Metal Organic Frameworks: Design, Synthesis and Application
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical and Molecular Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 February 2022) | Viewed by 390
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nanotechnology; polymer nanocomposites; water treatment; adsorption chemistry; metal organic frameworks, environmental and energy
Interests: nanotechnology; polymer nanocomposites; water treatment; adsorption chemistry; metal organic frameworks, environmental and energy
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Dear Colleagues,
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted a great deal of attention for a variety of applications owing to their high adsorption capacities relative to other porous materials. By use of different organic and inorganic constituents, MOFs can be synthesised in a variety of sizes, morphologies, and with different porosities and surface functionalities. Accordingly, MOFs and their derivatives have been employed in many applications such as clean energy storage (e.g., batteries, catalysis, supercapacitors) and water remediation. Similar to that on other technologies, research on MOFs in the upcoming two or three decades will move towards the direction where MOF materials can deliver societal benefits by solving real-world challenges. Taking technology from laboratory to applications is always a mammoth task to deal with. The recent literature reports on MOFs indicated that the high cost, limited availability of MOF products, and the knowledge gap for cost-effective production methods account for the slow progression towards the development of the envisioned MOF products for variety of applications. This Special Issue brings together the scattered literature and experimental observations that address the design, production, and the use of MOF materials in a variety of applications.
Prof. Dr. Mpitloane Joseph Hato
Prof. Dr. Richard Moutloali
Guest Editors
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