Metal–organic frameworks in seconds via selective microwave heating

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 rea...

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Main Authors: Laybourn, Andrea, Katrib, Juliano, Ferrari-John, Rebecca S., Morris, Christopher G., Yang, Sihai, Udoudo, Ofonime, Easun, Timothy L., Dodds, Chris, Champness, Neil R., Kingman, Samuel W., Schröder, Martin
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Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2017
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author Laybourn, Andrea
Katrib, Juliano
Ferrari-John, Rebecca S.
Morris, Christopher G.
Yang, Sihai
Udoudo, Ofonime
Easun, Timothy L.
Dodds, Chris
Champness, Neil R.
Kingman, Samuel W.
Schröder, Martin
author_facet Laybourn, Andrea
Katrib, Juliano
Ferrari-John, Rebecca S.
Morris, Christopher G.
Yang, Sihai
Udoudo, Ofonime
Easun, Timothy L.
Dodds, Chris
Champness, Neil R.
Kingman, Samuel W.
Schröder, Martin
author_sort Laybourn, Andrea
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description 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.
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spelling nottingham-418362020-05-04T18:41:07Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41836/ 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 L. Dodds, Chris Champness, Neil R. Kingman, Samuel W. Schröder, Martin 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. Royal Society of Chemistry 2017-04-05 Article PeerReviewed Laybourn, Andrea, Katrib, Juliano, Ferrari-John, Rebecca S., Morris, Christopher G., Yang, Sihai, Udoudo, Ofonime, Easun, Timothy L., 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 (5). pp. 7333-7338. ISSN 2050-7496 https://doi.org/10.1039/C7TA01493G doi:10.1039/C7TA01493G doi:10.1039/C7TA01493G
spellingShingle Laybourn, Andrea
Katrib, Juliano
Ferrari-John, Rebecca S.
Morris, Christopher G.
Yang, Sihai
Udoudo, Ofonime
Easun, Timothy L.
Dodds, Chris
Champness, Neil R.
Kingman, Samuel W.
Schröder, Martin
Metal–organic frameworks in seconds via selective microwave heating
title Metal–organic frameworks in seconds via selective microwave heating
title_full Metal–organic frameworks in seconds via selective microwave heating
title_fullStr Metal–organic frameworks in seconds via selective microwave heating
title_full_unstemmed Metal–organic frameworks in seconds via selective microwave heating
title_short Metal–organic frameworks in seconds via selective microwave heating
title_sort metal–organic frameworks in seconds via selective microwave heating
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