CO2 Capture In Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework (ZIF)

Atmospheric concentrations of green house gases, such as carbon dioxide, have increased due to human activities. Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks (ZIF’s), crystals that have cage like structures, have a high affinity for the capture of the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide.  With the push to become more “green”, ZIF’s could potentially play an important role in the selectivity of capturing carbon dioxide. ZIF’s are more economical options, less toxic, and more efficient ways to capture carbon dioxide than other readily available methods. The successful synthesis of ZIF-8 in our lab has been confirmed by XRD and FTIR techniques. The adsorption of CO₂ on the surface of ZIF in the exhaust pipe of a real diesel engine has been investigated in our lab.