Abstract
Abstract A nerve-agent simulant based on a phosphate ester is hydrolyzed using a MOF-based catalyst. Suspensions of MOF-808 (6-connected), a material featuring 6-connected zirconium nodes, display the highest hydrolysis rates among all MOFs that have been reported to date. A plug-flow reactor was also prepared with MOF-808 (6-connected) as the active layer. Deployed in a simple filtration scheme, the reactor displayed high hydrolysis efficiency and reusability. Detox, faster than fast: Chemical-warfare agents, including nerve agents, are a threat to humans. A six-connected zirconium metal-organic framework (MOF) can hydrolyze a nerve-agent simulant within 30's which is faster than any other catalyst reported. It is a promising material for protective equipment as well as the elimination of large stores of nerve agents.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 6795-6799 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 23 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 1 2015 |
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Keywords
- heterogeneous catalysis
- hydrolysis
- metal-organic frameworks
- MOF plug-flow reactor
- nerve agents
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)
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Instantaneous hydrolysis of nerve-agent simulants with a six-connected zirconium-based metal-organic framework. / Moon, Su Young; Liu, Yangyang; Hupp, Joseph T; Farha, Omar K.
In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, Vol. 54, No. 23, 01.06.2015, p. 6795-6799.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Instantaneous hydrolysis of nerve-agent simulants with a six-connected zirconium-based metal-organic framework
AU - Moon, Su Young
AU - Liu, Yangyang
AU - Hupp, Joseph T
AU - Farha, Omar K.
PY - 2015/6/1
Y1 - 2015/6/1
N2 - Abstract A nerve-agent simulant based on a phosphate ester is hydrolyzed using a MOF-based catalyst. Suspensions of MOF-808 (6-connected), a material featuring 6-connected zirconium nodes, display the highest hydrolysis rates among all MOFs that have been reported to date. A plug-flow reactor was also prepared with MOF-808 (6-connected) as the active layer. Deployed in a simple filtration scheme, the reactor displayed high hydrolysis efficiency and reusability. Detox, faster than fast: Chemical-warfare agents, including nerve agents, are a threat to humans. A six-connected zirconium metal-organic framework (MOF) can hydrolyze a nerve-agent simulant within 30's which is faster than any other catalyst reported. It is a promising material for protective equipment as well as the elimination of large stores of nerve agents.
AB - Abstract A nerve-agent simulant based on a phosphate ester is hydrolyzed using a MOF-based catalyst. Suspensions of MOF-808 (6-connected), a material featuring 6-connected zirconium nodes, display the highest hydrolysis rates among all MOFs that have been reported to date. A plug-flow reactor was also prepared with MOF-808 (6-connected) as the active layer. Deployed in a simple filtration scheme, the reactor displayed high hydrolysis efficiency and reusability. Detox, faster than fast: Chemical-warfare agents, including nerve agents, are a threat to humans. A six-connected zirconium metal-organic framework (MOF) can hydrolyze a nerve-agent simulant within 30's which is faster than any other catalyst reported. It is a promising material for protective equipment as well as the elimination of large stores of nerve agents.
KW - heterogeneous catalysis
KW - hydrolysis
KW - metal-organic frameworks
KW - MOF plug-flow reactor
KW - nerve agents
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SN - 1433-7851
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