In situ rapid versatile method for the preparation of zirconium metal-organic framework filters

The development of the rapid preparation of highly stable metal-organic framework(MOF)-based devices provides the possibility of meeting the increasing demands of MOF in industrial applications.However,MOFs experience poor processability and stable high-valence-metal(Ⅳ)-based MOFs favor forming either thermodynamically stable metal hydroxides or oxides during their growth and nucleation,which hinders their practical applications.Herein,we present a versatile deep eutectic solvent(DES)-assisted hot pressing method to in situ rapidly prepare six distinct zirconium-based MOF nanocrystals on fibers(denoted as Zr-MOFilters)within 20 min.A small amount of DES promotes MOF precursor contact and accelerates Zr-MOF growth.Temperature and pressure facilitate the formation of Zr-MOFs onto desired substrates.In situ1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectra and time-dependent Fourier-transform infrared spectra were conducted to elucidate the growth of Zr-MOF nanocrystals.As a proof-of-concept,the abilities of Zr-MOFilters for Cr_(2)O_(7)^(2−) and micro(nano)plastics removal have been demonstrated.This strategy paves the way for the rapid fabrication of highly stable MOF-based devices and brings MOFs a step closer to practical application.