Themed collection Metal-organic frameworks and their applications

MOF-derived PC materials with unique characteristic have been widely concerned as microwave absorbers over the years.

In this review paper, we considered all of the reports on the ion-exchange process which occur in the pores of MOFs. A comparison between MOFs before and after-exchange process and their applications were addressed.

We present a review on some recent studies on the syntheses, structures and properties of amine-functionalized MOFs, and highlight the benefits of amino functionality towards potential applications in CO₂ capture, membranes and catalysis.

The separation performance of fixed-bed adsorbers is governed by a number of factors that include (a) adsorption selectivity, (b) uptake capacity, and (c) intra-crystalline diffusion limitations.

ZIF-8 was used to perform photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue, a typical organic dye.

The Ni(salphen)-based microporous MOF represents an efficient and recyclable catalyst for the cycloaddition of CO₂ to epoxides.

An electrospray 3D printing approach for fabricating thin-film composite mixed-matrix membranes (TFC MMM) with a thickness of 2–3 μm.

H₂S adsorption and regeneration of Cu-based MOFs.

A facile solvothermal method is used to prepare octahedral MOF-801 with a lattice spacing of 0.304 nm representative of ZrO₂ (011) planes for water defluorination.

The nanosized UiO-66-NH₂ metal–organic framework (MOF) material was synthesized and modified by palmitoyl chloride to enhance the dispersibility and restrain the aggregation of MOF particles in the organic phase.

An alkali-resistant 3D anionic Zn-MOF directed by [BMI]Br ionic liquid has been synthesized for aqueous-phase detection of antibiotics and nitroaromatic explosives.

Metal–organic frameworks can be used as sensing layer in QCM fabrication because of their huge surface area.

Heterogeneous Zn/Co-ZIF-L membranes were prepared through the successive growth of Zn-ZIF-L and Co-ZIF-L on the macroporous ceramic supports, and the obtained heterogeneous membranes showed improved hydrophilicity and anti-bacterial adhesion.

ZIF-8 nanocrystals have exhibited different mechanisms for rhodamine B degradation in water under various circumstances.

The presence of oxygen functional groups in GO enhances the charge storage behavior of Ce-MOF/GO composites for use as supercapacitor electrode materials.

MOF PCN-222 exhibits excellent adsorption/removal capacities for numerous anionic and cationic dyes individually and together in solutions.

While Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) have been extensively investigated as photocatalysts to eliminate toxic pollutants in water, studies using MOFs as chemical oxidative catalysts to degrade contaminants are still limited.

A 300 μm thick, polycrystalline, thermally well coupled coating of microporous aluminium fumarate was deposited on a metal substrate and found to be stable for at least 4500 ad-/desorption cycles with water vapour.

This study demonstrates an optimized approach to enhance pure and blend CO₂ and CH₄ permeation through amine-MIL-53 based 6FDA-ODA-DAM mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) upon cross-linking polymer modification.

[Cu₂(OH)(BTC)(H₂O)]_n·2nH₂O (Cu-MOF) and [Co₂(DOBDC)(H₂O)₂]·8H₂O (Co-MOF) can catalyze the oxidation of cyclohexene with O₂ to give 2-cyclohexen-1-ol and 2-cyclohexen-1-one under mild and solvent-free conditions.