Inorganic Polymers, Metal–Organic Frameworks, and Their Derivatives as Catalysts
A special issue of Inorganics (ISSN 2304-6740). This special issue belongs to the section "Organometallic Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 313
Special Issue Editors
Interests: inorganic polymers; metal organic frameworks; heterogeneous catalysis; olefin oxidation; CO2 valorization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Extended Inorganic Materials and their derivatives continue to attract significant interest due to the remarkable properties they possess, corresponding metallic centers, and the diversity of designs enabled by the use of a variety of organic ligands. Within this family, 1D, 2D, and 3D inorganic polymers can present as chains, layers, or metal–organic frameworks.
Metal–organic frameworks are a versatile compound member of the inorganic polymers family. MOFs gained prominence at the beginning of the 2000s and rapidly expanded into diverse areas of chemistry and material science. Their structural properties, stability, dimensionality, and, most importantly, high surface area make MOFs vital for a number of catalytic processes.
Sustainable chemistry is of growing global importance, and multiple catalytic applications have been developed in the following areas: valorization of CO2, generation of fuels from biomass, reducing water in fuel cells, and use in a large number of hydrogenation or oxidation reactions in which involucrate MOFs are used as catalysts.
Heterogeneous catalysis, electrocatalysis, and photocatalysis have increasingly been used in the last decade to produce MOFs. Moreover, MOF-derived materials obtained by means of controlled pyrolysis present interesting potential as novel catalytic materials.
This Special Issue invites you to submit your novel research on 1D, 2D and 3D inorganic polymers, metal–organic frameworks, and their derivatives as catalysts within any field related to catalytic processes.
Dr. Patricio Cancino
Dr. Pedro A. Aguirre
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- metal–organic frameworks
- heterogeneous catalysis
- photocatalysis
- electrocatalysis
- green chemistry
- material science
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