Abstract
As chemists and materials scientists, it is our duty to synthesize and utilize materials for a multitude of applications that promote the development of society and the well-being of its citizens. Since the inception of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), researchers have proposed a variety of design strategies to rationally synthesize new MOF materials, studied their porosity and gas sorption performances, and integrated MOFs onto supports and into devices. Efforts have explored the relevance of MOFs for applications including, but not limited to, heterogeneous catalysis, guest delivery, water capture, destruction of nerve agents, gas storage, and separation. Recently, several start-up companies have undertaken MOF commercialization within industrial sectors. Herein, we provide a brief overview of the state of the MOF field from their design and synthesis to their potential applications, and finally, to their commercialization.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 9-69 |
| Number of pages | 61 |
| Journal | Faraday Discussions |
| Volume | 225 |
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| State | Published - 2021 |
Funding
The authors gratefully acknowledge support from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (HDTRA1-18-1-0003, HDTRA1-19-1-0010, and HDTRA1-19-1-0007); the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under award no. DE-EE0008816; the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences Program for Separation (DE-FG02-08ER15967); the Army Research Office, under Award Number W911NF1910340; the Inorganometallic Catalyst Design Center, an EFRC funded by the DOE, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences (DE-SC0012702); the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, under Award Number DE-NA0003763; the Air Force Research Laboratory (FA8650-15-2-5518); the Northwestern University Institute for Catalysis in Energy Processes (ICEP), funded by the DOE, Office of Basic Energy Sciences (Award Number DE-FG02-03ER15457). M. C. W. and J. G. K. are supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship under grant DGE-1842165. R. J. D. appreciates the support of the Ryan Fellowship funded by Northwestern’s Graduate School and the International Institute for Nanotechnology. F. A. S. is supported by the Department of Defense (DoD) through the National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Program.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry