Porous Organic Polymers for Adsorption, Storage, Separation and Catalysis

Dear Colleagues,

Porous organic polymers (POPs) have recently emerged as smart materials for carbon capture, storage, separation, and catalysis. These materials have gained significant interest in the scientific communities because of their low density, high stability, large surface area, and the possibility to customize their pore volume, size, and modifications. Using such materials, several parameters can be tuned towards achieving high carbon capture, storage, and separation. POPs have also gained significant attention in catalysis, since this sort of catalyst bridges the gap between homogenous and heterogeneous catalysis. Using POPs, three different sorts of catalysis can be achieved: organocatalysis, homogenous metal complex-based catalysis, and nanoparticle-based catalysis.

Within this context, the aim of this Special Issue is to collect articles describing POPs synthesis and applications in carbon capture, storage, separation, and catalysis. From a materials’ perspective, amorphous as well as crystalline porous materials (e.g., covalent organic frameworks (COFs) and covalent triazine frameworks (CTFs)) are of interest. Regarding applications, the scope of the POPs will be extended to dye adsorption, separation of organic pollutants, and chiral separation, in addition to carbon capture, storage, and separation. Organic transformation and the catalytic reactivity of POPs in flow synthesis photocatalysis and electrocatalysis will also be covered in this Special Issue.

Dr. Himanshu Sekhar Jena
Guest Editor

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