Shape- and Morphology-Controlled Sustainable Synthesis of Cu, Co, and In Metal Organic Frameworks with High CO2Capture Capacity

• DOI: 10.1021/sc300036p
• Publication Date: 2012-11-06T13:32:45Z
• Authors: Pradip Sarawade; Hua Tan; Vivek Polshettiwar
• Keywords: Thermogravimetric analysis; Morphology

We studied the effects of various surfactants on shape and morphology three metal organic frameworks (MOFs), i.e., Co-MOF, Cu-MOF, In-MOF, which were synthesized under microwave irradiation. The as-synthesized materials characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), nitrogen sorption. irradiation time, temperature, surfactant template investigated. synthetic parameters, including type reaction played crucial roles in size, shape, MOF microcrystals. also evaluated these MOFs as sorbents for capturing CO2. Of materials, Cu-MOF demonstrated highest CO2 capture capacity, even at atmospheric pressure ambient temperature.