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. 2025 Jul 4;5(8):1882–1906. doi: 10.1021/acsestengg.5c00282

1. Recent Studies on Mechanosynthesis of Organic Membrane Building Blocks with Their Environmental Implications and Performance.

  name mechanosynthesis method reaction time (min) yield additive/solvent used SBET (m2/g) refs
metal–organic framework CuBTC planetary mill 60 50–60%   1638
MOF-303 planetary mill 180 50–60% H2O 1180
MOF-801 mixer mill 90 87 mg H2O 540
MOF-804 mixer mill 90 108 mg H2O 755
UiO-66 mixer mill 120 95 mg H2O 1145
UiO-66-NH2 mixer mill 90 111 mg H2O 815
UiO-66-NH2 planetary mill 90 11.3 g H2O 885
UiO-66-NH2 twin screw extrusion 1.4 kg/h methanol 610
ZIF-8 planetary mill 70 50–60%   1609
ZIF-9 hand-grinding   ∼10 mg ethanol  
ZIF-UC-6 mixer mill 30   DMF 504
covalent organic framework COF-1 mixer mill 45 76 mg mesitylene + dioxane/THF 680
COF-102 mixer mill 45 50 mg mesitylene + dioxane/THF 2600
DMTP-TPB mixer mill 60 0.9 g, 83% acetic acid + acetonitrile 1554
Tp+Azo hand-grinding 15   p-toluenesulfonic acid 1707
Tp+BD-(SO3H)2 hand-grinding 15 72%   37
Tp+Pa-1+MCNT hand-grinding 25   p-toluenesulfonic acid + H2O 218
Tp+Pa-1+nanocellulose ball mill 20   p-toluenesulfonic acid + H2O 247
polymer of intrinsic microporosity PIM-1 mixer mill 15 0.9 g, 98%   520
PIM-1 planetary mill 20     545
PIM-1 planetary mill 60     856
PIM-4 mixer mill 15     179
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S BET: Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area.