PCP/MOF Technology
We are making use of the properties of porous coordination polymers (PCPs; also called metal-organic frameworks [MOFs]), to develop new technologies.
PCP/MOF Technology Development
Porous coordination polymer (PCP) (also called MOF) is structured by combining metal ions with organic ligands. By making use of the selective gas adsorption property of PCP, we are developing a technology to efficiently separate and recover a targeted gas from various gases generated at the Oita Complex to reuse it as a material and so on. By developing PCP that has a unique structure, we have enabled the separation of hydrocarbon structural isomers, which was difficult to do using conventional separating agents*.
We have an integrated R&D process from the design of PCP to the actual separation process.
*Kishida, K., Okumura, Y., Watanabe, Y., Mukoyoshi, M., Bracco, S., Comotti, A., Sozzani, P., Horike, S. and Kitagawa, S., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 55, 13784 (2016).
Crystal structure of the developed PCP (SD-65)
PCP formed body
Pilot plant for the pressure swing adsorption (PDA) process
