By Sydney Waynick, Steven Prascius, and Hunter Montrose

Macomb Mathematics Science Technology Center – Warren Consolidated Schools

Macomb Mathematics Science Technology Center is Spearheading

Warren Consolidated School's Participation in SSEP

Metal Organic Framework

Store natural gases

Cubic nature Cubes Octahedrons Dodecahedrons Tetra hexahedron

Gas storage Vehicles Space flight

Humans are able to gofurther than ever before!

Carbon capture

Separating and purifying gases

Gas molecules can be stored at a higher density on the surfaces of MOFs than in conventional tanks

Three-dimensional metal-organic framework with pore sizes in the nanometer range

Greater porosity = greater surface area

Rapid Development

Chemical reaction between Ag and Cu

Cu(s) + 2Ag+(aq) → Cu2+(aq) + 2Ag(s)

Coiled Copper wire Greatest surface area

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Purpose To determine the effect of microgravity on

the formation of Silver Crystals

Hypothesis We predict that the silver crystals will form

the same as they do an earth in an environment with microgravity because the reaction does not depend on gravity.

Neutral buoyancy of water is similar to microgravity

Silver Nitrate

5 mL water 20 cm copper wire

1) Prepare a 0.1 molar solution of Silver Nitrate

2) Pour the Silver Nitrate solution into the FME tube

3) Place clamp above the Sliver Nitrate solution on the tube

4) Place the 20cm long coiled copper wire above the clamp and seal the tube Silver

nitrate solutio

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Comparison: Ground vs. Space sample

Size

Shape

Color

Twining Shape Size

Color Tarnished /

Untarnished

Our SSEP Adventure is Made Possible by...

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Helminstine, Annie M. "How To Grow Silver Crystals." About.com Chemistry. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 May 2013. <http://chemistry.about.com/cs/crystallography/ht/silvercrystals.htm>.

"Porous Crystals for Natural Gas Storage." Porous Crystals for Natural Gas Storage. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 May 2013. http://phys.org/news/2011-11-porous-crystals-natural-gas-storage.html

.P, Falcaro. "Result Filters." National Center for Biotechnology Information. U.S. National Library of Medicine, n.d. Web. 06 May 2013. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21407203>.

Schroder, Martin. "Functional Metal-Organic Frameworks: Gas Storage, Separation and Catalysis." Springer.com. Springer, n.d. Web. 06 May 2013.http://www.springer.com/chemistry/organic chemistry/book/978-3-642-14612-1