Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Porous Framework Materials, Host–Guest Chemistry and Molecular Recognition

Additional sessions will consider framework stability under humid, acidic and industrial conditions, degradation mechanisms, and the standardised benchmarking of sorption performance. Presentations may cover single-site catalysis within pores, guest-induced structural transitions, and the immobilisation of molecular catalysts for selectivity control. Discussion will extend to adsorption free-energy methods, reconciliation of theory with experiment, and the reproducibility of reported uptakes and selectivities. Commercial translation, including extrusion, monolith and membrane fabrication, will also be addressed. The consolidation of framework materials with supramolecular recognition will be emphasized, highlighting how designed cavities, held by coordination, covalent or non-covalent interactions, can be engineered for separation, sensing and catalysis applications.