ChemInform Abstract: Permanent Porous Materials from Discrete Organic Molecules - Towards Ultra-High Surface Areas

ChemInform ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (49) ◽  
pp. no-no
Author(s):  
Michael Mastalerz
Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Navaratnarajah Kuganathan ◽  
Alexander Chroneos

Porous materials have generated a great deal of interest for use in energy storage technologies, as their architectures have high surface areas due to their porous nature. They are promising candidates for use in many fields such as gas storage, metal storage, gas separation, sensing and magnetism. Novel porous materials which are non-toxic, cheap and have high storage capacities are actively considered for the storage of Li ions in Li-ion batteries. In this study, we employed density functional theory simulations to examine the encapsulation of lithium in both stoichiometric and electride forms of C12A7. This study shows that in both forms of C12A7, Li atoms are thermodynamically stable when compared with isolated gas-phase atoms. Lithium encapsulation through the stoichiometric form (C12A7:O2−) turns its insulating nature metallic and introduces Li+ ions in the lattice. The resulting compound may be of interest as an electrode material for use in Li-ion batteries, as it possesses a metallic character and consists of Li+ ions. The electride form (C12A7:e−) retains its metallic character upon encapsulation, but the concentration of electrons increases in the lattice along with the formation of Li+ ions. The promising features of this material can be tested by performing intercalation experiments in order to determine its applicability in Li-ion batteries.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 221
Author(s):  
Mohamed Gamal Mohamed ◽  
Mei-Yin Tsai ◽  
Chih-Feng Wang ◽  
Chih-Feng Huang ◽  
Martin Danko ◽  
...  

In this study, two different types of hybrid porous organic polymers (POPs), polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane tetraphenylpyrazine (POSS-TPP) and tetraphenylethene (POSS-TPE), were successfully synthesized through the Friedel−Crafts polymerization of tetraphenylpyrazine (TPP) and tetraphenylethene (TPE), respectively, with octavinylsilsesquioxane (OVS) as node building blocks, in the presence of anhydrous FeCl3 as a catalyst and 1,2-dichloroethane at 60 °C. Based on N2 adsorption and thermogravimetric analyses, the resulting hybrid porous materials displayed high surface areas (270 m2/g for POSS-TPP and 741 m2/g for POSS-TPE) and outstanding thermal stabilities. Furthermore, as-prepared POSS-TPP exhibited a high carbon dioxide capacity (1.63 mmol/g at 298 K and 2.88 mmol/g at 273 K) with an excellent high adsorption capacity for iodine, reaching up to 363 mg/g, compared with the POSS-TPE (309 mg/g).


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Scheurle ◽  
Andre Mähringer ◽  
Andreas Jakowetz ◽  
Pouya Hosseini ◽  
Alexander Richter ◽  
...  

Recently, a small group of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) has been discovered featuring substantial charge transport properties and electrical conductivity, hence promising to broaden the scope of potential MOF applications in fields such as batteries, fuel cells and supercapacitors. In combination with light emission, electroactive MOFs are intriguing candidates for chemical sensing and optoelectronic applications. Here, we incorporated anthracene-based building blocks into the MOF-74 topology with five different divalent metal ions, that is, Zn2+, Mg2+, Ni2+, Co2+ and Mn2+, resulting in a series of highly crystalline MOFs, coined ANMOF-74(M). This series of MOFs features substantial photoluminescence, with ANMOF-74(Zn) emitting across the whole visible spectrum. The materials moreover combine this photoluminescence with high surface areas and electrical conductivity. Compared to the original MOF-74 materials constructed from 2,5-dihydroxy terephthalic acid and the same metal ions Zn2+, Mg2+, Ni2+, Co2+ and Mn2+, we observed a conductivity enhancement of up to six orders of magnitude. Our results point towards the importance of building block design and the careful choice of the embedded MOF topology for obtaining materials with desired properties such as photoluminescence and electrical conductivity.


Membranes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 328
Author(s):  
Manh-Tuan Vu ◽  
Gloria M. Monsalve-Bravo ◽  
Rijia Lin ◽  
Mengran Li ◽  
Suresh K. Bhatia ◽  
...  

Nanodiamonds (ND) have recently emerged as excellent candidates for various applications including membrane technology due to their nanoscale size, non-toxic nature, excellent mechanical and thermal properties, high surface areas and tuneable surface structures with functional groups. However, their non-porous structure and strong tendency to aggregate are hindering their potential in gas separation membrane applications. To overcome those issues, this study proposes an efficient approach by decorating the ND surface with polyethyleneimine (PEI) before embedding it into the polymer matrix to fabricate MMMs for CO2/N2 separation. Acting as both interfacial binder and gas carrier agent, the PEI layer enhances the polymer/filler interfacial interaction, minimising the agglomeration of ND in the polymer matrix, which is evidenced by the focus ion beam scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM). The incorporation of PEI into the membrane matrix effectively improves the CO2/N2 selectivity compared to the pristine polymer membranes. The improvement in CO2/N2 selectivity is also modelled by calculating the interfacial permeabilities with the Felske model using the gas permeabilities in the MMM. This study proposes a simple and effective modification method to address both the interface and gas selectivity in the application of nanoscale and non-porous fillers in gas separation membranes.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijayaraj Kathiresan ◽  
Dinakaran Thirumalai ◽  
Thenmozhi Rajarathinam ◽  
Miri Yeom ◽  
Jaewon Lee ◽  
...  

AbstractA simple and cost-effective electrochemical synthesis of carbon-based nanomaterials for electrochemical biosensor is of great challenge these days. Our study describes a single-step electrochemical deposition strategy to prepare a nanocomposite of electrochemically reduced graphene oxide (ErGO), multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), and polypyrrole (PPy) in an aqueous solution of pH 7.0 for dopamine (DA) detection. The ErGO/MWCNTs/PPy nanocomposites show enhanced electrochemical performance due to the strong π–π* stacking interactions among ErGO, MWCNTs, and PPy. The efficient interaction of the nanocomposites is confirmed by evaluating its physical and electrochemical characteristics using field-emission scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and amperometry. The deposited nanocomposites are highly stable on the substrates and possess high surface areas, which is vital to improve the sensitivity and selectivity for DA detection. The controlled deposition of the ErGO/MWCNTs/PPy nanocomposites can provide enhanced electrochemical detection of DA. The sensor demonstrates a short time response within 2 s and is a highly sensitive approach for DA detection with a dynamic linear range of 25–1000 nM (R2 = 0.999). The detection limit is estimated to be 2.3 nM, and the sensor sensitivity is calculated to be 8.96 μA μM−1 cm−2, with no distinct responses observed for other biological molecules.


2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 2480-2488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Peng ◽  
Yonggang Jiang ◽  
Junzong Feng ◽  
Liangjun Li ◽  
Huafei Cai ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (26) ◽  
pp. 9186-9188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Zhao ◽  
Daqiang Yuan ◽  
Daofeng Sun ◽  
Hong-Cai Zhou

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
zhikai hong ◽  
yingjiao dong ◽  
ruijie wang ◽  
Guanhua Wang

Covalent organic framework materials (COFs), a kind of porous organic material, have excellent potential application in the field of sample pretreatment due to their high surface areas and thermal stability....


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