Project description DEENESFRITPL A systematic approach to controlling defect chemistry in titanium–organic frameworks Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) porous materials with very high chemical and structural diversity are highly promising materials that are widely used in applications such as gas storage and separation, electrochemical energy storage, catalysis and sensing. Structural defects play an important role in material behaviour and can be used as a tool to modify MOFs' porosity, chemical reactivity and electronic conductivity. Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the DefTiMOFs project will develop a high-throughput synthetic methodology for controlling the defect chemistry, particle size and porosity of titanium MOFs. This class of compounds has hitherto received little attention. The project will also employ synchrotron-based methods to characterise the defects on an atomic and amolecular level. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) – porous materials with almost unlimited chemical and structural diversity - have incited an interesting alternative to the drawbacks that nanotechnology is currently facing. The defect engineering of MOFs has been used as a tool to modify their porosity, chemical reactivity and electronic conductivity among other properties, but research is still limited in the vast majority towards Zr-MOFs. Notably, defect chemistry of Ti-MOFs remains unexplored despite that the pristine materials photoactivity, chemical and structural stability and Titanium being an abundant biocompatible metal.This project, entitled `Defective Titanium Metal-Organic-Frameworks(DefTiMOFs)’ aims to develop novel high-throughput (HT)synthetic methodologies for the control of not only defect chemistry of Ti-MOFs,but also of their particle size and inner surface (porefunctionalisation) towards the controllable modification of their properties. HT synthesis will be convened with a set of novel characterisation techniques (mainly synchrotron-based) for atomic and molecular level of characterisation of defects, aiming to correlate synthetic conditions with defect formation (defect type, densityand spatial distribution within the framework)in order to provide thebase of knowledge to anticipate their properties based on the synthetic conditions. This will then allow for defect engineering of MOFs using a wide range of materials.In view of the above and inspired by the high demand for clean and renewable energy sources including efficient and affordablewater delivery systems in places with limited access to drinkablewater, the DefTiMOFs project aims to correlate defect chemistry of Ti-MOFs with their performance towards environmentally friendly applications. This will lead to the ultimate design of materials with outstanding performance in heterogeneous catalysis, photocatalysis (hydrogen production) and water harvesting from air. Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencescatalysisphotocatalysisnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrytransition metalsengineering and technologynanotechnologyengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyhydrogen energy Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility Topic(s) MSCA-IF-2018 - Individual Fellowships Call for proposal H2020-MSCA-IF-2018 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF Coordinator UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA Net EU contribution € 160 932,48 Address AVENIDA BLASCO IBANEZ 13 46010 Valencia Spain See on map Region Este Comunitat Valenciana Valencia/València Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 160 932,48
