Chapter 6: Integration of Metal Nanoparticles and Metal–Organic Frameworks for Composite Catalysts

Hybrid materials composed of metal nanoparticles and metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted much attention in many applications, such as enhanced gas storage, catalytic, magnetic and optical properties, due to the synergistic effects between the metal nanoparticles and MOFs. In this chapter, we describe our recent progress in MOF-covered metal nanoparticles (metal@MOF) for catalytic applications focusing on CO oxidation, water gas shift and CO₂ hydrogenation reactions for methanol synthesis. We also present novel one-pot synthesis methods for the preparation of composite materials, including Ni@Ni₂(dhtp) (H₄dhtp = 2,5-dihydroxyterephthalic acid) (MOF-74).