Metal-organic framework membranes fabricated via reactive seeding

• Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 737 - 739
• Main Authors: Hu, Yaoxin, Dong, Xueliang, Nan, Jiangpu, Jin, Wanqin, Ren, Xiaoming, Xu, Nanping, Lee, Young Moo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.01.2011
• Subjects: Aluminum oxide; Membranes; Metal-organic frameworks; Nucleation; Precursors

A facile reactive seeding (RS) method was developed for the preparation of continuous MOF membranes on alumina porous supports, in which the porous support acted as the inorganic source reacting with the organic precursor to grow a seeding layer.