Study on Gas Sorption and Iodine Uptake of a Metal-Organic Framework Based on Curcumin

Hongmin Su; Yang Zhou; Tao Huang; Fuxing Sun

doi:10.3390/molecules28135237

Study on Gas Sorption and Iodine Uptake of a Metal-Organic Framework Based on Curcumin

Molecules. 2023 Jul 6;28(13):5237. doi: 10.3390/molecules28135237.

Authors

Hongmin Su¹, Yang Zhou¹, Tao Huang¹, Fuxing Sun²

Affiliations

¹ School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China.
² State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.

Abstract

Medi-MOF-1 is a highly porous Metal-Organic framework (MOF) constructed from Zn(II) and curcumin. The obtained crystal was characterized using powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). A micrometer-sized crystal with similar morphology was successfully obtained using the solvothermal method. Thanks to its high surface area, good stability, and abound pores, the as-synthesized medi-MOF-1 could be used as a functional porous material to adsorb different gases (H₂, CO₂, CH₄, and N₂) and iodine (I₂). The activated sample exhibited a high I₂ adsorption ability of 1.936 g g^-1 at room temperature via vapor diffusion. Meanwhile, the adsorbed I₂ could be released slowly in ethanol, confirming the potential application for I₂ adsorption.

Keywords: Metal-Organic framework; gas sorption; iodine uptake.

MeSH terms

Adsorption
Curcumin*
Diffusion
Gases
Iodine*
Metal-Organic Frameworks*

Substances

Curcumin
Metal-Organic Frameworks
Gases
Iodine

Abstract

MeSH terms

Substances

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