Bhindi, Meha, Massengo, Liam, Hammerton, James, Derry, Matthew and Worrall, Stephen D (2023). Structure Control Using Bioderived Solvents in Electrochemical Metal-Organic Framework Synthesis. Applied Sciences, 13 (2),
Abstract
Electrochemical synthesis of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) has proven to possess many environmental advantages over traditional synthesis methods such as reduced energy use and shorter reaction times. However, the use of toxic, fossil fuel derived solvents such as N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) presents a challenge to the environmental credentials of this method that has yet to be dealt with. Here, we investigate bioderived solvents, CyreneTM and γ-valerolactone (GVL), as an alternative for the synthesis of a range of MOFs via the anodic deposition method. The obtained MOF materials are characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to confirm their identities and morphologies and for comparison with MOFs synthesized using the traditional DMF-based solvent systems. When using CyreneTM and GVL solvents, crystalline MOF materials were obtained of comparable quality to those afforded using DMF. However, in several cases, using CyreneTM or GVL led to the formation of less stable, higher porosity MOF structures than those obtained using DMF, indicating that the larger bio solvent molecules may also play a templating role during the synthesis. This study successfully demonstrates the first-time electrochemical synthesis of MOFs has been performed using bio solvents and has highlighted that the use of bio solvents can provide a route to obtaining lower density, higher porosity MOF phases than those obtained using traditional solvents.
Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/app13020720 |
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Divisions: | College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Institute of Materials Research (AIMR) College of Engineering & Physical Sciences College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering > Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Polymer Research Group College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Advanced Materials |
Additional Information: | Copyright: © 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | bioderived solvents,electrochemical synthesis,metal-organic frameworks,General Materials Science,Instrumentation,General Engineering,Process Chemistry and Technology,Computer Science Applications,Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes |
Publication ISSN: | 2076-3417 |
Last Modified: | 30 Sep 2024 13:17 |
Date Deposited: | 17 Jan 2023 17:58 |
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Published Date: | 2023-01-04 |
Accepted Date: | 2022-12-22 |
Authors: |
Bhindi, Meha
Massengo, Liam Hammerton, James Derry, Matthew ( 0000-0001-5010-6725) Worrall, Stephen D ( 0000-0003-1969-3671) |