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The MOF competition and its preparation are definitely in my top lifetime memories. The hours of preparation, the stress of the competition, the recognition for all the work and commitment, have alla All has changed me forever. I have pushed myself beyond what I imagined possible and it certainly contributed in making me a better professional.” continues Meilleur Ouvrier de France Chef Thomas Marie The culinary connection Generally, extruders are divided into screw and piston types. The former allows continuous processing and might consist of one (single screw), two (twin screw) or multiple screws which operate in simultaneous and parallel rotations. On the other hand, piston extruders operate in batch mode; however, they enable the extrusion of pastes with high viscosity and compaction. Lately, Grande et al. applied 3D-printed UTSA-16 solids for selective CO 2 capture. 118 For the binding system, they used a mixture of boehmite and hydroxypropyl cellulose, representing 36 wt% of the final dry solid content. Interestingly, the presence of boehmite might provide some Lewis acidity, which was not probed. The as-obtained solids with a diameter of 28 mm presented a woodpile structure with only little sagging in the middle. After activation, the S BET reached 540 m 2 g −1, which is higher than expected as UTSA-16 powder typically presents a S BET of 630 m 2 g −1. While the solids retained selectively CO 2 over N 2, the additional presence of water molecules desorbed the CO 2 molecules. C. Wang, Y. V. Kaneti, Y. Bando, J. Lin, C. Liu, J. Li and Y. Yamauchi, Metal–organic framework-derived one-dimensional porous or hollow carbon-based nanofibers for energy storage and conversion, Mater. Horiz., 2018, 5, 394–407, 10.1039/C8MH00133B. J. J. Purewal, D. Liu, J. Yang, A. Sudik, D. J. Siegel, S. Maurer and U. Mu, Increased volumetric hydrogen uptake of MOF-5 by powder densification, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 2012, 37, 2723–2727, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.03.002.

Fig. 9 Schematic representation of the 3D printing process via the Direct Ink Writing (DIW) method. The XRD patterns of the monoliths were found to be comparable to those of their powder analogues, suggesting that the crystal structure was retained upon shaping. The intensities however experienced a certain decrease, which was attributed to the presence of PVA. Further analyses revealed pronounced textural properties for Ni(bdc)(ted) 0.5 as given by N 2 physisorption. Its monolithic form exhibited a S BET of 1325 m 2 g −1, while its powder form presented a S BET of 1802 m 2 g −1. The difference was 27%, a value which agrees well with the initial MOF content in the paste (80 wt%). The corresponding values for ZIF-7 were 16 and 40 m 2 g −1, respectively, for its powder and printed forms. Its porosity is inaccessible to N 2 and the slightly higher available surface area was attributed to the silica binder in the printed composition. Interestingly, conventional compression tests revealed an excellent mechanical stability of up to 1.7 MPa for Ni(bdc)(ted) 0.5 due to the high content of binder (20 wt%), which provided considerably strong bonding of particles. At the same time, ZIF-7 monoliths withstood compression up to 0.8 MPa, showing that silica might be less appropriate than PVA for strongly bonding MOF particles. When probed for ethane/ethylene adsorption, Ni(bdc)(ted) 0.5 monoliths showed total uptakes of 4.1 and 2.9 mmol g −1, respectively. These values were found to be proportional to the MOF content. Notably, ZIF-7 monoliths showed total uptakes of 1.8 and 2.5 mmol g −1, respectively. Both isotherms exhibited an S-shape, revealing the pore-opening feature of this MOF upon increasing pressure. Dhainaut et al. 49 reported a detailed study of the effect of compression on the textural properties of some of the most studied MOFs including UiO-66, UiO-66-NH 2 and UiO-67. They found that the impact of pressing UiO-66 and UiO-66-NH 2 was in line with the pressure applied as their textural properties decreased accordingly. Thus, they reported a 26% decrease in UiO-66-NH 2 BET surface area upon compression at 164 MPa, which is in good agreement with the results reported by Peterson et al. 51 Interestingly, it was found that the UiO-67 structure started collapsing upon compression above 63 MPa, while at 82 MPa it lost ∼80% of its initial surface area (2034 vs. 397 m 2 g −1). Based on their results, they proposed to limit the compression to a final bulk density that represents at most 80% of the crystal density of the related MOF. Z. R. Herm, R. Krishna and J. R. Long, CO 2/CH 4, CH 4/H 2 and CO 2/CH 4/H 2 separations at high pressures using Mg 2(dobdc), Microporous Mesoporous Mater., 2012, 151, 481–487, DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2011.09.004.An aqueous spray-drying synthesis of the Zn-imidazole ZIF-8 was done by Tanaka et al. 134 In a typical synthesis, an aqueous suspension containing Zn-acetate and 2-methylimidazole was spray-dried at T in = 150 °C and a feed rate of 5 mL min −1. These conditions yielded dense spherical particles with an average size of 3.9 μm as confirmed by SEM and TEM. However, the XRD results suggested the formation of an unknown phase different from that of the original ZIF-8. Moreover, the product poorly adsorbed nitrogen as revealed by N 2 sorption measurements. Notably, the authors observed the coordination of dissolved species and therefore the solution turning into a suspension right before spraying. The authors explained this phenomenon as due to the hindrance of crystallization created by acetic acid, a by-product originating from the Zn-precursor. The presence of the acid in the as-synthesized product was demonstrated by means of FTIR spectroscopy and TGA. Accordingly, during the spray-drying process, the as-released acetic acid caused a rearrangement of Zn-(2-methylimidazole) bonds, leading to the amorphization of the final product due to the incomplete coordination of the ligands around the metal. Interestingly, the presence of non-coordinated ligands was similarly evidenced by TGA. However, redispersing the spray-dried particles in an alcohol enabled the recrystallization and thus the formation of the targeted ZIF-8 framework. Interestingly, the size of the alcohol molecule influenced the size of the nanocrystals: specifically, the longer the carbon chain the larger the nanocrystals. However, the microbead size remained in the same range. Upon recrystallization, the product yielded an XRD pattern characteristic of ZIF-8 with a S BET of 1440 m 2 g −1, which is consistent with the results published elsewhere. 135 Surprisingly, once these ZIF-8 microbeads were redispersed in an alcoholic solution, they undergo a transition from dense to hollow superstructures. Hence, the recrystallization process is fed by gradually dissolving the amorphous by-product from the surface to the core of the microbeads. The same approach was also applied to shape MIL-100 by Martins et al. 69 In a typical shaping procedure, the parent MIL-100 powder was mixed with 10 wt% silica as a binder in a rolling machine. During mixing, water and ethanol were periodically sprayed on the blend to facilitate the agglomeration of individual particles. Eventually, the granules were isolated and dried at 100 °C to remove the residual solvents. This procedure resulted in semi-spherical granules with an average size of 1.0–3.0 mm ( Fig. 5b), presenting a micropore volume of 0.58 cm 3 g −1 and a specific surface area of 1568 m 2 g −1, which is in agreement with Kim et al. 68 The beads were further applied to ethane/propane and ethylene/propane gas mixture separation. The results suggested preferential C 3H 8 adsorption over C 2H 6 and C 2H 4. This remained the case when the temperature was varied, highlighting the potential of the MIL-100 granules for C 2/C 3 separation following pressure-swing adsorption (PSA). Moreover, lab-scale vacuum-swing adsorption (VSA) experiments starting from a 0.30 ethane/0.70 propane mixture, at 50 °C and 150 kPa, were conducted. The MIL-100 granules yielded an ethane-rich stream with a purity of 99.5% and a recovery of 86.7%, as well as a propane-rich stream with a purity of 99.4% and a recovery of 97.0%. The same VSA experiment starting from a 0.30 ethylene/0.70 propane mixture resulted in an ethylene-rich stream with a purity of 100% and a recovery of 75.8%, as well as a propane-rich stream with a purity of 94.7% and a recovery of 100%. The obtained results show that MOFs such as MIL-100 adequately shaped are highly promising for industrial separation processes. Mesoporous ρ-alumina (MRA) Another class of inorganic binders was first probed by Valekar et al. 57 for granulating a series of MOFs. They produced granules of MIL-100, MIL-101, UiO-66 and UiO-66-NH 2 by mixing pre-defined amounts of MOF powders with 5–20 wt% mesoporous ρ-alumina (MRA) in a rolling machine. During mixing, the blend was sprayed with water to facilitate particle agglomeration. The thus-produced granules were further sieved and rounded in a rolling machine. Finally, spheres with sizes of 2.0–2.5 mm were isolated and dried at 110 °C for 12 h ( Fig. 5c–f). As in the case of extrusion, the paste formulation is a crucial step in 3D printing and should yield a final composition with appropriate rheological properties. Apart from the parent powder and a liquid, the paste is also composed of a binder and a plasticizer. The former provides adequate mechanical resistance to the final 3D objects, while the latter improves the flowability and plasticity of the paste to be printed. One of the major differences is the printing nozzle: while the die in extruders can reach sizes up to a few centimeters, in 3D printers the nozzle (or needle) is typically smaller than millimeters in diameter. Such a thin nozzle allows designing objects with complex geometries that would be challenging to obtain via a conventional method.

The MOF competition is a fierce one, requiring many months, sometimes years, of intense preparation. It aims to evaluate the dexterity, knowledge of modern and traditional techniques, know-how and creativity of candidates representing over 200 different professions, with artisans representing 16 industries as far-flung and diverse as hospitality, textiles, floral design, leatherworking, and ceramics. Within each category there are several smaller groups representing different specialties.Some of the most celebrated and respected chefs and hospitality professionals in the world are MOF winners. But with great recognition comes great responsibility: each MOF is expected to further their profession and guide the next generation of craftsmen in their search of not only excellence but also innovation. They're also tasked with continually expanding their own professional repertoire, learning new techniques and bettering themselves despite the accolades they've already collected.

Granulation is the last industrially-mature technology reviewed herein, and allows producing millimeter-sized grains. Two types of granulation techniques are typically discussed: wet granulation, when powders are aggregated in a high-shear rate mixer in the presence of a solvent; and dry granulation, when grains are obtained from a previously shaped object either mildly crushed and sieved, or spheronized. Due to higher stresses applied, the dry granulation implies more severe losses in the initial physicochemical properties of the MOFs, while the wet granulation has a less pronounced effect and therefore might be more adequate. Especially, replacing water with another solvent with a lower surface tension is highly beneficial. L. Wang, M. Zheng and Z. Xie, Nanoscale metal–organic frameworks for drug delivery: a conventional platform with new promise, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2018, 6, 707–717, 10.1039/C7TB02970E. V. Finsy, L. Ma, L. Alaerts, D. E. De Vos, G. V. Baron and J. F. M. Denayer, Separation of CO 2 / CH 4 mixtures with the MIL-53 (Al) metal–organic framework, Microporous Mesoporous Mater., 2009, 120, 221–227, DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2008.11.007. In 2014, Grande et al. 82 performed a study on the manual extrusion of Co-based UTSA-16 with emphasis on the paste composition. To form the paste, they combined polyvinyl alcohol as the binder and a water/propanol (1/1) mixture as the plasticizer. The paste was further extruded into strips using a syringe of a chosen diameter. The thus-shaped MOFs were then dried at 80 °C for 12 h. When varying the binder content, no significant loss in specific surface area with 2 wt% binder was observed. A further increase to 3 wt% PVA led to a 5% loss of SSA. Notably, the authors stated that an activation temperature lower than 120 °C was insufficient to remove the water/propanol mixture. At the same time, 2 wt% binder was found to be adequate to provide a decent crushing strength of around 20 N upon conventional compression tests, comparable to commercial zeolite 4A extrudates (12 N). For comparison, the absence of a binder resulted in a lower mechanical strength of around 7 N. On the other hand, the CPO-27 and MIL-100 frameworks proved to be more stable under the applied conditions, as the granules’ diffractograms yielded matching patterns with their powder counterparts. The MIL-100 granules presented only a slight decrease in SSA ( S BET = 1172 m 2 g −1), which is in the range of 2% loss as compared to the parent powder ( S BET = 1212 m 2 g −1), consistent with the initial amount of the binder. Surprisingly, the CPO-27 granules exhibited a considerable increase in specific surface area ( S BET = 1319 m 2 g −1) as compared to S BET = 937 m 2 g −1 of the as-synthesized CPO-27. This phenomenon was stated to be unclear by the authors.

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For instance, the authors used copper hydroxide and trimesic acid mixed with methanol as a feed material to produce HKUST-1. Upon extrusion at room temperature, the product was washed with ethanol and dried to yield HKUST-1 extrudates with a specific surface area of 1738 m 2 g −1 and a crystal structure expected for this MOF. Furthermore, the authors showed that ZIF-8 extrudates can be made by both single and twin screw extrusion processes. For this, they used a blend of zinc carbonate and 2-methylimidazole with no solvent added and extruded it at 200 °C. In both cases, the processes yielded a crystalline product with the ZIF-8 topology and high surface areas: 1604 m 2 g −1 (twin screw) and 1750 m 2 g −1 (single screw). Lastly, the authors produced a highly crystalline Al-fumarate with a BET surface area of 1010 m 2 g −1 by extruding a mixture of Al-sulfate, fumaric acid and sodium hydroxide at 150 °C. It is worth noting that this approach enables the production of MOFs with decent space-time yields (STY) as single and twin screw extrusions are continuous processes. Jean-Philippe Dacquin obtained his PhD from the Université Sciences et Technologies de Lille 1 (France) in 2008. After two postdoctoral years at the Cardiff Catalysis Institute following the University of York with Karen Wilson and Adam F. Lee, he returned to the University of Lille where he holds a position of Associate Professor. He's the administrative head of the bachelor of Chemistry and teaches courses on inorganic chemistry and analytical chemistry. His research is devoted to the preparation of solid catalysts with controlled porosity and their application in environmental catalysis. S)-2-(2′-(bis (4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl) phosphino)biphenyl-2-yl)-4-phenyl-4,5-dihydrooxazole MOF Description Finally, other less-popular techniques have been successfully applied for shaping MOFs, among which have been reviewed the so-called molecular gastronomy, ice-templating (also called freeze-casting), and phase separation (also called spinodal decomposition). These three techniques presented very low impact on the physicochemical properties of the MOFs applied and are therefore worth investigating more in detail. It should be noted, however, that ice-templating and phase separation both involve the creation of a second level of porosity macrosized (>50 nm) following the replication of ice crystals and polymers, respectively.

The craftsmanship exhibition has been held every three to four years and showcases different professions including florists, carpenters, butchers, jewelry makers, and of course pastry chefs, to name just a few. Along with the title, winners receive a medal and state diploma. R. Zacharia, D. Cossement, L. Lafi and R. Chahine, Volumetric hydrogen sorption capacity of monoliths prepared by mechanical densification of MOF-177, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 2145–2151, 10.1039/B922991D.

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Y. Ming, J. Purewal, J. Yang, C. Xu, R. Soltis, J. Warner, M. Veenstra, M. Gaab, U. Mu and D. J. Siegel, Kinetic Stability of MOF-5 in Humid Environments: Impact of Powder Densification, Humidity Level, and Exposure Time, Langmuir, 2015, 31, 4988–4995, DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b00833. O. M. Yaghi and H. Li, Hydrothermal Synthesis of a Metal–Organic Framework Containing Large Rectangular Channels, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1995, 117, 10401–10402, DOI: 10.1021/ja00146a033. Moreira et al. 52 demonstrated the reverse selectivity of UiO-66 towards liquid-phase separation of xylene isomers. Indeed, the obtained results suggested o-xylene selectivities of 1.8 and 2.4 with respect to m- and p-xylene, at 40 °C with n-heptane as the eluent. Besides, the authors showed that the selectivities were retained upon compression, meaning that no major modification of the pore network took place upon compression. Interestingly, the authors stated that at low concentrations the selectivity values of UiO-66 were comparable to the ones previously reported for MIL-53. However, the latter failed to separate m- and p-isomers unlike UiO-66.