Metal-Organic Framework Derivatives for Improving the Catalytic Activity of the CO Oxidation Reaction

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2017 May 10;9(18):15394-15398. doi: 10.1021/acsami.7b01082. Epub 2017 Apr 28.

Abstract

Metal-organic framework (MOF)-based derivatives have attracted an increasing interest in various research fields. However, most of the reported papers mainly focus on pristine MOF-based derivatives, and research studies on functional MOF-based derivative composites are rare. Here, a simple strategy has been reported to design functional MOF-based derivative composites by the encapsulation of metal nanoparticle (MNP) in MOF matrixes (MNP@MOF) and the high-temperature calcination of MNP@MOF composites. The as-prepared MNP@metal oxide composites with a hierarchical pore structure exhibited excellent catalytic activity and high stability for the CO oxidation reaction.

Keywords: CO oxidation reaction; functional derivatives; hierarchical structure; metal−organic frameworks; porous materials.