%0 Journal Article %T Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) and their application as photocatalysts: Part I. Structure, synthesis and post-synthetic modifications %J Asian Journal of Nanoscience and Materials %I Sami Publishing Company %Z 2645-775X %A Sajjadnejad, Mohammad %A Haghshenas, Seyyed Mohammad Saleh %D 2023 %\ 03/01/2023 %V 6 %N 1 %P 69-91 %! Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) and their application as photocatalysts: Part I. Structure, synthesis and post-synthetic modifications %K Metal-organic-framework (MOF) %K porosity %K Surface Specific Area %K Synthesis %K Post Synthesis Modification %R 10.26655/AJNANOMAT.2023.1.5 %X In recent years, metal-organic-frameworks (MOFs) have been considered as a category of new advanced nanomaterials receiving remarkable attention and attaining great importance due to their superior properties such as ultrahigh porosity, remarkable surface-specific area for specific applications like adsorption and gas separation, hydrogen and CO2 absorption, catalysis, photocatalysis, and biocompatibility. The structure of MOFs plays a key role in their special properties and the employment of an appropriate synthesis technique to achieve the desired properties. Furthermore, the post-synthesis modification (PSM) process is essential for pore modification, forming a functionalized network, and finally improving the pre-formed synthesized structure to achieve desired properties. Finally, the purification, activation, and characterization of MOF are also regarded as essential steps after the synthesis process. %U https://www.ajnanomat.com/article_168469_51c3807f1d4b3fe0d7f6c92efcc02115.pdf