Generating catalytic sites in UiO-66 through defect engineering

X Feng, HS Jena, C Krishnaraj, K Leus… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
UiO-66 is regarded as an epitome of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) because of its
stability. Defect engineering has been used as a toolbox to alter the performance of MOFs …

Synthesis, characterization and application of defective metal–organic frameworks: current status and perspectives

W **ang, Y Zhang, Y Chen, C Liu, X Tu - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Defects are now recognized to be a useful tool in tailoring the properties of metal–organic
frameworks (MOFs). The introduction of missing linker and cluster defects into MOFs …

Catalytic degradation of polyethylene terephthalate using a phase‐transitional zirconium‐based metal–organic framework

Y Wu, X Wang, KO Kirlikovali, X Gong… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is utilized as one of the most popular consumer plastics
worldwide, but difficulties associated with recycling PET have generated a severe …

Reasonable regulation of carbon/nitride ratio in carbon nitride for efficient photocatalytic reforming of biomass-derived feedstocks to lactic acid

J Ma, Y Li, D **, X Yang, G Jiao, K Liu, S Sun… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Photocatalysis provides a promising opportunity for selective oxidation of biomass to high-
value chemicals under mild conditions. The key to realize this transformation is to design a …

Defect engineering in MIL-125-(Ti)-NH 2 for enhanced photocatalytic H 2 generation

L Pukdeejorhor, S Wannapaiboon, J Berger… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Pre-designing starting materials is a sensible approach to tailor the synthetic, optoelectronic,
and physicochemical properties of a photocatalyst towards higher activity without the need …

Critical role of defects in UiO-66 nanocrystals for catalysis and water remediation

A Jrad, G Al Sabeh, K Hannouche… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as a promising class of porous crystalline
materials with outstanding physical and chemical properties. The significantly high surface …

Carbon quantum dots anchored on 1, 2, 3, 5-tetrakis (carbazole-9-yl)-4, 6-dicyanobenzene for efficient selective photo splitting of biomass-derived sugars into lactic …

X Yang, K Liu, J Ma, R Sun - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The application of photocatalysis in biomass reforming meets the needs of contemporary
society for green and sustainable development, and its comprehensive utilization is …

Hydrogenation of α, β-unsaturated aldehydes over defective UiO-66 with Frustrated Lewis Pairs: Modulation of densities of defect sites via tailoring ligand-vacancies

L Zhong, X Liao, H Cui, H Luo, Y Lv, P Liu - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, defect-rich UiO-66-FA catalysts were synthesized using a modulator-induced
defect formation strategy via tailoring ligand-vacancies and applied in the transfer …

Enhanced adsorption and mass transfer of hierarchically porous Zr-MOF nanoarchitectures toward toxic chemical removal

X Wang, R Su, Y Zhao, W Guo, S Gao, K Li… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Zirconium-based metal–organic frameworks (Zr-MOFs) have shown tremendous prospects
as highly efficient adsorbents against toxic chemicals under ambient conditions. Here, we …

Computational design of a metal-based frustrated Lewis pair on defective UiO-66 for CO 2 hydrogenation to methanol

K Yang, J Jiang - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal–organic framework (MOF)-based catalysts have shown enormous potential in CO2
conversion to high-value added chemicals. Herein, we report a density functional theory …