Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(21), P. 11837 - 11845
Published: May 19, 2023
Ultramicroporous
materials
can
be
highly
effective
at
trace
gas
separations
when
they
offer
a
high
density
of
selective
binding
sites.
Herein,
we
report
that
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
33(38)
Published: May 26, 2023
Abstract
Metal–organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
are
highly
versatile
materials
that
have
been
identified
as
promising
candidates
for
membrane‐based
gas
separation
applications
due
to
their
uniformly
narrow
pore
windows
and
virtually
unlimited
structural
chemical
features.
Defect
engineering
of
MOFs
has
opened
new
opportunities
manipulating
MOF
structures,
providing
a
simple
yet
efficient
approach
enhancing
membrane
separation.
However,
the
utilization
this
strategy
tailor
microstructures
enhance
performance
is
still
in
its
infancy.
Thus,
summary
aims
provide
guideline
tailoring
defective
MOF‐based
membranes.
Recent
developments
defect
membranes
will
be
discussed,
including
synthesis
strategies
MOFs,
effects
defects
on
adsorption
properties,
transport
mechanisms,
recently
reported
Furthermore,
emerging
challenges
future
prospects
outlined.
Overall,
offers
an
exciting
opportunity
improve
there
long
way
go
fully
understand
influence
properties
optimize
design
specific
applications.
Nonetheless,
continued
research
field
holds
great
promise
development
next‐generation
technologies.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
33(14)
Published: Jan. 18, 2023
Abstract
The
rational
design
of
porous
materials
for
CO
2
capture
under
realistic
process
conditions
is
highly
desirable.
However,
trade‐offs
exist
among
a
nanopore's
capacity,
selectivity,
adsorption
heat,
and
stability.
In
this
study,
new
generation
anion‐pillared
metal‐organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
are
reported
with
customizable
cages
benchmark
from
flue
gas.
optimally
designed
TIFSIX‐Cu‐TPA
exhibits
high
excellent
/N
thermal
stability,
chemical
stability
in
acid
solution
acidic
atmosphere,
as
well
modest
heat
facile
regeneration.
Additionally,
the
practical
separation
performance
synthesized
MOFs
demonstrated
by
breakthrough
experiments
various
conditions.
A
selective
achieved
at
298–348
K
impressive
capacity
2.1–1.4
mmol
g
−1
.
Importantly,
outstanding
sustained
humidity
over
ten
repeat
cycles.
molecular
mechanism
MOF's
further
investigated
situ
dosed
single
crystal
structure
theoretical
calculations,
highlighting
two
separate
binding
sites
small
large
featured
selectivity
loading,
respectively.
simultaneous
inside
these
types
interconnected
accounts
newly
anionic
pillar‐caged
MOFs.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(39), P. 21483 - 21490
Published: Sept. 22, 2023
One-step
adsorptive
purification
of
ethylene
(C2H4)
from
a
ternary
mixture
acetylene
(C2H2),
C2H4,
and
ethane
(C2H6)
by
single
material
is
great
importance
but
challenging
in
the
petrochemical
industry.
Herein,
chemically
robust
olefin-linked
covalent
organic
framework
(COF),
NKCOF-62,
designed
synthesized
melt
polymerization
method
employing
tetramethylpyrazine
terephthalaldehyde
as
cheap
monomers.
This
avoids
most
disadvantages
classical
solvothermal
methods,
which
enable
cost-effective
kilogram
fabrication
COFs
one
pot.
Furthermore,
NKCOF-62
shows
remarkably
selective
adsorption
C2H2
C2H6
over
C2H4
thanks
to
its
unique
pore
environments
suitable
size.
Breakthrough
experiments
demonstrate
that
polymer-grade
can
be
directly
obtained
C2H2/C2H6/C2H4
(1/1/1)
mixtures
through
separation
process.
Notably,
first
demonstration
potential
use
for
separation,
provides
blueprint
design
construction
industrial
gas
separations.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(17)
Published: Feb. 26, 2024
Atomically
precise
metal
nanoclusters
(NCs)
with
unique
optical
properties
and
abundant
catalytic
sites
are
promising
in
photocatalysis.
However,
their
light-induced
instability
the
difficulty
of
utilizing
photogenerated
carriers
for
photocatalysis
pose
significant
challenges.
Here,
MAg
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
35(19)
Published: Feb. 27, 2023
Tuning
the
electronic
structure
of
active
center
is
effective
to
improve
intrinsic
activity
single-atom
catalysts
but
realization
precise
regulation
remains
challenging.
Herein,
a
strategy
"synergistically
near-
and
long-range
regulation"
reported
effectively
modulate
sites.
ZnN4
sites
decorated
with
axial
sulfur
ligand
in
first
coordination
surrounded
phosphorus
atoms
carbon
matrix
are
successfully
constructed
hollow
supports
(ZnN4
S1
/P-HC).
/P-HC
exhibits
excellent
performance
for
CO2
reduction
reaction
(CO2
RR)
Faraday
efficiency
CO
close
100%.
The
coupling
RR
thermodynamically
favorable
hydrazine
oxidation
replace
oxygen
evolution
two-electrode
electrolyzer
can
greatly
lower
cell
voltage
by
0.92
V
at
current
density
5
mA
cm-2
,
theoretically
saving
46%
energy
consumption.
Theoretical
calculation
reveals
that
near-range
thiophene-S
neighboring
P
synergistically
lead
increase
electron
localization
around
Zn
sites,
which
strengthens
adsorption
*COOH
intermediate
therefore
boosts
RR.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53(4), P. 2056 - 2098
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Non-CO
2
greenhouse
gas
mitigation
and
recovery
with
advanced
porous
materials
(MOFs,
COFs,
HOFs,
POPs,
etc.
)
would
significantly
contribute
to
achieving
carbon
neutrality
gain
economic
benefits
concurrently.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(24)
Published: April 18, 2023
Indoor
detection
of
volatile
organic
compounds
(VOCs)
concentration
is
necessary
due
to
the
serious
toxicity
hazards
even
at
trace
level.
However,
physisorbents
usually
exhibit
weak
interactions
especially
in
presence
concentrations
VOCs,
thus
exhibiting
poor
responsive
signal.
Herein,
we
report
a
new
flexible
metal-organic
framework
(MOF)
that
exhibits
interesting
pore-opening
behavior
after
immersing
H2
O.
The
phase
shows
significant
(≈116
folds)
and
extremely
fast
(<1
minute)
fluorescence
enhancement
being
exposed
saturated
benzene
vapor.
limit
for
vapor
can
be
calculated
as
0.133
mg
L-1
.
Thus
this
material
represents
first
MOF
achieve
visual
by
naked
eyes.
Theoretical
calculations
single-crystal
structure
reveal
special
"bilateral
π-π
stacking"
between
host
guest,
which
facilitate
electron
transfer
greatly
enhance
intensity
fluorescence.