Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a promising class of nanoporous polymeric materials. However, the processing of such fragile crystalline powders into desired shapes for further applications is often difficult. A photoinduced postsynthetic polymerization (PSP) strategy was now employed to covalently link MOF crystals by flexible polymer chains, thus endowing the MOF powders with processability and flexibility. Nanosized UiO-66-NH2 was first functionalized with polymerizable functional groups, and its subsequent copolymerization with monomers was easily induced by UV light under solvent-free and mild conditions. Because of the improved interaction between MOF particles and polymer chains, the resulting stand-alone and elastic MOF-based PSP-derived membranes possess crack-free and uniform structures and outstanding separation capabilities for Cr(VI) ions from water.

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A microporous MOF structure, d-his–ZIF-8, with a chiral environment was synthesized via ligand in situ substitution (LIS), which shows exceptional selective separation capability for racemic amino acids.

A novel metal-organic framework (MOF) sandwich coating method (denoted as MOF-SC) is developed for hybrid Li ion battery electrode preparation, in which the MOF films are casted on the surface of a silicon layer and sandwiched between the active silicon and the separator. The obtained electrodes show improved cycling performance. The areal capacity of the cheap and readily available microsized Si treated with MOF-SC can reach 1700 μAh cm(-2) at 265 μA cm(-2) and maintain at 850 μAh cm(-2) after 50 cycles. Beyond the above, the commercial nanosized Si treated by MOF-SC also shows greatly enhanced areal capacity and outstanding cycle stability, 600 μAh cm(-2) for 100 cycles without any apparent fading. By virtue of the novel structure prepared by the MOFs, this new MOF-SC structure serves as an efficient protection cushion for the drastic volume change of silicon during charge/discharge cycles. Furthermore, this MOF layer, with large pore volume and high surface area, can adsorb electrolyte and allow faster diffusion of Li(+) as evidenced by decreased impedance and improved rate performance.

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a promising class of nanoporous polymeric materials. However, the processing of such fragile crystalline powders into desired shapes for further applications is often difficult. A photoinduced postsynthetic polymerization (PSP) strategy was now employed to covalently link MOF crystals by flexible polymer chains, thus endowing the MOF powders with processability and flexibility. Nanosized UiO-66-NH 2 was first functionalized with polymerizable functional groups, and its subsequent copolymerization with monomers was easily induced by UV light under solvent-free and mild conditions. Because of the improved interaction between MOF particles and polymer chains, the resulting stand-alone and elastic MOF-based PSPderived membranes possess crack-free and uniform structures and outstanding separation capabilities for Cr VI ions from water.Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are nanoporous polymeric materials constructed from metal ions or clusters that are covalently linked by organic ligands and thus possess the characteristics of both organic and inorganic materials.

HKUST-1@Fe3O4 chemically bonded core-shell nanoparticles have been prepared by growing HKUST-1 thin layers joined by carboxyl groups onto Fe3O4 nanospheres. These magnetic core-shell MOF nanostructures show exceptional catalytic activity for the oxidation of benzylic C-H bonds and they can be recovered by magnetic separation and reused without losing any activity.

A copper(ii)-based MOF film (MOF-199/Ni) prepared by electrodeposition shows exceptionally high photocatalytic hydrogen production rates with and without Pt as the co-catalyst.

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