title: A systematic study on the use of ultrasound energy for the synthesis of nickel-metal organic framework compounds.
abstract: A nickel metal-organic framework (Ni-MOF) was successfully synthesized using ultrasound irradiation. Further to this, X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Thermo-Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and nitrogen adsorption [i.e. Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) Surface Area Analysis] techniques were used to characterize the synthesized Ni-MOF. In addition, the effect of sonication on the surface area, pore diameter and pore volume of the final product was systematically studied using Taguchi technique. The experiments ascertained that manufacturing of the Ni-MOF by means of the ultrasonic-assisted technique is feasible at a relatively shorter time compare to the conventional methods. The final product showed more uniform shape distribution and improved BET properties. The obtained results offered that the synthesized Ni-MOF samples could be used in several applications.
authors.affiliation: Mineral Industrial Research Centre, Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sargazi
authors.affiliation: Department of Nano Chemistry, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, 7631133131 Kerman, Iran.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Afzali
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science, University of Verona, Strada le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Daldosso
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, Western University, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kazemian
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Bhupal Nobles Post Graduate (B.N.P.G.) College, Udaipur 313001, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: N P S
authors.initials: NPS
authors.lastname: Chauhan
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), P.O. Box 14857-3311, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sadeghian
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tajerian
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, I-37134, Strada Le Grazie 15, Verona, Italy. Electronic address: ali.ghafarinazari@univr.it.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghafarinazari
authors.affiliation: Bioengineering Research Group, Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Department, Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC), P.O. Box 14155-4777, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: mozafari.masoud@gmail.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mozafari
keywords: Chemical synthesis; Microstructure; Organometallic compounds; Ultrasonic energy