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Facile fabrication of nanoscale hierarchical porous zeolitic imidazolate frameworks for enhanced toluene adsorption capacity

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The development of a simple and facile synthesis route is a highly desirable but challenging process in the fabrication of nanoscale hierarchical porous zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs). Herein we describe a facile method for rapidly synthesizing hierarchically porous ZIF-90 nanocrystals (particle sizes of ~ 300 nm) using hydroxyl double salts as intermediates at room temperature. The as-synthesized ZIF-90 contained hierarchical porous structures developed using a crystalline interior and a random stack of multiple nanoparticles. Both the morphology and particle size of ZIF-90 nanocrystals could be tuned by controlling the molar ratio of ICA/Zn2+. Note that the as-synthesized hierarchically porous ZIF-90 nanocrystals exhibited higher thermal stability compared with the conventional ZIF-90. Because of the introduction of hierarchical porous structures, the resultant hierarchically porous ZIF-90 nanocrystals showed enhanced toluene adsorption capacity than those of conventional metal organic frameworks and zeolites.

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This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21576094), the Guangdong Natural Science Foundation (No. 2017A030313052) and the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (Nos. 2019A1515110706, 2019A1515110259 and 2019A1515110535).

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    Min-Hui Yang, Chong-Xiong Duan, Xin-Juan Zeng, Jing-Jing Li, Cui-Yin Liu & Long-Jiao Zeng

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    Min-Hui Yang & Hong-Xia Xi

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    Yi Zhang

  4. School of Electrical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266061, China

    Kai Wang

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Yang, MH., Duan, CX., Zeng, XJ. et al. Facile fabrication of nanoscale hierarchical porous zeolitic imidazolate frameworks for enhanced toluene adsorption capacity. Rare Met. 40, 471–477 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-020-01455-9

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