Incorporation of free halide ions stabilizes metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) against pore collapse and renders large-pore Zr-MOFs functional for water harvesting

Lu, Zhiyong; Duan, Jiaxin; Du, Liting; Liu, Qin; Schweitzer, Neil M.; Hupp, Joseph T.

doi:10.1039/d1ta10217f

Incorporation of free halide ions stabilizes metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) against pore collapse and renders large-pore Zr-MOFs functional for water harvesting

Journal Article · Wed Feb 23 00:00:00 EST 2022 · Journal of Materials Chemistry. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ta10217f· OSTI ID:1978846

^[1]; Duan, Jiaxin ^[2]; Du, Liting ^[3]; Liu, Qin ^[2]; Schweitzer, Neil M. ^[2]; ^[2]

Hohai University, Nanjing (China); Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (United States); OSTI
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (United States)
Nanjing Forestry University (China)

Chemically and hydrolytically stable MOFs have shown promising water-vapor adsorption properties. However, MOFs that can simultaneously satisfy the following three requirements for effective water harvesting from low-humidity air are quite rare: (1) high water-uptake capacity; (2) hydrolytic and mechanical stability; (3) complete uptake at ~20–30% relative humidity (RH). Here we show that incorporating free halide ions is effective for enabling a representative Zr-MOF to meet these requirements for water harvesting. As-synthesized MOF-808 initially exhibits very good capacity at RH ≥ 30%, but quickly suffers large capacity losses due to water-evacuation-induced pore collapse. Via a framework-charging and free counter-ion inclusion approach, we were able to replace node-ligated formate anions with charge-neutral aqua ligands and site desired water-sorbing free-halide ions within the large pores of MOF-808. In this study, altered samples show increased gravimetric water uptake, show beneficial shifts of water sorption isotherms toward lower water-vapor partial pressure, eliminate undesirable sorption/desorption isotherm hysteresis, and render MOF-808-Br indefinitely recyclable for ambient-temperature uptake of water vapor and lower-temperature liquid-water release.

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Research Organization:: Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-08ER15967

OSTI ID:: 1978846

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1846998

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 10; ISSN 2050-7488

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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