Recent Advances in Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis, Characterization and Application

Dear Colleagues,

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are among the most promising novel materials, which was first introduced in 1990. They are a new class of crystalline porous hybrid materials with high porosity, large specific surface area and adjustable channel structure and biocompatibility. MOFs are formed by the assembly of two components: Cluster or metal ion nodes and organic linkers between them, usually giving rise to crystalline structures with an open framework and significant porous texture development. Recently, they have been investigated with increasing interest for energy storage and conversion, gas adsorption/separation, membranes, catalysis, sensing and biomedicine.

Here, we are greatly honored to assemble a special issue of the latest research work on MOFs toward their synthesis, characterization and application. Some of the key topics relevant to this Special Issue are:

• Synthesis and characterization of novel MOFs or MOF-based materials;
• SPE application;
• Porous MOFs for adsorption and gas storage/capture;
• Drug delivery application with MOF based-materials;
• Catalysis and photocatalysis with MOFs and MOF-based materials;
• Synthesis of MOFs for chemical sensing;
• Energy storage in MOFs;
• CO₂ capture with MOFs and MOF-based materials.

We hope that this special issue will provide the readers some representative and exciting views regarding the new development and utilization of MOFs and MOF-related materials.

Dr. Sumei Li
Guest Editor

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• metal organic framework
• CO₂ capture
• adsorption
• catalysis
• sample preparation
• sensors