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ArticleNature communications2026

Sequential ethane filling induced structural transitions in a flexible-robust metal-organic framework for ethylene purification.

Lu Zhang, Shan Liu, Weixiang Zuo, Yongheng Ren, Zilin Wu, Yong Wang, Yang Chen, Yue-Biao Zhang, Lin-Bing Sun, Libo Li and 1 more

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Lu ZhangCollege of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, PR China.
Shan LiuShanghai Key Laboratory of High-Resolution Electron Microscopy, School of Physical Science and Technology, Shanghai Tech University, Shanghai, PR China.
Weixiang ZuoShanghai Key Laboratory of High-Resolution Electron Microscopy, School of Physical Science and Technology, Shanghai Tech University, Shanghai, PR China.
Yongheng RenCollege of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, PR China.
Zilin WuCollege of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, PR China.
Yong WangCollege of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, PR China.
Yang ChenCollege of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5743-4182
Yue-Biao ZhangShanghai Key Laboratory of High-Resolution Electron Microscopy, School of Physical Science and Technology, Shanghai Tech University, Shanghai, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8270-1067
Lin-Bing SunState Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6395-312X
Libo LiCollege of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, PR China. lilibo@tyut.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7147-9838
Jinping LiCollege of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, PR China. jpli211@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2628-0376

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22090062National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22422810
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Abstract

The preferential identification of inert ethane molecules and the corresponding pore-filling mechanism are fundamentally challenging. Although flexible metal-organic frameworks are considered promising candidates to enhance ethane selectivity, their gate-opening pressures for ethane and ethylene are usually similar, which limits further improvement in their separation performance. Here, we report a flexible-robust metal-organic framework, TYUT-18, whose binary pore system combined with the flexible deformation of the framework produces significantly different gate-opening pressures for ethane (0.18 bar) and ethylene (0.48 bar) at 298 K, effectively reducing competitive adsorption in the same pore and improving overall separation efficiency, and achieves the purification of ultra-high purity ethylene (99.995%) with a separation productivity of 15.7 L kg

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