Crystalline porous materials such as zeolites and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are important in a range of industrial applications, including chemical separations. The availability of systematic databases of crystal structures and adsorption isotherms provides opportunities to systematically address questions related to reproducibility that are of great importance in all areas of materials chemistry. We will discuss work examining how frequently reported crystal structures are synthesized by investigators other than those providing the original report. We will also discuss efforts to systematically examine the reproducibility of adsorption isotherms in microporous materials using literature meta-analysis. This work motivates a number of actions the research community can take to enhance the reproducibility of experimental data.

Improving reproducibility of experimental data for crystalline porous materials

2019 Spring National Meeting

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