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To provide a definitive guide and standardized best practices for synthesizing, activating, and analytically characterizing metal–organic frameworks.

September 20, 2016Chemistry of MaterialsOpen Access

Best Practices for the Synthesis, Activation, and Characterization of Metal–Organic Frameworks

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AHAshlee J. HowarthConcordia University APAaron W. PetersExxonMobil (Germany)NVNicolaas A. VermeulenNorthwestern University

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Tutorial review demonstrates standardized protocols for metal–organic framework synthesis, activation, and characterization, highlighting essential benchmarks for experimental reproducibility.

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To provide a definitive guide and standardized best practices for synthesizing, activating, and analytically characterizing metal–organic frameworks.
Review of primary activation protocols, with specific emphasis on supercritical carbon dioxide drying techniques.
Evaluation of multi-technique analytical suites, including powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction, nitrogen sorption isotherms, aqueous stability assays, SEM, NMR, ICP-OES, and DRIFTS.
Identifies critical synthetic and activation workflows that preserve framework pore integrity and eliminate trapped solvent molecules without inducing structural collapse.
Establishes precise diagnostic criteria and baseline standards across diffraction and gas adsorption profiles to ensure rigorous cross-laboratory reproducibility.

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Howarth et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dd61247808b00a4799d574 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b02626

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Tutorial review demonstrates standardized protocols for metal–organic framework synthesis, activation, and characterization, highlighting essential benchmarks for experimental reproducibility.

Best Practices for the Synthesis, Activation, and Characterization of Metal–Organic Frameworks

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Best Practices for the Synthesis, Activation, and Characterization of Metal–Organic Frameworks

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