MOFs as Adsorbents for Low Temperature Heating and Cooling Applications

The 3D metal-organic framework (MOF)(3)-{[Ni(3)(mu(3)-btc)(2)(mu(4)-btre)(2)(mu-H(2)O)(2)]center dot similar to 22H(2)O} is found to be a reversibly dehydratable-hydratable water-stable MOF material with a Large Loading spread of 210 g/kg as a candidate for solid adsorbents in heat transformation cycles for refrigeration, heat pumping, and heat storage.