Nowadays, there is an intensive search for new CO2 sorbents in order to find an effective and economical solution that contributes to reducing CO2 emissions.
Based on the results of their research, a team of scientists from the University of Gdańsk has confirmed that an innovative coordination compound of oxovanadium (IV) with 2-chloro-3-aminopyridine exhibits sorption activity towards CO2. This compound has not been described anywhere else, which opens up the possibility of its commercialisation.
An additional advantage of the synthesis process of the newly obtained complex compound is its ecological purity and the absence of secondary post-process contaminants, i.e. the synthesis takes place in an aqueous environment, is simple to perform, low-cost and has an efficiency of over 80%.
In addition, the new monocrystalline CO2 sorbent may open up new directions for the development of small-molecule coordination compounds as sorbents synthesised in inexpensive, environmentally friendly solvents, i.e. in water, and capable of regeneration after absorbing and releasing CO2.
