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New metal-organic frameworks for molecular hydrogen storage
Goals
Create new, affordable and environmentally-friendly MOFs for better H2 absorption through functionalization, also targeting pore opening to improve properties.
Innovations
Common and readily available MOFs will be modified on the metal sites and on the ligands, to create new materials with improved H2 storage properties. New building blocks, namely hydride-based ligands, will be used to significantly improve the storage of hydrogen molecules in pores. The other approach enabling decisive improvements is the design of a MOF whose pore opening is induced by hydrogen adsorption.
PhD student: Loïc Rochez Ladeuze
Promoter
Prof. Yaroslav Filinchuk | Université Catholique de Louvain |
Co-promoter
Dr. Timothy Steenhaut | Université Catholique de Louvain |
Prof. Johan Wouter | University of Namur |
Research Center
Tasks
T08-1 | Synthesis of MOFs, their modification on metal sites and ligands; study of hydrogen adsorption |
T08-2 | Use of hydride ligands to design high-density porous materials Use of hydride ligands to design high-density porous materials of H2 |
T08-3 | MOF design with hydrogen adsorption-induced pore opening |
Loïc Rochez Ladeuze conducts his research in the laboratory.
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