Metal-organic framework-based nanomaterials for CO₂ storage: A review

• Ha Huu Do,
• Iqra Rabani and
• Hai Bang Truong

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 964–970, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.79

• an intriguing strategy for enhancing gas storage and gas separation, encompassing species such as CH4, CO2, and N2. This approach involves the introduction of additional linkers to divide large pores into smaller compartments [33]. PSP not only offers an increased number of active sites but also

Nanoarchitectonics for advanced applications in energy, environment and biology: Method for everything in materials science

• Katsuhiko Ariga

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 738–740, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.60

• also discuss coordination-assembled myricetin nanoarchitectonics [32], nanoarchitectonics for membranes with enhanced gas separation capabilities [33], nanoarchitectonics of the cathode of Li–O2 batteries [34], nanoarchitectonics in moist-electric generation [35], nanoarchitectonics for drug delivery

Interfacial nanoarchitectonics for ZIF-8 membranes with enhanced gas separation

• Season S. Chen,
• Zhen-Jie Yang,
• Chia-Hao Chang,
• Hoong-Uei Koh,
• Sameerah I. Al-Saeedi,
• Kuo-Lun Tung and
• Kevin C.-W. Wu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 313–324, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.26

• Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University P.O.Box 84428. Riyadh 116711, Saudi Arabia 10.3762/bjnano.13.26 Abstract Metal-organic framework (MOF) membranes are potentially useful in gas separation applications. Conventional

• optimal synthesis conditions were determined (i.e., 80 °C for 12 h in 50 mM of 2-methylimidazole). The as-synthesized ZIF-8 membranes were then applied to CO2/N2 gas separation, which exhibited a maximum separation factor of 5.49 and CO2 gas permeance of 0.47 × 10−7 mol·m−2·s−1·Pa−1. Keywords: defect

• -free; gas separation; interfacial synthesis; metal-organic frameworks; ZIF membranes; Introduction Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the major greenhouse gases emitted through human activities contributing to global climate change. According to United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), CO2

Processing nanoporous organic polymers in liquid amines

• Jeehye Byun,
• Damien Thirion and
• Cafer T. Yavuz

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1844–1850, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.179

• high porosity, which is beneficial for applications such as gas sorption, gas separation, heterogeneous (photo)catalysis, sensing, and (opto)electronics. However, the network structures are practically insoluble. Thus, the processing of nanoporous polymers into nanoparticles or films remains

Ultrathin hydrophobic films based on the metal organic framework UiO-66-COOH(Zr)

• Miguel A. Andrés,
• Clemence Sicard,
• Christian Serre,
• Olivier Roubeau and
• Ignacio Gascón

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 654–665, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.65

• ][35]. Superhydrophobic MOFs could be of interest for a great variety of technological applications, including coatings, paints and fabrics [36]. Moreover, it has been shown [37] that these materials could be used as catalysts and in gas separation under humid conditions. In this contribution, mixed

Mo-doped boron nitride monolayer as a promising single-atom electrocatalyst for CO₂ conversion

• Qianyi Cui,
• Gangqiang Qin,
• Weihua Wang,
• Lixiang Sun,
• Aijun Du and
• Qiao Sun

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 540–548, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.55

• efficient materials for CO2 capture and gas separation [35][47]. The excellent performance of BN nanomaterials in various applications have inspired us to study whether the materials can be efficient catalysts for CO2 reduction. To answer this question, we have screened possible SACs involving fifteen TMs

Nanocellulose: Recent advances and its prospects in environmental remediation

• Katrina Pui Yee Shak,
• Yean Ling Pang and
• Shee Keat Mah

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2479–2498, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.232

• material in the field of membrane technology for environmental remediation will be discussed. Cellulose nanofibers and nanocrystals have been studied as membrane construction materials for wastewater treatment [146], gas

The inhibition effect of water on the purification of natural gas with nanoporous graphene membranes

• Krzysztof Nieszporek,
• Tomasz Pańczyk and
• Jolanta Nieszporek

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1906–1916, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.182

• Department of Analytical Chemistry and Instrumental Analysis, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, M. C. Sklodowska sq. 3, 20-031 Lublin, Poland 10.3762/bjnano.9.182 Abstract Molecular dynamics simulations are used to investigate the inhibiting effect of water on the natural gas separation with nanoporous

• nanoporous graphene as a gas separation membrane, because of the high mechanical strength and monoatomic thickness of graphene. Graphene is believed to be the strongest material ever measured [1] with electrical and thermal conductivities higher than those of any other known substance [2]. There are a number

• of factors to consider regarding graphene as a separation membrane. Commonly applied membranes for gas separation are approximately several micrometers thick. As membrane permeation is inversely proportional to the membrane thickness, nanoporous graphene undoubtedly surpasses the expectations of

Liquid permeation and chemical stability of anodic alumina membranes

• Dmitrii I. Petukhov,
• Dmitrii A. Buldakov,
• Alexey A. Tishkin,
• Alexey V. Lukashin and
• Andrei A. Eliseev

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 561–570, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.60

• separation membranes [6][7] and have been tested in industrial applications as porous condensing layers for on-site associated gas conditioning [8][9]. However, most of AAO membrane functions are associated with gas separation processes [3][5][7][8][10][11][12], while only few reports can be found for liquid

• ) merges into the microporous selective skin layer [5]. All these issues make AAO extremely attractive for baromembrane processes, including micro- and ultrafiltration, pervaporation, emulsification and membrane catalysis. AAO membranes are abundantly used as solid porous supports for asymmetric gas

Calculations of helium separation via uniform pores of stanene-based membranes

• Guoping Gao,
• Yan Jiao,
• Yalong Jiao,
• Fengxian Ma,
• Liangzhi Kou and
• Aijun Du

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 2470–2476, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.256

• membrane to separate helium is therefore highly desired. In recent years, various two-dimensional materials have been developed [5][6] and are widely used as membranes for gas separation [7][8][9][10]. The pore size is the main determinant of a membrane with high permeability and selectivity for helium

Quasi-1D physics in metal-organic frameworks: MIL-47(V) from first principles

• Danny E. P. Vanpoucke,
• Jan W. Jaeken,
• Stijn De Baerdemacker,
• Kurt Lejaeghere and
• Veronique Van Speybroeck

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 1738–1748, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.184

• , and chemical tunability, through the choice of nodes and linkers, makes them versatile materials that are receiving an exponentially growing interest with a special focus on industrial, chemically oriented processes, such as catalysis, sensing, gas separation and gas storage [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9

Site-selective growth of surface-anchored metal-organic frameworks on self-assembled monolayer patterns prepared by AFM nanografting

• Tatjana Ladnorg,
• Alexander Welle,
• Stefan Heißler,
• Christof Wöll and
• Hartmut Gliemann

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2013, 4, 638–648, doi:10.3762/bjnano.4.71

• tailored for the corresponding application. As a particulate system this class of material is already applied in the field of nanotechnology, e.g., for gas storage and gas separation [6][7][8], catalysis [9], delivery of therapeutic agents [10][11][12] and sensor devices [13]. Presently, more advanced

Ultraviolet photodetection of flexible ZnO nanowire sheets in polydimethylsiloxane polymer

• Jinzhang Liu,
• Nunzio Motta and
• Soonil Lee

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 353–359, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.41

• ), which is an optically clear, UV-transparent silicone polymer that has been used in the fabrication of contact lenses, microfluidic devices, and stretchable displays. Due to its excellent gas permeability this polymer has been applied as a membrane for gas separation [15]. In our work, we combine free

• also dependent on the gas pressure, i.e., oxygen concentration: The lower the pressure the slower the UV photoresponse speed [4]. A number of silicone and polysulphone polymers have been studied for gas separation membranes [25][26]. Hence, we speculate that ZnO nanowires embedded in a gas-permeable