Study of LiCl/MIL-101(Cr)@GO composites for water adsorption

Adsorption-based thermal energy conversion systems offer a sustainable solution for space heating and cooling applications. However, due to the limited performance of solid adsorbents, the large-scale application of this technology still requires further research. To address this challenge, we developed a composite adsorbent by integrating a graphene oxide (GO)-modified metal-organic framework (MIL-101(Cr)) with LiCl. The material was characterized using a variety of techniques to assess its improvement in three areas: water adsorption performance, heat propagation rate and stability. The synthesized material was systematically characterized to evaluate three key performance parameters: water adsorption capacity, thermal conductivity, and cyclic stability. The optimized composite LMG-3 (90 wt% LiCl) exhibits a tenfold increase in water absorption capacity compared to MIL-101(Cr)@GO at P/P 0 = 0.3. The introduction of GO significantly increases the heat diffusion coefficient, and the material exhibits excellent cyclic stability and inhibits salt deliquescence, demonstrating its potential for adsorptive thermal storage applications.