Growth of large single MOF crystals and effective separation of organic dyes

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Li, Lina
Sun, Fuxing
Jia, Jiangtao
Borjigin, Tsolmon
Zhu, Guangshan
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2013
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Abstract
Through the optimization of synthesis conditions, we obtained large Cu-3(BTC)(2) crystals with a diameter of 2-4 mm. Such large crystals could be utilized as "chromatographic columns" for effective separation of organic dyes such as thionine (TH) and pyronin B (PB). It was found that the concentration of hydron was the key factor to obtain the large pure crystals. This strategy could be used to grow other hydrophilic MOFs.
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Cryst Eng Comm
Volume
15
Issue
20
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© 2013 Royal Society of Chemistry. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal website for access to the definitive, published version.
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Inorganic chemistry
Transition metal chemistry
Physical chemistry
Materials engineering
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