Synthesis of metal-organic frameworks by continuous flow

A continuous flow process for the synthesis of a metal-organic framework using only water as the reaction medium and requiring only short residence times is described. This affords a new route to scale-up of materials incorporating many of the principles of green chemistry. The process is demonstrat...

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Main Authors: Bayliss, Peter A., Ibarra, I.A., Perez, E., Yang, S., Tang, Chiu C., Poliakoff, Martyn, Schröder, Martin
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Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2014
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author Bayliss, Peter A.
Ibarra, I.A.
Perez, E.
Yang, S.
Tang, Chiu C.
Poliakoff, Martyn
Schröder, Martin
author_facet Bayliss, Peter A.
Ibarra, I.A.
Perez, E.
Yang, S.
Tang, Chiu C.
Poliakoff, Martyn
Schröder, Martin
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description A continuous flow process for the synthesis of a metal-organic framework using only water as the reaction medium and requiring only short residence times is described. This affords a new route to scale-up of materials incorporating many of the principles of green chemistry. The process is demonstrated by the synthesis MIL-53(Al) via continuous flow reaction requiring only 5-6 minutes with a space time yield of 1300 kg m-3 d-1. We have demonstrated the synthesis of 500 g of MIL-53(Al) using this process, which can be scaled-up further by simply feeding further solutions of metal salt and ligand through the reactor. The product has a higher surface area and a better colour than a commercially produced sample of this MOF. In addition, a new and effective method for the extraction of terephthalic acid from within the pores of MIL-53(Al) using supercritical ethanol has been developed, representing a new methodology for activation and removal of substrates from porous hosts.
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spelling nottingham-296982020-05-04T16:49:56Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29698/ Synthesis of metal-organic frameworks by continuous flow Bayliss, Peter A. Ibarra, I.A. Perez, E. Yang, S. Tang, Chiu C. Poliakoff, Martyn Schröder, Martin A continuous flow process for the synthesis of a metal-organic framework using only water as the reaction medium and requiring only short residence times is described. This affords a new route to scale-up of materials incorporating many of the principles of green chemistry. The process is demonstrated by the synthesis MIL-53(Al) via continuous flow reaction requiring only 5-6 minutes with a space time yield of 1300 kg m-3 d-1. We have demonstrated the synthesis of 500 g of MIL-53(Al) using this process, which can be scaled-up further by simply feeding further solutions of metal salt and ligand through the reactor. The product has a higher surface area and a better colour than a commercially produced sample of this MOF. In addition, a new and effective method for the extraction of terephthalic acid from within the pores of MIL-53(Al) using supercritical ethanol has been developed, representing a new methodology for activation and removal of substrates from porous hosts. Royal Society of Chemistry 2014-08-01 Article PeerReviewed Bayliss, Peter A., Ibarra, I.A., Perez, E., Yang, S., Tang, Chiu C., Poliakoff, Martyn and Schröder, Martin (2014) Synthesis of metal-organic frameworks by continuous flow. Green Chemistry, 16 (8). pp. 3796-3802. ISSN 1463-9262 Continuous process flow chemistry metal-organic framework high temperature water green chemistry MIL-53 HKUST-1 http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2014/GC/C4GC00313F#!divAbstract doi:10.1039/C4GC00313F doi:10.1039/C4GC00313F
spellingShingle Continuous process
flow chemistry
metal-organic framework
high temperature water
green chemistry
MIL-53
HKUST-1
Bayliss, Peter A.
Ibarra, I.A.
Perez, E.
Yang, S.
Tang, Chiu C.
Poliakoff, Martyn
Schröder, Martin
Synthesis of metal-organic frameworks by continuous flow
title Synthesis of metal-organic frameworks by continuous flow
title_full Synthesis of metal-organic frameworks by continuous flow
title_fullStr Synthesis of metal-organic frameworks by continuous flow
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis of metal-organic frameworks by continuous flow
title_short Synthesis of metal-organic frameworks by continuous flow
title_sort synthesis of metal-organic frameworks by continuous flow
topic Continuous process
flow chemistry
metal-organic framework
high temperature water
green chemistry
MIL-53
HKUST-1
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