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A comparative study of depositing Cu-BTC metal–organic framework onto cellulosic filter paper via different procedures

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Cellulose-based material has been increasingly used as a suitable substrate for depositing metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) in recent years. In this work, MOFs (Cu-BTC) were deposited onto carboxymethylated filter paper (CMP) using four different preparation procedures: one-pot, two-step, layer-by-layer-organic (LbL-org), and layer-by-layer-water-organic (LbL-wtr-org). The products (Cu-BTC@CMP) were comparatively characterized by SEM, ATR FT-IR, XRD, and BET specific surface area analyses. The Cu-BTC crystals were immobilized on the CMP surface, where different deposit ratios (1.31% for one-pot, 4.23% for two-step, 31.49% for LbL-org, and 39.38% for LbL-wtr-org, respectively) were obtained when different preparation procedures were used under the precondition of the same chemical dosage and reaction time. The Cu-BTC crystals were found to grow in the main solution rather than on the substrate surface and the layer-by-layer method would contribute to a remarkable quantity of MOFs depositing onto the substrate surface. The crystals on Cu-BTC@CMP surface prepared by LbL-wtr-org procedure presented a much larger particle size and rougher surface compared to those prepared by the LbL-org procedure due to the aqueous solution of copper precursor. Depositing more Cu-BTC onto CMP surface also endowed the composite prepared by LbL-wtr-org procedure with the highest gas adsorption capacity (1.59 × 102 m2/g of BET specific surface area). Hence, the LbL-wtr-org procedure will be an optimal pathway for depositing metal–organic frameworks onto cellulose-based materials with the advantages of saving organic solvents and best gas adsorption ability.

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Zhiqiang Li would like to thank the University of Tokyo Fellowship for international Ph.D. students. Special thanks go to Mr. Manikandan Ilangovan for polishing the writing in the manuscript revision process.

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Li, Z., Hori, N. & Takemura, A. A comparative study of depositing Cu-BTC metal–organic framework onto cellulosic filter paper via different procedures. Cellulose 27, 6537–6547 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-020-03229-z

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