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Thermo-Responsive MOF/Polymer Composites for Temperature-Mediated Water Capture and Release

  • Avishek Karmakar
  • , Paulo G.M. Mileo
  • , Ivan Bok
  • , Shing Bo Peh
  • , Jian Zhang
  • , Hongye Yuan
  • , Guillaume Maurin*
  • , Dan Zhao*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • National University of Singapore
  • Université Montpellier

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Abstract

We report an in situ polymerization strategy to incorporate a thermo-responsive polymer, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM), with controlled loadings into the cavity of a mesoporous metal–organic framework (MOF), MIL-101(Cr). The resulting MOF/polymer composites exhibit an unprecedented temperature-triggered water capture and release behavior originating from the thermo-responsive phase transition of the PNIPAM component. This result sheds light on the development of stimuli-responsive porous adsorbent materials for water capture and heat transfer applications under relatively mild operating conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11003-11009
Number of pages7
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume59
Issue number27
DOIs
StatePublished - 26 Jun 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • metal–organic frameworks
  • poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
  • polymerization
  • thermo-responsive materials
  • water capture and release

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