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    Robust Co(II)-Based Metal-Organic Framework for the Efficient Uptake and Selective Detection of SO2
    (ACS Publications (American Chemical Society), 2024-03-26) López-Cervantes VB; López-Olvera A; Obeso JL; Torres IK; Martínez-Ahumada E; Carmona-Monroy P; Sánchez-González E; Solís-Ibarra D; Lima E; Jangodaz E; Babarao R; Ibarra LA; Telfer SG
    MUF-16 is a porous metal-organic framework comprising cobalt(II) ions and 5-aminoisophthalate ligands. Here, we measured its reversible SO2 adsorption-desorption isotherm around room temperature and up to 1 bar and observed a high capacity for SO2 (2.2 mmol g-1 at 298 K and 1 bar). The uptake of SO2 was characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, which indicated hydrogen bonding between the SO2 guest molecules and amino functional groups of the framework. The location and packing of the SO2 molecules were confirmed by computational studies, namely, density functional theory (DFT) calculations of the strongest adsorption site and grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations of the adsorption isotherm. Furthermore, MUF-16 showed a remarkable selective fluorescence response to SO2 compared to other gases (CO2, NO2, N2, O2, CH4, and water vapor). The possible fluorescence mechanism was determined by using time-resolved photoluminescence. Also, the limit of detection (LOD) was calculated to be 1.26 mM (∼80.72 ppm) in a tetrahydrofuran (THF) solution of SO2
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    Niobium K-Edge X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Doped TiO2 Produced from Ilmenite Digested in Hydrochloric Acid
    (American Chemical Society, 2022-08-16) Haverkamp RG; Kappen P; Sizeland KH; Wallwork KS
    Niobium doping of TiO2 creates a conductive material with many new energy applications. When TiO2 is precipitated from HCl solutions containing minor Nb, the Nb in solution is quantitatively deposited with the TiO2. Here, we investigate the structure of Nb doped in anatase and rutile produced from ilmenite digested in hydrochloric acid. Nb K-edge X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) are used to characterize the environment of 0.08 atom % Nb doped in TiO2. XANES shows clear structural differences between Nb-doped anatase and rutile. EXAFS for Nb demonstrates that Nb occupies a Ti site in TiO2 with no near neighbors of Nb. Hydrolysis of Ti and Nb from acid solution, followed by calcination, leads to a well dispersed doped material, with no segregation of Nb. Production of Nb-doped TiO2 by this method may be able to supply future demand for large quantities of the material and in energy applications where a low cost of production, from readily available natural resources, would be highly desirable.