Abstract
Because of their nontoxicity, economic applicability, and excellent performance on adsorptive desulfurization, the fabrication of Cu(I) sites onto porous supports has drawn much attention. However, high temperatures (usually ≥700 °C) are required for the formation of Cu(I) sites from Cu(II) species through the traditional autoreduction method, which is unworkable for thermolabile metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Here, we report a strategy named vapor-induced reduction (VIR) to convert Cu(II) species to Cu(I) in MIL-101(Cr), in which ethanol is used as an environmentally benign reductant. The entire formation of Cu(I) from Cu(II) with more than 96% selectivity is allowed, at a relatively low temperature of 200 °C, and well-maintains the structure of the MOF. Moreover, the generated Cu(I) sites exhibit good performances in adsorption desulfurization with regard to both activity and reusability.
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