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Design, Synthesis, and Multi-Functional Applications of Crystalline Porous Materials

A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2024) | Viewed by 3332

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School of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
Interests: crystal structure; radical; porous materials; redox activity; tetrathiafulvalene; electrical conductivity

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Dear Colleagues,

Crystalline porous materials, including metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs), covalent organic frameworks (COFs), etc., are emerging materials that show excellent crystallinity, high surface areas and tailored pore environments. Over the past few decades, a great number of crystalline porous materials with fascinating crystal structures have been extensively explored. Moreover, the diverse applications of porous materials have been studied in the fields of chemical engineering, material science, biological medicine, and energy-related areas. With the help of crystal engineering and reticular chemistry, we are more likely to discover new aesthetic structures and multi-functional applications.

This Special Issue, entitled “Design, Synthesis, and Multi-Functional Applications of Crystalline Porous Materials”, focuses on the progress of porous materials, with special attention to novel structures and their functional properties. The potential topics of the papers (including full papers, communications or reviews) to be submitted to this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Advanced synthetic methods;
  • Novel crystal structures;
  • Functional composites;
  • Optical/electrical/magnetic properties;
  • Photo-/electro-catalysts;
  • Guest sensors;
  • Energy conversion/storage materials.

Prof. Dr. Jian Su
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • metal-organic frameworks
  • hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks
  • covalent organic frameworks
  • crystal structure
  • electrical conductivity
  • Luminescence
  • magnetism
  • energy and catalysis

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Ideal Adsorbed Solution Theory (IAST) of Carbon Dioxide and Methane Adsorption Using Magnesium Gallate Metal-Organic Framework (Mg-gallate)
by Marhaina Ismail, Mohamad Azmi Bustam, Nor Ernie Fatriyah Kari and Yin Fong Yeong
Molecules 2023, 28(7), 3016; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28073016 - 28 Mar 2023
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Abstract
Ideal Adsorbed Solution Theory (IAST) is a predictive model that does not require any mixture data. In gas purification and separation processes, IAST is used to predict multicomponent adsorption equilibrium and selectivity based solely on experimental single-component adsorption isotherms. In this work, the [...] Read more.
Ideal Adsorbed Solution Theory (IAST) is a predictive model that does not require any mixture data. In gas purification and separation processes, IAST is used to predict multicomponent adsorption equilibrium and selectivity based solely on experimental single-component adsorption isotherms. In this work, the mixed gas adsorption isotherms were predicted using IAST calculations with the Python package (pyIAST). The experimental CO2 and CH4 single-component adsorption isotherms of Mg-gallate were first fitted to isotherm models in which the experimental data best fit the Langmuir model. The presence of CH4 in the gas mixture contributed to a lower predicted amount of adsorbed CO2 due to the competitive adsorption among the different components. Nevertheless, CO2 adsorption was more favorable and resulted in a higher predicted adsorbed amount than CH4. Mg-gallate showed a stronger affinity for CO2 molecules and hence contributed to a higher CO2 adsorption capacity even with the coexistence of a CO2/CH4 mixture. Very high IAST selectivity values for CO2/CH4 were obtained which increased as the gas phase mole fraction of CO2 approached unity. Therefore, IAST calculations suggest that Mg-gallate can act as a potential adsorbent for the separation of CO2/CH4 mixed gas. Full article
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