Mofs for Gas Adsorption and Separation - by Sihai Yang (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book explores the rapidly advancing field of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), focusing on their applications in gas storage and separation. It provides a comprehensive overview of the progress in MOF materials, making it an essential resource for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers.

Book Synopsis

MOFs for Gas Adsorption and Separation explores the cutting-edge world of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), showcasing their transformative potential in gas storage and separation. This comprehensive guide explores the chemical and structural versatility of MOFs, highlighting their applications in capturing pollutants, CO₂, hydrocarbons, and water. With contributions from leading experts, the book offers a fundamental overview of MOF materials, their exceptional sorption properties, and the host-guest chemistry that drives their functionality. Ideal for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers, this essential resource provides a historical context and a detailed examination in the context of contemporary inorganic materials science. Whether you're a scientist, engineer, or student, this book is your gateway to understanding the fast-developing field of MOFs and their impact on materials, energy, and the environment.

About the Author

Sihai Yang received his BSc in Chemistry from Peking University (2007) and PhD in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Nottingham (2010). He has been awarded the Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Award in 2007, the EPSRC PhD Plus Fellowship in 2011, the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship in 2011, and the Nottingham Research Fellowship in 2013. In 2015, he moved to the Department of Chemistry at the University of Manchester and currently holds a Chair in Inorganic Chemistry. His academic awards include the Diamond Young Investigator Award (2011), the Honourable Mention Award of International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Prize for Young Chemists (2012), the Institute of Physics B T M Willis Prize (2013), the ISIS Neutron & Muon Source Impact Awards (2019), the CCDC Chemical Crystallography Prize for Younger Scientists (2019), and the RSC Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prize (2020). His group develops porous materials for applications in clean-air technology, catalysis, biomass conversion, energy storage, separation and conductivity.