Preparation and characterization of metal-organic framework membranes for gas separation [Elektronische Ressource] / Helge Bux

Preparation and Characterization of Metal-Organic Framework Membranes for Gas Separation Von der Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover zur Erlangung des Grades Doktor der Naturwissenschaften Dr. rer. nat. genehmigte Dissertation von Dipl.-Chem. Helge Bux geboren am 20.03.1982 in Hannover 2011 Referent: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Caro Korreferent: Prof. Dr. Jörg Kärger Tag der Promotion: 15.07.2011 P r e fa c e This thesis represents original work which was conducted while I was a member of the scientific research staff at the “Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University Hannover”, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Jürgen Caro from April 2009 until May 2011. During this period, I participated in the project “Mass Transfer in Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs): From Molecular Diffusion to Membrane Permeation”, which was financed by the “Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft” (DFG) within the priority program SPP1362 “Porous Metal-Organic Frameworks” that was organized by Prof. Dr. Stefan Kaskel. This project was a collaboration between the groups of Dr. Michael Wiebcke (In-stitute of Inorganic Chemistry, Leibniz University Hannover), Dr. Christian Chmelik and Prof. Dr. Jörg Kärger (Institute of Applied Physics, Leipzig University), and Priv.-Doz. Dr.