Porous Organic Frameworks for Gas Capture, Separation and Sensing
This community develops crystalline porous materials, primarily metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs), designed to selectively adsorb, separate, or detect specific gases and molecules. The work focuses on engineering pore structures to achieve high efficiency in capturing carbon dioxide, iodine, and hydrogen, as well as separating gas mixtures.
The research centers on the synthesis and structural characterization of these frameworks, with a strong emphasis on iodine adsorption and carbon dioxide capture. Recurring themes include the design of highly selective and efficient materials for gas separation, hydrogen storage, and fluorescence sensing. The community also investigates coordination polymers and zeolitic imidazolate frameworks, often modifying these structures to enhance their performance in environmental remediation and industrial gas processing. Applications range from radioactive iodine capture to direct air capture of carbon dioxide, with a consistent focus on optimizing the material's surface area and pore chemistry for specific target molecules.
The largest share of the community's output is found in iodine research, accounting for 3.4% of all iodine research tracked, and 2,477 papers here. Zirconium and cadmium also represent significant portions of the community's work, with shares of 1.6% and 1.1% of their respective element research.
The community comprises 23,400 papers, publishing most frequently in Inorganic Chemistry, the Journal of the American Chemical Society, and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.
Recent work continues to focus on the application of these frameworks for wastewater treatment, green catalysis, and multigas adsorption, with specific attention to water adsorption mechanisms and the development of composites for environmental cleanup and energy storage.