화학공학소재연구정보센터
Chemistry Letters, Vol.49, No.8, 875-878, 2020
Size-controlled Synthesis of Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-67 (ZIF-67) Using Electrospray in Liquid Phase
To achieve rapid intraparticle diffusion when metal-organic frameworks are used as adsorbents and/or catalysts, it is preferable to reduce their crystal size and improve their monodispersity. The simplest method for reducing the crystal size in a synthetic aqueous solution is increasing the ligand concentration. However, this produces an environmental load, because a large amount of ligand remains in the waste solution. In this study, size-controlled synthesis of the zeolitic imidazolate framework 67 (ZIF-67) was achieved by using a fine liquid droplet as the reaction field. This droplet was generated by electrospraying in the liquid phase, which improved the crystal size, morphology, and monodispersity of ZIF-67.