METAL-ORGANIC NETWORKS BASED ON PYRENE-PHOSPHONATE

1) Highly stable porous materials (powder or pellets) specially tailored for the adsorption or degradation of emerging contaminants is here offered. These materials are specifically designed to eliminate novel organic contaminants from water by selective adsorption and/or degradation in the presence (or not) of light (UV-vis or vis), even under continuous flow. Market Applications • Water treatment plants (both, safe and wastewater). • Research on photodegradation of EOCs. • Water remediation filters. • Testing water remediation in hospitals. • Testing EOCs elimination under continuous flow. 2) Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) with high proton conductivity (>10-2 S·cm-1) as electrolytes for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are offered. MOFs are porous crystalline hybrid materials combining outstanding porosity (SBET up to 7800 m2·g-1) with a large structural and compositional versatility. These properties make them promising candidates to substitute the currently used organic polymers (which presents stability drawbacks under working conditions) as electrolyte in PEMFCs. Market Applications: • Synthesis of different MOF-based materials with high proton conductivity. • Modification of materials to improve their proton conductive properties (stability, chemical compatibility). • Preparation of adapted mixed matrix membranes. 3) Advantages: This new class of porous materials, known as Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) present several advantages compared to classical adsorbent materials (carbons, zeolites, silicas). MOFs present versatile composition, large structural variability, very important porosity with large panel of pore sizes and shapes, easy modulation of their physicochemical properties, somework as catalyst, and are highly stable in water. These features make them excellent candidates for the selective and important adsorption of large variety of EOCs.