Versatile applications of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and derived materials

Abstract

Porous materials are the solids of great technological importance, due to their ability to interact with gases and liquids, not only at the surface, but throughout their bulk.1 Indeed, a porous materials mania is sweeping through essentially all the fields of science and engineering.2 These porous solids constitute a rich and active research field, owing to the fact that they are at the heart of several important applications namely heterogeneous catalysis, gas storage/separation, water purification, adsorption of pollutants, drug delivery, chromatography, earth science (the soil porosity confirM.S. exchange between the soil and the atmosphere), energy (porous materials are envisaged for hydrogen storage and lithium ion batteries) owing to their high surface area, large pore volumes, chemical inertness, mechanical and good thermal stability.