Tuning CO2 Capture and Conversion with Metal–Organic Frameworks Crystallized in Aqueous Graphene Oxide Suspensions

[EN]We present a green procedure for the synthesis of metal−organic frameworks (MOFs) (having Zn, Ni, or Co) in graphene oxide aqueous suspensions (obtained with graphitized or nongraphitized carbon nanofibers) avoiding organic solvents and high temperatures. The materials were thoroughly characteri...

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Autores: G. Cirujano, Francisco, Martín, Nuria, López-Maya, Elena, García Álvarez, Mayra, Sánchez Montero, María Jesús, García-Verdugo, Eduardo, Merchán Moreno, María Dolores, Velázquez Salicio, María Mercedes
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/167985
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/167985
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c19708
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Metal–organic frameworks
Graphene oxide
Carbon dioxide
Adsorption
Catalysis
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Sumario:[EN]We present a green procedure for the synthesis of metal−organic frameworks (MOFs) (having Zn, Ni, or Co) in graphene oxide aqueous suspensions (obtained with graphitized or nongraphitized carbon nanofibers) avoiding organic solvents and high temperatures. The materials were thoroughly characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), N2/CO2- physisorption, Raman and X-ray photoelectron (XPS) spectroscopies. The results demonstrate that the nature of the metal (electronegativity) and graphene oxide (defects of oxygen-containing groups) are key in the size, porosity, and defectivity (free noncoordinated linkers and open metal sites) of the MOF and significantly affect their CO2 adsorption energy (up to 6 kJ·mol−1 increase), uptake (up to 5·mmolCO2·g−1 increase), and catalytic activity (up to 35% rate increase) with respect to bulk MOFs in the solvent-free, ambient pressure CO2 cycloaddition to epoxides.