Hybrid Metal-Organic Framework-Cellulose Materials Retaining High Porosity: ZIF-8@Cellulose Nanofibrils
Journal article, 2021
Metal-organic frameworks have attracted a great deal of attention for future applications in numerous areas, including gas adsorption. However, in order for them to reach their full potential a substrate to provide an anchor may be needed. Ideally, this substrate should be environmentally friendly and renewable. Cellulose nanofibrils show potential in this area. Here we present a hybrid material created from the self-assembly of zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8) nanocrystals on cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) in aqueous medium. The CNF/ZIF-8 was freeze dried and formed free standing materials suitable for gas adsorption. A BET area of 1014 m2 g−1 was achieved for the CNF/ZIF-8 hybrid materials ZIF-8@cellulose which is comparable with reported values for free standing ZIF-8 materials, 1600 m2 g−1, considering the dilution with cellulose, and a considerable enhancement compared to CNF on its own, 32 m2 g−1.
BET surface area
ZIF-8
nanocellulose
hybrid materials
green chemistry
metal-organic framework
Author
Johannes Thunberg
Borealis GmbH
Wallenberg Wood Science Center (WWSC)
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Engineering Materials
Savannah Zacharias
University of Gothenburg
University of Cape Town
Merima Hasani
Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemical Technology
Olayinka Oyetunji
University of Botswana
Francoise Mystere Amombo Noa
Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Gunnar Westman
Wallenberg Wood Science Center (WWSC)
Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Lars Öhrström
Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Inorganics
23046740 (eISSN)
Vol. 9 11 84Driving Forces
Sustainable development
Areas of Advance
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Materials Science
Subject Categories
Polymer Technologies
Materials Chemistry
Other Chemistry Topics
Infrastructure
Chalmers Materials Analysis Laboratory
DOI
10.3390/inorganics9110084