Metal-organic frameworks in seconds via selective microwave heating

Laybourn, Andrea, Katrib, Juliano, Ferrari-John, Rebecca S., Morris, Christopher G., Yang, Sihai, Udoudo, Ofonime, Easun, Timothy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0713-2642, Dodds, Chris, Champness, Neil R., Kingman, Samuel W. and Schröder, Martin 2017. Metal-organic frameworks in seconds via selective microwave heating. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 16 , pp. 7333-7338. 10.1039/C7TA01493G

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Abstract

Synthesis of metal–organic framework (MOF) materials via microwave heating often involves shorter reaction times and offers enhanced control of particle size compared to conventional heating. However, there is little understanding of the interactions between electromagnetic waves and MOFs, their reactants, and intermediates, all of which are required for successful scale-up to enable production of commercially viable quantities of material. By examining the effect of average absorbed power with a constant total absorbed energy to prepare MIL-53(Al) we have defined a selective heating mechanism that affords control over MOF particle size range and morphology by altering the microwave power. This is the first time a selective mechanism has been established for the preparation of MOFs via microwave heating. This approach has been applied to the very rapid preparation of MIL-53(Al)ta (62 mg in 4.3 seconds) which represents the fastest reported synthesis of a MOF on this scale to date.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Chemistry
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry
Publisher:	Royal Society of Chemistry
ISSN:	2050-7488
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	10 April 2017
Date of Acceptance:	6 March 2017
Last Modified:	04 May 2023 21:05
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/99778

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