Mechanism of Carbon Dioxide Adsorption on Gallate-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks

Abstract:

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) capture is a significant chemical process that has attracted considerable interest in both academic and industrial sectors. It is essential for mitigating climate change and its related impacts on the environment and human health. Various technologies are implemented for CO₂ capture, with physical adsorption using porous material standing out as one of the most widely employed methods. Gallate-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are reported to offer remarkable CO₂ adsorption capacity values, with Mg-gallate exhibiting the highest capacity, followed by Co-gallate and Ni-gallate. The mechanism of CO₂ adsorption on gallate-based MOFs, however, lacks extensive discussion. A thorough understanding of the adsorption mechanism helps in designing and synthesizing MOFs with enhanced CO₂ capture performance. Therefore, this work aims to discuss the mechanism of CO₂ adsorption on gallate-based MOFs based on the experimental pure isotherms. The experimental isotherms exhibited S-shaped curves that are related to the occurrence of gate-opening effect. These S-shaped isotherms corresponded to multistep adsorption, classifying gallate-based MOFs as flexible MOFs. The flexibility of these frameworks can be controlled by the pressure and temperature, which is important for designing specific gas storage and separation systems. In addition, the intra-particle diffusion model supported that the CO₂ adsorption occurred at the surface and mesopore of gallate-based MOFs. Given these characteristics, gallate-based MOFs can be considered as the promising physisorbent for CO₂ capture.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 1045)
• Pages: 27-34
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-LVNmJ9
• Online since: March 2026
• Authors: Marhaina Ismail*, Mohamad Azmi Bustam, Yin Fong Yeong, Norwahyu Jusoh
• Keywords: Adsorption, Capture, Mechanism, MOFs

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