Search results for metal organic framework

Materials Science Jan 11, 2023

Toward 'green' ammonia and a 'greener' fertilizer: New MOFs use less energy to separate ammonia from chemical reactants

Industrial production of ammonia, primarily for synthetic fertilizer—the fuel for last century's Green Revolution—is one of the world's largest chemical markets, but also one of the most energy intensive.

Materials Science Jan 9, 2023

'Smart' coating can be precisely applied to make fabric into protective gear

A durable copper-based coating developed by Dartmouth College researchers can be precisely integrated into fabric to create responsive and reusable materials such as protective equipment, environmental sensors, and smart ...

Analytical Chemistry Dec 28, 2022

Chemists create framework for the oxidation of hydrocarbons

RUDN University chemists have created new copper-containing metallasilsesquioxane frameworks. Some of them have proven to be effective catalysts for the oxidation of hydrocarbons. The results are published in Molecules.

Analytical Chemistry Dec 14, 2022

GTUB3 is the first microporous, metal-organic solid that is both conductive and photoluminescent

Researchers at TU Berlin have developed a new material from the class of microporous, metal-organic framework (MOF) compounds. On the one hand, such compounds can store small molecules and gases such as hydrogen, CO2 or even ...

Nanomaterials Dec 9, 2022

Synthesis of a silicon-integrated organic framework film

An international research team, led by NIMS, including Institute for Molecular Science (IMS) and Aalto University in Finland, has succeeded in synthesizing a two-dimensional silicon-integrated covalent organic framework (COF) ...

Analytical Chemistry Dec 7, 2022

A Janus carbon electrocatalyst can balance intrinsic activity and electronic conductivity

Carbon-based electrocatalysts are considered as promising alternatives to the state-of-the-art precious metal catalysts. Heteroatom doping can effectively create highly active catalytic centers, but unfortunately, result ...

Materials Science Dec 5, 2022

A new, unique covalent organic framework for use in drug delivery and clean energy

In our quest for clean energy and sustainable health solutions, advanced materials with unique, customizable properties play a crucial role. Among them, a new generation of porous solids known as three dimensional (3D) covalent ...

Analytical Chemistry Nov 11, 2022

Chemists create an 'artificial photosynthesis' system ten times more efficient than existing systems

For the past two centuries, humans have relied on fossil fuels for concentrated energy; hundreds of millions of years of photosynthesis packed into a convenient, energy-dense substance. But that supply is finite, and fossil ...

Nanophysics Nov 9, 2022

Magnetism or no magnetism? The influence of substrates on electronic interactions

A new study at Monash University illustrates how substrates affect strong electronic interactions in two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks.

Materials Science Nov 2, 2022

This simple material could scrub carbon dioxide from power plant smokestacks

How can we remove carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from fossil-fuel power plant exhaust before it ever reaches the atmosphere? New findings suggest a promising answer lies in a simple, economical and potentially reusable ...

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