Table 1. Comparison of the properties and stabilities of the parent MOFs and their corresponding MOF-composites soaked under highly acidic or basic conditions for 24 hours. Ticks mean stable and crosses mean unstable.

Sample name/formula	BET surface area (m2 g–1)	Contact angle (°)	Polymer loading (wt%)	H2SO4 treatment, pH = 0, 1, 2 or 3 for 24 h	BET surface area after H2SO4 treatment (m2 g–1)	NaOH treatment, pH = 11, 12 or 13 for 24 h	BET surface area after NaOH treatment (m2 g–1)
HKUST-1 Cu3(BTC)2, BTC3– = benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate	1843	∼0	—	×	—	×	—
HKUST-1@PDA-SF	1286	140	16.2	✓	1247	✓	1242
HKUST-1@PDA-SF-2	1600	135	6.8	✓	1586	✓	1571
ZIF-67 Co(MIm)2, MIm = 2-methylimidazolate	1466	67	—	×	—	×	—
ZIF-67@PDA-SF	683	147	16.8	✓	729	✓	738
ZIF-67@PDA-SF-2	1312	139	11.5	✓	1303	✓	1293
ZIF-8 Zn(MIm)2, MIm = 2-methylimidazolate	1788	∼0	—	×	—	✓	1710
ZIF-8@PDA-SF	1389	149	7.6	✓	1387	✓	1411
Mg-MOF-74 Mg2(dobdc), dobdc4– = 2,5-dioxido-1,4-benzenedicarboxylate	1182	∼0	—	×	—	✓	1138
Mg-MOF-74@PDA-SF	918	138	12.8	✓	867	✓	952
MIL-100-Fe Fe3(BTC)2, BTC3– = benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate	1587	∼0	—	×	—	✓	1579
MIL-100-Fe@PDA-SF	1266	127	14.7	✓	1369	✓	1262
UiO-66 Zr6O4(OH)4(BDC)6, BDC2– = 1,4-dicarboxybenzene	1430	∼0	—	×	—	×	—
UiO-66@PDA-SF	638	141	10.3	✓	626	✓	581
Cu-TDPAT Cu3(TDPAT), TDPAT = 2,4,6-tris(3,5 dicarboxylic phenylamino)-1,3,5-triazine	2254	∼0	—	×	—	×	—
Cu-TDPAT@PDA-SF	1835	146	12.5	✓	1784	✓	1778