There has been a rapid development in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), especially porous MOFs, due to their high potential for diverse applications in the past decade, especially for clean energy (Figure 1).1 Recently, we have successfully synthesized a number of new porous MOFs and found their new applications as catalysts, as supports for metal nanoparticles and as templates/precursors for nanoporous carbon synthesis, as well as for large molecule separation. Novel porous metal-organic frameworks have been synthesized, which present stable catalytic activities for the oxidation of CO to CO2. Metal nanoparticles (NPs) have been immobilized to MOFs by the solid-grinding method, impregnation method and double-solvents approach in combination with the H2reduction, liquid-phase concentration-controlled reduction and the CO-directed reduction at the solid-gas interface, which exhibit excellent catalytic performances for various reactions, including hydrogen generation from chemical hydrides. Porous carbons have been synthesized by using MOFs as templates/precursors and the resultant carbons display high specific surface areas and excellent electrochemical properties as electrode materials for electric double-layered capacitor (EDLC) and as catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction(ORR). Mesoporous MOFs have been successfully synthesized, which can be used for separating large molecules. This talk will discuss the new applications of porous MOFs, especially for clean energy. Figure 1. MOFs as a new platform for application to clean energyThe author acknowledges coworkers for collaborations and AIST and METI for financial support.References(1) For recent review, see: Li, S.-L.; Xu, Q. Energy Environ. Sci., 2013  , 6, 1656.

Metal-organic frameworks: Toward the application to clean energy

248th National Meeting (2014)

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