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Showing 1 to 20 of 217 for “"MOF"”.
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The reactivity and cation exchange of MOF-5
… demonstrate that the inorganic clusters within MOF-5 can be derivatized with redox-active cations for subsequent use in coordination chemistry and small-molecule activation. Rather than reproduce known metal species, this work harnesses the intrinsic properties of the MOF-5 lattice to isolate …
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Microporous Polymer-Metal Organic Framework (MOF) Hybrid Materials for Separations
… (PIMs) and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), have demonstrated performance improvements over conventional polymers. Mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs) have emerged as a potent strategy, combining the processability of polymers with the superior separation properties of MOFs to create …
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Mechanochemical approaches to MOF glasses and the thermal response of amorphous MOFs
… of materials known as metal–organic framework (MOF) glasses. These materials represent the fourth category of glassy materials alongside inorganic, organic and metallic glasses, and are the first new class of glassy materials discovered since the 1970s. Melting a crystalline MOF isomorphic to …
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Polymer-Metal–Organic Framework (MOF) Mixed-Matrix Membranes for Gas Separation Applications
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) represent the largest known class of porous crystalline materials ever synthesized. Their narrow pore windows and nearly unlimited structural and chemical features have made these materials of significant interest for membrane-based gas separations. Mixed-matrix …
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Investigation of the potential catalytic activities of several metal organic framework (MOF) materials
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising porous materials due to their high porosities, large apparent surface areas, tunable pore properties and selective uptake of small molecules. Many researches have been focused on developing new MOF structures and exploring their use in gas storage and …
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Crystal engineering of MOF based on polypyridyl ligands and coordinatively unsatured NiII ions
The thesis reports on the synthesis, structural and spectroscopic characterization of coordination polymers obtained by reacting dithiophosphato [((RO)2PS2)2Ni] and dithiophosphonato [Ni(ROpdt)2] NiII complexes [ROpdt = (RO)(4-MeOC6H4)PS2; R = Me, Et] with a variety of polypyridyl donors prepared …
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Design, Synthesis, and Characterisation of Metal–Organic Framework Crystal–Glass Composites (MOF CGCs)
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are a highly topical class of three-dimensional porous materials proposed for applications such as gas storage, separations, and catalysis. Typically, MOFs are synthesised as microcrystalline powders of nanometer- to millimetre-sized particles ill-suited to …
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Transparent-to-dark electrochromic behavior in naphthalene-diimide-based mesoporous MOF-74 analogs
… family of metal-organic frameworks known as MOF-74 (CPO-27) gives rise to a mesoporous electrochromic MOF that can be switched from transparent to dark, a desirable feature in electrochromic devices such as smart windows. Specifically, we report two new materials with the MOF-74 topology that …
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Characterization of Maternal Factor MOF/H4K16ac and the Impact of the Cryostress on Bovine Embryonic Development
… is necessitated. The Male-on-the -First Absent (MOF) protein was identified as a critical and indispensable maternal factor activating the gene expression during embryo development in other species including Drosophila, mouse and pig. Meanwhile, the exposure of bovine blastocysts was reported to …
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Hydrogen physisorptive storage in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)
… of hydrogen using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). MOFs are a class of porous inorganic-organic crystalline materials that store hydrogen by adsorption. What makes MOFs such an attractive option for hydrogen storage is that they have exceptionally high surface areas and porosity, as well as …
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Structure and Ionic Conductivity Properties of Ionic Liquid@Metal—Organic Framework Composites
IL@MOF (IL: ionic liquid; MOF: metal-organic framework) materials have been proposed as a candidate for solid-state electrolytes, combining the inherent non-flammability, high ionic conductivity, and high thermal and chemical stability of the ionic liquid with the host-guest interactions of the …
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Functionalized Metal-Organic Frameworks for Water Oxidation Catalysis
… synthetic tunability, Metal-organic framework (MOF) is a promising platform for water oxidation catalysis due to its outstanding properties. Herein, we aimed to develop molecular catalysts incorporated MOF for water oxidation and study the reaction mechanism. Chapter 1 introduces the background …
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Host-Guest Systems and Their Derivatives Based on Metal-Organic Frameworks
… More recently, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), which are hybrid hosts assembled with metal centres and organic ligands, start to be considered for creating host-guest composites. Apart from the aforementioned confinement effects, MOFs with diverse chemistries as hosts can give rise to a …
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The Development of Hybrid Liquids and Glasses
… Michael David Longley Metal-organic framework (MOF) glasses are amorphous materials formed by heating a crystalline MOF into the liquid phase and then cooling to form an amorphous solid material. The hybrid nature, defined here as materials containing both inorganic and organic bonding, of MOF …
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Development of N-heterocyclic carbene ligands for nanomaterials in aqueous media and expanding the interface of metal-organic framework (MOF) and polymer chemistry via polyMOFs
… and crystalline metal organic frameworks (MOFs) in an emerging class of materials called polyMOFs. PolyMOFs use polymer ligands as their building blocks, opening the door to new material properties. In our work, we have developed a strategy for the synthesis of addressable, unimolecular …
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Development of Densified Metal-Organic Framework Monoliths for Gas Adsorption and Separation Applications
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have garnered significant interest as promising functional materials with superior gas adsorption and separation performance due to their highly tuneable nature, which enables control over structures and physicochemical properties such as BET area, pore volume, and …
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Design and Synthesis of Photoactive Metal-Organic Frameworks for Photon Upconversion and Energy Transfer Studies
… of three Zr-based Metalorganic frameworks (MOFs) assembled from 2,6-anthracenedicarboxylic acid (2,6-ADCA, 2,6- MOF) and 1,4-anthracenedicarboxylic (1,4-ADCA, 1,4-MOF), and 9,10-anthracenedicarboxylic acid (9,10-ADCA, 9,10-MOF) are described. The crystal structure of the 9,10-MOF was …
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A CALORIMETRIC STUDY OF LIGHT HYDROCARBON ADSORPTION ON METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS
The effect of metal-organic framework (MOF) structural modifications on C2 hydrocarbon gas adsorption was studied. Two main MOF structures were modified and tested: UiO-66, which has two types of pores in the structure and can support various functional groups on the organic linker, and MOF-74, …
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