Zirconium 1,4-Benzenedicarboxylate Framework (UiO-66)

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Zirconium 1,4-Benzenedicarboxylate Framework (UiO-66) is a zirconium-based metal–organic framework (MOF) engineered by combining Zr-based inorganic clusters with terephthalic acid organic linkers to form a highly crystalline and stable porous structure. Renowned for its exceptional thermal, chemical, and hydrolytic stability, UiO-66 is intended for advanced research and formulation studies across adsorption, gas separation/storage, heterogeneous catalysis, sensing, and electrochemical applications, where application-specific properties should be validated under intended processing conditions.

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Applications

• Heterogeneous Catalysis: Acts as a high-performance Lewis acid catalyst for organic transformations, esterification, oxidation, and cross-coupling reactions due to its open zirconium coordination sites and defect-engineerable framework.
• Gas Adsorption and Carbon Capture: Leverages its ultra-high surface area and uniform micropores for the targeted separation and sequestration of CO2, as well as high-capacity storage of clean energy gases such as H2 and CH4.
• Environmental Remediation and Water Purification: Demonstrates exceptional chemical and hydrolytic stability in removing hazardous pollutants from aqueous systems, including heavy metals, fluoride, arsenic, toxic organic dyes, and pharmaceutical contaminants.
• Chemical Sensing and Detection: Integrated into sensory devices and optical/fluorescent platforms for the highly selective detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), explosives, heavy metal ions, and environmental toxins via host-guest interaction networks.
• Energy Storage and Conversion: Serves as a chemical matrix, active component, or porous precursor in advanced lithium-based batteries, supercapacitor electrodes, and proton-conductive fuel cell membranes.
• Advanced Drug Delivery: Functions as a biocompatible, high-capacity nanocarrier for the controlled release and targeted delivery of therapeutic molecules, nucleic acids, and bio-agents.
• Membranes and Separation Science: Embedded as a molecular-sieving filler in mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs) for high-efficiency nanofiltration, organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN), and gas mixture separations.