Easy Handling and Cost-Efficient Processing of a Tb<sup>3+</sup>-MOF: The Emissive Capacity of the Membrane-Immobilized Material, Water Vapour Adsorption and Proton Conductivity
Estitxu Echenique-Errandonea,
Ricardo Faria Mendes,
Flávio Figueira,
Paula Barbosa,
Sara Rojas,
Duane Choquesillo-Lazarte,
Javier Cepeda,
Duarte Ananias,
Filipe Figueiredo,
Filipe A. Almeida Paz,
Antonio Rodríguez-Diéguez,
José Manuel Seco
Affiliations
Estitxu Echenique-Errandonea
Departamento de Química Aplicada, Facultad de Química, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizabal, Nᵒ 3, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Ricardo Faria Mendes
Department of Chemistry, CICECO–Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Flávio Figueira
Department of Chemistry, CICECO–Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Paula Barbosa
Department of Physics, CICECO–Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Sara Rojas
Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Av. Fuentenueva S/N, 18071 Granada, Spain
Duane Choquesillo-Lazarte
Laboratorio de Estudios Cristalográficos, IACT, CSIC-UGR, Av. Las Palmeras N◦ 4, Armilla, 18100 Granada, Spain
Javier Cepeda
Departamento de Química Aplicada, Facultad de Química, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizabal, Nᵒ 3, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Duarte Ananias
Department of Chemistry, CICECO–Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Filipe Figueiredo
Department of Physics, CICECO–Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Filipe A. Almeida Paz
Department of Chemistry, CICECO–Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Antonio Rodríguez-Diéguez
Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Av. Fuentenueva S/N, 18071 Granada, Spain
José Manuel Seco
Departamento de Química Aplicada, Facultad de Química, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel Lardizabal, Nᵒ 3, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
The development of convenient, non-complicated, and cost-efficient processing techniques for packing low-density MOF powders for industry implementation is essential nowadays. To increase MOFs’ availability in industrial settings, we propose the synthesis of a novel 3D Tb-MOF (1) and a simple and non-expensive method for its immobilization in the form of pellets and membranes in polymethacrylate (PMMA) and polysulphone (PSF). The photoluminescent properties of the processed materials were investigated. To simulate industrial conditions, stability towards temperature and humidity have been explored in the pelletized material. Water-adsorption studies have been carried out in bulk and processed materials, and because of the considerable capacity to adsorb water, proton-conduction studies have been investigated for 1.
