Mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs) comprising Matrimid and a microporous azine-linked covalent organic frameworks (ACOF-1) were prepared and tested in the separation of CO2 from an equimolar CO2 /CH4 mixture. The COF-based MMMs show a more than doubling of the CO2 permeability upon 16 wt % ACOF-1 loading together with a slight increase in selectivity compared to the bare polymer. These results show the potential of COFs in the preparation of MMMs.

A Co@N‐doped carbon (Co@NC) hybrid was synthesized by thermal decomposition of the metal–organic framework (MOF) ZIF‐67 under N2 atmosphere. These hybrid materials exhibit outstanding catalytic activity and chemoselectivity for the conversion of a wide range of substituted nitroarenes to their corresponding anilines under relatively mild reaction conditions. The high catalytic performance is attributed to the formation of cobalt nanoparticles and to the presence of atomically dispersed Co species in close interaction with nitrogen‐doped graphene. Both active species are formed in situ during the pyrolytic transformation of ZIF‐67. The catalysts could be reused in consecutive runs, exhibiting a slightly lower activity ascribed to blockage of the active sites by strongly adsorbed reaction species. These results open up a pathway for the design of noble‐metal‐free solid catalysts for industrial applications.

What was the inspiration for this cover design? We aimed to artistically depict the way our shaped catalyst looks like. During the preparation of the spheres CTF powder was dispersed in an orange-yellow Matrimid solution-that is how the idea to picture the binder as ap ouring honey stream developed.

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The aerobic oxidation of trans‐1,2‐cyclohexanediol in the synthesis of adipic acid was studied. Two classes of catalysts are compared, 1) alumina‐supported Ru(OH)3, and 2) Keggin type P/Mo/V polyoxometalates. These two classes are representative examples because they are active in alcohol oxidation under quite different reaction conditions. In the former case, basic conditions are needed in order to activate the substrate, whereas with polyoxometalates, acidic conditions are used. Their catalytic behavior showed remarkable differences; in basic conditions, the reaction network was very complex, and several side reactions led to a number of by‐products, with a low selectivity to adipic acid in the end. The supported Ru(OH)3 catalyst was very efficient in 1,2‐cyclohexanediol oxidative dehydrogenation to 1,2‐cyclohexanedione, but several undesired reactions occurred starting from this key intermediate under basic conditions: rearrangement into 6‐hydroxycaprolactone and 1‐hydroxycyclopentanecarboxylic acid, and formation of the product of aldol condensation. The former compound was also an intermediate for adipic acid formation, but this reaction gave only a minor contribution to the reactant conversion. Polyoxometalates were extremely selective in 1,2‐cyclohexanediol conversion into adipic acid, but under acidic conditions the product reacted with the unconverted reactant to yield the corresponding ester.