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A Comprehensive Thermogravimetric Analysis Multifaceted Method for the Exact Determination of the Composition of Multifunctional Metal‐Organic Framework Materials

Isabel Abánades Lázaro

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Compositional Analysis Materials Metal-Organic Frameworks Thermal AnalysisThermogravimetric analysisChemistryUNESCO::QUÍMICA02 engineering and technology010402 general chemistry021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology:QUÍMICA [UNESCO]01 natural sciencesmaterials0104 chemical sciencescompositional analysisInorganic ChemistryChemical engineeringComposition (visual arts)Metal-organic framework0210 nano-technologyThermal analysismetal-organic frameworksthermal analysis

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Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) has been widely used as a tool to characterise the composition of materials such as Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs). However, given their multifunctionality and structural complexity, examples of detailed methodologies for the exact calculation of the composition of complex MOF structures and MOF composites are lacking in the literature. Herein, we introduce a new straightforward methodology – based on the experimental ratio between the mass of a structure and its residue – for the exact calculation of the composition of almost any MOF material. We provide a detailed guide for the application of our methodology to different MOF materials, including MOFs in which multiple components decompose fully or partially within the same temperature range as the ligand, and diverse MOF composites, alongside with theoretical calculations demonstrating the exact mathematical determination. The methodology presented here can also be applied to many materials beyond MOFs. Marie Skłodowska (grant agreement No 837804, DefTiMOFs, MSCA-IF-2018) Marie Skłodowska (grant agreement No 837804, DefTiMOFs, MSCA-IF-2018)

10.1002/ejic.202000656http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202000656