Themed collection Hybrid Pores for CO2 Technologies

Petra Ágota Szilágyi, Jenny G. Vitillo and Gavin A. Craig introduce the Materials Advances themed collection on hybrid pores for CO₂ technologies.

Quantum chemical simulations have shed light on the complex photochemical processes occurring within metal–organic frameworks. This perspective explores the computational techniques used to describe the excited states of MOFs, considering molecular, periodic, and embedding models.

The connection of metal organic cages (MOCs) via coordination driven bonds, covalent bonds or mechanical bonds yields functional materials at the interface between solid and liquid states with potential applications in CO₂ remediation.

The pressing problem of climate change on account of anthropogenic greenhouse-gas emissions underlines the necessity for carbon capture and utilisation technologies.

A sustainable paradigm for syngas production via photocatalytic CO₂ reduction.

This review discusses the impact of shaping techniques on the physico-chemical properties of metal–organic frameworks.

An account of the fundamental chemical and engineering principles of solid amine-based CO₂ adsorbents and their industrial application, with discussion of the relevance of amine chemistry in CO₂ utilisation technology.

This study proposes ab initio neural network force fields with physically motivated features to offer superior accuracy in describing adsorbate–adsorbent interactions of nonpolar (CO₂) and polar (H₂O and CO) molecules in metal–organic frameworks with open-metal sites.

The peculiar adsorption-induced phase transitions in an ultramicroporous copper phosphonate framework were investigated with a combination of experimental and computational methods.

A hydrothermal synthesis process has been developed to produce highly magnetic Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles, which have been incorporated into metal-organic framework UTSA-16(Zn), facilitating efficient induction heating for thermal regeneration in CO₂ capture applications.

MIL-68(In) modified with cyanide functional groups was synthesized and demonstrated appreciable catalytic results for the construction of five-membered cyclic carbonates via a cycloaddition reaction without any added solvent or co-catalyst.

Three C–C bonded porous organic polymers are assembled by reacting rigid monomers (triformylphenol, triformylphloroglucinol, triformylresorcinol) with pyrrole in a catalyst-free solvothermal reaction.

Coordination networks that undergo guest-induced switching between nonporous and porous phases are of increasing interest as the resulting stepped sorption isotherms can offer exceptional working capacities for gas storage applications.

Here, we present viologen-porphyrin based ionic covalent organic polymers (H2-ICOP and Zn-ICOP) with multiple CO₂-philic sites.

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing technology, has greatly expanded across multiple sectors of technology replacing classical manufacturing methods by combining processing speed and high precision.

Chemical reduction of an electroactive metal–organic framework based on napthalenediimide modulates carbon dioxide uptake and heat of adsorption.

A robust Zn-CBS nanoflower is utilized for selective sorption of CO₂ and encapsulation of solvents.

The CO₂ separation performances of MOFs significantly change depending on the structure curation used in computation-ready databases.