The UJI and the UV develop a new metal–organic framework modulation material for the chemical industry, capable of transforming CO₂ into high value-added compounds (IMAGE)
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The research team, led by Marcileia Zanatta from the Advanced Sustainable Production Materials Group (MASP) at the Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM) and the Molecular Materials Group of the Department of Physical Chemistry, includes Vitória Gonçalves Santos Souza Pina at the UJI (lower image). At the Universitat de València, the Defect Engineering of Reticular Advanced Materials (DREAM) Group at the Institute of Molecular Science (ICMol), led by Isabel Abánades Lázaro, also includes researcher Carmen Rosales Martínez (upper image).
The new material offers several technical advantages, including enhanced activity compared to conventional metal–organic frameworks, high selectivity in converting CO₂ into products of industrial interest, the ability to modulate structural and functional properties, reduced energy costs, and strong potential for adaptation to different metals, modulators and catalytic applications.
The material, which has been experimentally validated at laboratory scale and protected through the filing of a Spanish patent application, is seeking collaboration with companies for the development and adaptation of the technology to specific applications through tailored agreements and subsequent licensing. The technology aligns with decarbonization and circular economy strategies, and the synthesis method shows potential scalability for industrial applications.
The invention is of particular interest to sectors such as the chemical and petrochemical industries, CO₂ capture, utilization, and valorization technologies, catalysis and advanced catalytic processes, energy and sustainable chemical processes, the production of high value-added chemicals from renewable raw materials, and advanced materials and functional nanomaterials.
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