Flexible MOFs Expand, Contract with Methane Adsorption (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Flexible MOFs Expand, Contract with Methane Adsorption

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Flexible MOFs undergo a dramatic structural change when they adsorb methane, rapidly going from a nonporous to a highly porous material. This animated gif shows one pore of the material.

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Jarad Mason/UC Berkeley

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