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Front Cover: Iodine‐Chemisorption, Interpenetration and Polycatenation: Cationic MOFs and CPs from Group 13 Metal Halides and Di‐Pyridyl‐Linkers (Chem. Eur. J. 23/2022)
Author(s) -
Schäfer Thomas C.,
Becker Jonathan,
Seuffert Marcel T.,
Heuler Dominik,
Sedykh Alexander E.,
MüllerBuschbaum Klaus
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.202200880
Subject(s) - iodine , chemisorption , iodide , triiodide , halide , chemistry , cationic polymerization , metal , radiochemistry , inorganic chemistry , front cover , aluminium , cover (algebra) , organic chemistry , catalysis , electrolyte , electrode , dye sensitized solar cell , mechanical engineering , engineering
Mopping up radioactive iodine : A cationic MOF with the abundant metal aluminium shows chemisorption of iodine from a gas atmosphere at room temperature that is suitable for the capture of the radioisotopes 129 I and 131 I. The capture is explicitly stable as triiodide ions are formed with iodide inside the MOF pores. High uptake of up to one equivalent of I 2 per aluminium centre marks the material out as highly suitable for applications in capturing radioactive isotopes, for example, from toxic nuclear waste as required after an unwanted hazardous exposure to the environment. More information can be found in the Research Article by K. Müller‐Buschbaum et al. (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104171).