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METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS (MOFs)

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are nanomaterials constructed by joining metal-containing units with organic linkers to create open crystalline frameworks with permanent porosity. MOFs have attracted attention due to their potential applications in gas storage, separation, sensing, and catalysis. Their porous structures allow for gas and molecule diffusion. Researchers are working to expand and functionalize MOFs for applications in energy technologies and water purification by controlling their inorganic and organic components.

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METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS (MOFs)

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are nanomaterials constructed by joining metal-containing units with organic linkers to create open crystalline frameworks with permanent porosity. MOFs have attracted attention due to their potential applications in gas storage, separation, sensing, and catalysis. Their porous structures allow for gas and molecule diffusion. Researchers are working to expand and functionalize MOFs for applications in energy technologies and water purification by controlling their inorganic and organic components.

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METAL ORGANIC

FRAMEWORKS
(MOFS)

CCAHUANA AYMA FABIÁN 14070072


INTRODUCTION

• Porous materials are of great importance because the pores and cavities that they possess
in their structures allow the diffusion of different types of molecules. Historically, porous
inorganic materials such as clays, zeolites and mesoporous silicates have received great
attention and have found numerous applications in various areas such as gas storage and
separation, ion exchange or catalysis, among others. More recently, so-called metal-
organic frameworks (MOFs) have appeared as a new and important class of porous
materials.
• The first materials of this type were described in the middle of the last century, although it
was not until the nineties when this research field was promoted by the Yaghi, Ferey and
Kitagawa groups.
METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS
• Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a type of
nanomaterials characterized for his crystallinity these
materials are constructed by joining metal-containing
units [secondary building units (SBUs)] with organic
linkers, using strong bonds (reticular synthesis) to
create open crystalline frameworks with permanent
porosity.
• The geometric principle of construction was realized
by the linking of SBUs
• use of the isoreticular principle (varying the size and
nature of a structure without changing its underlying
topology) in the design
• Postsynthetic modification (PSM) of MOFs
• Multivariate MOFs (MTV-MOFs)
Overview of the most important
design parameters for the synthesis
of MOF nanoparticles.
(A) Inorganic secondary building units
(B) organic linkers

Color code: black, C; red, O; green, N; yellow, S; purple,


P; light green, Cl; blue polyhedra, metal ions. Hydrogen
atoms are omitted for clarity.
AIPA, tris(4-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)phenyl)amine;
ADP, adipic acid; TTFTB4–,
4,4′,4′′,4′′′-([2,2′-bis(1,3-dithiolylidene)]-4,4′,5,5′-
tetrayl)tetrabenzoate.
Metal-organic framework (MOF) structures are
amenable to expansion and incorporation of
multiple functional groups within their interiors.

(A) The isoreticular expansion of MOFs


maintains the network’s topology by using an
expanded version of the parent organic linker.
(IRMOF-74-XI); Me is a methyl group.

(B) Illustration of a multivariate MOF (MTV-


MOF) whose pores are decorated by
heterogeneous mixtures of functionalities that
arrange in specific sequences. (Background)
Optical image of zeolitic imidazolate framework
(ZIF) crystals.
APPLICATIONS

• These new materials have attracted great


attention due to the numerous applications
that they find in several fields, including gas
sorption or catalysis.
• In particular, applications in energy
technologies such as fuel cells,
supercapacitors, and catalytic conversions Schematic representation of the MOF lattice (here:
have made them objects of extensive study, DUT-8(Ni)), consisting of organic linkers and inorganic
industrial-scale production, and application SBUs. The MOF serves as a host structure for guests
• Water adsorption in porous materials is such as Xe
important for many applications such as
dehumidification, thermal batteries, and
delivery of drinking water in remote areas.
CONCLUSSION

• Several reports and attempts have shown that MOF materials can be used for gas storage
such as carbon dioxide capture, for gas separations, as sensor materials and as catalysts.

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