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Metal‐Organic Frameworks for Hydrogen Energy Applications: Advances and Challenges
Author(s) -
Bakuru Vasudeva Rao,
DMello Marilyn Esclance,
Kalidindi Suresh Babu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.201801147
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , hydrogen technologies , metal organic framework , hydrogen economy , nanotechnology , fossil fuel , hydrogen storage , energy carrier , hydrogen , hydrogen fuel , chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , paleontology , adsorption , biology
Hydrogen is in limelight as an environmental benign alternative to fossil fuels from few decades. To bring the concept of hydrogen economy from academic labs to real world certain challenges need to be addressed in the areas of hydrogen production, storage, and its use in fuel cells. Crystalline metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) with unprecedented surface areas are considered as potential materials for addressing the challenges in each of these three areas. MOFs combine the diverse chemistry of molecular linkers with their ability to coordinate to metal ions and clusters. The unabated flurry of research using MOFs in the context of hydrogen energy related activities in the past decade demonstrates the versatility of this class of materials. In the present review, we discuss major strategical advances that have taken place in the field of “hydrogen economy and MOFs” and point out issues requiring further attention.