Scientific Discussion
International Hybrid Workshop on Porous Materials 2026
Porous materials constitute a broad class of structurally engineered solids in which interconnected pores, coordination environments, and chemically accessible surfaces can be tailored at the molecular and nanoscale levels. Frameworks such as metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), covalent organic frameworks (COFs), zeolites, porous polymers, and hybrid nanostructures combine high internal surface area with tunable pore dimensions and functional binding sites, enabling selective interactions with gases, molecules, ions, and reaction intermediates. Their performance is governed not only by porosity but also by pore topology, surface chemistry, framework stability, defect distribution, interfacial structure, and transport pathways. These characteristics allow porous materials to regulate adsorption, diffusion, molecular recognition, catalytic transformation, charge transfer, and ion transport, thereby supporting applications in gas capture and separation, heterogeneous catalysis, chemical and biological sensing, environmental remediation, energy storage and conversion, and selective recovery of valuable elements. The increasing integration of porous frameworks with metal oxides, carbon materials, polymers, and other functional phases further expands their physicochemical capabilities through synergistic interfacial effects. Consequently, porous materials have evolved from conventional adsorbents into multifunctional platforms for addressing challenges in sustainable chemistry, clean energy, environmental protection, and advanced technological applications.
