Metal-organic frameworks for the removal of toxic industrial chemicals and chemical warfare agents

Owing to the vast diversity of linkers, nodes, and topologies, metal-organic frameworks can be tailored for specific tasks, such as chemical separations or catalysis. Accordingly, these materials have attracted significant interest for capture and/or detoxification of toxic industrial chemicals and...

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Published in:Chemical Society reviews 2017-06, Vol.46 (11), p.3357-3385
Main Authors: Bobbitt, N. Scott, Mendonca, Matthew L, Howarth, Ashlee J, Islamoglu, Timur, Hupp, Joseph T, Farha, Omar K, Snurr, Randall Q
Format: Article
Language:English
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Catalysis
Chemical separation
Chemical warfare
Metal-organic frameworks
Mustard
Organic compounds
Sulfur
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Summary:Owing to the vast diversity of linkers, nodes, and topologies, metal-organic frameworks can be tailored for specific tasks, such as chemical separations or catalysis. Accordingly, these materials have attracted significant interest for capture and/or detoxification of toxic industrial chemicals and chemical warfare agents. In this paper, we review recent experimental and computational work pertaining to the capture of several industrially-relevant toxic chemicals, including NH 3 , SO 2 , NO 2 , H 2 S, and some volatile organic compounds, with particular emphasis on the challenging issue of designing materials that selectively adsorb these chemicals in the presence of water. We also examine recent research on the capture and catalytic degradation of chemical warfare agents such as sarin and sulfur mustard using metal-organic frameworks. Toxic gases can be captured or degraded by metal-organic frameworks.
ISSN:0306-0012
1460-4744
DOI:10.1039/c7cs00108h