Efficient adsorption of hazardous substances from the environment is crucial owing to the considerable risks they pose to both humans and ecosystems. Consequently, the development of porous materials with strong adsorption capabilities for hazardous substances, such as chemical warfare agents (CWAs), is pivotal for safeguarding human lives. Specifically, the early-stage adsorption proficiency of the adsorbents plays a vital role in determining their effectiveness as ideal adsorbents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe development of effective porous adsorbents plays a vital role in eliminating hazardous substances from the environment. Toxic chemicals, including chemical warfare agents (CWAs), pose significant risks to both humans and ecosystems, highlighting the urgency to create efficient porous adsorbents. Therefore, substantial attention has been directed towards advancing adsorption techniques for the successful eradication of CWAs from the environment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNumerous open metal sites and well-developed micropores are the two most significant characteristics that should be imparted to design metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as effective catalysts. However, the construction of the best MOF catalyst with both these characteristics is challenging because the creation of numerous open metal sites generally triggers some structural collapse of the MOF. Herein, we report the construction of well-structured but defected MOFs through the growth of defected MOFs, where some of the original organic linkers were replaced with analog organic linkers, on the surface of a crystalline MOF template (MOF-on-MOF growth).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrecisely constructed porous composites containing catalytically active nanoparticles can stabilize unstable nanoparticles, thus improving catalytic activity and longevity while preventing agglomeration of active nanoparticles. Herein, we report the confined incorporation of highly active metal nanoparticles within a metal-organic framework support and efficient catalytic performances in the reduction of organic pollutants, such as methylene blue (MB) and 4-nitrophenol (4-NP). UiO-66-based porous composites (M@UiO-66, M = Pt or Ag) containing well-dispersed metal nanoparticles are constructed via the one-step thermal treatment of UiO-66 implanted with metal ions (UiO-66/M, M = Pt or Ag).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe preparation of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) having many open metal sites is an excellent approach for the development of highly active MOF-based catalysts. Herein, well-defined rice-shaped MOF-74 microparticles having structural defects are prepared by incorporating two analogous organic linkers [2,5-dihydroxy-1,4-bezenedicarboxylic acid (DHBDC) and 2-hydroxy-1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid (HBDC)] within the MOF-74 structure. The replacement of some of DHBDC in MOF-74 by HBDC causes the structural defects (excluding some of the bridged hydroxyl groups), and these structural defects provide the additional open metal sites within MOF-74.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIncorporation of metal nanocatalysts within a well-defined porous support is of great importance for stabilizing unstable metal nanocatalysts, so that they display an effective and long-lasting catalytic activity. In particular, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with a wide range of structures serve as excellent porous supports for stabilizing unstable nanocatalysts. In addition, the development of inexpensive metal nanocatalysts is necessary to replace expensive noble metal nanocatalysts.
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February 2020
Well-organized construction of hybrid metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with complicated structures or components is a great importance because of their potential usefulness. In this regard, the conjugation of more than two MOFs, which have dissimilar components and/or structures, is a smart strategy for the production of hybrid MOFs. MOF-on-MOF growth is fundamental for the conjugation of two MOFs and should be deeply understood for the finely controlled conjugation and for the formation of well-organized hybrid MOFs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe structural, compositional, and morphological features of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) govern their properties and applications. Construction of hybrid MOFs with complicated structures, components, or morphologies is significant for the development of well-organized MOFs. An advanced route is reported for construction of atypical hybrid MOFs with unique morphologies and complicated components: 1) MOF-on-MOF growth of a 3D zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF) on a ZIF-L template, 2) etching of a part of the 2D ZIF-L template, and 3) structural transformation of 2D ZIF-L into 3D ZIF.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe structural dimension of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is of great importance in defining their properties and thus applications. In particular, 2D layered MOFs are of considerable interest because of their useful applications, which are facilitated by unique structural features of 2D materials, such as a large number of open active sites and high surface areas. Herein, this work demonstrates a methodology for the selective synthesis of a 2D layered MOF in the presence of the competitive formation of a 3D MOF.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe development of new electrocatalysts for electrochemical oxygen reduction to replace expensive and rare platinum-based catalysts is an important issue in energy storage and conversion research. In this context, conductive and porous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are considered promising materials for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) due to not only their high surface area and well-developed pores but also versatile structural features and chemical compositions. Herein, the preparation of bimetallic conductive 2D MOFs (Co Ni -CATs) are reported for use as catalysts in the ORR.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe unbalanced MOF-on-MOF growth of MIL-88A on the MIL-88B template, where both MOFs have a similar three-dimensional hexagonal structure but with mismatched cell parameters, results in the formation of an atypical lopsided core-shell of MIL-88B@MIL-88A with an off-centered core. The formation mechanism of the lopsided core-shell of MIL-88B@MIL-88A is verified via monitoring the growth process.
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