SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ZEOLITIC IMIDAZOLATE FRAMEWORK

Abstract

The aim of this study was to synthesize ZIF-67 nanostructures under different conditions to develop its application potential in the food field. Surface morphologies (FE-SEM, polarized light microscopy), surface areas (BET), chemical structures (FTIR) and crystallinity (XRD) of the synthesized materials were investigated. The use of TEA and increasing the concentration of 2-mIM with cobalt nitrate during the synthesis caused the distortion of the dodecahedron structure of ZIF-67s. The results showed that the size of the ZIF-67 nanostructures increased when the amount of methanol was reduced. The synthesized ZIF-67 nanostructures with dodecahedron-shaped morphology showed relatively high nitrogen sorption, BET surface area and characteristic C-H and C=N stretching peak. The ZIF-67 loaded nanofibers are believed to hold promise for various food applications such as adsorption of food contaminants, development of food packaging systems, gas storage and biosensors.

Keywords

• ZIF-67
• synthesize
• morphology
• nanofiber

ZEOLİTİK İMİDAZOLAT KAFES YAPISININ SENTEZİ VE KARAKTERİZASYONU

Öz

Zeolitik imidazolat kafes yapıları (ZIF'ler), geniş yüzey alanı, yüksek gözeneklilik, olağanüstü termal ve kimyasal kararlılık gibi ayırt edici özelliklerinden dolayı büyük ilgi görmektedir. ZIF'lerin yüzey alanını etkileyen morfolojik özelliklerini kontrol edebilmek için sentezlenen yapıların oluşumunda önemli rol oynayan sentez parametrelerinin etkisinin bilinmesi gerekmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, gıda alanında uygulama potansiyalinin geliştirilmesi için ZIF-67 yapılarının farklı koşullar altında sentezlenmesidir. Sentezlenen malzemelerin morfolojileri (FE-SEM, polarize ışık mikroskobu), yüzey alanları (BET), kimyasal yapıları (FTIR) ve kristallikleri (XRD) incelenmiştir. Sentez esnasında TEA kullanılması ve kobalt nitrat ile 2-mIM konsantrasyonun artırılması dodekahedron yapının bozulmasına sebep olmuştur. Metanol miktarı azaltıldığında ise ZIF-67 nanoparçacıklarının boyutlarının arttığı belirlenmiştir. Dodekahedron morfolojiye sahip ZIF-67 nispeten yüksek bir nitrojen sorpsiyonu ve BET yüzey alanı göstermekle birlikte, karakteristik C-H ve C=N germe zirvelerine de sahiptir. Elde edilen ZIF-67 yüklü nanoliflerin; gıda kirleticilerinin adsorpsiyonu, gıda paketleme sistemlerinin geliştirilmesi, gaz depolama ve biyosensörler gibi gıda uygulamaları için umut verici olduğu düşünülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• ZIF-67
• sentez
• morfoloji
• nanolif

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