Probing Ce- and Zr-Fumarate Metal-Organic Framework Formation in Aqueous Solutions with In Situ Raman Spectroscopy and Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction.

The synthesis of Ce-fumarate and Zr-fumarate metal-organic framework (MOF) is monitored for the first time with in situ Raman spectroscopy in custom-built solvothermal reactors. Several synthesis conditions were explored for Ce-fumarate at room temperature. The use of the method for high-temperature synthesis of Zr-fumarate is also demonstrated.

Amino-Functionalizing Ce-Based MOF UiO-66 for Enhanced CO Adsorption and Selectivity.

Metal-organic frameworks (MOF) hold great promise for CO adsorption due to their high surface areas, tunable pore sizes, and the ability to modify their chemical properties to enhance CO affinity. MOFs tagged with functional groups either at linker or metal sites have shown improved CO uptake capacity and selectivity. This study focuses on investigating the potential of selective CO adsorption using amino functionalization of linker forming Ce-UiO-66.