Regulating guest transport in microporous materials by electric field

本项目旨在研究微孔可达性调控的基本原理及其应用。人们早就知道，在一定温度下，一些高度吸附的分子筛突然变得无法接触气体。随着最近在阐明这种温度调节来宾入场机制方面的突破，该项目将探索微孔可达性的电调节，并结合开发新的机制、材料和应用控制工具，包括可调分子筛、阀门和气体封装装置。该项目的成果将在主动操纵客体分子进出微孔材料的进入和释放方面产生新的知识，并建立新的专业知识和能力，可以推进气体分离，存储和传感技术。预计该项目将为低排放能源供应和澳大利亚天然气行业的长期效益做出贡献，提高我国化工行业的分离效率，促进氢经济的发展。

This project aims to address the fundamentals and applications of regulating micropore accessibility. It has long been known that some highly adsorbing molecular sieves suddenly become inaccessible to gases below certain temperatures. Following a recent breakthrough in elucidating the mechanism of such temperature-regulated guest admission, this project will explore electrical regulation of micropore accessibility in conjunction with developing new mechanisms, materials, and control tools for applications, including tunable molecular sieves, valves and gas encapsulation devices. The outcomes of this project will generate new knowledge in the active manipulation of the admission and release of guest molecules in/out of microporous materials, and establish new expertise and capabilities that can advance gas separation, storage and sensing technologies. It is expected that this project will contribute to the long term benefit in low emission energy supplies and Australia's natural gas industry, improve the separation efficiency of our chemical industry, and boost the development of the hydrogen economy.