Here we present a new 3D microporous COF with a uniform pore size (0.64 nm). MCOF-1 exhibits high adsorption selectivity towards C3H8, C2H6 and C2H4 over CH4 owing to the pore size and preferential adsorption.

“Light metal, strong power”: new porous aromatic frameworks (PAF-26) with available carboxyl groups are synthesized and further modified with light metal ions (Li+, Na+, K+, Mg2+); the metalized PAF-26 shows a distinct enhancement for CO2 and CH4 uptake.

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With the rapid development of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the emergence of 5G, traditional silicon-based electronics no longer fully meet market demands such as nonplanar application scenarios due to mechanical mismatch. This provides unprecedented opportunities for flexible electronics that bypass the physical rigidity through the introduction of flexible materials. In recent decades, biological materials with outstanding biocompatibility and biodegradability, which are considered some of the most promising candidates for next-generation flexible electronics, have received increasing attention, e.g., silk fibroin, cellulose, pectin, chitosan, and melanin. Among them, silk fibroin presents greater superiorities in biocompatibility and biodegradability, and moreover, it also possesses a variety of attractive properties, such as adjustable water solubility, remarkable optical transmittance, high mechanical robustness, light weight, and ease of processing, which are partially or even completely lacking in other biological materials. Therefore, silk fibroin has been widely used as fundamental components for the construction of biocompatible flexible electronics, particularly for wearable and implantable devices. Furthermore, in recent years, more attention has been paid to the investigation of the functional characteristics of silk fibroin, such as the dielectric properties, piezoelectric properties, strong ability to lose electrons, and sensitivity to environmental variables. Here, this paper not only reviews the preparation technologies for various forms of silk fibroin and the recent progress in the use of silk fibroin as a fundamental material but also focuses on the recent advanced works in which silk fibroin serves as functional components. Additionally, the challenges and future development of silk fibroin-based flexible electronics are summarized.

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A series of porphyrin-based porous aromatic frameworks are synthesized through a facile approach, and they possess high adsorption capacity and high adsorption selectivity values of small hydrocarbons.

Covalent organic framework with monodispersed metallic catalytic site was synthesized. It served as photocatalyst for CO2 reduction with sustained lifetime up to hours. Molecular catalysis was realized in heterogeneous catalysis with a higher efficiency. Mechanism of photocatalytic performance was explored by a new in-situ FTIR reactor.

A series of Porphyrinic-CTF materials are synthesized under ionothermal condition with high surface areas (>3200 m2/g) and tunable pore sizes. The ZnP-CTFs exhibit high adsorption capacities and selectivity towards C3H8, and C2H6 over CH4 as IAST prediction. Furthermore, we explore the utility of ZnP-CTF for gas chromatographic separation of the small hydrocarbons mixture based on their different van der waals interactions and polarizability. More importantly, the fast breakthrough test further proves that the ZnP-CTF-400 and ZnP-CTF-500 can separate the small hydrocarbons under kinetic dynamic conditions.