Valentyna Slyusarchuk ( Three Minute Thesis )
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
Design & Synthesis of Water-Stable Metal-Organic Frameworks for CO2 Capture
Flue gas , produced by burning fossil fuels , is a major source of atmospheric CO2 which contributes significantly to global warming . A long-standing challenge in materials science is to create a porous material which can selectively capture and separate CO2 from the other components of flue gas , especially water , while remaining robust enough to be used over a long period of time . Metal-organic frameworks ( MOFs ) are an emerging class of porous materials with a wide range of applications due to the flexibility in their design , which have shown great potential in this demanding process . My research involves designing the individual components of MOFs to make them preferentially interact with CO2 and be resistant to water damage .
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