Recent Research on Porous Organic Polymers and Their Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Over the last few decades, a wide variety of porous organic polymers (e.g., crystalline covalent organic frameworks (COFs)) and various amorphous networks, such as conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs), hyper-crosslinked polymers (HCPs), porous aromatic frameworks (PAFs), and covalent triazine frameworks (CTFs), have been developed. Thanks to the wide range of molecular building linkers, including heterocyclic, aromatic, and aliphatic active linkers, as well as the control of the structure and functionality in porous organic polymers, there has been a spike in interest in porous organic polymers since their discovery that likely surpasses the interest inspired by any other polymers. All of these porous polymer networks, with the exception of COFs, are generally amorphous, disorderly structures. However, because of their high surface areas, homogenous pore sizes, and large number of channels and active sites, porous organic polymers have a wide range of practical applications, such as the encapsulation of chemicals, separations, photocatalytic H₂ evolution, water treatment, drug delivery, batteries, as well as bio- and chemosensing. Despite extensive study in the field of porous organic polymers, the synthetic strategy and applications of porous organic polymers are still in their infancy compared to other conventional polymers.

This Special Issue on " Recent Research on Porous Organic Polymers  and Their Applications" is inspired by the growing interest porous polymers. It will explore the most current scientific advances in organic porous polymers, including their production, characteristics, and applications. Topics of interest include (i) covalent organic frameworks; (ii) conjugated microporous polymers; (iii) covalent triazine frameworks; (iv) hypercrosslinked polymers; (v) supercapacitors; (vi) water treatment; (vii) chemosensors; and (viii) photocatalytic hydrogen evolution.

Dr. Ahmed F. M. EL-Mahdy
Guest Editor

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