Showing papers in "Microporous and Mesoporous Materials in 2015"

TL;DR: The combination of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and optical properties like luminescence has been explored in this article, which opens an intriguing field ranging from the tuning of luminecence on the base of the constituting ligands and metals, to a rapidly growing number of potential sensing applications by MOF luminemenscence.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of HNTs on the appearance, diameter, microstructures, and thermal stability of chitosan beads was characterized and it was shown that the addition of the nanotubes can significantly increase the adsorption rate of the beads.

TL;DR: In this article, a 3D pore network model of a Boom Clay sample from the Mol-1 borehole from the HADES-URF underground research facility at the Mol−Dessel research site for radioactive waste disposal (Belgium).

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of metal-loaded ZSM-5 (Si/Al = 40) zeolites in the final properties of a catalytically upgraded organic phase of pyrolysis bio-oil was investigated.

TL;DR: In this article, more than 300 scientific sources are reviewed with a view to developing an exhaustive collection and description of all such methods, and a series of criteria to classify existing methods (as well as any method that may be proposed in the future).

TL;DR: In this article, the adsorption of Basic Red 9 (BR9) from aqueous solution onto sepiolite was investigated and both kinetic and isotherm data were obtained.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of boron incorporation into H-ZSM-5 nanocatalyst on the stability, product distribution and hydrocarbons selectivity in methanol to olefins (MTO) reaction was investigated.

TL;DR: In this paper, a survey of the stability of UiO-66 under acidic treatment is presented, which leads to a better understanding of the matter of acidic stability of the selected MOF, clarifying whether it is possible to enhance its stability by choosing a dedicated synthesis route.

TL;DR: In this paper, a significant improvement of up to 94% in mesopore area of hydrochar-derived activated carbons was achieved using optimal concentrations of biomass (coconut shell) and chemical activating agent (ZnCl2) during hydrothermal pre-treatment.

TL;DR: In this article, a double-criterion is proposed to allow clear and rigorous classification of current and future regeneration methods, based on the traditional division which distinguishes among Thermal, Chemical and Microbiological Regeneration, and a fourth major group, Vacuum Regeneration is added.

TL;DR: A review of the latest achievements on zeolite-based processes for treating these special wastewaters and discusses advantages and disadvantages of using zeolites for wastewater remediation processes is presented in this article.

TL;DR: In this article, an empirical extension of the Sips isotherm and the application of ideal adsorbed solution theory (IAST) were used to predict the binary data using two approaches.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of the substantial progress on the synthesis of mesoporous titania in terms of its enhanced surface areas, particle size, and porosity is presented.

TL;DR: In this article, various structural parameters which control the dimensional stability of MOFs in aqueous media, as well as different strategies which have been reported in literature for improving the hydrothermal resistance of these materials for potential applications in the industrial sector are reviewed.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on the recent applications of TiO2 nanotube arrays in removal of pollutants, environmental analytical chemistry, water splitting, solar cells and CO2 conversion.

TL;DR: A typical nanoporous-geomaterial (halloysite nanotubes, HNTs) was functionalized by polyethyleneimine grafting and the functionalized halloysite (PEI-HNT) exhibited excellent performance for Cr (VI) removal from aqueous solution and immobilization by reduction as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of thin and homogenous surface-mounted metal-organic frameworks (SURMOF) films, which are prepared in a well-defined layer-by-layer fashion on a solid substrate surface, is highlighted.

TL;DR: In this article, a generic method of manufacturing and characterisation of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) into low pressure drop and energy saving monolithic structures for industrial applications is presented.

TL;DR: A dipping robot equipped with an ultrasonic bath has been developed to prepare thin, homogenous surface-mounted MOFs (SURMOFs) with well-defined thicknesses and orientations as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this article, surface area, pore size and wall thickness are calculated from BET equation and BJH method by nitrogen sorption technique, and the effect of Ni content, adsorbent dosage, initial MB concentration, contact time, pH and temperature on adsorption were investigated.

TL;DR: In this paper, a variety of aromatic and aliphatic sulfides and thiols with different functional groups were successfully oxidized with short reaction times in good to excellent yields at room temperature.

TL;DR: In this paper, the hydrogen sorption properties of graphene-related materials were studied by gravimetric and volumetric methods at 2931 < and 77K at different temperatures.

TL;DR: In this article, the most used techniques in the determination of the acid property in zeolite materials are described, including spectrometric (IR, NMR) and adsorption-desorption (TPD) methods.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated how the typical honeycomb arrangement of SBA-15 and the mechanisms of CO 2 uptake are affected by the addition of chemicals upon synthesis (to modify pore width and length) and post-synthesis amine functionalization.

TL;DR: In this article, the removal of heavy metals from contaminated water was investigated using three types of ordered mesoporous silica (KIT-6, SBA-15 and sBA-16).

TL;DR: In this article, a cubic crystal with rounded edge of zeolite A having cation exchange capacity of 295mg CaCO3/g (4.6meq Ca2+/g) was obtained that can be a good candidate for detergent formulation.

TL;DR: In this paper, a mesoporous adorbent with small inner and wide outer mesopores was synthesized via a facile method and explored as novel adsorbents for efficient phosphate adsorption for the first time.

TL;DR: In this paper, a pore expanded MCM-41 mesostructured silica was modified by double functionalization with molecules containing amino groups in order to obtain CO 2 adsorbents for industrial post-combustion applications.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reported a systematic study on adsorption of heavy metal ions by ordered mesoporous carbon CMK-3, which was obtained by hard templating using SBA-15 and subsequently, oxidized (by treatment with (NH4)2S2O8/H2SO4) and amino-functionalized (By treatment with N-(3-trimethoxysilylpropyl)diethylenetriamine).

TL;DR: In this article, a water-based synthesis of the Zr-fumarate MOF (Zr- fum MOF) by applying a monocarboxylic acid as modulator was presented.