Composite MOF Foams: The Example of UiO-66/Polyurethane

abstract

Composite MOF foams were prepared using a direct synthesis of UiO-66 over a polyurethane foam template. Under optimized conditions, the composite materials maintained the macrostructure and flexibility of the polyurethane foam, and exhibited the microporosity, high surface area, and adsorption properties of the UiO-66. The composite MOF foam has hierarchical porosity and high adsorption capacity for benzene and n-hexane, maintaining more than 70% of the adsorption capacity of the UiO-66.

keywords

METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS; ADSORBENT MATERIALS; POLYURETHANE FOAMS; ADSORPTION; HKUST-1

subject category

Science & Technology - Other Topics; Materials Science

authors

Pinto, ML; Dias, S; Pires, J

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acknowledgements

This work was partially funded by Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia for the strategic project PEst-OE/QUI/UI0612/2011. M.L.P. acknowledges FCT for postdoctoral grant BPD/26559/2006.

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