An apparatus for producing metal organic frameworks, comprising: a tubular flow reactor comprising a tubular body into which, in use, precursor compounds which form the metal organic framework are fed and flow, said tubular body including at least one annular loop.

The present invention relates to methods for improving carbon capture using entrained catalytic-particles within an amine solvent. The particles are functionalized and appended with a CO.sub.2 hydration catalyst to enhance the kinetics of CO.sub.2 hydration and improve overall mass transfer of CO.sub.2 from an acid gas.

The present invention provides a novel catalyst of formula (I): wherein M is selected from Zn(H), Co(II), Mn(II), Mg(II), Fe(II), Cr(III)X or Fe(III)X, and the use thereof in polymerizing carbon dioxide and an epoxide.

A novel metal organic framework, EMM-42, is described having the structure of UiO-66 and comprising bisphosphonate linking ligands. EMM-42 has acid activity and is useful as a catalyst in olefin isomerization. Also disclosed is a process of making metal organic frameworks, such as EMM-42, by heterogeneous ligand exchange, in which linking ligands having a first bonding functionality in a host metal organic framework are exchanged with linking ligands having a second different bonding functionality in the framework.

Methods for the photocatalytic reduction of alkynes to alkenes with high conversion yields and selectivities using a heterogeneous system that incorporates a cobalt-porphyrin into a metal-organic framework (MOF) are provided. The cobalt-porphyrin-based MOFs carry out the photocatalytic reductions in the presence of a visible-light activated photosensitizer molecule and a sacrificial electron donor.

An isopoly-vanadic acid coordination polymer catalyst, method of manufacturing the same, and application thereof are provided. The isopoly-vanadic acid coordination polymer catalyst has a chemical formula of [Co(atrz)(V.sub.2O.sub.6)]. The atrz is a 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole ligand, and [V.sub.2O.sub.6] is a binuclear vanadate anion. The isopoly-vanadic acid coordination polymer catalyst shows strong thermal stability, and it is easy to synthesize with high reproducibility. The isopoly-vanadic acid coordination polymer catalyst has a good catalytic activity towards the bulk ring-opening of p-dioxanone. The resulting poly(p-dioxanone) is stable and uniform. The high molecular weight of the resulting poly(p-dioxanone) has great potential in high polymer materials, in particular the field of medical high polymer materials.

A method of immobilizing a metal catalyst in a porous support includes additively forming a precursor structure on a substrate from a metal catalyst and at least one of a metal oxide or a metal cluster compound; exposing the precursor structure to a vapor of an organic linker; and reacting the at least one of the metal oxide or the metal cluster compound in the precursor structure with the organic linker to form a porous support that immobilizes the metal catalyst.

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) having inorganic nodes that comprise an octahedral Hf.sub.6 cluster capped by eight .sub.3-ligands and having twelve octahedral edges, wherein the .sub.3-ligands are hydroxo ligands, oxo ligands or aquo ligands; and organic linkers connecting the organic nodes, the organic linkers comprising 1,3,6,8-tetrakis(p-benzoic acid)pyrene units; wherein eight of the twelve octahedral edges of the inorganic nodes are connected to the 1,3,6,8-tetrakis(p-benzoic acid)pyrene units are provided.

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a catalyst for selective catalytic reduction comprising (i) preparing a mixture comprising a metal-organic framework material comprising an ion of a metal or metalloid selected from groups 2-5, groups 7-9, and groups 11-14 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and at least one at least monodentate organic compound, a zeolitic material containing a metal as a non-framework element, optionally a solvent system, and optionally a pasting agent, (ii) calcining of the mixture obtained in (i); and further relates to a catalyst per se comprising a composite material containing an amorphous mesoporous metal and/or metalloid oxide and a zeolitic material, wherein the zeolitic material contains a metal as non-framework element, as well as to the use of said catalyst.

High-potential photo-oxidants are provided with a supermolecule structure at least including a conjugated macrocycle linked to a metal complex. The conjugated macrocycle is electron-accepting relative to hydrogen or bears electron withdrawing substituents such as fluoroalkyl, fluoroaryl, fluoro, halo, cyano, or nitro. The metal complex is also electron-accepting relative to hydrogen or bears electron withdrawing substituents such as fluoroalkyl, fluoroaryl, fluoro, halo, cyano, or nitro. The linker can be thynyl, vinyl, thiophenyl, diethynylaryl, divinylaryl, diethynyl (unsaturated heterocycloalkenyl), divinyl (unsaturated heterocycloalkenyl), diethynyl (unsaturated heterocycloalkynyl), or divynyl (unsaturated heterocycloalkynyl). A specific implementation is an ethyne-bridged eDef-Rutpy-(porphinato)Zn(II) (eDef-RuPZn) supermolecule.