Instantaneous Hydrolysis of Nerve‐Agent Simulants with a Six‐Connected Zirconium‐Based Metal–Organic Framework |
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| Authors: | Dr Su‐Young Moon Dr Yangyang Liu Prof Joseph T Hupp Prof Omar K Farha |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of chemistry Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208‐3113 (USA);2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) |
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| Abstract: | A nerve‐agent simulant based on a phosphate ester is hydrolyzed using a MOF‐based catalyst. Suspensions of MOF‐808 (6‐connected), a material featuring 6‐connected zirconium nodes, display the highest hydrolysis rates among all MOFs that have been reported to date. A plug‐flow reactor was also prepared with MOF‐808 (6‐connected) as the active layer. Deployed in a simple filtration scheme, the reactor displayed high hydrolysis efficiency and reusability. |
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| Keywords: | heterogeneous catalysis hydrolysis metal– organic frameworks MOF plug‐flow reactor nerve agents |
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