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Engineering Porous Materials: From Synthesis to Real-World Applications
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Engineering Porous Materials: From Synthesis to Real-World Applications

A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Processes".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 March 2025 | Viewed by 1324

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Hamidreza Mahdavi

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Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
Interests: porous liquid; glass MOF membrane; gas separation and treatment; water and wastewater treatment; gas and water reuse and recycling; membrane fabrication and modification; simulation and analysis of separation systems; metal-organic framework synthesis and modification
Dr. Joseph Olorunyomi

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School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
Interests: metal–organic frameworks; photonic crystals; porous polyelectrolytes; quantum dots; thin films and devices; adsorption; chemical sensing; electrochemistry, thermoelectric power generation

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Porous materials, with their intricate design, synthesis, and characterization, stand as a frontier in materials science and engineering, holding significant promise across diverse applications. Their unique properties render them indispensable in catalysis, gas storage and separation, environmental remediation, sensing, drug delivery, and energy storage. As researchers and practitioners in this dynamic field, we are at the forefront of exploring porous materials and understanding their structure–property relationships, with a focus on real-world applications.

We are thrilled to announce the launch of a Special Issue entitled "Engineering Porous Materials: From Synthesis to Real-World Applications". This initiative aims to showcase recent advancements in this rapidly evolving area. The Special Issue will serve as a platform for contributions that delve into various facets of porous materials and composites, encompassing design principles, synthesis strategies, characterization techniques, and application potentials. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Design Principles for Porous Materials: Research focusing on the rational design of porous materials with tailored properties for specific applications.
  • Synthesis Strategies for Porous Materials: Studies detailing innovative synthesis techniques for the fabrication of porous materials with controlled morphology, pore size distribution, and surface chemistry.
  • Characterization Techniques for Porous Materials: Advances in characterization methods for elucidating the structure, composition, surface properties, and pore structure of porous materials.
  • Applications of Porous Materials: Investigations into the diverse applications of porous materials in fields such as catalysis, gas adsorption and separation, environmental remediation, sensing, biomedical applications, thermoelectric generation, and energy storage (e.g., batteries, supercapacitors).

We invite researchers, academics, and industry professionals to contribute their original research, review articles, perspectives, and case studies to this Special Issue. By sharing insights and discoveries in this area, we aim to advance the understanding of these materials and accelerate their translation into practical applications.

We look forward to your contributions and to fostering stimulating discussions in this exciting area of research.

Best regards,

Dr. Hamidreza Mahdavi
Guest Editors

Dr. Joseph F. Olorunyomi
Guest Editor Assistant

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Keywords

  • porous materials
  • design
  • synthesis
  • characterization
  • application

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Development of a Molecular Dynamics Model to Assess the Possibility of Type II/III Porous Liquid Formation
by Hamed Faramarzi, Masoud Rahimi, Hamidreza Mahdavi and Saber Niazi
Processes 2024, 12(4), 762; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12040762 - 10 Apr 2024
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The study of porous liquids (PLs) using molecular dynamics (MD) simulation is one of the most interesting and attractive research topics. The possibility of creating permanent porosity in a solvent and increasing its adsorption capacity is very practical. The purpose of the present [...] Read more.
The study of porous liquids (PLs) using molecular dynamics (MD) simulation is one of the most interesting and attractive research topics. The possibility of creating permanent porosity in a solvent and increasing its adsorption capacity is very practical. The purpose of the present study is to examine how an MD model can be developed to evaluate the possibility of PL formation. Additionally, the validation of the model was conducted by simulations using two metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) including zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology-1 (HKUST-1) as porogens and water (H2O) and triethylene glycol (TEG) as solvents. The results revealed that H2O and TEG are incapable of penetrating the ZIF-8 pores due to their small size and unfavorable thermodynamics; however, both solvents easily penetrate through the large HKUST-1 pores. These observations aligned with findings from experimental literature studies, thus confirming the validity of the model. In order to expand the model’s scope, the developed model was used to assess the possibility of PL formation using ZIF-8 and HKUST-1 with different pore and window sizes and shapes, and a wide range of hydrocarbon liquids with different molecular sizes and shapes as solvents. It was found that ZIF-8 can form PLs with a more extensive range of sterically hindered solvents due to its smaller apertures and incompatible shape. In addition, only a few solvents (e.g., n-pentane, benzene, 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene, 1,3,5-triisopropylcyclohexane, and 1,3,5-triisopropylbenzene) can partially penetrate its ZIF-8 pores without steric hindrance. These privileged solvents typically have an aspect ratio far from 1, indicating a more elongated shape, and/or more linear branches. In contrast, HKUST-1, which has larger apertures and a compatible shape, allows for complete penetration of specific solvents (e.g., benzene, iso-octane, n-pentane), thereby preventing PL formation with such combinations. In addition, cyclohexane has the ability to partially penetrate the pores of HKUST-1. Therefore, in addition to the size of the solvent molecule, one of the most important properties for penetration is the compatibility of the shape of the porogen pore window with the shape of the solvent molecule. This research provides important new information on how PLs come to be by illuminating the role that solvent molecules and porogen play in promoting penetration and, in the end, impacting the process of PL formation. Full article
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