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Abreu-Jaureguí C, Andronic L, Sepúlveda-Escribano A, Silvestre-Albero J. Improved photocatalytic performance of TiO 2/carbon photocatalysts: Role of carbon additive. Environ Res 2024; 251:118672. [PMID: 38508360 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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A series of TiO2 - based photocatalysts have been prepared by the incorporation of 10 wt% of various carbon-based nanomaterials as modifying agents to titania. More specifically, commercial TiO2 P25 was modified through a wet impregnation approach with methanol with four different carbon nanostructures: single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), partially reduced graphene oxide (prGO), graphite (GI), and graphitic carbon nitride (gCN). Characterization results (XPS and Raman) anticipate the occurrence of important interfacial phenomena, preferentially for samples TiO2/SWCNT and TiO2/prGO, with a binding energy displacement in the Ti 2p contribution of 1.35 eV and 1.54 eV, respectively. These findings could be associated with an improved electron-hole mobility at the carbon/oxide interface. Importantly, these two samples constitute the most promising photocatalysts for Rhodamine B (RhB) photodegradation, with nearly 100% conversion in less than 2 h. These promising results must be associated with intrinsic physicochemical changes at the formed heterojunction structure and the potential dual-role of the composites able to adsorb and degrade RhB simultaneously. Cyclability tests confirm the improved performance of the composites (e.g., TiO2/SWCNT, 100% degradation in 1 h) due to the combined adsorption/degradation ability, although the regeneration after several cycles is not complete due to partial blocking of the inner cavities in the carbon nanotubes by non-reacted RhB. Under these reaction conditions, Rhodamine-B xanthene dye degrades via the de-ethylation route.
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- C Abreu-Jaureguí
- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica - Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, Spain
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- Product Design, Mechatronics and Environment Department, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica - Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica - Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, Spain.
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Villajos JA, Balderas-Xicohténcatl R, Al Shakhs AN, Berenguer-Murcia Á, Buckley CE, Cazorla-Amorós D, Charalambopoulou G, Couturas F, Cuevas F, Fairen-Jimenez D, Heinselman KN, Humphries TD, Kaskel S, Kim H, Marco-Lozar JP, Oh H, Parilla PA, Paskevicius M, Senkovska I, Shulda S, Silvestre-Albero J, Steriotis T, Tampaxis C, Hirscher M, Maiwald M. Establishing ZIF-8 as a reference material for hydrogen cryoadsorption: An interlaboratory study. Chemphyschem 2024; 25:e202300794. [PMID: 38165137 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202300794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Hydrogen storage by cryoadsorption on porous materials has the advantages of low material cost, safety, fast kinetics, and high cyclic stability. The further development of this technology requires reliable data on the H2 uptake of the adsorbents, however, even for activated carbons the values between different laboratories show sometimes large discrepancies. So far no reference material for hydrogen cryoadsorption is available. The metal-organic framework ZIF-8 is an ideal material possessing high thermal, chemical, and mechanical stability that reduces degradation during handling and activation. Here, we distributed ZIF-8 pellets synthesized by extrusion to 9 laboratories equipped with 15 different experimental setups including gravimetric and volumetric analyzers. The gravimetric H2 uptake of the pellets was measured at 77 K and up to 100 bar showing a high reproducibility between the different laboratories, with a small relative standard deviation of 3-4 % between pressures of 10-100 bar. The effect of operating variables like the amount of sample or analysis temperature was evaluated, remarking the calibration of devices and other correction procedures as the most significant deviation sources. Overall, the reproducible hydrogen cryoadsorption measurements indicate the robustness of the ZIF-8 pellets, which we want to propose as a reference material.
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- Jose A Villajos
- Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
- Centro Ibérico de Investigación en Almacenamiento Energético (CIIAE), Cáceres, Spain
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- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart, Germany
- Current address: Bauhaus Luftfahrt e.V., Münnchen, Germany
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- The Adsorption & Advanced Materials Laboratory (A2ML), Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Université Paris Est Creteil (CNRS-ICMPE-UMR7182), Thiais, France
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- Université Paris Est Creteil (CNRS-ICMPE-UMR7182), Thiais, France
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- The Adsorption & Advanced Materials Laboratory (A2ML), Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), Dresden, Germany
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- Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, South Korea
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- Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, South Korea
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Denver, USA
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- National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos" (NCSRD), Athens, Greece
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- National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos" (NCSRD), Athens, Greece
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- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart, Germany
- Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
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Carrillo-Carrión C, Farrando-Perez J, Daemen LL, Cheng YQ, Ramirez-Cuesta AJ, Silvestre-Albero J. Zr-Porphyrin Metal-Organic Framework as nanoreactor for boosting the formation of hydrogen clathrates. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202315280. [PMID: 38088497 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202315280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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We report the first experimental evidence for rapid formation of hydrogen clathrates under mild pressure and temperature conditions within the cavities of a zirconium-metalloporphyrin framework, specifically PCN-222. PCN-222 has been selected for its 1D mesoporous channels, high water-stability, and proper hydrophilic behavior. Firstly, we optimize a microwave (MW)-assisted method for the synthesis of nanosized PCN-222 particles with precise structure control (exceptional homogeneity in morphology and crystalline phase purity), taking advantage of MW in terms of rapid/homogeneous heating, time and energy savings, as well as potential scalability of the synthetic method. Second, we explore the relevance of the large mesoporous 1D open channels within the PCN-222 to promote the nucleation and growth of confined hydrogen clathrates. Experimental results show that PCN-222 drives the nucleation process at a lower pressure than the bulk system (1.35 kbar vs 2 kbar), with fast kinetics (minutes), using pure water, and with a nearly complete water-to-hydrate conversion. Unfortunately, PCN-222 cannot withstand these high pressures, which lead to a significant alteration of the mesoporous structure while the microporous network remains mainly unchanged.
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto, Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, 03690, San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
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- Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto, Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, 03690, San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
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Ren P, Zhang T, Jain N, Ching HYV, Jaworski A, Barcaro G, Monti S, Silvestre-Albero J, Celorrio V, Chouhan L, Rokicińska A, Debroye E, Kuśtrowski P, Van Doorslaer S, Van Aert S, Bals S, Das S. An Atomically Dispersed Mn-Photocatalyst for Generating Hydrogen Peroxide from Seawater via the Water Oxidation Reaction (WOR). J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 37487055 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c03785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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In this work, we have fabricated an aryl amino-substituted graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) catalyst with atomically dispersed Mn capable of generating hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) directly from seawater. This new catalyst exhibited excellent reactivity, obtaining up to 2230 μM H2O2 in 7 h from alkaline water and up to 1800 μM from seawater under identical conditions. More importantly, the catalyst was quickly recovered for subsequent reuse without appreciable loss in performance. Interestingly, unlike the usual two-electron oxygen reduction reaction pathway, the generation of H2O2 was through a less common two-electron water oxidation reaction (WOR) process in which both the direct and indirect WOR processes occurred; namely, photoinduced h+ directly oxidized H2O to H2O2 via a one-step 2e- WOR, and photoinduced h+ first oxidized a hydroxide (OH-) ion to generate a hydroxy radical (•OH), and H2O2 was formed indirectly by the combination of two •OH. We have characterized the material, at the catalytic sites, at the atomic level using electron paramagnetic resonance, X-ray absorption near edge structure, extended X-ray absorption fine structure, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, magic-angle spinning solid-state NMR spectroscopy, and multiscale molecular modeling, combining classical reactive molecular dynamics simulations and quantum chemistry calculations.
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- Peng Ren
- Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Antwerp 2020, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Antwerp 2020, Belgium
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- EMAT and NANOlab Center of Excellence, Department of Physics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp 2020, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Antwerp 2020, Belgium
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm 10691, Sweden
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- CNR-IPCF, Institute for Chemical and Physical Processes, Area della Ricerca, Pisa I-56124, Italy
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- CNR-ICCOM, Institute of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds, Area della Ricerca, Pisa I-56124, Italy
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- Diamond Light Source Ltd, Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0DE, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Leuven 3001, Belgium
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- Department of Chemical Technology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow 30-387, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Leuven 3001, Belgium
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- Department of Chemical Technology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow 30-387, Poland
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- EMAT and NANOlab Center of Excellence, Department of Physics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp 2020, Belgium
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- EMAT and NANOlab Center of Excellence, Department of Physics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp 2020, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Antwerp 2020, Belgium
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Çamur C, Babu R, Suárez Del Pino JA, Rampal N, Pérez-Carvajal J, Hügenell P, Ernst SJ, Silvestre-Albero J, Imaz I, Madden DG, Maspoch D, Fairen-Jimenez D. Monolithic Zirconium-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks for Energy-Efficient Water Adsorption Applications. Adv Mater 2023; 35:e2209104. [PMID: 36919615 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202209104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Space cooling and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) accounts for roughly 10% of global electricity use and are responsible for ca. 1.13 gigatonnes of CO2 emissions annually. Adsorbent-based HVAC technologies have long been touted as an energy-efficient alternative to traditional refrigeration systems. However, thus far, no suitable adsorbents have been developed which overcome the drawbacks associated with traditional sorbent materials such as silica gels and zeolites. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) offer order-of-magnitude improvements in water adsorption and regeneration energy requirements. However, the deployment of MOFs in HVAC applications has been hampered by issues related to MOF powder processing. Herein, three high-density, shaped, monolithic MOFs (UiO-66, UiO-66-NH2 , and Zr-fumarate) with exceptional volumetric gas/vapor uptake are developed-solving previous issues in MOF-HVAC deployment. The monolithic structures across the mesoporous range are visualized using small-angle X-ray scattering and lattice-gas models, giving accurate predictions of adsorption characteristics of the monolithic materials. It is also demonstrated that a fragile MOF such as Zr-fumarate can be synthesized in monolithic form with a bulk density of 0.76 gcm-3 without losing any adsorption performance, having a coefficient of performance (COP) of 0.71 with a low regeneration temperature (≤ 100 °C).
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- Ceren Çamur
- The Adsorption & Advanced Materials Laboratory (A2ML), Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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- The Adsorption & Advanced Materials Laboratory (A2ML), Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
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- The Adsorption & Advanced Materials Laboratory (A2ML), Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
- Laboratoire de Physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure-ENS, Université PSL, CNRS, Paris, 75005, France
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- Fraunhofer-Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), Heidenhofstr. 2, 79110, Freiburg, Germany
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Depto. de Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig, E-03690, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
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- The Adsorption & Advanced Materials Laboratory (A2ML), Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona, 08010, Spain
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- The Adsorption & Advanced Materials Laboratory (A2ML), Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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Farrando-Pérez J, Martinez-Navarrete G, Gandara-Loe J, Reljic S, Garcia-Ripoll A, Fernandez E, Silvestre-Albero J. Controlling the Adsorption and Release of Ocular Drugs in Metal–Organic Frameworks: Effect of Polar Functional Groups. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:18861-18872. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- J. Farrando-Pérez
- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, E-03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
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- Neuroprosthesis and Neuroengineering Research Group, Institute of Bioengineering, Miguel Hernández University, E-03202 Elche, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, E-03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, E-03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, E-03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
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- Neuroprosthesis and Neuroengineering Research Group, Institute of Bioengineering, Miguel Hernández University, E-03202 Elche, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, E-03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
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Madden DG, O'Nolan D, Rampal N, Babu R, Çamur C, Al Shakhs AN, Zhang SY, Rance GA, Perez J, Maria Casati NP, Cuadrado-Collados C, O'Sullivan D, Rice NP, Gennett T, Parilla P, Shulda S, Hurst KE, Stavila V, Allendorf MD, Silvestre-Albero J, Forse AC, Champness NR, Chapman KW, Fairen-Jimenez D. Densified HKUST-1 Monoliths as a Route to High Volumetric and Gravimetric Hydrogen Storage Capacity. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:13729-13739. [PMID: 35876689 PMCID: PMC9354247 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c04608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
We are currently witnessing the dawn of hydrogen (H2) economy, where H2 will soon become a primary fuel for heating, transportation, and long-distance and long-term energy storage. Among diverse possibilities, H2 can be stored as a pressurized gas, a cryogenic liquid, or a solid fuel via adsorption onto porous materials. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as adsorbent materials with the highest theoretical H2 storage densities on both a volumetric and gravimetric basis. However, a critical bottleneck for the use of H2 as a transportation fuel has been the lack of densification methods capable of shaping MOFs into practical formulations while maintaining their adsorptive performance. Here, we report a high-throughput screening and deep analysis of a database of MOFs to find optimal materials, followed by the synthesis, characterization, and performance evaluation of an optimal monolithic MOF (monoMOF) for H2 storage. After densification, this monoMOF stores 46 g L-1 H2 at 50 bar and 77 K and delivers 41 and 42 g L-1 H2 at operating pressures of 25 and 50 bar, respectively, when deployed in a combined temperature-pressure (25-50 bar/77 K → 5 bar/160 K) swing gas delivery system. This performance represents up to an 80% reduction in the operating pressure requirements for delivering H2 gas when compared with benchmark materials and an 83% reduction compared to compressed H2 gas. Our findings represent a substantial step forward in the application of high-density materials for volumetric H2 storage applications.
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- David Gerard Madden
- The Adsorption & Advanced Materials Laboratory (A2ML), Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K.,Department of Chemical Sciences and Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11790-3400, United States
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- The Adsorption & Advanced Materials Laboratory (A2ML), Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K
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- The Adsorption & Advanced Materials Laboratory (A2ML), Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K
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- The Adsorption & Advanced Materials Laboratory (A2ML), Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K
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- The Adsorption & Advanced Materials Laboratory (A2ML), Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K
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- The Adsorption & Advanced Materials Laboratory (A2ML), Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K
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- Nanoscale and Microscale Research Center (nmRC), University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K.,School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, Gif sur Yvette Cedex, Saint-Aubin 91190, France
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- 10 Laboratory for Synchrotron Radiation─Condensed Matter, Paul Scherrer Institute, PSI, 11, Villigen 5232, Switzerland
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados (LMA), Departamento de Química Inorgánica-IUMA, Universidad de Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig 03690, Spain
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- Immaterial Ltd., 25 Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 0FW, U.K
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- Immaterial Ltd., 25 Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 0FW, U.K
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- Materials and Chemical Science and Technology Directorate, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Materials and Chemical Science and Technology Directorate, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Materials and Chemical Science and Technology Directorate, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Materials and Chemical Science and Technology Directorate, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Chemistry, Combustion, and Materials Science Center, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94551, United States
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- Chemistry, Combustion, and Materials Science Center, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94551, United States
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados (LMA), Departamento de Química Inorgánica-IUMA, Universidad de Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig 03690, Spain
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11790-3400, United States
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- The Adsorption & Advanced Materials Laboratory (A2ML), Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K
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Carrington ME, Rampal N, Madden DG, O’Nolan D, Casati NPM, Divitini G, Martín-Illán JÁ, Tricarico M, Cepitis R, Çamur C, Curtin T, Silvestre-Albero J, Tan JC, Zamora F, Taraskin S, Chapman KW, Fairen-Jimenez D. Sol-gel processing of a covalent organic framework for the generation of hierarchically porous monolithic adsorbents. Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2022.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Madden DG, Babu R, Çamur C, Rampal N, Silvestre-Albero J, Curtin T, Fairen-Jimenez D. Monolithic metal-organic frameworks for carbon dioxide separation. Faraday Discuss 2021; 231:51-65. [PMID: 34235530 PMCID: PMC8517963 DOI: 10.1039/d1fd00017a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is both a primary contributor to global warming and a major industrial impurity. Traditional approaches to carbon capture involve corrosive and energy-intensive processes such as liquid amine absorption. Although adsorptive separation has long been a promising alternative to traditional processes, up to this point there has been a lack of appropriate adsorbents capable of capturing CO2 whilst maintaining low regeneration energies. In the context of CO2 capture, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have gained much attention in the past two decades as potential materials. Their tuneable nature allows for precise control over the pore size and chemistry, which allows for the tailoring of their properties for the selective adsorption of CO2. While many candidate materials exist, the amount of research into material shaping for use in industrial processes has been limited. Traditional shaping strategies such as pelletisation involve the use of binders and/or mechanical processes, which can have a detrimental impact on the adsorption properties of the resulting materials or can result in low-density structures with low volumetric adsorption capacities. Herein, we demonstrate the use of a series of monolithic MOFs (monoUiO-66, monoUiO-66-NH2 & monoHKUST-1) for use in gas separation processes.
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- David G Madden
- Adsorption & Advanced Materials Laboratory (A2ML), Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK.
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- Adsorption & Advanced Materials Laboratory (A2ML), Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK.
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- Adsorption & Advanced Materials Laboratory (A2ML), Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK.
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- Adsorption & Advanced Materials Laboratory (A2ML), Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK.
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig, E-03690, Spain
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- Bernal Institute, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Republic of Ireland
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- Adsorption & Advanced Materials Laboratory (A2ML), Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK.
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Wee LH, Vandenbrande S, Rogge SMJ, Wieme J, Asselman K, Jardim EO, Silvestre-Albero J, Navarro JAR, Van Speybroeck V, Martens JA, Kirschhock CEA. Chlorination of a Zeolitic-Imidazolate Framework Tunes Packing and van der Waals Interaction of Carbon Dioxide for Optimized Adsorptive Separation. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:4962-4968. [PMID: 33593065 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c08942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Molecular separation of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) is of growing interest for biogas upgrading, carbon capture and utilization, methane synthesis and for purification of natural gas. Here, we report a new zeolitic-imidazolate framework (ZIF), coined COK-17, with exceptionally high affinity for the adsorption of CO2 by London dispersion forces, mediated by chlorine substituents of the imidazolate linkers. COK-17 is a new type of flexible zeolitic-imidazolate framework Zn(4,5-dichloroimidazolate)2 with the SOD framework topology. Below 200 K it displays a metastable closed-pore phase next to its stable open-pore phase. At temperatures above 200 K, COK-17 always adopts its open-pore structure, providing unique adsorption sites for selective CO2 adsorption and packing through van der Waals interactions with the chlorine groups, lining the walls of the micropores. Localization of the adsorbed CO2 molecules by Rietveld refinement of X-ray diffraction data and periodic density functional theory calculations revealed the presence and nature of different adsorption sites. In agreement with experimental data, grand canonical Monte Carlo simulations of adsorption isotherms of CO2 and CH4 in COK-17 confirmed the role of the chlorine functions of the linkers and demonstrated the superiority of COK-17 compared to other adsorbents such as ZIF-8 and ZIF-71.
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- Lik H Wee
- Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis Characterisation and Application Team (COK-kat), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven B3001, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular Modeling (CMM), Ghent University, Technologiepark 46, Zwijnaarde 9052, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular Modeling (CMM), Ghent University, Technologiepark 46, Zwijnaarde 9052, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular Modeling (CMM), Ghent University, Technologiepark 46, Zwijnaarde 9052, Belgium
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- Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis Characterisation and Application Team (COK-kat), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven B3001, Belgium
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig E-03690, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig E-03690, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Granada, Av. Fuentenueva S/N, Granada 18071, Spain
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- Center for Molecular Modeling (CMM), Ghent University, Technologiepark 46, Zwijnaarde 9052, Belgium
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- Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis Characterisation and Application Team (COK-kat), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven B3001, Belgium
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- Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis Characterisation and Application Team (COK-kat), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven B3001, Belgium
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Reljic S, Broto-Ribas A, Cuadrado-Collados C, Jardim EO, Maspoch D, Imaz I, Silvestre-Albero J. Structural Deterioration of Well-Faceted MOFs upon H 2S Exposure and Its Effect in the Adsorption Performance. Chemistry 2020; 26:17110-17119. [PMID: 33463797 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202002473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
The structural deterioration of archetypical, well-faceted metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) has been evaluated upon exposure to an acidic environment (H2S). Experimental results show that the structural damage highly depends on the nature of the hybrid network (e.g., softness of the metal ions, hydrophilic properties, among others) and the crystallographic orientation of the exposed facets. Microscopy images show that HKUST-1 with well-defined octahedral (111) facets is completely deteriorated, ZIF-8 with preferentially exposed (110) facets exhibits a large external deterioration with the development of holes or cavities in the mesoporous range, whereas UiO-66-NH2 with (111) exposed facets, and PCN-250 with (100) facets does not reflect any sign of surface damage. Despite the selectivity in the external deterioration, X-ray diffraction and gas adsorption measurements confirm that indeed all MOFs suffer an important internal deterioration, these effects being more severe for MOFs based on softer cations (e.g., Cu-based HKUST-1 and Fe-based PCN-250). These structural changes have inevitable important effects in the final adsorption performance for CO2 and CH4 at low and high pressures.
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- Snezana Reljic
- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica-IUMA, Universidad de Alicante, Ctra. San Vicente-Alicante s/n, 03690, San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica-IUMA, Universidad de Alicante, Ctra. San Vicente-Alicante s/n, 03690, San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica-IUMA, Universidad de Alicante, Ctra. San Vicente-Alicante s/n, 03690, San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.,ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010, Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica-IUMA, Universidad de Alicante, Ctra. San Vicente-Alicante s/n, 03690, San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
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Nguyen HGT, Sims CM, Toman B, Horn J, van Zee RD, Thommes M, Ahmad R, Denayer JFM, Baron GV, Napolitano E, Bielewski M, Mangano E, Brandani S, Broom DP, Benham MJ, Dailly A, Dreisbach F, Edubilli S, Gumma S, Möllmer J, Lange M, Tian M, Mays TJ, Shigeoka T, Yamakita S, Hakuman M, Nakada Y, Nakai K, Hwang J, Pini R, Jiang H, Ebner AD, Nicholson MA, Ritter JA, Farrando-Pérez J, Cuadrado-Collados C, Silvestre-Albero J, Tampaxis C, Steriotis T, Řimnáčová D, Švábová M, Vorokhta M, Wang H, Bovens E, Heymans N, De Weireld G. A reference high-pressure CH4 adsorption isotherm for zeolite Y: results of an interlaboratory study. ADSORPTION 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10450-020-00253-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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AbstractThis paper reports the results of an international interlaboratory study led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on the measurement of high-pressure surface excess methane adsorption isotherms on NIST Reference Material RM 8850 (Zeolite Y), at 25 °C up to 7.5 MPa. Twenty laboratories participated in the study and contributed over one-hundred adsorption isotherms of methane on Zeolite Y. From these data, an empirical reference equation was determined, along with a 95% uncertainty interval (Uk=2). By requiring participants to replicate a high-pressure reference isotherm for carbon dioxide adsorption on NIST Reference Material RM 8852 (ZSM-5), this interlaboratory study also demonstrated the usefulness of reference isotherms in evaluating the performance of high-pressure adsorption experiments.
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Cuadrado-Collados C, Mouchaham G, Daemen L, Cheng Y, Ramirez-Cuesta A, Aggarwal H, Missyul A, Eddaoudi M, Belmabkhout Y, Silvestre-Albero J. Quest for an Optimal Methane Hydrate Formation in the Pores of Hydrolytically Stable Metal–Organic Frameworks. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:13391-13397. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c01459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Carlos Cuadrado-Collados
- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Quı́mica Inorgánica-IUMA, Universidad de Alicante, E-03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
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- Functional Materials Design, Discovery & Development Research Group, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Functional Materials Design, Discovery & Development Research Group, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Functional Materials Design, Discovery & Development Research Group, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Functional Materials Design, Discovery & Development Research Group, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Chemical and Biochemical Sciences, Green Process Engineering, Mohamed VI Polytechnic University, Lot 660 − Hay Moulay Rachid, 43150 Ben Guerir, Morocco
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Quı́mica Inorgánica-IUMA, Universidad de Alicante, E-03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
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Gandara-Loe J, Souza BE, Missyul A, Giraldo G, Tan JC, Silvestre-Albero J. MOF-Based Polymeric Nanocomposite Films as Potential Materials for Drug Delivery Devices in Ocular Therapeutics. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2020; 12:30189-30197. [PMID: 32530261 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c07517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Novel MOF-based polymer nanocomposite films were successfully prepared using Zr-based UiO-67 as a metal-organic framework (MOF) and polyurethane (PU) as a polymeric matrix. Synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction (SXRPD) analysis confirms the improved stability of the UiO-67 embedded nanocrystals, and scanning electron microscopy images confirm their homogeneous distribution (average crystal size ∼100-200 nm) within the 50 μm thick film. Accessibility to the inner porous structure of the embedded MOFs was completely suppressed for N2 at cryogenic temperatures. However, ethylene adsorption measurements at 25 °C confirm that at least 45% of the MOF crystals are fully accessible for gas-phase adsorption of nonpolar molecules. Although this partial blockage limits the adsorption performance of the embedded MOFs for ocular drugs (e.g., brimonidine tartrate) compared to the pure MOF, an almost 60-fold improvement in the adsorption capacity was observed for the PU matrix after incorporation of the UiO-67 nanocrystals. The UiO-67@PU nanocomposite exhibits a prolonged release of brimonidine (up to 14 days were quantified). Finally, the combined use of SXRPD, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analyses confirmed the presence of the drug in the nanocomposite film, the stability of the MOF framework and the drug upon loading, and the presence of brimonidine in an amorphous phase once adsorbed. These results open the gate toward the application of these polymeric nanocomposite films for drug delivery in ocular therapeutics, either as a component of a contact lens, in the composition of lacrimal stoppers (e.g., punctal plugs), or in subtenon inserts.
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- J Gandara-Loe
- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica-IUMA, Universidad de Alicante, E-03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
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- Multifunctional Materials & Composites (MMC) Laboratory, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ, U.K
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- CELLS-ALBA Synchrotron, E-08290 Cerdanyola del Vallés, Spain
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- Clínica Clofan, Carrera 48 # 19 A 40, Medellín, Colombia
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- Multifunctional Materials & Composites (MMC) Laboratory, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ, U.K
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica-IUMA, Universidad de Alicante, E-03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
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Haddad S, Abánades Lázaro I, Fantham M, Mishra A, Silvestre-Albero J, Osterrieth JWM, Kaminski Schierle GS, Kaminski CF, Forgan RS, Fairen-Jimenez D. Design of a Functionalized Metal-Organic Framework System for Enhanced Targeted Delivery to Mitochondria. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:6661-6674. [PMID: 32182066 PMCID: PMC7146860 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c00188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Mitochondria play a key role in oncogenesis and constitute one of the most important targets for cancer treatments. Although the most effective way to deliver drugs to mitochondria is by covalently linking them to a lipophilic cation, the in vivo delivery of free drugs still constitutes a critical bottleneck. Herein, we report the design of a mitochondria-targeted metal-organic framework (MOF) that greatly increases the efficacy of a model cancer drug, reducing the required dose to less than 1% compared to the free drug and ca. 10% compared to the nontargeted MOF. The performance of the system is evaluated using a holistic approach ranging from microscopy to transcriptomics. Super-resolution microscopy of MCF-7 cells treated with the targeted MOF system reveals important mitochondrial morphology changes that are clearly associated with cell death as soon as 30 min after incubation. Whole transcriptome analysis of cells indicates widespread changes in gene expression when treated with the MOF system, specifically in biological processes that have a profound effect on cell physiology and that are related to cell death. We show how targeting MOFs toward mitochondria represents a valuable strategy for the development of new drug delivery systems.
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- Salame Haddad
- Adsorption
& Advanced Materials Laboratory (AAML), Department of Chemical
Engineering & Biotechnology, University
of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K.
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- WestCHEM
School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Joseph Black Building, University
Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
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- Laser
Analytics Group, Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K.
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- Cambridge
Infinitus Research Centre, Department of Chemical Engineering &
Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K.
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- Laboratorio
de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto
Universitario de Materiales, Universidad
de Alicante, E-03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
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- Adsorption
& Advanced Materials Laboratory (AAML), Department of Chemical
Engineering & Biotechnology, University
of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K.
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- Molecular
Neuroscience Group, Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K.
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- Laser
Analytics Group, Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K.
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- WestCHEM
School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Joseph Black Building, University
Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
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- Adsorption
& Advanced Materials Laboratory (AAML), Department of Chemical
Engineering & Biotechnology, University
of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K.
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Connolly BM, Aragones-Anglada M, Gandara-Loe J, Danaf NA, Lamb DC, Mehta JP, Vulpe D, Wuttke S, Silvestre-Albero J, Moghadam PZ, Wheatley AEH, Fairen-Jimenez D. Tuning porosity in macroscopic monolithic metal-organic frameworks for exceptional natural gas storage. Nat Commun 2019; 10:2345. [PMID: 31138802 PMCID: PMC6538620 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10185-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Widespread access to greener energy is required in order to mitigate the effects of climate change. A significant barrier to cleaner natural gas usage lies in the safety/efficiency limitations of storage technology. Despite highly porous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) demonstrating record-breaking gas-storage capacities, their conventionally powdered morphology renders them non-viable. Traditional powder shaping utilising high pressure or chemical binders collapses porosity or creates low-density structures with reduced volumetric adsorption capacity. Here, we report the engineering of one of the most stable MOFs, Zr-UiO-66, without applying pressure or binders. The process yields centimetre-sized monoliths, displaying high microporosity and bulk density. We report the inclusion of variable, narrow mesopore volumes to the monoliths’ macrostructure and use this to optimise the pore-size distribution for gas uptake. The optimised mixed meso/microporous monoliths demonstrate Type II adsorption isotherms to achieve benchmark volumetric working capacities for methane and carbon dioxide. This represents a critical advance in the design of air-stable, conformed MOFs for commercial gas storage. While metal–organic frameworks exhibit record-breaking gas storage capacities, their typically powdered form hinders their industrial applicability. Here, the authors engineer UiO-66 into centimetre-sized monoliths with optimal pore-size distributions, achieving benchmark volumetric working capacities for both CH4 and CO2.
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- B M Connolly
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.,Adsorption & Advanced Materials (AAM) Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Dr, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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- Adsorption & Advanced Materials (AAM) Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Dr, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, Ctra. San Vicente-Alicante s/n, E-03690, San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for NanoScience (CeNS), Nanosystems Initiative Munich, Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-Univerität, München (LMU), Butenandtstrasse 11, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for NanoScience (CeNS), Nanosystems Initiative Munich, Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-Univerität, München (LMU), Butenandtstrasse 11, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.,Adsorption & Advanced Materials (AAM) Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Dr, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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- Adsorption & Advanced Materials (AAM) Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Dr, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for NanoScience (CeNS), Nanosystems Initiative Munich, Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-Univerität, München (LMU), Butenandtstrasse 11, 81377, Munich, Germany.,School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, LN6 7TS, UK
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, Ctra. San Vicente-Alicante s/n, E-03690, San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.
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- Adsorption & Advanced Materials (AAM) Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Dr, Cambridge, CB3 0AS, UK.
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- Lars Borchardt
- Department Inorganic Chemistry; TU Dresden; Bergstrasse 66 D-01062 Dresden Germany
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica-IUMA; Universidad de Alicante; Ctra. San Vicente del Raspeig-Alicante s/n E-03690 San Vicente del Raspeig Spain
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Łamacz A, Matus K, Liszka B, Silvestre-Albero J, Lafjah M, Dintzer T, Janowska I. The impact of synthesis method of CNT supported CeZrO 2 and Ni-CeZrO 2 on catalytic activity in WGS reaction. Catal Today 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2017.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Tian T, Zeng Z, Vulpe D, Casco ME, Divitini G, Midgley PA, Silvestre-Albero J, Tan JC, Moghadam PZ, Fairen-Jimenez D. A sol-gel monolithic metal-organic framework with enhanced methane uptake. Nat Mater 2018; 17:174-179. [PMID: 29251723 DOI: 10.1038/nmat5050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 206] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A critical bottleneck for the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel has been the development of materials capable of storing it in a sufficiently compact form at ambient temperature. Here we report the synthesis of a porous monolithic metal-organic framework (MOF), which after successful packing and densification reaches 259 cm3 (STP) cm-3 capacity. This is the highest value reported to date for conformed shape porous solids, and represents a greater than 50% improvement over any previously reported experimental value. Nanoindentation tests on the monolithic MOF showed robust mechanical properties, with hardness at least 130% greater than that previously measured in its conventional MOF counterparts. Our findings represent a substantial step in the application of mechanically robust conformed and densified MOFs for high volumetric energy storage and other industrial applications.
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- Tian Tian
- Adsorption and Advanced Materials (AAM) Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, UK
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- Multifunctional Materials & Composites (MMC) Laboratory, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ, UK
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- Adsorption and Advanced Materials (AAM) Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, UK
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, Ctra. San Vicente-Alicante s/n, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
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- Electron Microscopy Group, Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, UK
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- Electron Microscopy Group, Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, UK
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, Ctra. San Vicente-Alicante s/n, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
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- Multifunctional Materials & Composites (MMC) Laboratory, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ, UK
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- Adsorption and Advanced Materials (AAM) Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, UK
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- Adsorption and Advanced Materials (AAM) Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, UK
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Jandosov J, Mikhalovska L, Howell C, Chenchik D, Kosher B, Lyubchik S, Silvestre-Albero J, Ablaikhanova N, Srailova G, Tuleukhanov S, Mikhalovsky S. Synthesis, Morphostructure, Surface Chemistry and Preclinical Studies of Nanoporous Rice Husk-Derived Biochars for Gastrointestinal Detoxification. Eurasian Chem Tech J 2017. [DOI: 10.18321/ectj678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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This article summarizes the methodology of synthesis, surface functionalization and structural properties of rice husk-derived nanostructured carbon enterosorbents (biochars) in connection with the preliminary in vitro study results of uraemic toxin adsorption in model experiments, as well as preclinical trials in vivo. The obtained nanostructured carbon sorbents were studied using a number of modern physicochemical methods of investigation: low-temperature nitrogen adsorption, isotherms recording and calculation of the specific surface area, pore volumes were carried out using the Autosorb-1 "Quantachrome" device. Scanning electron microscopy and EDS-analysis. Mercury intrusion porosimetry analysis of the ACs were accomplished using "Quantachrome Poremaster" data analysis software. In vitro adsorption results assessed by use of HPLC and UV-spectroscopy for the nanostructured carbon sorbents with respect to the investigated low-molecule toxins suggest that the rice husks-derived carbon enterosorbents modified with the functional groups are able to reduce clinically significant levels of uraemic toxins and are comparable to the commercial enterosorbents. Based on the results of the comparative analysis for biocompatibility of canine kidney epithelial cells it was determined that the samples of the modified sorbents CRH-P-450 and CRH-475-KOH-850-N do not exhibit cytotoxicity in comparison with the commercial carbon enterosorbent «Adsorbix Extra». According to the results of the in vivo studies, it was determined that there was a positive effect of the enterosorbent CRH-P-450 on uremia and intoxication.
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Rojas-Mayorga CK, Mendoza-Castillo DI, Bonilla-Petriciolet A, Silvestre-Albero J. Tailoring the adsorption behavior of bone char for heavy metal removal from aqueous solution. ADSORPT SCI TECHNOL 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/0263617416658891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- CK Rojas-Mayorga
- Laboratorio de Ingeniería y Tecnología del Agua, Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México
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- Laboratorio de Ingeniería y Tecnología del Agua, Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico; CONACYT, Cátedras Jóvenes Investigadores, México
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- Laboratorio de Ingeniería y Tecnología del Agua, Instituto Tecnológico de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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Casco ME, Cheng YQ, Daemen LL, Fairen-Jimenez D, Ramos-Fernández EV, Ramirez-Cuesta AJ, Silvestre-Albero J. Gate-opening effect in ZIF-8: the first experimental proof using inelastic neutron scattering. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:3639-42. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc10222g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Gate-opening effect. Inelastic neutron scattering experiments show that nitrogen exposure induces the swinging of the –CH3 groups and the imidazolate linkers in ZIF-8, this being the origin of the gate-opening effect.
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- M. E. Casco
- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto Universitario de Materiales
- Universidad de Alicante
- Spain
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Chemical and Engineering Materials Division
- Oak Ridge
- USA
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Chemical and Engineering Materials Division
- Oak Ridge
- USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- University of Cambridge
- Cambridge CB2 3RA
- UK
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto Universitario de Materiales
- Universidad de Alicante
- Spain
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Chemical and Engineering Materials Division
- Oak Ridge
- USA
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto Universitario de Materiales
- Universidad de Alicante
- Spain
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Silva FD, Magalhães G, Jardim E, Silvestre-Albero J, Sepúlveda-Escribano A, de Azevedo D, de Lucena S. CO2 Adsorption on Ionic Liquid—Modified Cu-BTC: Experimental and Simulation Study. ADSORPT SCI TECHNOL 2015. [DOI: 10.1260/0263-6174.33.2.223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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- F.W.M. da Silva
- Grupo de Pesquisa em Separações por Adsorção (GPSA), Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal do Cearà, Campus do PICI, Fortaleza, Brasil
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- Grupo de Pesquisa em Separações por Adsorção (GPSA), Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal do Cearà, Campus do PICI, Fortaleza, Brasil
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto Universitario de Materiales de Alicante, Universidad de Alicante, Apartado 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto Universitario de Materiales de Alicante, Universidad de Alicante, Apartado 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto Universitario de Materiales de Alicante, Universidad de Alicante, Apartado 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
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- Grupo de Pesquisa em Separações por Adsorção (GPSA), Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal do Cearà, Campus do PICI, Fortaleza, Brasil
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- Grupo de Pesquisa em Separações por Adsorção (GPSA), Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal do Cearà, Campus do PICI, Fortaleza, Brasil
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Casco ME, Fernández-Catalá J, Martínez-Escandell M, Rodríguez-Reinoso F, Ramos-Fernández EV, Silvestre-Albero J. Improved mechanical stability of HKUST-1 in confined nanospace. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:14191-4. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc05107j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Confinement of HKUST-1 in the cavities of a specially designed activated carbon allows us to improve the mechanical stability of the hybrid system, MOF@AC, while preserving the excellent adsorption properties of the parent MOF.
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- M. E. Casco
- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto Universitario de Materiales
- Universidad de Alicante
- E-03690 San Vicente del Raspeig
- Spain
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto Universitario de Materiales
- Universidad de Alicante
- E-03690 San Vicente del Raspeig
- Spain
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto Universitario de Materiales
- Universidad de Alicante
- E-03690 San Vicente del Raspeig
- Spain
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto Universitario de Materiales
- Universidad de Alicante
- E-03690 San Vicente del Raspeig
- Spain
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto Universitario de Materiales
- Universidad de Alicante
- E-03690 San Vicente del Raspeig
- Spain
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto Universitario de Materiales
- Universidad de Alicante
- E-03690 San Vicente del Raspeig
- Spain
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- Koki Takenaka
- Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-Cho, Inage-Ku, Chiba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-Cho, Inage-Ku, Chiba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-Cho, Inage-Ku, Chiba, Japan
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- Center for General Education, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-Cho, Inage-Ku, Chiba, Japan
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- Laboratory for Advanced Materials, University of Alicante, Carretera San Vicente-Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-Cho, Inage-Ku, Chiba, Japan
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Linares N, Silvestre-Albero AM, Serrano E, Silvestre-Albero J, Garcia-Martinez J. ChemInform Abstract: Mesoporous Materials for Clean Energy Technologies. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/chin.201503224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Parkkima O, Silvestre-Albero A, Silvestre-Albero J, Karppinen M. Oxygen-Nonstoichiometric YBaCo4O7+δ as a Catalyst in H2O2 Oxidation of Cyclohexene. Catal Letters 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-014-1408-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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López-Salas N, Jardim EO, Silvestre-Albero A, Gutiérrez MC, Ferrer ML, Rodríguez-Reinoso F, Silvestre-Albero J, del Monte F. Use of eutectic mixtures for preparation of monolithic carbons with CO₂-adsorption and gas-separation capabilities. Langmuir 2014; 30:12220-12228. [PMID: 25255054 DOI: 10.1021/la5034146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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With global warming becoming one of the main problems our society is facing nowadays, there is an urgent demand to develop materials suitable for CO2 storage as well as for gas separation. Within this context, hierarchical porous structures are of great interest for in-flow applications because of the desirable combination of an extensive internal reactive surface along narrow nanopores with facile molecular transport through broad "highways" leading to and from these pores. Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have been recently used in the synthesis of carbon monoliths exhibiting a bicontinuous porous structure composed of continuous macroporous channels and a continuous carbon network that contains a certain microporosity and provides considerable surface area. In this work, we have prepared two DESs for the preparation of two hierarchical carbon monoliths with different compositions (e.g., either nitrogen-doped or not) and structure. It is worth noting that DESs played a capital role in the synthesis of hierarchical carbon monoliths not only promoting the spinodal decomposition that governs the formation of the bicontinuous porous structure but also providing the precursors required to tailor the composition and the molecular sieve structure of the resulting carbons. We have studied the performance of these two carbons for CO2, N2, and CH4 adsorption in both monolithic and powdered form. We have also studied the selective adsorption of CO2 versus CH4 in equilibrium and dynamic conditions. We found that these materials combined a high CO2-sorption capacity besides an excellent CO2/N2 and CO2/CH4 selectivity and, interestingly, this performance was preserved when processed in both monolithic and powdered form.
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- N López-Salas
- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid-ICMM, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-CSIC , Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Silvestre-Albero A, Silvestre-Albero J, Martínez-Escandell M, Rodríguez-Reinoso F. Micro/Mesoporous Activated Carbons Derived from Polyaniline: Promising Candidates for CO2 Adsorption. Ind Eng Chem Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1021/ie5013129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Ana Silvestre-Albero
- Laboratorio
de Materiales
Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica −
Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, Ap. 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
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- Laboratorio
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Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica −
Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, Ap. 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
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- Laboratorio
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Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica −
Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, Ap. 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
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- Laboratorio
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Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica −
Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, Ap. 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
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Abdelouahab-Reddam Z, Wahby A, Mail RE, Silvestre-Albero J, Rodríguez-Reinoso F, Sepúlveda-Escribano A. Activated Carbons Impregnated with Na2S and H2SO4: Texture, Surface Chemistry and Application to Mercury Removal from Aqueous Solutions. ADSORPT SCI TECHNOL 2014. [DOI: 10.1260/0263-6174.32.2-3.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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- Z. Abdelouahab-Reddam
- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto Universitario de Materiales de Alicante, Universidad de Alicante, Apartado 99, E-03080, Alicante, Spain
- Equipe de Recherche Chimie de l'Eau et Pollution Atmosphérique, Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université Abdelmalek Essaadi, Tétouan, Morocco
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto Universitario de Materiales de Alicante, Universidad de Alicante, Apartado 99, E-03080, Alicante, Spain
- Equipe de Recherche Chimie de l'Eau et Pollution Atmosphérique, Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université Abdelmalek Essaadi, Tétouan, Morocco
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- Equipe de Recherche Chimie de l'Eau et Pollution Atmosphérique, Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université Abdelmalek Essaadi, Tétouan, Morocco
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto Universitario de Materiales de Alicante, Universidad de Alicante, Apartado 99, E-03080, Alicante, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto Universitario de Materiales de Alicante, Universidad de Alicante, Apartado 99, E-03080, Alicante, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto Universitario de Materiales de Alicante, Universidad de Alicante, Apartado 99, E-03080, Alicante, Spain
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Silvestre-Albero A, Grau-Atienza A, Serrano E, García-Martínez J, Silvestre-Albero J. Desilication of TS-1 zeolite for the oxidation of bulky molecules. CATAL COMMUN 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2013.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Briceño K, Silvestre-Albero J, Silvestre-Albero A, Calvo J, Montane D, García-Valls R, Hernández A, Rodríguez-Reinoso F. Characterization of Carbon Molecular Sieve Membranes Supported on Ceramic Tubes. ADSORPT SCI TECHNOL 2013. [DOI: 10.1260/0263-6174.31.2-3.233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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- K. Briceño
- Department d'Enginyeria Quimica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Av. Paisos Catalans, 26, E-43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Alicante, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Alicante, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Facultad Ciencias, Universidad de Valladolid, E-47071 Valladolid, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Bioenergy and Biofuels Division, Building N5, C/Marcel·lí Domingo 2, E-43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Department d'Enginyeria Quimica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Av. Paisos Catalans, 26, E-43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Facultad Ciencias, Universidad de Valladolid, E-47071 Valladolid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Alicante, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
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Vernimmen J, Guidotti M, Silvestre-Albero J, Jardim EO, Mertens M, Lebedev OI, Van Tendeloo G, Psaro R, Rodríguez-Reinoso F, Meynen V, Cool P. Immersion calorimetry as a tool to evaluate the catalytic performance of titanosilicate materials in the epoxidation of cyclohexene. Langmuir 2011; 27:3618-3625. [PMID: 21344926 DOI: 10.1021/la104808v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Different types of titanosilicates are synthesized, structurally characterized, and subsequently catalytically tested in the liquid-phase epoxidation of cyclohexene. The performance of three types of combined zeolitic/mesoporous materials is compared with that of widely studied Ti-grafted-MCM-41 molecular sieve and the TS-1 microporous titanosilicate. The catalytic test results are correlated with the structural characteristics of the different catalysts. Moreover, for the first time, immersion calorimetry with the same substrate molecule as in the catalytic test reaction is applied as an extra means to interpret the catalytic results. A good correlation between catalytic performance and immersion calorimetry results is found. This work points out that the combination of catalytic testing and immersion calorimetry can lead to important insights into the influence of the materials structural characteristics on catalysis. Moreover, the potential of using immersion calorimetry as a screening tool for catalysts in epoxidation reactions is shown.
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- Jarian Vernimmen
- Laboratory of Adsorption and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, CDE, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.
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Vasanth Kumar K, de Castro MM, Martinez-Escandell M, Molina-Sabio M, Silvestre-Albero J, Rodriguez-Reinoso F. A continuous site energy distribution function from Redlich–Peterson isotherm for adsorption on heterogeneous surfaces. Chem Phys Lett 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2010.04.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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López T, Figueras F, Manjarrez J, Bustos J, Alvarez M, Silvestre-Albero J, Rodríguez-Reinoso F, Martínez-Ferre A, Martínez E. Catalytic nanomedicine: A new field in antitumor treatment using supported platinum nanoparticles. In vitro DNA degradation and in vivo tests with C6 animal model on Wistar rats. Eur J Med Chem 2010; 45:1982-90. [PMID: 20153564 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2010.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2009] [Revised: 12/29/2009] [Accepted: 01/19/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Silvestre-Albero J, Borasio M, Rupprechter G, Freund HJ. Combined UHV and ambient pressure studies of 1,3-butadiene adsorption and reaction on Pd(1 1 1) by GC, IRAS and XPS. CATAL COMMUN 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2006.06.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Silvestre-Albero J, Rupprechter G, Freund HJ. From Pd nanoparticles to single crystals: 1,3-butadiene hydrogenation on well-defined model catalysts. Chem Commun (Camb) 2006:80-2. [PMID: 16353099 DOI: 10.1039/b513030a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Although 1,3-butadiene hydrogenation is known to be a structure-sensitive reaction, correlation of the catalytic activity with the exact Pd particle surface structure shows that the reaction is in fact particle size independent.
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Silvestre-Albero J, Sepúlveda-Escribano A, Rodríguez-Reinoso F, Anderson JA. Infrared study of CO and 2-butenal co-adsorption on Zn modified Pt/CeO2–SiO2catalysts. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2003. [DOI: 10.1039/b209446k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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