Fig. 2. (a) Comparison of PXRD patterns for the solid MOF Al(fum)(OH), liquid PDMS and the Al(fum)(OH)/PDMS porous liquid dispersion showing that the pattern for the dispersion is a simple superposition of the patterns of its two components. (b) Analysis of dispersion stability over 9 days, by PXRD of the top portion of the porous liquid, illustrating three scenarios: (i) sample 1 (Al(fum)(OH)/brominated vegetable oil), solid floats to the surface, blue series, (ii) sample 2 (Al(fum)(OH)/PDMS), the solid component sediments out, red series, and (iii) sample 3 (ZIF-8/PDMS), the dispersion is stable over at least 9 days, green series (ESI 5 Fig. S14†).