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ERIC Number: EJ1276478
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Nov
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
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Facile Synthesis of a Metal-Organic Framework for Removal of Methyl Blue from Water: First-Year Undergraduate Teaching Lab
Cheng, Youdong; Shi, Dongchen; Yuan, Yi Di; Zhao, Dan
Journal of Chemical Education, v97 n11 p4145-4151 Nov 2020
A laboratory experiment that involves the synthesis, characterization, and application exploration of a metal-organic framework (MOF) has been developed for first-year undergraduates in the Faculty of Engineering at National University of Singapore. The desired MOF material was prepared from commercially available reagents in a facile stirring-assisted synthetic method with minimal safety concerns. In order to ensure that the whole experiment could be finished within a regular 3 h lab session, the corresponding commercial MOF material was used for characterization and application studies. Specifically, a powder X-ray diffractometer (PXRD) was adopted to evaluate the crystallinity of the commercial MOF material. Moreover, the potential of this MOF material for real-life applications was exemplified by the ability of its commercial counterpart for the selective dye removal from aqueous solutions. This laboratory experiment offers the opportunity for instructors to introduce first-year undergraduates without a specific background in chemistry or materials science to state-of-the-art advanced porous materials, a modern characterization instrument, and the broader impacts of materials chemistry.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Singapore
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