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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2012
Mircea Dinca, Somerville, MA (US);
Minyuan LI, Cambridge, MA (US);
Mircea Dinca, Somerville, MA (US);
Minyuan Li, Cambridge, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to a method for preparing crystalline metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). The method includes the steps of providing an electrolyte solution in contact with a conductive surface, and applying a current or potential to the conductive surface in contact with the electrolyte solution. The electrolyte solution includes a protonated organic ligand, a metal ion, and a probase. Application of the reductive current or potential to the conductive surface produces the crystalline metal-organic framework (MOF) deposited on the conductive surface. The MOFs produced by the method may be incorporated into a gas separation membrane, a purification filter, and/or a sensor.