Design of Improved Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) H2 Adsorbents

Metal-Organic Framework Reinforced Acrylic Polymer Marine Coatings

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a class of crystalline, porous, 3D materials synthesized by the linking of metal nodes and organic linkers are rapidly emerging as attractive materials in gas storage, electrodes in batteries, super-capacitors, sensors, water treatment, and medicine etc. However the utility of MOFs in coatings, especially in marine coatings, has not been thoroughly investigated. In this manuscript we report the first study on silver MOF (Ag-MOF) functionalized acrylic polymers for marine coatings. A simple and rapid microwave technique was used to synthesize a two-dimensional platelet structured Ag-MOF. Field tests on the MOF reinforced marine coatings exhibited an antifouling performance, which can be attributed to the inhibition of marine organisms to settle as evidenced by the anti-bacterial activity of Ag-MOFs. Our results indicate that MOF based coatings are highly promising candidates for marine coatings.

New metal–organic frameworks derived from pyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid: structural diversity arising from the addition of templates into the reaction systems

The effect of aminoalcohol/polyol template molecules in the formation of MOFs based on bipositive metal ions and pyridine-3,5-dicalboxylate ligand was investigated providing access to a series of new multidimensional coordination polymers.

Synthesis, structure, topology and magnetic properties of new coordination polymers based on 5(–Br/–COOH)-substituted nicotinic acid

New coordination polymers of 5-substituted nicotinic acid with metal ions have been characterized, revealing diversely interlinked 2D and 3D architectures.