The SIFSIX Metal-Organic Framework (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

The SIFSIX Metal-Organic Framework

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Ethylene (on left in gray) is usually contaminated with acetylene (blue), which can ruin the process that creates the polyethylene used in most plastic. SIFSIX metal-organic frameworks (center) can capture the acetylene efficiently, leaving pure ethylene (right).

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Zhou / NIST

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