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3.2.1 Synthesis and characterization of SBU-e and Ru-MOF 5.......................... 50<br />
3.2.2 Investigation on the Ru oxidation state and porosity of Ru-MOF 5 .... 53<br />
3.2.3 Conclusions .................................................................................................................. 55<br />
4 Linker-based MOF solid solutions: Defect-Engineered MOFs (DEMOFs) .................... 56<br />
4.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 58<br />
4.1.1 Solid solutions ............................................................................................................ 58<br />
4.1.2 Defects in MOFs and its “engineering”............................................................. 60<br />
4.2 Ruthenium Metal-Organic Frameworks featuring Different Defect Types ......... 65<br />
4.2.1 Synthesis and characterization of the Ru-DEMOF materials ................. 65<br />
4.2.2 Porosity of Ru-DEMOF samples and the confirmation of the DL<br />
incorporation .............................................................................................................. 76<br />
4.2.3 XANES, XPS and UHV-FTIR studies: ruthenium oxidation state<br />
variation as indication of defect type formation ......................................... 79<br />
4.2.4 CO2, CO and H2 sorption properties of Ru-DEMOFs ................................... 91<br />
4.2.5 Catalytic test reactions ......................................................................................... 100<br />
4.2.6 Conclusions ............................................................................................................... 106<br />
4.3 Defects Engineering in [Cu3(BTC)2]n: Effect of the synthetic parameters ......... 108<br />
4.3.1 Preparation and characterization of Cu-DEMOF samples<br />
[Cu3(BTC)2-x(ip)x]n.................................................................................................. 109<br />
4.3.2 Composition and porosity of the prepared Cu-DEMOFs ....................... 116<br />
4.3.3 Oxidation state(s) of metal-sites in prepared Cu-DEMOFs .................. 119<br />
4.3.4 Conclusions ............................................................................................................... 121<br />
5 Simultaneous introduction of various palladium active sites into MOF via onepot<br />
synthesis: Pd@[Cu3-xPdx(BTC)2]n ......................................................................................... 122<br />
5.1 Introduction on the selection of metal type in MOFs ................................................. 123<br />
5.2 Preparation and Structure of the Cu/Pd-BTC_1-3 ....................................................... 126<br />
5.3 Compositional characterization and sorption properties of the prepared<br />
Cu/Pd-BTC_1-3 ........................................................................................................................... 130