Sample                  Storage capacity Gravimetric (mmol/g) Conditions pressure/temperature reference Coconut shell-AC 7.4 35 bar / 300 K [35] CMK-3 5.2 35 bar / 298 K [36] MOF-5 14 30 bar / 298 K [37] SOC-MOF 4 27 bar / 298 K [38] MIL-53(Al) Al(OH)(bdc) 10.2 35 bar / 298 K [39] MOF-5/DMF 11.36 36 bar / 298 K this study MOF-5/DEF 18.15 36 bar / 298 K this study

Table 1: Comparison of the methane adsorption capacity of MOF-5 with other adsorbent.