Scalable continuous solvothermal synthesis of metal organic framework (MOF-5) crystals

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 285, Issue , 2016, Pages 718-725

  McKinstry, Colin ^a   Cathcart, Russell J ^a   Cussen, Edmund J ^a   Fletcher, Ashleigh J ^a   Patwardhan, Siddharth V ^a   Sefcik, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Manufacturing; Microporous materials; Zn4O(BDC)3

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; JAVA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; MANUFACTURE; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; ORGANOMETALLICS; POROUS MATERIALS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CONTINUOUS PROCESS; CONTINUOUS PROCESSING; CONTINUOUS SYSTEM; ECONOMICALLY VIABLE; METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK; METALORGANIC FRAMEWORKS (MOFS); NANO-POROUS MATERIALS; SOLVOTHERMAL SYNTHESIS;

MICROPOROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 84946197346     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.10.023     Document Type: Article

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