MOF-fabric composites and methods of MOF-fabric composite synthesis
AssigneeNorth Carolina State University
InventorsSarah Morgan, Gregory Parsons, Morgan Leyonna Willis
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Abstract
Provided are MOF-fabric composites having a crystalline MOF adhered directly to fibers of the fabric and methods of making MOF-fabric composites. A solution is adsorbed onto a fabric. The solution can include a metal salt, a linker, and a solvent. The solution is adsorbed onto the fabric and the fabric suspended over a heated vapor. The vapor releases onto the fabric, causing the metal salt, the linker, and the solvent to diffuse out of the polymer fibers. The linker links metal from the metal salts to form crystals attached to the fabric, and the vapor aids crystallization.
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A method of making a metal organic framework (MOF)-fabric composite comprising:
- introducing a solution to a fabric, wherein the solution comprises a metal salt, a linker, and a solvent;
- absorbing the solution onto the fabric, wherein the fabric is on a first roller and wherein the solution is adsorbed onto the fabric as the fabric passes from the first roller to a second roller;
- suspending the fabric over a heated vapor for about 10 minutes to 24 hours such that the vapor releases vapor onto the fabric, wherein the metal salt, the linker, and the solvent diffuse out of a plurality of polymer fibers, wherein the linker links metal in the metal salts to form crystals attached to the fabric, and wherein the vapor aids in crystallization.
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