Shaping of metal-organic framework using chitosan and triphosphate cross-linker

The Zr metal-organic framework (MOF) UiO-66 was shaped into beads using chitosan and P3O10 5- as a cross-linker. The obtained UiO-66-chitosan beads showed decreases in pore size and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area but enhanced N2 adsorption energy with retention of Zr-ligand connectivity. This finding will provide an important insight into the practical application of MOFs. The Zr metal-organic framework (MOF) UiO-66 was shaped into beads using chitosan and P3O10 5- as a cross-linker. The obtained UiO-66-chitosan beads showed decreases in pore size and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area but enhanced N2 adsorption energy with retention of Zr-ligand connectivity. This finding will provide an important insight into the practical application of MOFs.