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Franck Millange is affiliated with Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University in France. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and chemistry, with particular attention to materials chemistry and inorganic chemistry. Sustainability aspects also appear in their work within the realm of renewable energy and environmental studies.

The scientist's work extensively covers metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) including their synthesis and applications. Other prominent research topics include advanced photocatalysis techniques, covalent organic framework applications, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, and crystallization and solubility studies.

Franck Millange has published research in several scientific venues. Notable frequent publication platforms include:

  • European Polymer Journal
  • CrystEngComm

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Millange include:

  • New hybrid MOF/polymer composites for the photodegradation of organic dyes, published in 2021 in European Polymer Journal
  • Structural variety in calcium metal-organic frameworks with a tetratopic carboxylate ligand, published in 2025 in CrystEngComm

Their research collaborations involve multiple coauthors, among whom Michel Frigoli has worked with Millange on two occasions. Other frequent coauthors include Chaima Brahmi, Mahmoud Benltifa, Cyril Vaulot, and Laure Michelin.

Millange's expertise integrates structural and chemical analysis methods, evident in their studies involving X-ray diffraction and framework crystallization processes. The integration of polymer composites with MOFs highlights interdisciplinary approaches bridging chemistry and materials science.

Best Publications

  • A chromium terephthalate-based solid with unusually large pore volumes and surface area.

    G. Férey;G. Férey;C. Mellot-Draznieks;C. Serre;F. Millange

  • Very Large Breathing Effect in the First Nanoporous Chromium(III)-Based Solids: MIL-53 or CrIII(OH)·{O2C−C6H4−CO2}·{HO2C−C6H4−CO2H}x·H2Oy

    Christian Serre;Franck Millange;Christelle Thouvenot;Marc Noguès

  • Crystallized frameworks with giant pores: are there limits to the possible?

    Gérard Férey;Caroline Mellot-Draznieks;Christian Serre;Franck Millange

  • Different Adsorption Behaviors of Methane and Carbon Dioxide in the Isotypic Nanoporous Metal Terephthalates MIL-53 and MIL-47

    Sandrine Bourrelly;Philip L Llewellyn;Christian Serre;Franck Millange

  • A Hybrid Solid with Giant Pores Prepared by a Combination of Targeted Chemistry, Simulation, and Powder Diffraction

    Gérard Férey;Gérard Férey;Christian Serre;Caroline Mellot-Draznieks;Franck Millange

  • Hydrogen adsorption in the nanoporous metal-benzenedicarboxylate M(OH)(O2C–C6H4–CO2)(M = Al3+, Cr3+), MIL-53

    Gérard Férey;Michel Latroche;Christian Serre;Franck Millange

  • A route to the synthesis of trivalent transition-metal porous carboxylates with trimeric secondary building units.

    Christian Serre;Franck Millange;Suzy Surblé;Gérard Férey

  • Mixed-Valence Li/Fe-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks with Both Reversible Redox and Sorption Properties

    Gérard Férey;Franck Millange;Mathieu Morcrette;Christian Serre

  • A new isoreticular class of metal-organic-frameworks with the MIL-88 topology

    Suzy Surblé;Christian Serre;Caroline Mellot-Draznieks;Franck Millange

  • Calculating Geometric Surface Areas as a Characterization Tool for Metal−Organic Frameworks

    Tina Düren;Franck Millange;Gérard Férey;Krista S. Walton

  • Synthesis, structure determination and properties of MIL-53as and MIL-53ht: the first CrIII hybrid inorganic–organic microporous solids: CrIII(OH)·{O2C–C6H4–CO2}·{HO2C–C6H4–CO2H}x

    Franck Millange;Christian Serre;Gérard Férey

  • Comparative study of hydrogen sulfide adsorption in the MIL-53(Al, Cr, Fe), MIL-47(V), MIL-100(Cr), and MIL-101(Cr) metal-organic frameworks at room temperature.

    Lomig Hamon;Christian Serre;Thomas Devic;Thierry Loiseau

  • First Direct Imaging of Giant Pores of the Metal−Organic Framework MIL-101

    O. I. Lebedev;F. Millange;C. Serre;G. Van Tendeloo

  • Time-resolved in situ X-ray diffraction study of the liquid-phase reconstruction of Mg–Al–carbonate hydrotalcite-like compounds

    Franck Millange;Richard I. Walton;Dermot O'Hare

  • Investigation of acid sites in a zeotypic giant pores chromium(III) carboxylate.

    Alexandre Vimont;Jean-Michel Goupil;Jean-Claude Lavalley;Marco Daturi

  • Effect of the nature of the metal on the breathing steps in MOFs with dynamic frameworks

    Franck Millange;Nathalie Guillou;Richard I. Walton;Jean-Marc Grenèche

  • Synthesis of MIL-102, a Chromium Carboxylate Metal−Organic Framework, with Gas Sorption Analysis

    Suzy Surblé;Franck Millange;Christian Serre;Tina Düren

  • Order-disorder phenomena in new LaBaMn2O6-x CMR perovskites. Crystal and magnetic structure

    F. Millange;V. Caignaert;B. Domenges;B. Raveau

  • Influence of the Benzoquinone Sorption on the Structure and Electrochemical Performance of the MIL-53(Fe) Hybrid Porous Material in a Lithium-Ion Battery

    G. de Combarieu;M. Morcrette;F. Millange;N. Guillou

  • Structural Effects of Solvents on the Breathing of Metal–Organic Frameworks: An In Situ Diffraction Study†

    Franck Millange;Christian Serre;Nathalie Guillou;Gérard Férey

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard I. Walton
Richard I. Walton University of Warwick
Gérard Férey
Gérard Férey Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Christian Serre
Christian Serre École Normale Supérieure
Dermot O'Hare
Dermot O'Hare University of Oxford
Thierry Loiseau
Thierry Loiseau University of Lille
Jean-Marc Greneche
Jean-Marc Greneche Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jérôme Marrot
Jérôme Marrot Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University
Guy J. Clarkson
Guy J. Clarkson University of Warwick
B. Raveau
B. Raveau Université de Caen Normandie
Caroline Mellot-Draznieks
Caroline Mellot-Draznieks Collège de France

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