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Metal‐Organic Frameworks for CO 2 Chemical Transformations
Author(s) -
He Hongming,
Perman Jason A.,
Zhu Guangshan,
Ma Shengqian
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201602711
Subject(s) - metal organic framework , catalysis , materials science , greenhouse gas , nanotechnology , environmental science , environmental chemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , adsorption , ecology , biology
Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), as the primary greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, triggers a series of environmental and energy related problems in the world. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop multiple methods to capture and convert CO 2 into useful chemical products, which can significantly improve the environment and promote sustainable development. Over the past several decades, metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) have shown outstanding heterogeneous catalytic activity due in part to their high internal surface area and chemical functionalities. These properties and the ability to synthesize MOF platforms allow experiments to test structure‐function relationships for transforming CO 2 into useful chemicals. Herein, recent developments are highlighted for MOFs participating as catalysts for the chemical fixation and photochemical reduction of CO 2 . Finally, opportunities and challenges facing MOF catalysts are discussed in this ongoing research area.