Open Framework Materials in the Application of Adsorption, Separation, and Catalysis

Dear Colleagues,

Open framework materials (OFMs) constitute a large and growing class of nanoporous crystalline structures attracting considerable attention for adsorption, separation, and catalysis. The control of pore structure, adsorption properties, and the nature of the active sites and co-active sites of OFMs is of vital importance for the adsorption, separation, and catalytic performance. This has made them useful in both industrial and academic applications. Together with traditional porous materials, the emerging newly developed porous materials, including Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs), Hydrogen-bonded Organic Frameworks (HOFs), Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs), and Conjugated Microporous Polymers (CMPs), dramatically expand the database of OFMs and the range of applications.

This Special Issue, titled “Open Framework Materials in the Application of Adsorption, Separation, and Catalysis” seeks high-quality works focusing on the latest novel advances of porous materials for adsorption, separation, and catalysis. Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Newly developed OFMs (MOFs, COFs, HOFs, CMPs, etc.);
• Composites containing OFMs or derivatives originating from OFMs;
• New technical progress in the forming process of OFMs;
• OFMs-related characterization techniques;
• Applications of OFMs, including adsorption, separation, and catalysis;
• Summary/perspective of recent progress achieved in OFMs and related materials.

Prof. Dr. Junkuo Gao
Prof. Dr. Xusheng Wang
Guest Editors

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