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Nanoparticle-Directed Metal–Organic Framework/Porous Organic Polymer Monolithic Supports for Flow-Based Applications

Frantisek SvecShima SalehiniaVíctor CerdàFernando MayaGemma Turnes PalominoJosé B. ParraJosé Manuel Herrero-martínezMaría Del Mar Darder

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geographyMaterials sciencegeography.geographical_feature_category02 engineering and technologyMicroporous materialengineering.material010402 general chemistry021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology01 natural sciences0104 chemical sciencesCoatingPolymerizationChemical engineeringengineeringOrganic chemistryGeneral Materials ScienceKnoevenagel condensationMetal-organic frameworkMicroreactorMonolith0210 nano-technologyZeolitic imidazolate framework

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A two-step nanoparticle-directed route for the preparation of macroporous polymer monoliths for which the pore surface is covered with a metal–organic framework (MOF) coating has been developed to facilitate the use of MOFs in flow-based applications. The flow-through monolithic matrix was prepared in a column format from a polymerization mixture containing ZnO-nanoparticles. These nanoparticles embedded in the precursor monolith were converted to MOF coatings via the dissolution–precipitation equilibrium after filling the pores of the monolith with a solution of the organic linker. Pore surface coverage with the microporous zeolitic imidazolate framework ZIF-8 resulted in an increase in surface area from 72 to 273 m2 g–1. Monolithic polymer containing ZIF-8 coating was implemented as a microreactor catalyzing the Knoevenagel condensation reaction and also in extraction column format enabling the preconcentration of trace levels of toxic chlorophenols in environmental waters. Our approach can be readily a...

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b10999