Synthesis of porous organic frameworks

Porous organic frameworks, including metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and porous organic polymers (POPs), represent a family of emerging functional porous materials that exhibit high specific surface area and tunable pore size. Due to their unique porous structures, these materials show great potential for applications in gas storage and separation, heterogeneous catalysis, energy harvesting and storage, and drug delivery. In this lecture, we will start with a brief introduction to various porous materials and their potential applications. Following that, we will discuss how to design and synthesize MOFs and POPs. Additionally, we will address the current challenges associated with the scaled-up synthesis of these materials for potential industrial applications.