techniques, such as x-ray scattering, nitrogen adsorption isotherms and different spectroscopic methods. The capacity of the materials to bind CO2 will be tested.