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MOF-Derived Metal Sulfides and Their Composites: Synthesis and Their Electrochemical Water Splitting

  • Zhengxin Fei,
  • Yupeng Song,
  • Mingyi Wu,
  • Yifang Wu,
  • Yingying Chen,
  • Dae Joon Kang,
  • Chaoqun Bian and
  • Yongteng Qian

1 October 2025

Owing to their tunable electronic structures, exceptional structural stability, and superior catalytic performance, metal–organic framework (MOF)-derived metal sulfides have emerged as promising candidates for use in energy conversion systems....

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1 Citations
2,429 Views
23 Pages

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are a novel type of porous crystalline materials assembled from metal ions and organic linkers. Their derivatives can inherit characteristics such as high specific surface area, tunable porosity, and unique topol...

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35 Citations
6,380 Views
14 Pages

Metal–Organic Framework (MOF) Derivatives as Promising Chemiresistive Gas Sensing Materials: A Review

  • Huijie Wei,
  • Huiyan Zhang,
  • Bing Song,
  • Kaiping Yuan,
  • Hongbin Xiao,
  • Yunyi Cao and
  • Qi Cao

The emission of harmful gases has seriously exceeded relative standards with the rapid development of modern industry, which has shown various negative impacts on human health and the natural environment. Recently, metal–organic frameworks (MOF...

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4 Citations
2,359 Views
36 Pages

MXene/MOF-Derived Composites with Multidimensional Nanostructures: Synthesis Methods, Performance, and Applications in the Field of Energy Storage

  • Shufan Feng,
  • Shilong Wen,
  • Rutao Wang,
  • Xiaokun Yang,
  • Xiangsen Yuan,
  • Yuxuan Liu,
  • Jingyun Ma and
  • Zhaoqiang Li

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), formed by the self-assembly of metal ions/clusters and organic linkers, have attracted considerable attention due to their well-exposed active sites, exceptionally high porosity, and diversified pore architectur...

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125 Citations
16,787 Views
19 Pages

Recent Progress on MOF-Derived Nanomaterials as Advanced Electrocatalysts in Fuel Cells

  • Zhongxin Song,
  • Niancai Cheng,
  • Andrew Lushington and
  • Xueliang Sun

2 August 2016

Developing a low cost, highly active and durable cathode material is a high-priority research direction toward the commercialization of low-temperature fuel cells. However, the high cost and low stability of useable materials remain a considerable ch...

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5 Citations
2,745 Views
12 Pages

Ni@C/PPy Composites Derived from Ni-MOF Materials for Efficient Microwave Absorption

  • Yu Ma,
  • Yupeng Zou,
  • Lingsai Meng,
  • Lijuan Cai,
  • Shengxiang Xiong,
  • Gang Chen,
  • Chengjun Dong and
  • Hongtao Guan

Ni-MOF, as a metal–organic framework, has the advantages of morphological diversity and adjustable composition, which make its derivatives attractive for electromagnetic wave absorption. However, it is challenging for Ni-MOF derivatives to obta...

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15 Citations
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10 Pages

UiO-66 MOF-Derived Ru@ZrO2 Catalysts for Photo-Thermal CO2 Hydrogenation

  • Fernando Almazán,
  • Marta Lafuente,
  • Amaya Echarte,
  • Mikel Imizcoz,
  • Ismael Pellejero and
  • Luis M. Gandía

25 March 2023

The use of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) as templates or precursors in the manufacture of heterogeneous catalysts is highly attractive due to the transfer of MOFs’ inherent porosity and homogeneous metallic distribution to the derived s...

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21 Citations
3,064 Views
11 Pages

Synthesis and H2S-Sensing Properties of MOF-Derived Cu-Doped ZnO Nanocages

  • Beiying Qi,
  • Xinchang Wang,
  • Xinyue Wang,
  • Jipeng Cheng and
  • Yuanyuan Shang

27 July 2022

Metal–organic framework (MOF)-derived pure ZnO and Cu-doped ZnO nanocages were fabricated by calcining a zeolitic imidazole framework (ZIF-8) and Cu-doped ZIF-8. The morphology and crystal structure of the samples were characterized using X-ray...

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7 Citations
4,877 Views
21 Pages

Synthesis of Aluminum-Based Metal–Organic Framework (MOF)-Derived Carbon Nanomaterials and Their Water Adsorption Isotherm

  • Dasom Jeong,
  • Seong Cheon Kim,
  • Taeseop An,
  • Dongho Lee,
  • Haejin Hwang,
  • Siyoung Q. Choi and
  • Jeasung Park

16 August 2023

The characteristics of water vapor adsorption depend on the structure, porosity, and functional groups of the material. Metal–organic framework (MOF)-derived carbon (MDC) is a novel material that exhibits a high specific area and tunable pore s...

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Cu/Bi-NC Composites Derived from Bimetallic MOFs for Efficient and Stable Capture of Multiform Iodine

  • Jie Ren,
  • Aotian Gu,
  • Peng Wang,
  • Chunhui Gong,
  • Kaiwei Chen,
  • Ping Mao,
  • Yan Jiao,
  • Kai Chen and
  • Yi Yang

22 August 2025

With the popularization of nuclear energy in the field of energy application, the effective removal of radioactive iodine isotopes is crucial for the long-term development of nuclear energy. In this paper, bimetallic MOFs with different Cu/Bi ratios...

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2 Citations
2,047 Views
21 Pages

13 February 2025

Lithium–oxygen batteries have attracted considerable attention in recent years due to their high energy density and potential applications. However, the slow kinetics of the cathode reaction and the unstable products in lithium–oxygen bat...

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The detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at low operating temperatures is critical for public health, environmental monitoring, and industrial safety, yet it remains a significant challenge for conventional sensor technologies. Metal-organi...

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19 Citations
3,162 Views
15 Pages

MOF Material-Derived Bimetallic Sulfide CoxNiyS for Electrocatalytic Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural

  • Cong Guo,
  • Yunying Huo,
  • Qiao Zhang,
  • Kai Wan,
  • Guangxing Yang,
  • Zhiting Liu and
  • Feng Peng

12 August 2023

The electrocatalytic conversion of biomass into high-value-added chemicals is one of the effective methods of green chemistry. Conventional metal catalysts have disadvantages, such as low atomic utilization and small surface areas. Catalyst materials...

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1 Citations
1,862 Views
16 Pages

Levofloxacin (LFX), which is difficult to degrade effectively due to its molecular stability, has become an problem that needs to be solved urgently. The advanced oxidation technology of persulfate has received increasing attention from researchers....

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1,194 Views
14 Pages

25 November 2024

Aqueous-phase reforming (APR) is an alternative method for treating and utilizing biogas slurry (BS) to produce renewable hydrogen from organic oxygen-containing wastewater. Considering the fluctuating characteristics of BS with changes in the degree...

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10 Citations
2,728 Views
13 Pages

Simultaneous Catechol and Hydroquinone Detection with Laser Fabricated MOF-Derived Cu-CuO@C Composite Electrochemical Sensor

  • Aleksandra Levshakova,
  • Maria Kaneva,
  • Evgenii Borisov,
  • Maxim Panov,
  • Alexandr Shmalko,
  • Nikolai Nedelko,
  • Andrey S. Mereshchenko,
  • Mikhail Skripkin,
  • Alina Manshina and
  • Evgeniia Khairullina

18 November 2023

The conversion of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) into advanced functional materials offers a promising route for producing unique nanomaterials. MOF-derived systems have the potential to overcome the drawbacks of MOFs, such as low electrical conduct...

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1 Citations
1,557 Views
17 Pages

A Rod-like Bi2O3 Photocatalyst Derived from Bi-Based MOFs for the Efficient Adsorption and Catalytic Reduction of Cr(VI)

  • Qin Fang,
  • Luying Chen,
  • Qiucheng Fu,
  • Yongjuan Chen,
  • Jiao He,
  • Liang Jiang,
  • Zhiying Yan and
  • Jiaqiang Wang

4 December 2024

Heavy metal ion pollution poses a serious threat to the natural environment and human health. Photoreduction through Bi-based photocatalysts is regarded as an advanced green technology for solving environmental problems. However, their photocatalytic...

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6 Citations
1,994 Views
17 Pages

MOF-Derived ZrO2-Supported Bimetallic Pd–Ni Catalyst for Selective Hydrogenation of 1,3-Butadiene

  • Ying Liu,
  • Lili Liu,
  • Leyuan Wang,
  • Miaoliang Zang,
  • Lei Li and
  • Yunkai Zhang

A series of MOF-derived ZrO2-supported Pd-Ni bimetallic catalysts (PdNi/UiO-67-CTAB(n)-A500) were prepared by co-impregnation and pyrolysis at 500 °C under air atmosphere using UiO-67-CTAB(n) (CTAB: cetyltrimethylammonium bromide; n: the concentr...

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5 Citations
3,133 Views
20 Pages

26 January 2023

Honeycomb-like Ni(OH)2/Ni3S2/Ni foam (NF) was fabricated via a two-step hydrothermal process and subsequent alkalization. Ni3S2 with a honeycombed structure was in-situ synthesized on the NF surface by a hydrothermal process. MOF-derived Ni(OH)2 nano...

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2 Citations
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Large-Scale Preparation of Granular Sludge@MOF-Derived Hierarchical Porous Carbon Catalysts for Advanced Oxidation Process: Preparation Process and Intrinsic Degradation Mechanism

  • Yu Liu,
  • Zhonglin Chen,
  • Chenyong Liu,
  • Wenhui Li,
  • Xiyue Yao,
  • Tian Tian,
  • Chenyu Zhao,
  • Shaoqun Tao,
  • Weichuan Qiao and
  • Ming Zhang

11 March 2025

Tetracycline (TTCH) is widely used but difficult to remove, which poses a threat to the health of the ecosystem, so it is urgent to take effective measures to remove it. Granular sludge plays an important role in biochemical treatment. Its rich funct...

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27 Citations
7,964 Views
45 Pages

14 April 2023

In recent years, heavy metals and organic pollutants have become two major obstacles to maintaining the ecological environment. Thus, choosing efficient and environmentally friendly methods and materials to remediate heavy metals and organic pollutio...

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8 Citations
3,901 Views
34 Pages

Recent Advances in MOF-Based Materials for Biosensing Applications

  • Rudra Kumar,
  • Muhammad Sajid Shafique,
  • Sergio O. Martínez Chapa and
  • Marc J. Madou

14 April 2025

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) or coordination polymers have gained enormous interest in recent years due to their extraordinary properties, including their high surface area, tunable pore size, and ability to form nanocomposites with various...

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10 Citations
2,812 Views
23 Pages

30 April 2024

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have been the subject of extensive scientific investigation in the last three decades and, currently, they make up one of the types of compounds most studied for their potential application in a wide range of dis...

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19 Citations
3,517 Views
18 Pages

Mesoporous TiO2 from Metal-Organic Frameworks for Photoluminescence-Based Optical Sensing of Oxygen

  • Michela Alfè,
  • Valentina Gargiulo,
  • Matteo Amati,
  • Valentin-Adrian Maraloiu,
  • Pasqualino Maddalena and
  • Stefano Lettieri

29 June 2021

Metal−organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of porous coordination networks extraordinarily varied in physicochemical characteristics such as porosity, morphologies, and compositions. These peculiarities make MOFs widely exploited in a large array of...

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15 Citations
2,672 Views
15 Pages

Rational Design of SnO2 Hollow Microspheres Functionalized with Derivatives of Pt Loaded MOFs for Superior Formaldehyde Detection

  • Lanlan Guo,
  • Yuanyuan Wang,
  • Hua Zeng,
  • Yanji Feng,
  • Xueli Yang,
  • Saisai Zhang,
  • Yonghao Xu,
  • Guodong Wang,
  • Yan Wang and
  • Zhanying Zhang

31 May 2022

In this work, SnO2 hollow microspheres functionalized with different incorporated amounts of Pt@Co3O4 complex catalyst were innovatively designed by using an MOF template. The results show that sensor based on the optimal incorporated amount of Pt@Co...

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35 Citations
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The Application of Metal–Organic Frameworks and Their Derivatives for Supercapacitors

  • Simin Huang,
  • Xue-Rong Shi,
  • Chunyan Sun,
  • Zhichang Duan,
  • Pan Ma and
  • Shusheng Xu

16 November 2020

Supercapacitors (SCs), one of the most popular types of energy-storage devices, present lots of advantages, such as large power density and fast charge/discharge capability. Being the promising SCs electrode materials, metal–organic frameworks...

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Zeolitic-Imidazole Framework (ZIF)-Derived ZnO Doped with Ag for Improved Ethanol Sensing Applications

  • Claudio Clemente,
  • Valentina Gargiulo,
  • Luciana Cimino,
  • Giovanni Piero Pepe,
  • Giovanni Ausanio,
  • Ettore Massera and
  • Michela Alfe

16 June 2025

Materials derived from metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) as MOF-derived oxides retain a highly porous and active structure from the MOF precursor, exhibiting excellent sensing properties. In addition, the tunable nature of MOFs allows the structu...

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2 Citations
2,015 Views
14 Pages

Pyrolyzed POMs@ZIF-67 Exhibiting High Performance as Direct Glucose Fuel Cell Anode Catalysts

  • Shipu Jiao,
  • Ning Kang,
  • Yihao Zhang,
  • Yang Li,
  • Bushra Maryam,
  • Xu Zhang,
  • Pingping Zhang and
  • Xianhua Liu

4 October 2023

Polyoxometalates (POMs) are three-dimensional materials with unique, exceptional physical and chemical characteristics. The performance of POM-derived materials is anticipated to be enhanced by the combination of POM and metal–organic framework...

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14 Citations
5,138 Views
27 Pages

20 February 2023

Decarbonization has become an urgent affair to restrain global warming. CO2 hydrogenation coupled with H2 derived from water electrolysis is considered a promising route to mitigate the negative impact of carbon emission and also promote the applicat...

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2 Citations
2,455 Views
15 Pages

Removal of Levofloxacin by Activation of Peroxomonosulfate Using T-POMs@ZIF-67

  • Yihao Zhang,
  • Ning Kang,
  • Shipu Jiao,
  • Yang Li,
  • Xu Zhang and
  • Xianhua Liu

29 December 2023

The pyrolysis of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is a popular strategy for the synthesis of nanoporous structures. Polymetallic oxides (POMs) are a class of polyhedral structural compounds with unique physicochemical properties. Little effort has bee...

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21 Citations
3,241 Views
14 Pages

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)-derived metallic oxide compounds exhibit a tunable structure and intriguing activity and have received intensive investigation in recent years. Herein, this work reports metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)-deri...

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1,522 Views
12 Pages

29 September 2024

N-heterocycles with quinoline structures hold significant importance within the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. However, achieving their efficient transformations remains a vital yet challenging endeavor. Herein, a series of W-doped Ga2O3-NC...

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33 Citations
7,876 Views
17 Pages

Metal-Organic Framework-Based Materials in Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries

  • Fuhai Wu,
  • Buke Wu,
  • Yongbiao Mu,
  • Binbin Zhou,
  • Guobin Zhang and
  • Lin Zeng

Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) are promising for large-scale energy storage systems due to their high safety, large capacity, cost-effectiveness, and environmental friendliness. However, their commercialization is currently hindered by several ch...

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13 Pages

Nanostructured CeO2-C Derived from Ce-BDC Precursors for Room-Temperature Ammonia Sensing

  • Liang Wang,
  • Manyi Liu,
  • Shan Ren,
  • Xiankang Zhong,
  • Bofeng Bai,
  • Shouning Chai,
  • Chi He and
  • Xinzhe Li

The prompt and reliable detection of NH3 leakage at room temperature (RT) is considered important for safety assurance and sustainable production. Although chemiresistive NH3 sensors feature low cost and structural simplicity, their practical applica...

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108 Citations
10,563 Views
95 Pages

Modern Carbon–Based Materials for Adsorptive Removal of Organic and Inorganic Pollutants from Water and Wastewater

  • Vera I. Isaeva,
  • Marina D. Vedenyapina,
  • Alexandra Yu. Kurmysheva,
  • Dirk Weichgrebe,
  • Rahul Ramesh Nair,
  • Ngoc Phuong Thanh Nguyen and
  • Leonid M. Kustov

1 November 2021

Currently, a serious threat for living organisms and human life in particular, is water contamination with persistent organic and inorganic pollutants. To date, several techniques have been adopted to remove/treat organics and toxic contaminants. Ads...

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12 Citations
3,386 Views
27 Pages

In the past few decades, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have been widely employed for a variety of applications such as sensors, adsorption, and catalysis. MOFs have excellent gas sensing properties and a large specific surface area which make...

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28 Citations
2,891 Views
12 Pages

MOF-Derived Cu@N-C Catalyst for 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Reaction

  • Zhuangzhuang Wang,
  • Xuehao Zhou,
  • Shaofeng Gong and
  • Jianwei Xie

24 March 2022

Cu(im)2-derived Cu@N-C composites were used for the first time as efficient heterogeneous catalysts for one-pot 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of terminal alkynes, aryl halides, and sodium azide to preparation of 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles with bro...

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14 Citations
3,151 Views
19 Pages

8 June 2023

MOF-derived carbon (MDC) and metal oxide (MDMO) are superior materials for supercapacitor electrodes due to their high specific capacitances, which can be attributed to their high porosity, specific surface area (SSA), and pore volume. To improve the...

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18 Citations
3,550 Views
13 Pages

14 February 2020

A facile method for the preparation of microwave absorbers with low density, high microwave absorptivity, and broad band is of paramount importance to the progress in practical application. Herein, commonly-used metal organic frameworks (MOFs) prepar...

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4 Citations
2,998 Views
11 Pages

18 November 2022

Antimony (Sb) is regarded to be a potential alloying-type anode for lithium-ion batteries due to its excellent electrochemical reversibility and high theoretical specific capacity (660 mA h g−1). However, huge volume expansion accompanying rapi...

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12 Citations
7,046 Views
13 Pages

Structure of a Luminescent MOF-2 Derivative with a Core of Zn(II)-Terephthalate-Isoquinoline and Its Application in Sensing of Xylenes

  • Luis D. Rosales-Vázquez,
  • Iván J. Bazany Rodríguez,
  • Simón Hernández-Ortega,
  • Víctor Sánchez-Mendieta,
  • Alfredo R. Vilchis-Nestor,
  • José de Jesús Cázares-Marinero and
  • Alejandro Dorazco-González

27 April 2020

A new blue photoluminescent 2D metal–organic framework, 1, with formula {[Zn2(μ2-BDC)2(iQ)2]}∞ has been synthesized in a high yield under solvothermal conditions by reacting Zn(II) ions with 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid (H2BDC) and iso...

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9 Citations
3,883 Views
13 Pages

MOF-Derived CeO2 and CeZrOx Solid Solutions: Exploring Ce Reduction through FTIR and NEXAFS Spectroscopy

  • Davide Salusso,
  • Silvia Mauri,
  • Gabriele Deplano,
  • Piero Torelli,
  • Silvia Bordiga and
  • Sergio Rojas-Buzo

9 January 2023

The development of Ce-based materials is directly dependent on the catalyst surface defects, which is caused by the calcination steps required to increase structural stability. At the same time, the evaluation of cerium’s redox properties under...

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26 Citations
9,330 Views
23 Pages

Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and Materials Derived from MOFs as Catalysts for the Development of Green Processes

  • Gonzalo Valdebenito,
  • Marco Gonzaléz-Carvajal,
  • Luis Santibañez and
  • Patricio Cancino

22 January 2022

This review will be centered around the work that has been reported on the development of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) serving as catalysts for the conversion of carbon dioxide into short-chain hydrocarbons and the generation of clean energi...

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2 Citations
2,127 Views
17 Pages

6 August 2024

Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) can realize the conversion of chemical energy to electrical energy in high-salt wastewater, but the easily deactivated cathode seriously affects the performance of MFCs. To enhance the stability and sustainability of MFC i...

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3 Citations
2,240 Views
17 Pages

Effect of Pyrolysis Conditions on the MOFs-Derived Zinc-Based Catalysts in Acetylene Acetoxylation

  • Guowang Shen,
  • Mengli Li,
  • Yuhao Chen,
  • Zhuang Xu,
  • Xugen Wang and
  • Bin Dai

6 March 2023

The preparation method and calcination temperature of metal-organic framework (MOFs)-derived materials are critical factors affecting catalytic performance. In this work, the preparation conditions of MOFS precursors were optimized, and zinc-based ca...

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1,472 Views
15 Pages

26 February 2025

Heavy metal pollution has posed a serious threat to the ecological environment and human health. Thus, the development of accurate and effective methods for their detection is crucial. In this study, a novel electrochemical sensor was fabricated to d...

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19 Citations
3,023 Views
11 Pages

MOFs-Derived Zn-Based Catalysts in Acetylene Acetoxylation

  • Mengli Li,
  • Zhuang Xu,
  • Yuhao Chen,
  • Guowang Shen,
  • Xugen Wang and
  • Bin Dai

29 December 2021

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)-derived materials with a large specific surface area and rich pore structures are favorable for catalytic performance. In this work, MOFs are successfully prepared. Through pyrolysis of MOFs under nitrogen gas, z...

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14 Citations
5,892 Views
15 Pages

15 May 2021

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are crystalline materials with permanent porosity, composed of metal nodes and organic linkers whose well-ordered arrangement enables them to act as ideal templates to produce materials with a uniform distribution of h...

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1 Citations
965 Views
15 Pages

22 April 2025

The development of sensitive and selective methods for detecting pesticide residues has become paramount for ensuring food safety. In this work, a high-performance molecularly imprinted electrochemical sensor based on the composite of Cu-BTC- and FeC...

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11 Citations
2,609 Views
12 Pages

12 January 2024

Metal–organic framework materials (MOFs) and their derivatives are considered ideal immobilization carrier materials because of their large specific surface area, high porosity and excellent structural designability. Among them, ZIF-8 has great...

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