McKinstry, C., Cathcart, R.J., Cussen, E.J. et al. (3 more authors) (2016) Scalable continuous solvothermal synthesis of metal organic framework (MOF-5) crystals. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, 285. pp. 718-725. ISSN 1385-8947
Abstract
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are well suited as nanoporous materials for applications such as gas storage, catalysis and in medical devices. Literature predominantly covers information on the batch synthesis of MOF-5, however, for an industrially viable product to be formed, bridging the gap to scalable continuous processing is essential. Here, we show that crystals of MOF-5 can be formed in a scalable solvothermal continuous process with a maximum space time yield of nearly 1000 kg m3 day1 . Analysis of the solid output as a function of time, in conjunction with variation of concentration of the feed supply, shows high purity MOF-5 is produced using a continuous system, with potentially high throughput on scale up. We also show that the output can be increased by increasing the concentration of reactants in the system, albeit resulting in a reduced surface area. The two most common solvents currently used for MOF-5 production are also compared to identify a more economically viable process.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Manufacturing; Microporous materials; Zn4O(BDC)(3) |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 11 Apr 2016 11:54 |
Last Modified: | 18 Nov 2016 17:10 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2015.10.023 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.cej.2015.10.023 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:97319 |