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Quo Vadis, MOF?
Author(s) -
Caro Jürgen
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemie ingenieur technik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1522-2640
pISSN - 0009-286X
DOI - 10.1002/cite.201800034
Subject(s) - metal organic framework , commercialization , nanotechnology , molecular sieve , materials science , adsorption , bet theory , chemical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , engineering , business , marketing
Abstract Metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) show world records in BET surface and specific pore volume. An impressive number of different MOF structures has been developed in the last 15 years. In numerous reviews, MOFs are predicted to substitute zeolites and other molecular sieves in big adsorption, permeation and heterogeneous catalysis applications. This short review critically highlights some prominent MOF properties like pore volume and BET surface. It is predicted, that commercialization of MOFs will takes place first in small niche applications, and – if successful – the big processes will follow.