Engineering-the-surface-of-a-new-class-of-adsorbents--Metal-organic-framework-graphite

AcceptedManuscriptEngineeringthesurfaceofanewclassofadsorbents:Metal-organicframework/graphiteoxidecompositesCamillePetit,TeresaJ.BandoszPII:S0021-9797(14)00583-9DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2014.08.026Reference:YJCIS19761Toappearin:JournalofColloidandInterfaceScienceReceivedDate:30May2014AcceptedDate:13August2014Pleasecitethisarticleas:C.Petit,T.J.Bandosz,Engineeringthesurfaceofanewclassofadsorbents:Metal-organicframework/graphiteoxidecomposites,JournalofColloidandInterfaceScience(2014),doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2014.08.026ThisisaPDFfileofanuneditedmanuscriptthathasbeenacceptedforpublication.Asaservicetoourcustomersweareprovidingthisearlyversionofthemanuscript.Themanuscriptwillundergocopyediting,typesetting,andreviewoftheresultingproofbeforeitispublishedinitsfinalform.Pleasenotethatduringtheproductionprocesserrorsmaybediscoveredwhichcouldaffectthecontent,andalllegaldisclaimersthatapplytothejournalpertain.1Engineeringthesurfaceofanewclassofadsorbents:Metal-organicframework/graphiteoxidecompositesCamillePetitaandTeresaJ.Bandoszb�∗aDepartmentofChemicalEngineering,ImperialCollegeLondon,SouthKensingtonCampus,LondonSW72AZ,UKbDepartmentofChemistry,TheCUNYEnergyInstitute,TheCityCollegeofNewYork,160ConventAve,NewYork,NY10031,USAABSTRACTThispaperreviewstheresultsofseveralpriorstudiestohighlighthowtheconceptoftheMetal-organicframework/Graphiteoxide(MOF/GO)compositeswasdevelopedtowardstheirapplicationasseparationmediaforsmallmoleculegasesatambientconditions.Thestudiesareanalyzedfromasurfaceengineeringstandpoint.TheMOF/GOcompositeshavebeendevelopedconsideringboththeadvantagesanddrawbacksofthecompositecomponents:MOFprovidedahighporosityandreactivecentersandGOadensearrayofcarbonatomstoincreasedispersiveinteractions.Theresultingmaterialsshowedasignificantenhancementinporosityowingtothe�∗Whomcorrespondenceshouldbeaddressedto.Tel.:(212)650-6017;Fax:(212)650-6107;E-mail:tbandosz@ccny.cuny.edu2formationofporesattheinterfaceofGOandMOFcrystals.GOoxygengroupswereidenti