Patent ID: 7343747
Filing Date: 2008-03-18
Classification: F17C,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of storing a gas selected from the group consisting of halogenated C 1 -C 10 hydrocarbon, propane, butane, isobutane and mixtures thereof in a container having an entrance opening and optionally a separate exit opening for allowing the gas to enter or exit the container and a gas-tight maintaining mechanism capable of maintaining the gas in its gaseous state in a predefined amount and under a predefined pressure inside the container and containing a metal-organic framework material (MOF) comprising at least one metal ion and at least one at least bidentate organic compound, which is coordinately bound to said metal ion, wherein the ratio of the pressure in the container to a pressure necessary for the storage of the same amount of gas at the same temperature in the container without comprising the MOF is at most 0.2.