Metal-organic framework materials for gaseous hydrocarbon storage

US7343747B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• BASF SE
• THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN · US

Inventors

• Ulrich Müller · Neustadt, DE
• Michael Hesse · Westlake Village, US
• Hermann Putter · Neustadt, DE
• Omar M. Yaghi · Los Angeles, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 23, 2005
• Grant date: Mar 18, 2008
• Expiry date: Apr 14, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S502/50
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of storing a liquefied gas in a container containing a metal-organic framework material, the container filled with such a gas, a process for filling container and the use of the container to release the gas.