Facile synthesis of MOF-5 confined in SBA-15 hybrid material with enhanced hydrostability

Chia-Ming Wu; Monika Rathi; S Phil Ahrenkiel; Ranjit T Koodali; Zhenqiang Wang

doi:10.1039/c2cc38366g

Facile synthesis of MOF-5 confined in SBA-15 hybrid material with enhanced hydrostability

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 Feb 11;49(12):1223-5. doi: 10.1039/c2cc38366g. Epub 2013 Jan 3.

Authors

Chia-Ming Wu¹, Monika Rathi, S Phil Ahrenkiel, Ranjit T Koodali, Zhenqiang Wang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA.

PMID: 23282532
DOI: 10.1039/c2cc38366g

Abstract

A MOF-5 [Zn(4)O(BDC)(3); BDC = 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate]@SBA-15 hybrid material has been prepared by using SBA-15 as a matrix. This hybrid material exhibits improved hydrostability under ambient conditions and unique gas adsorption behavior compared with pristine MOF-5.