Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.109, No.29, 13851-13853, 2005
Clathrate-formation mediated adsorption of methane on Cu-complex crystals
We measured adsorption and desorption isotherms of methane on [Cu(4, 4'-bipyridine)(2)(BF4)(2)] (LPC) at 258, 273, and 303 K. Adsorption proceeds almost vertically at a definite pressure, which is named gate pressure. The lower the measurement temperature, the smaller the gate pressure. The temperature dependence of the gate pressure is expressed by the Clapeyron-Clausius equation, giving a thermodynamic evidence on the clathrate formation between the Cu complex and methane.