Improvement of hydrothermal stability of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks

• DOI: 10.1039/c3cc45308a
• Publication Date: 2013-08-08T08:35:50Z
• Authors: Xinlei Liu; Yanshuo Li; Yujie Ban; Yuan Peng; Hua Jin; Helge Bux; Longya Xu; Jürgen Caro; Weishen Yang
• Keywords: Imidazolate; Zeolitic imidazolate framework; Hydrothermal Synthesis

The metal-organic framework ZIF-8, which undergoes hydrolysis under hydrothermal conditions, is endowed with high water-resistance after a shell-ligand-exchange-reaction. stabilized ZIF-8 retains its structural characteristics improved application performances in adsorption and membrane separation.