Functional Superstructures of Microporous Metal-Organic Frameworks

本项目旨在开发金属有机框架（MOF）上层结构作为一种新的材料平台。mof是一种新兴的多孔吸附剂，有望在工业上发挥重要作用，包括分子分离和多相催化。然而，迫切需要一种方便的方法来将mof的吸引特性与介观和宏观结构材料的独特特性结合起来，并对结构对其材料性能的影响有一个基本的了解。该项目旨在合成结构化mof，作为研究其吸附和动态特性的平台，并将这些系统作为下一代碳氢化合物分离材料进行研究。

This project aims to develop metal-organic framework (MOF) superstructures as a new materials platform. MOFs are an emerging class of porous adsorbents that are expected to fulfil a crucial role as functional materials in industrially important applications, including molecular separations and heterogeneous catalysis. However, there is an urgent need for convenient methods to integrate the attractive properties of MOFs with the unique features of meso- and macrostructured materials, and for a fundamental understanding of the influence of structuring on their material properties. The project intends to synthesise structuralised MOFs as a platform for studies related to their adsorptive and dynamic properties, and to study these systems as next-generation materials for hydrocarbon separations.