The chemical industry represents ca. 7% of the global GDP and 40% of its immense energy footprint stems from the separation/purification processes of commodity chemicals, particularly downstream processing of hydrocarbons. ...

Thanks to a hemilabile amide-based binding site, a previously unreported amide-functionalized metal–organic framework (MOF) exhibits high acetylene affinity over ethylene, methane, and carbon dioxide, three-in-one.