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Protecting metal-organic framework crystals from hydrolytic degradation by spray-dry encapsulating them into polystyrene microspheres.

ABSTRACT: Many metal-organic frameworks are water labile, including the iconic Hong-Kong University of Science and Technology-1 (HKUST-1). Spray-dry encapsulation of HKUST-1 crystals into polystyrene microspheres is reported here to yield composites that are resistant to water but retain most of the excellent gas sorption capacity of HKUST-1. These composites are demonstrated to exhibit superior water adsorption/desorption cycling, maintaining the level of water uptake even after three cycles.

SUBMITTER: Carne-Sanchez A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4876919 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Protecting metal-organic framework crystals from hydrolytic degradation by spray-dry encapsulating them into polystyrene microspheres.

Carné-Sánchez Arnau A Stylianou Kyriakos C KC Carbonell Carlos C Naderi Majid M Imaz Inhar I Maspoch Daniel D

Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) 20141210 5

Many metal-organic frameworks are water labile, including the iconic Hong-Kong University of Science and Technology-1 (HKUST-1). Spray-dry encapsulation of HKUST-1 crystals into polystyrene microspheres is reported here to yield composites that are resistant to water but retain most of the excellent gas sorption capacity of HKUST-1. These composites are demonstrated to exhibit superior water adsorption/desorption cycling, maintaining the level of water uptake even after three cycles. ...[more]

PMID: 25492381

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