Metal-organic frameworks as adsorbents for trapping and preconcentration of organic phosphonates

Anal Chem. 2007 Feb 15;79(4):1290-3. doi: 10.1021/ac0613075.

Abstract

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have high surface areas and tailorable molecular properties so they have the potential of being selective adsorbents for preconcentrators. In this paper, IRMOF1 is tested as an adsorbent for preconcentration for the first time using dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP) as a test case. We find that DMMP is selectively adsorbed on IRMOF1 and is released upon heating to 250 degrees C. Concentration gains of more than 5000 are observed for DMMP with a 4-s sampling time. Sorption capacities are 0.95 g of DMMP/g of IRMOF1. By comparison, dodecane shows a preconcentration gain of approximately 5 under similar conditions. These results demonstrate that MOFs can be quite useful in selective preconcentrators.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / methods
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
  • Organophosphorus Compounds / chemistry*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Surface Properties
  • Temperature
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Organophosphorus Compounds
  • zinc benzenedicarboxylate
  • dimethyl methylphosphonate