Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2012, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (4): 555-558.

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Nano/Micro HKUST-1 Fabricated by Coordination Modulation Method at Room Temperature

NA Li-yan1,2, HUA Rui-nian2, NING Gui-ling1, OU Xiao-xia 2   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China;
    2. College of Life Science, Dalian Nationalities University, Dalian 116600, P. R. China
  • Received:2011-10-12 Revised:2012-02-19 Online:2012-07-25 Published:2012-07-25
  • Supported by:

    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21173034, 20907006).

Abstract:

A simple and fast route for the synthesis of metal-organic framework(MOF) particles was presented. Cu3(BTC)2(HKUST-1, BTC=1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate), one of the most well-known MOFs, was synthesized at room temperature via coordination modulation method. By adding different modulators(monocarboxylic acids) into the reaction system, the morphologies of HKUST-1 crystals were tuned from nano spheres to micro octahedrons at room temperature without any complex equipment. X-Ray diffractions and gas sorption measurements revealed highly crystalline particles with large Brunauer-Emmett-Teller(BET) surface areas(1116-1273 m2/g) and total pore volumes(0.62-0.73 cm3/g). The significantly small particle sizes and high capacity of gas sorption are considered advantageous for envisaged application in practical industrial process.

Key words: Cu3(BTC)2(HKUST-1), Metal-organic framework, Coordination modulation method