Table 2 Porosity properties of ZIF-8 prepared in this study and other references.

From: Influence of the 2-methylimidazole/zinc nitrate hexahydrate molar ratio on the synthesis of zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 crystals at room temperature

Samples

Hmim/Zn molar ratio

Uptake of N2 (i) (cm3/g STP)

Uptake of N2 (ii) (cm3/g STP)

BET surface area (m2/g)

Langmuir surface area (m2/g)

Micropore volumea (cm3/g)

A

1

212

282

880

1295

0.42

B

2

260

358

1097

1613

0.54

C

4

282

395

1228

1897

0.59

D

8

295

414

1268

1943

0.62

E

16

223

306

955

1449

0.45

Reference

11

10.8

1237

0.66

27

8

1700 ± 30

0.66

33

7.9

1386

0.61

37

8

1258

0.62

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