Bakuru Vasudeva Rao, DMello Marilyn Esclance, Kalidindi Suresh Babu
Materials science division, Poornaprajna Institute of Scientific Research Devanahalli, Bangalore Rural, 576164, India.
Chemphyschem. 2019 May 16;20(10):1177-1215. doi: 10.1002/cphc.201801147. Epub 2019 Apr 24.
Hydrogen is in limelight as an environmental benign alternative to fossil fuels from few decades. To bring the concept of hydrogen economy from academic labs to real world certain challenges need to be addressed in the areas of hydrogen production, storage, and its use in fuel cells. Crystalline metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with unprecedented surface areas are considered as potential materials for addressing the challenges in each of these three areas. MOFs combine the diverse chemistry of molecular linkers with their ability to coordinate to metal ions and clusters. The unabated flurry of research using MOFs in the context of hydrogen energy related activities in the past decade demonstrates the versatility of this class of materials. In the present review, we discuss major strategical advances that have taken place in the field of "hydrogen economy and MOFs" and point out issues requiring further attention.
几十年来，氢作为一种对环境无害的化石燃料替代品备受关注。要将氢经济的概念从学术实验室推广到现实世界，需要在制氢、储氢及其在燃料电池中的应用等领域应对某些挑战。具有前所未有的表面积的晶体金属有机框架（MOF）被认为是应对这三个领域中每个领域挑战的潜在材料。MOF将分子连接体的多样化学性质与其与金属离子和簇配位的能力结合在一起。在过去十年中，在与氢能相关活动的背景下使用MOF的研究热潮不减，这证明了这类材料的多功能性。在本综述中，我们讨论了“氢经济与MOF”领域取得的主要战略进展，并指出需要进一步关注的问题。
