Shaping of metal-organic frameworks into macro-structured particles for reactors and separation processes is a fundamental step in their way towards commercialization. Extrusion techniques which are used for shaping many porous materials resulted in significant reduction of surface area in many MOF...

The Zn complex [(NN3)Zn(OH)]2(NO3)2 (1(NO3)2, NN3 = tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine) reacts with atmospheric CO₂ to form a zinc carbonate species {[(NN3)Zn]3CO3}(NO3)4 (2(NO3)4), isolable as a crystalline product from organic solvents. The aqueous chemistry of the CO₂ absorption and desorption...