Advanced organic-inorganic hybrid materials for CO2 capture and conversion
Mentor: Guillermo Calleja
Email: guillermo.calleja@urjc.es
Phone: (+34) 914887006
University: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Partner Host Institution: IMDEA Energy - Advanced Porous Materials Unit - Researcher Patricia Horcajada (patricia.horcajada@imdea.org)
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Keywords: Porous materials, Metal-Organic Framework, Covalent-organic Framework, CO2 Capture and conversion, Heterogeneous Catalysis

Advanced organic-inorganic hybrid materials for CO2 capture and conversion

Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) are hybrid crystalline materials, exhibiting high specific surface areas, controllable pore sizes and surface chemistry. These properties have made MOFs attractive for a wide range of applications including gas separation, gas storage and catalysis. They are one of the most promising candidates for CO2 capture due to their adsorption selectivity towards CO2. The optimization of the physical–chemical interactions between MOFs and CO2 molecules is the key to further improvement of CO2 capture performance. Besides, the utilization of CO2 as a chemical feedstock to produce valuable chemicals and fuels is an alternative sustainable approach for mitigating the adverse effect of the greenhouse gas and a promising solution for energy storage. Recent work on MOFs demonstrated the potential and effectiveness of these materials in addressing effective catalytic conversions of CO2.
There are still relevant and significant scientific and technological challenges to be able to exploit the CO2 as a chemical and fuel feedstock in a systematic manner. MOF materials could be capable of serving as a next-generation CO2 capture/conversion system, using the potential sorption and catalytic properties of metal-organic frameworks.

Departament: Energy and Chemical Technology, Environmental and Chemical Technology, Mechanical Technology, Analytical Chemistry
Research Group: Chemical and Environmental Engineering Group
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Relevants projects on the area: Title of the Project: MOF/COF HYBRID MATERIALS FOR HIGH VALUED ENVIRONMENTAL AND INDUSTRIAL ADSORPTION AND CATALYSIS PROCESSES (MATERIALES HIBRIDOS MOF Y COF PARA APLICACIONES DE ADSORCION Y CATALISIS DE ALTO VALOR AMBIENTAL E INDUSTRIAL (CTQ2015-64526-P))
Funding Institution: Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation Date, From: 01/01/2016 Until: 30/06/2019

Title of the Project: CONCENTRATED SOLAR ENERGY FOR TRANSPORTATION AND FOR HEAT AND ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION (ACES2030: ENERGÍA SOLAR TÉRMICA DE CONCENTRACIÓN EN EL SECTOR DEL TRANSPORTE Y EN LA PRODUCCIÓN DE CALOR Y DE ELECTRICIDAD (P2018/EMT-4319))
Funding Institution: Comunidad de Madrid Date, From: 01/01/2019 Until: 31/12/2022
Relevants publications on the area: 1.- Helena Montes-Andrés, Gisela Orcajo, Caroline Mellot-Draznieks, Carmen Martos, Juan Angel Botas and Guillermo Calleja. Phys. Chem. C 2018, 122, 28123−28132_Novel Ni-IRMOF-74 Postsynthetically Functionalized for H2 Storage Applications.
2.-Pedro Leo, Fernando Martínez, Guillermo Calleja, David Briones, Lukasz Wojtas, Gisela Orcajo. Polymers 2016, 8, 44_New URJC-1 Material with Remarkable Stability and Acid-Base Catalytic Properties.