Stabilized open metal sites in bimetallic metal–organic framework catalysts for hydrogen production from alcohols
Jonathan L. Snider, Ji Su, Pragya Verma, Farid El Gabaly, Joshua D. Sugar, Luning Chen, Jeffery M. Chames, A. Alec Talin, Chaochao Dun, Jeffrey J. Urban, Vitalie Stavila, David Prendergast, Gábor A. Somorjai, Mark D. Allendorf
Abstract
Bimetallic (Ni<sub>x</sub>Mg<sub>1−x</sub>)-MOF-74 stabilizes Ni<sup>2+</sup> open metal site relative to Ni-MOF-74, resulting in a highly active and selective alcohol dehydrogenation catalyst.
Topics & Concepts
Bimetallic stripDehydrogenationCatalysisMetalHydrogenInorganic chemistryAlcoholHydrogen productionPrecious metalMetal-organic frameworkChemistryMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryAdsorptionMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisCatalytic Processes in Materials Science