AUTHOR=Szilágyi Petra Ágota , Serra-Crespo Pablo , Gascon Jorge , Geerlings Hans , Dam Bernard 

TITLE=The Impact of Post-Synthetic Linker Functionalization of MOFs on Methane Storage: The Role of Defects

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Energy Research

VOLUME=4

YEAR=2016

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/energy-research/articles/10.3389/fenrg.2016.00009

DOI=10.3389/fenrg.2016.00009

ISSN=2296-598X

ABSTRACT=<p>Natural gas is increasingly being viewed as one of the most viable alternatives to gasoline. However, its vehicular application will only be widespread if safe and high-capacity methane stores are developed. In this work, we report an over 33% increase in methane uptake on a post-synthetically modified metal–organic framework. The underlying mechanism for this dramatic increase is due to lattice defects formed upon post-synthetic modification. This method may open new approaches to natural gas storage.</p>