CovalentOrganic Frameworks (COF): An Advanced Generation of Reticular Organic Polymers for Energy and Environmental Applications
- Title
- CovalentOrganic Frameworks (COF): An Advanced Generation of Reticular Organic Polymers for Energy and Environmental Applications
- Creator
- Ravi A.; Ajith A.J.; Chaudhari A.K.
- Description
- Over the past decade, nanoporous materials have caught strong attention among the scientific community due to their tremendous potential in real-world applications. This chapter introduces one such group of nanoporous materials called Covalent Organic Frameworks or simply COFs. Here, we briefly covered the overview of synthesis of COFs and their post-synthetic modifications employing different linkages boron, imine, triazine linkages, etc. High porosity with adjustable periodic pores, well-defined structures, and tunable skeletons are some of the key properties of COFs. In account of such advantages COFs have been scientifically researched in applications like adsorption, separation, energy storage devices, sensing, and especially in degrading various pollutants like heavy metals As, Cd, Cr, Cu; radionuclides UO 2 2+, TcO 4 ?, Nd 3 +, I 2; organic waste dyes, pharmaceutical waste, organo-phosphorous retardants, etc. This chapter specifically describes the current advancement of COFs in segregating hazardous chemicals by sorption methods. One such example is heavy metal sorption in trace amounts from water which otherwise can pose a great threat to human health if not removed completely. Some of these ions include UO 2 2+. By utilizing weak chemical interactions for dye confinement within COF pores, industrial sewage water can be made dye free. ?-conjugated backbones found in aromatic COFs could function as a signal transducer, or active functional groups evenly spaced could act as a receptor, and the uniform pores can serve as mass transfer inducer/enhancers. As a result, COFs can facilitate facile and smooth ion transport by the virtue of redox activities within COF pores. This makes COF a robust and efficient material for energy applications particularly in designing batteries and supercapacitors. Thus, COFs could act as a potential electrodes both anode and cathode for energy storage devices. The current chapter also highlights the development in the field of environmental applications using COF materials. In a nutshell, this chapter gives the reader an idea about many fold advantages of COFs in the energy and environmental sector to combat rising environmental concerns and energy demands. 2025 WILEY-VCH GmbH, Boschstra 12, 69469 Weinheim, Germany. All rights reserved.
- Source
- Organic Polymers in Energy-Environmental Applications, pp. 215-242.
- Date
- 2024-01-01
- Publisher
- wiley
- Subject
- adsorption; batteries; covalent organic frameworks (COFs); dye removal; energy storage; environmental applications; heavy metal removal; nanoporous materials; pollutant degradation; redox activity; separation; supercapacitors; TT-conjugated backbones; tunable pores; water treatment
- Coverage
- Ravi A., Christ University, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory for Nano-Void Chemistry (NAVICHEM), 560029, Bangalore, India; Ajith A.J., Christ University, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory for Nano-Void Chemistry (NAVICHEM), 560029, Bangalore, India; Chaudhari A.K., Christ University, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory for Nano-Void Chemistry (NAVICHEM), 560029, Bangalore, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISBN: 978-352784281-0; 978-352735237-1
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Book chapter
Collection
Citation
Ravi A.; Ajith A.J.; Chaudhari A.K., “CovalentOrganic Frameworks (COF): An Advanced Generation of Reticular Organic Polymers for Energy and Environmental Applications,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 23, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/17951.