Quo Vadis, MOF?

Abstract

Metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) show world records in BET surface and specific pore volume. An impressive number of different MOF structures has been developed in the last 15 years. In numerous reviews, MOFs are predicted to substitute zeolites and other molecular sieves in big adsorption, permeation and heterogeneous catalysis applications. This short review critically highlights some prominent MOF properties like pore volume and BET surface. It is predicted, that commercialization of MOFs will takes place first in small niche applications, and – if successful – the big processes will follow.

Photoswitchable Metal–Organic Framework Thin Films: From Spectroscopy to Remote-Controllable Membrane Separation and Switchable Conduction

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Influence of Precursor Density and Conversion Time on the Orientation of Vapor-Deposited ZIF-8

“…Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are nanoporous crystalline materials that consist of metal nodes connected via organic linker molecules [1]. Due to the combination of long-range order, highly tunable organic-inorganic structural units, and intrinsic nanoporosity [2], the use of MOFs has been investigated in numerous fields, including but not limited to catalysis [3,4], storage and release of gases [5][6][7], molecular separation [8,9], drug delivery [10][11][12], and membranes for desalination [13].…”

Facile solvothermal synthesis of a MIL-47(V) metal–organic framework for a high-performance Epoxy/MOF coating with improved anticorrosion properties

“…Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have been applied in catalysis, 1 gas adsorption and separation, 2,3 sensing, 4 and drug delivery. 5 MOFs comprise both inorganic and organic moieties, whereby the metal ions or the metal oxo-clusters are connected to polytopic organic linkers resulting in multidimensional frameworks.…”