Poly( p -vinylbenzoic acid)-block-polystyrene Self-assembled Structures as Templates in the Synthesis of ZIF-8

A simple and versatile synthesis strategy of hollow MOFs for CO2 separation and catalysis

A novel single-solvent-interfacial strategy is proposed to synthesize hollow MOFs, fabricated at the two-phase interface originated from the self-deliquescence of hydration water in the metallic precursors and the solvents with low water solubility. The as-fabricated HMOFs with hierarchically porous structures exhibit significant enhancement in CO₂ separation and catalysis.

The synthesis of metal-organic frameworks with template strategies

The synthesis of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with a template strategy is still fascinating and has received considerable attention from structural chemists. In this review, developments in tuning MOF hosts or pore structures with a template strategy in the past decades are summarized. By adding templates into MOF precursors, novel template@MOF materials can always be obtained, which cannot be accessed by traditional synthesis procedures. Template@MOF materials can be structurally characterized to help understand the interactions between host frameworks and guest templates. On the other hand, changing the species or amount of template may lead to a pore structure change that can be used as a molecular container to load functional guest molecules with matching sizes for specific applications. It is hoped that this review will provide future researchers with new insight into the design and synthesis of MOF materials by applying suitable templates.

PVBA-UiO-66 using a flexible PVBA with multi-coordination groups as mixed ligands and their super adsorption towards methylene blue

A series of poly-vinyl benzoic acid (PVBA) and UiO-66 materials (PVBA-UiO-66) were prepared by a mixed-linker approach. Using a flexible PVBA with multi-coordination groups as mixed ligands, mesopores and uncoordinated benzoic groups were introduced into the UiO-66 crystal structures, thus leading to a special structure and functionality. The structure of the PVBA-UiO-66 was characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and nitrogen gas adsorption measurements. The adsorption property toward methylene blue (MB) of PVBA-UiO-66 was studied. The adsorption of MB by UiO-66 and PVBA (43%)-UiO-66 fit the Langmuir model and Freundlich model well. The result showed that PVBA (43%)-UiO-66 has super adsorption capacity as high as 909 mg g-1 for MB owing to the mesopores and the uncomplexed carboxyl groups which were caused by the long PVBA involved in coordination. The adsorption kinetics of MB onto PVBA (43%)-UiO-66 can be well fitted to the pseudo-second-order model. The process of adsorption MB onto PVBA-UiO-66 is spontaneous and thermodynamically favorable at 303, 313 and 323 K.