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ArticleChemical science2021

Selective adsorptive separation of cyclohexane over benzene using thienothiophene cages.

Yanjun Ding, Lukman O Alimi, Basem Moosa, Carine Maaliki, Johan Jacquemin, Feihe Huang, Niveen M Khashab

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Article in Chemical science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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7 authors.

Yanjun DingSmart Hybrid Materials (SHMs) Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Thuwal 23955-6900 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia niveen.khashab@kaust.edu.sa.
Lukman O AlimiSmart Hybrid Materials (SHMs) Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Thuwal 23955-6900 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia niveen.khashab@kaust.edu.sa.
Basem MoosaSmart Hybrid Materials (SHMs) Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Thuwal 23955-6900 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia niveen.khashab@kaust.edu.sa.
Carine MaalikiLaboratoire PCM2E, Université de Tours Parc de Grandmont 37200 Tours France.
Johan JacqueminLaboratoire PCM2E, Université de Tours Parc de Grandmont 37200 Tours France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4178-8629
Feihe HuangState Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Center for Chemistry of High-Performance & Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P. R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3177-6744
Niveen M KhashabSmart Hybrid Materials (SHMs) Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Thuwal 23955-6900 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia niveen.khashab@kaust.edu.sa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2728-0666

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The selective separation of benzene (Bz) and cyclohexane (Cy) is one of the most challenging chemical separations in the petrochemical and oil industries. In this work, we report an environmentally friendly and energy saving approach to separate Cy over Bz using thienothiophene cages (ThT-cages) with adaptive porosity. Interestingly, cyclohexane was readily captured selectively from an equimolar benzene/cyclohexane mixture with a purity of 94%. This high selectivity arises from the C-H⋯S, C-H⋯π and C-H⋯N interactions between Cy and the thienothiophene ligand. Reversible transformation between the nonporous guest-free structure and the host-guest assembly, endows this system with excellent recyclability with minimal energy requirements.

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PMCPMC8179544

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