Description
MIL-101(Al) Technical Datasheet
Key Properties & Advantages
MIL-101(Al)’s performance stems from its aluminum-based structure and engineered porosity:
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Low Toxicity & Biocompatibility: Aluminum’s inherent low toxicity (compared to heavy metals like Cr or Fe) makes it suitable for biomedical applications, including drug delivery and protein encapsulation, where biocompatibility is critical.
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Exceptional Stability: Maintains structural integrity in aqueous solutions (pH 3–11), organic solvents, and moderate temperatures (up to 300°C), ensuring durability in both biological and industrial environments.
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Large Mesoporous Cavities: Features spacious cavities (~2.9 nm and ~3.4 nm) and a hierarchical pore network, enabling adsorption and encapsulation of large molecules—including proteins, enzymes, and therapeutic agents— MOF
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High Surface Area: Typically exhibits a BET surface area of 1500–2500 m²/g, providing abundant active sites for adsorption, catalytic reactions, and functionalization.
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Low Density: Lightweight structure facilitates easy integration into composite materials (e.g., membranes, hydrogels) without compromising mechanical performance.
Core Applications
Catalysis
MIL-101(Al)’s porous structure and aluminum-based active sites make it an ideal catalyst or catalyst support:
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Heterogeneous Catalysis: Aluminum clusters act as Lewis acid sites, promoting reactions like esterification, alkylation, and CO₂ fixation with high selectivity.
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Enzyme Immobilization: Its large cavities can encapsulate enzymes (e.g., lipases, proteases), stabilizing them for biocatalytic reactions while enabling recyclability—critical for sustainable industrial processes.
Targeted Pollutant Adsorption & Removal
Its high surface area and mesoporous cavities enable efficient capture of diverse contaminants:
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Organic Pollutant Removal: Adsorbs large organic molecules (e.g., dyes, pesticides, pharmaceuticals) from water via pore confinement and hydrophobic interactions, achieving high removal efficiencies even at low concentrations.
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Heavy Metal Ion Capture: Aluminum sites chelate with toxic metal ions (e.g., Pb²⁺, Cd²⁺) via electrostatic interactions, supporting wastewater purification in environmental remediation.
Drug Delivery Systems
MIL-101(Al)’s biocompatibility and large pores position it as a promising platform for controlled drug release:
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Protein & Biomolecule Encapsulation: Spacious cavities can encapsulate large biomolecules (e.g., antibodies, growth factors) and therapeutic proteins, protecting them from degradation while enabling targeted delivery.
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Controlled Drug Release: Tunable porosity and surface chemistry allow for pH-responsive or stimuli-triggered release of encapsulated drugs (e.g., anticancer agents), improving therapeutic efficacy and reducing side effects.
Technical Specifications
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Chemical Composition
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Aluminum(III) clusters linked by terephthalate ligands (Al₃O(OH)(bdc)₃, where bdc = 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate)
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Appearance
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White to off-white crystalline powder
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BET Surface Area
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1500–2500 m²/g
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Pore Size
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Large mesoporous cavities (~2.9 nm and ~3.4 nm)
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Thermal Stability
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Up to 300°C (inert atmosphere)
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pH Stability
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3–11 (aqueous solutions)
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Toxicity
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Low; biocompatible for biomedical applications
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Quality Assurance
MIL-101(Al) undergoes rigorous testing to ensure consistency:
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X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirms structural integrity and phase purity.
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Nitrogen adsorption-desorption analysis verifies surface area and pore size distribution.
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Stability testing in aqueous and organic environments ensures performance reliability.
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Biocompatibility assessments (for biomedical grades) confirm low cytotoxicity.
A certificate of analysis (CoA) is provided with each order, documenting batch-specific properties.
Packaging & Storage
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Available in 1g, 5g, 10g, and bulk quantities, packaged in airtight, moisture-resistant containers to preserve porosity. Store at room temperature in a dry environment. Shelf life is ≥12 months under proper storage conditions.
Why Choose MIL-101(Al)?
MIL-101(Al) bridges porous functionality and biocompatibility, making it indispensable for:
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Catalysis and enzyme immobilization (industrial scale).
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Targeted pollutant removal from water and air.
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Drug delivery and biomolecule encapsulation (biomedical research).
Its low toxicity, stability, and large pores make it a versatile choice for applications where both performance and safety are critical.
Contact our technical team for bulk pricing, custom functionalization, or application-specific data.
For research and industrial use. Biomedical applications require further biocompatibility validation.
Every advanced material, component, equipment, and instrument in our catalog is backed by rigorous testing. We maintain strict internal quality management frameworks and align with CE conformity metrics to deliver transparent, reproducible performance data via our public open-science repository.
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