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A squarate-pillared titanium oxide quantum sieve towards practical hydrogen isotope separation

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  • Qingqing Yan

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Jing Wang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Linda Zhang

    (Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
    Tohoku University
    Tohoku University)

  • Jiaqi Liu

    (Shenzhen Polytechnic)

  • Mohammad Wahiduzzaman

    (ICGM, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM)

  • Nana Yan

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Science)

  • Liang Yu

    (Shenzhen Polytechnic)

  • Romain Dupuis

    (ICGM, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM
    LMGC, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS)

  • Hao Wang

    (Shenzhen Polytechnic)

  • Guillaume Maurin

    (ICGM, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM)

  • Michael Hirscher

    (Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
    Tohoku University)

  • Peng Guo

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Science)

  • Sujing Wang

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Jiangfeng Du

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

Abstract

Separating deuterium from hydrogen isotope mixtures is of vital importance to develop nuclear energy industry, as well as other isotope-related advanced technologies. As one of the most promising alternatives to conventional techniques for deuterium purification, kinetic quantum sieving using porous materials has shown a great potential to address this challenging objective. From the knowledge gained in this field; it becomes clear that a quantum sieve encompassing a wide range of practical features in addition to its separation performance is highly demanded to approach the industrial level. Here, the rational design of an ultra-microporous squarate pillared titanium oxide hybrid framework has been achieved, of which we report the comprehensive assessment towards practical deuterium separation. The material not only displays a good performance combining high selectivity and volumetric uptake, reversible adsorption-desorption cycles, and facile regeneration in adsorptive sieving of deuterium, but also features a cost-effective green scalable synthesis using chemical feedstock, and a good stability (thermal, chemical, mechanical and radiolytic) under various working conditions. Our findings provide an overall assessment of the material for hydrogen isotope purification and the results represent a step forward towards next generation practical materials for quantum sieving of important gas isotopes.

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  • Qingqing Yan & Jing Wang & Linda Zhang & Jiaqi Liu & Mohammad Wahiduzzaman & Nana Yan & Liang Yu & Romain Dupuis & Hao Wang & Guillaume Maurin & Michael Hirscher & Peng Guo & Sujing Wang & Jiangfeng D, 2023. "A squarate-pillared titanium oxide quantum sieve towards practical hydrogen isotope separation," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-39871-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39871-x
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