Ionothermal Synthesis of Zeolites, Metal–Organic Frameworks, and Inorganic–Organic Hybrids

Abstract

Ionothermal synthesis, the use of ionic liquids as both solvent and template (structure-directing agent), has been used to prepare zeolites and inorganic-organic hybrids such as metal-organic frameworks. The underlying properties of the ionothermal method are discussed, and it is compared with traditional hydrothermal preparative methods. The materials resulting from ionothermal synthesis are described, and any structural features that can be related to the ionic liquid used as the solvent are discussed. Future areas of potential interest are also considered.

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“…It brings more opportunities to synthesize new compounds [16,17]. Moreover, the ionothermal condition tends to generate interrupted structures, which may be helpful to the formation of extra-large pore openings.…”

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“…Nevertheless microemulsion synthesis [80] is also a typical method and interesting alternatives are being used based on environmental-friendly synthetic routes: ionothermal [81], microwave, ultrasound-assisted, and sonochemical synthesis [21,25,28], as well as mechanochemistry [82,83]. The synthesis of this type of compounds has been reviewed several times [63,84,85] and therefore only brief details on each technique are presented herein.…”

“…These solvents act both as solvents and templates to avoid the competition interactions between the solvent framework and the template framework that are present in the solvothermal methods [63,81].…”