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  "abstract": "We propose a novel aqueous-based preparation process for MIL-88B(Fe), a metal-organic framework (MOF) composed of Fe3+ trimer clusters and terephthalic acid (H2BDC), and investigate the feasibility of controlling its crystal morphology using water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions as reaction media. MIL-88B(Fe) is conventionally synthesized under solvothermal conditions at temperatures above 100 °C using N,N-dimethylformamide as the solvent, owing to the poor solubility of the H2BDC precursor in water and common organic solvents. In this study, we demonstrate that MIL-88B(Fe) can be successfully synthesized through an aqueous-based process at temperatures below 50 °C by colloidally dispersing H2BDC via a reprecipitation method. Furthermore, by employing a thermally stable three-phase W/O emulsion as a confined microreaction environment, the crystal size of MIL-88B(Fe) can be reduced to less than one-tenth of that obtained from bulk aqueous synthesis. These results demonstrate that the internal aqueous droplets of the emulsion effectively function as microreactors, enabling efficient crystal size control of MIL-88B(Fe).",
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      "name": "Yuma Uehara"
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    {
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      "name": "Hiromi Eba"
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    {
      "name": "Takeru Iwamura"
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    {
      "name": "Kana Miyasaka"
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    {
      "name": "Yoko Imai"
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    {
      "name": "Kazuo Tajima"
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  "published": "2026-10-07",
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  "title": "Aqueous-phase Synthesis of MIL-88B(Fe) and Crystal Size Control via Three-Phase W/O Emulsions",
  "title_text": "Aqueous-phase Synthesis of MIL-88B(Fe) and Crystal Size Control via Three-Phase W/O Emulsions",
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  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:17:38Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/28emxt25x5wew",
  "venue": "Journal of Oleo Science",
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