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 84

Driving 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

More information

Latest update

10/9/2023