Weidong Fan

ORCID: 0000-0002-7139-4137
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Research Areas
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
  • Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
  • Crystal structures of chemical compounds
  • Metal complexes synthesis and properties

Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2012-2025

China University of Petroleum, East China
2016-2025

Southern Medical University
2022-2024

Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter
2024

Chinese Academy of Sciences
2024

National University of Singapore
2017-2023

State Council of the People's Republic of China
2015-2020

Aluminum Corporation of China (China)
2020

Central South University
2020

Sinopec (China)
2020

Adsorptive separation of acetylene (C2H2) from carbon dioxide (CO2) promises a practical way to produce high-purity C2H2 required for industrial applications. However, challenges exist in the pore environment engineering porous materials recognize two molecules due their similar molecular sizes and physical properties. Herein, we report strategy optimize environments multivariate metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) efficient C2H2/CO2 by tuning metal components, functionalized linkers, terminal...

10.1021/jacs.0c00805 article EN Journal of the American Chemical Society 2020-03-19

Three versatile amino-functionalized In<sup>III</sup>/Al<sup>III</sup>/Zr<sup>IV</sup>-MOFs with high-physicochemical stability for gas storage/separation, water purification and catalysis.

10.1039/c8ta07839d article EN Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2018-01-01

Ethylene (C2H4) and propylene (C3H6) are important energy sources raw materials in the chemical industry. Storage separation of C2H4 C3H6 vital to their practical application. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) having adjustable structures pore environments promising candidates for C3H6/C2H4 separation. Herein, we obtained a Cu-based MOF synthesized by H3TTCA pyrazine ligands. By adding different functional groups on ligands within MOFs, adjusted, thus, storage capacity efficiency improved....

10.1021/acscentsci.9b00423 article EN publisher-specific-oa ACS Central Science 2019-06-24

Abstract The separation of ethylene (C 2 H 4 ) from a mixture ethane 6 ), and acetylene at normal temperature pressure is significant challenge. sieving effect pores powerless due to the similar molecular size kinetic diameter these molecules. We report new modification method based on stable ftw topological Zr‐MOF platform ( MOF‐525 ). Introduction cyclopentadiene cobalt functional group led ftw‐type MOFs materials UPC‐612 UPC‐613 which increase host‐guest interaction achieve efficient...

10.1002/anie.202100782 article EN Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2021-03-04

Ordered and flexible porous frameworks with solution processability are highly desirable to fabricate continuous large-scale membranes for the efficient gas separation. Herein, first microporous hydrogen-bonded organic framework (HOF) membrane has been fabricated by an optimized solution-processing technique. The exhibits superior stability because of abundant hydrogen bonds strong π-π interactions. Thanks HOF structure, possesses unprecedented pressure-responsive H2 /N2 separation...

10.1002/anie.201914548 article EN Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2019-12-13

The structural diversity of highly connected metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) has long been limited due to the scarcity metal clusters and corresponding available topology. Herein, we deliberately chose a series tritopic linkers with multiple substituents construct rare-earth (RE) MOFs. steric hindrance these can be systematically tuned generate various linker rotamers tunable configurations symmetries. For example, methyl-functionalized (L-CH3) C2 v symmetry exhibits larger hindrance,...

10.1021/jacs.9b00122 article EN Journal of the American Chemical Society 2019-04-05

Acetylene (C2 H2 ) removal from ethylene H4 is a crucial step in the production of polymer-grade C2 but remains daunting challenge because similar physicochemical properties and . Currently energy-intensive cryogenic distillation processes are used to separate two gases industrially. A robust ultramicroporous metal-organic framework (MOF), Ni3 (pzdc)2 (7 Hade)2 , reported for efficient /C2 separation. The MOF comprises hydrogen-bonded linked one-dimensional (1D) chains, features high-density...

10.1002/anie.202009446 article EN Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2020-07-22

Membrane technology is attractive for natural gas separation (removing CO2, H2O, and hydrocarbons from CH4) because of membranes' low energy consumption small environmental footprint. Compared to polymeric membranes, microporous inorganic membranes such as silicoaluminophosphate-34 (SAPO-34) membrane can retain their performance under conditions close industrial requirements. However, moisture in be strongly adsorbed the pores those thereby reducing performance. Herein, we report fabrication...

10.1021/jacs.1c08404 article EN Journal of the American Chemical Society 2021-10-05

Abstract Isoreticular functionalization is a well‐elucidated strategy for pore environment tuning and the basis of gas separation performance in extended frameworks. The extension this approach to discrete porous molecules such as metal‐organic cages (MOCs) conceptually straightforward but hindered by synthetic complications, especially stability concerns. We report successful isoreticular zirconium MOC with tetrazole moiety bottom‐up synthesis. title compound (ZrT‐1‐tetrazol) shows...

10.1002/anie.202102585 article EN Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2021-05-07

Metal-organic framework (MOF)-based membranes, featuring potential molecular sieving effects and therefore capable of surmounting the ubiquitous trade-off between membrane selectivity permeability, hold great promise for multitudinous chemical separations. Nevertheless, it remains highly challenging large-area fabrication ultrathin MOF membranes with variable thickness, homogeneity, preferential orientation. Herein, this work reports facile (down to 20 nm) NUS-8 in (>200 cm2 ) yet...

10.1002/adma.202211859 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Advanced Materials 2023-02-28

Abstract One‐step purification of ethylene from ternary mixtures (C 2 H , C 4 and 6 ) can greatly reduce the energy consumption separation process, but it is extremely challenging. Herein, we use crystal engineering reticular chemistry to introduce unsaturated bonds (ethynyl alkyne) into ligands, successfully design synthesized two novel Zr‐MOCs (ZrT‐1‐ethenyl ZrT‐1‐alkyne). The introduction carbon‐carbon provides abundant adsorption sites within framework while modulating pore window size....

10.1002/anie.202407240 article EN Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2024-06-06

The storage and separation of C2H2 CO2 require specific porous materials having surfaces onto which or molecular can be selectively adsorbed. Through the modification a multifunctional ligand with −F, −Cl, −NH2, −CH3, −OCH3, inorganic secondary building units (SBUs) bipy-N ligands (dimethylamine, pyridine, 4-aminopyridine, isonicotinic acid) based on microporous Ni-MOF, pore environment optimization is realized, achieving enhancement adsorption performances CO2. uptakes vary from 178.4 to...

10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b04783 article EN ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2018-12-27

By combining COF-TpPa and GO <italic>via</italic> hot pressing, the composite membrane exhibited simultaneously improved water permeance dye rejection rate.

10.1039/c9ta07684k article EN Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2019-01-01

A coral-like NiSe@NC nanohybrid derived from Ni-MOFs has been synthesized. The performance of the complex in hydrogen evolution reaction at all pH values was studied.

10.1039/c8nr06877a article EN Nanoscale 2018-01-01

A 3D non-interpenetrating porous metal–organic framework shows electrocatalytic activity for water oxidation in alkaline solution.

10.1039/c5dt04025f article EN Dalton Transactions 2015-11-13
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