Musyoka, Nicholas MRen, JianweiLangmi, Henrietta WNorth, Brian CMathe, Mahlanyane KBessarabov, D2017-12-142017-12-142017-11Musyoka, N.M. et al. 2017. Synthesis of rGO/Zr-MOF composite for hydrogen storage application. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol. 724: 450-4550925-8388http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925838817324040https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.07.040http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9869© 2017 Elsevier. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, please consult the publisher's website.A composite material consisting of Zr-based metal organic framework (Zr-MOF) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was successfully synthesized by an in situ method. The aim of the study was to transfer some of the graphene's attractive properties to the MOF materials. An important observation was that the incorporation of rGO did not alter or interfere with the crystallization of the MOF material. The studies showed an increase in surface area for the rGO/Zr-MOF composite (1480 m2/g) when compared to that of pristine Zr-MOF (1116 m2/g). There was also an enhancement of the hydrogen storage capacity from 1.4 wt% to 1.8 wt% for the GO/Zr-MOF composite. This enhancement could be attributed to the synergistic contribution of interactions of rGO sheets with hydrogen as well as from the possible expansion of the pore space in the Zr-MOF induced by the presence of the graphene-like material.enReduced graphene oxiderGOZr-MOFrGO/Zr-MOF compositeHydrogen storageArticleMusyoka, N. M., Ren, J., Langmi, H. W., North, B. C., Mathe, M. K., & Bessarabov, D. (2017). Synthesis of rGO/Zr-MOF composite for hydrogen storage application. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9869Musyoka, Nicholas M, Jianwei Ren, Henrietta W Langmi, Brian C North, Mahlanyane K Mathe, and D Bessarabov "Synthesis of rGO/Zr-MOF composite for hydrogen storage application." (2017) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9869Musyoka NM, Ren J, Langmi HW, North BC, Mathe MK, Bessarabov D. Synthesis of rGO/Zr-MOF composite for hydrogen storage application. 2017; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9869.TY - Article AU - Musyoka, Nicholas M AU - Ren, Jianwei AU - Langmi, Henrietta W AU - North, Brian C AU - Mathe, Mahlanyane K AU - Bessarabov, D AB - A composite material consisting of Zr-based metal organic framework (Zr-MOF) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was successfully synthesized by an in situ method. The aim of the study was to transfer some of the graphene's attractive properties to the MOF materials. An important observation was that the incorporation of rGO did not alter or interfere with the crystallization of the MOF material. The studies showed an increase in surface area for the rGO/Zr-MOF composite (1480 m2/g) when compared to that of pristine Zr-MOF (1116 m2/g). There was also an enhancement of the hydrogen storage capacity from 1.4 wt% to 1.8 wt% for the GO/Zr-MOF composite. This enhancement could be attributed to the synergistic contribution of interactions of rGO sheets with hydrogen as well as from the possible expansion of the pore space in the Zr-MOF induced by the presence of the graphene-like material. DA - 2017-11 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Reduced graphene oxide KW - rGO KW - Zr-MOF KW - rGO/Zr-MOF composite KW - Hydrogen storage LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2017 SM - 0925-8388 T1 - Synthesis of rGO/Zr-MOF composite for hydrogen storage application TI - Synthesis of rGO/Zr-MOF composite for hydrogen storage application UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9869 ER -