title: Flexible and Porous Nanocellulose Aerogels with High Loadings of Metal-Organic-Framework Particles for Separations Applications.
abstract: Flexible and porous aerogels are obtained by combining functional metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and structural cellulose nanocrystals via a straightforward water-based sol-gel process, followed by freeze-drying. The aerogels have a hierarchical porous structure with controllable MOF loading up to 50 wt%. These hybrid materials can be used as absorbents for water purification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4L7, Canada.
authors.forename: He
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4L7, Canada.
authors.forename: Xuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4L7, Canada. ecranst@mcmaster.ca.
authors.forename: Emily D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Cranston
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4L7, Canada. zhuship@mcmaster.ca.
authors.forename: Shiping
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhu
keywords: aerogels; cellulose nanocrystals; metal-organic frameworks; porous materials; water purification