Research Triangle Institute

University of the Basque Country

Pedro Luis Arias

Marty Lail

Mustapha Soukri

Ignacio Luz Minguez

Iker Aguirrezabal

Described herein is a catalytic reaction process including introducing one or more gas-phase reactants into a reactor comprising a microporous catalyst having a pore size less than or equal to 2 nm and adjusting the temperature and/or the pressure of the reactor such that one or more of the gas-phase reactants condense within the micropores of the catalyst thereby causing the catalytic reaction to take place in a liquid phase. Additionally, a process for engineering defects on a carboxylate-based metal organic framework (MOF) catalyst is described. The process includes providing a carboxylate-based MOF catalyst; and heating the carboxylate-based MOF catalyst in an inert gas atmosphere at temperatures between about 150&#xb0; C. and about 900&#xb0; C.

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Pedro Luis Arias