Salen–Mg‐doped NH2–MIL‐101(Cr) for effective CO2 adsorption under ambient conditions.

A novel metal‐doped metal–organic framework (MOF) was developed by incorporating salen–Mg into NH2–MIL‐101(Cr) structure under ambient conditions. The Schiff base complex was successfully prepared by condensing salicylaldehyde with a free amino group and then coordinating metal ions. Such a structure can endow the sample with higher CO2 adsorption performance. At 0°C and 1 bar, the salen–Mg‐modified sample achieves the maximum adsorption capacity of 2.18 mmol g−1 for CO2, which was 5.8% higher than the pristine salen–MOF under the same conditions. Notably, the Freundlich model indicates that the CO2 adsorption process of all samples conforms to reversible adsorption. However, the correlation coefficients (R2) of the Mg‐doped sample are lower than that of the pristine sample. Besides, the CO2/N2 adsorption selectivity and isosteric heat also show a similar trend. These results indicate that the salen–Mg can enhance the interaction between the material and CO2 molecules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]