Metal–Organic Frameworks against Toxic Chemicals

Materials capable of the safe and efficient capture or degradation of toxic chemicals, including chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and toxic industrial chemicals (TICs), are critically important in the modern age due to continuous threats of these chemicals to human life, both directly and indirectly. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), atomically precise hybrid materials that are synthesized via the self-assembly of metal cations or clusters and organic linkers, offer a unique solid adsorbent design platform due to their great synthetic versatility. This review will focus on recent advancements in MOF-based adsorbent design for protection against chemical warfare agents (organophosphorus nerve agents, blistering…

• DT
  Defense Threat Reduction Agency

  Awards: HDTRA1-19-1-0007, HDTRA1-19-1-0010, HDTRA1-18-1-0003
• DO
  Division of Graduate Education

  Award: DGE-1842165
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  Basic Energy Sciences

  Award: DE-FG02-08ER15967