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SUMMARY:Enhanced Reactivity in Metal-Organic Frameworks - Dr Ross Forgan\,
  University of Glasgow
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CONTACT:Vanessa Blake
DESCRIPTION:Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)\, porous coordination networks
  with high storage capacities for gases and small molecules\, have been th
 oroughly investigated for application in green technologies such as carbon
  capture and hydrogen storage.  Most examples of MOFs to date are prepared
  from petrochemically-derived organic ligands and metals that are often en
 vironmentally unsound.  Recently\, we have reported a series of biocompati
 ble\, non-toxic\, renewable MOFs comprised of alkali metal salts and cyclo
 dextrins (CDs).  The wide variety of structures and functionalities of the
  so-called CD-MOFs\, which are accessible as a consequence of the differin
 g symmetries of the CDs and size of the alkali metal cations\, will be dis
 cussed\, with focus on enhancing guest binding within the nanoscale caviti
 es inherent to porous solids.
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 1\, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotec
 hnology\, New Museums Site
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