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Ultrahigh Surface Area in Porous Solids
Author(s) -
Holst James R.,
Cooper Andrew I.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201002440
Subject(s) - materials science , nanotechnology , scope (computer science) , porosity , polymer , specific surface area , porous medium , process engineering , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , computer science , composite material , engineering , chemistry , programming language , catalysis
The scope for obtaining extremely high surface areas in porous solids has broadened dramatically in the last ten years. Materials such as metal‐organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks, and organic polymers can now be prepared with measured surface areas the range 4500 to 6000 square meters per gram. This highlight charts the rapid growth in this area and points to potential applications as well as research challenges to be addressed. We also argue that surface area should be considered as just one property among many when considering practical applications, and that factors such as stability, cost, life‐cycle analysis and synthetic ‘added‐value’ may often dominate the prospects for supplanting more established sorbents such as activated carbons.