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Li Z, Wang Y, Zhang J, Cheng S, Sun Y. A Short Review of Advances in MOF Glass Membranes for Gas Adsorption and Separation. MEMBRANES 2024; 14:99. [PMID: 38786934 PMCID: PMC11123022 DOI: 10.3390/membranes14050099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
Abstract
The phenomenon of melting in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) has recently garnered attention. Crystalline MOF materials can be transformed into an amorphous glassy state through melt-quenching treatment. The resulting MOF glass structure eliminates grain boundaries and retains short-range order while exhibiting long-range disorder. Based on these properties, it emerges as a promising candidate for high-performance separation membranes. MOF glass membranes exhibit permanent and accessible porosity, allowing for selective adsorption of different gas species. This review summarizes the melting mechanism of MOFs and explores the impact of ligands and metal ions on glassy MOFs. Additionally, it presents an analysis of the diverse classes of MOF glass composites, outlining their structures and properties, which are conducive to gas adsorption and separation. The absence of inter-crystalline defects in the structures, coupled with their distinctive mechanical properties, renders them highly promising for industrial gas separation applications. Furthermore, this review provides a summary of recent research on MOF glass composite membranes for gas adsorption and separation. It also addresses the challenges associated with membrane production and suggests future research directions.
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- Zichen Li
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membrane and Membrane Process, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and Process Engineering, School of Chemistry, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China; (Z.L.); (Y.W.); (Y.S.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membrane and Membrane Process, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and Process Engineering, School of Chemistry, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China; (Z.L.); (Y.W.); (Y.S.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membrane and Membrane Process, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and Process Engineering, School of Chemistry, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China; (Z.L.); (Y.W.); (Y.S.)
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- School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membrane and Membrane Process, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and Process Engineering, School of Chemistry, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China; (Z.L.); (Y.W.); (Y.S.)
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Lin R, Chai M, Zhou Y, Chen V, Bennett TD, Hou J. Metal-organic framework glass composites. Chem Soc Rev 2023. [PMID: 37335141 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00315e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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The melting phenomenon in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) has been recognised as one of the fourth generation MOF paradigm behaviours. Molten MOFs have high processibility for producing mechanically robust glassy MOF macrostructures, and they also offer highly tunable interfacial characteristics when combined with other types of functional materials, such as crystalline MOFs, inorganic glass and metal halide perovskites. As a result, MOF glass composites have emerged as a family of functional materials with dynamic properties and hierarchical structural control. These nanocomposites allow for sophisticated materials science studies as well as the fabrication of next-generation separation, catalysis, optical, and biomedical devices. Here, we review the approaches for designing, fabricating, and characterising MOF glass composites. We determine the key application opportunities enabled by these composites and explore the remaining hurdles, such as improving thermal and chemical compatibility, regulating interfacial properties, and scalability.
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- Rijia Lin
- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
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- School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
- University of Technology Sydney, 15 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, Cambridge University, CB3 0FS, Cambridge, UK
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
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Mohan B, Singh G, Pombeiro AJL, Solovev AA, Sharma PK, Chen Q. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for milk safety and contaminants monitoring. Trends Analyt Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2023.116921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Zulkifli MYB, Yao Y, Chen R, Chai M, Su K, Li X, Zhou Y, Lin R, Zhu Z, Liang K, Chen V, Hou J. Phase control of ZIF-7 nanoparticles via mechanochemical synthesis. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:12297-12300. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cc04054a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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MOF crystal phase control is made possible through a mechanochemical process.
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- Muhammad Yazid Bin Zulkifli
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- School of Dentistry, University of Queensland, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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