Superhydrophobic/Superoleophilic MOF Composites for Oil-Water Separation

Inorg Chem. 2019 Feb 18;58(4):2261-2264. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03293. Epub 2019 Feb 7.

Abstract

A universal strategy is developed to construct metal-organic framework (MOF)-based superhydrophobic/superoleophilic materials by the reaction of activated MOFs and octadecylamine. In particular, S-MIL-101(Cr) composite can efficiently separate chloroform, toluene, petroleum ether, and n-hexane from water with excellent oil-water separation performance, with potential application in the environmental field.