Adding a polymer stabilizes collapsing metal-organic frameworks
Date | 19th, Jul 2019 |
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Source | Phys.org - Scientific News Websites |
DESCRIPTION
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a special class of sponge-like materials with nano-sized pores. The nanopores lead to record-breaking internal surface areas, up to 7800 m2 in a single gram. This feature makes MOFs extremely versatile materials with multiple uses, such as separating petrochemicals and gases, mimicking DNA, hydrogen production and removing heavy metals, fluoride anions, and even gold from water—to name a few.