TY - JOUR ID - 168469 TI - Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) and their application as photocatalysts: Part I. Structure, synthesis and post-synthetic modifications JO - Asian Journal of Nanoscience and Materials JA - AJNM LA - en SN - 2645-775X AU - Sajjadnejad, Mohammad AU - Haghshenas, Seyyed Mohammad Saleh AD - Department of Materials Engineering, School of Engineering, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran AD - Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran Y1 - 2023 PY - 2023 VL - 6 IS - 1 SP - 69 EP - 91 KW - Metal-organic-framework (MOF) KW - porosity KW - Surface Specific Area KW - Synthesis KW - Post Synthesis Modification DO - 10.26655/AJNANOMAT.2023.1.5 N2 - 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. UR - https://www.ajnanomat.com/article_168469.html L1 - https://www.ajnanomat.com/article_168469_51c3807f1d4b3fe0d7f6c92efcc02115.pdf ER -