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2026

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Youssef Belmabkhout is affiliated with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with significant contributions in materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, and inorganic chemistry. Their work also spans electrical and electronic engineering as well as electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), crystallography, and gas transport technologies. Major themes in their research include:

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes

Key recent publications representing the scientist's work include:

  • "ZIF-62 glass foam self-supported membranes to address CH4/N2 separations," 2023, published in Nature Materials
  • "Quest for an Optimal Methane Hydrate Formation in the Pores of Hydrolytically Stable Metal-Organic Frameworks," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Differential guest location by host dynamics enhances propylene/propane separation in a metal-organic framework," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Toward Net-Zero Emission Fertilizers Industry: Greenhouse Gas Emission Analyses and Decarbonization Solutions," 2022, Energy & Fuels
  • "Versatility vs stability. Are the assets of metal-organic frameworks deployable in aqueous acidic and basic media?," 2021, Coordination Chemistry Reviews

Co-authorship collaborations are an integral part of their research activities. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Mohamed Eddaoudi
  • Karim Adil
  • Aleksander Shkurenko
  • Ayalew H. Assen
  • Prashant M. Bhatt

The scientist frequently publishes in several academic venues, notably:

  • King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Repository
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Energy & Fuels
  • Energy Conversion and Management

Best Publications

  • Porous materials with optimal adsorption thermodynamics and kinetics for CO2 separation

    Patrick Nugent;Youssef Belmabkhout;Stephen D. Burd;Amy J. Cairns

  • Gas/vapour separation using ultra-microporous metal-organic frameworks: insights into the structure/separation relationship.

    Karim Adil;Youssef Belmabkhout;Renjith S. Pillai;Amandine Cadiau

  • A metal-organic framework-based splitter for separating propylene from propane.

    Amandine Cadiau;Karim Adil;Prashant M. Bhatt;Youssef Belmabkhout

  • MOF Crystal Chemistry Paving the Way to Gas Storage Needs: Aluminum-Based soc-MOF for CH4, O2, and CO2 Storage.

    Dalal Alezi;Youssef Belmabkhout;Mikhail Suyetin;Prashant M. Bhatt

  • Made-to-order metal-organic frameworks for trace carbon dioxide removal and air capture

    Osama Shekhah;Youssef Belmabkhout;Zhijie Chen;Vincent Guillerm

  • Stabilization of Amine-Containing CO2 Adsorbents: Dramatic Effect of Water Vapor

    Abdelhamid Sayari;Youssef Belmabkhout

  • Flue gas treatment via CO2 adsorption

    Abdelhamid Sayari;Youssef Belmabkhout;Rodrigo Serna-Guerrero

  • Mixed matrix formulations with MOF molecular sieving for key energy-intensive separations.

    Gongping Liu;Gongping Liu;Valeriya Chernikova;Yang Liu;Kuang Zhang

  • Tunable Rare-Earth fcu-MOFs: A Platform for Systematic Enhancement of CO2 Adsorption Energetics and Uptake

    Dong-Xu Xue;Amy J. Cairns;Youssef Belmabkhout;Lukasz Wojtas

  • Imaging defects and their evolution in a metal–organic framework at sub-unit-cell resolution

    Lingmei Liu;Zhijie Chen;Jianjian Wang;Jianjian Wang;Daliang Zhang

  • A Fine-Tuned Fluorinated MOF Addresses the Needs for Trace CO2 Removal and Air Capture Using Physisorption

    Prashant M. Bhatt;Youssef Belmabkhout;Amandine Cadiau;Karim Adil

  • Discovery and introduction of a (3,18)-connected net as an ideal blueprint for the design of metal–organic frameworks

    Vincent Guillerm;Łukasz J. Weseliński;Youssef Belmabkhout;Amy J. Cairns

  • Adsorption of CO2-Containing Gas Mixtures over Amine-Bearing Pore-Expanded MCM-41 Silica: Application for Gas Purification

    Youssef Belmabkhout;Rodrigo Serna-Guerrero;Abdelhamid Sayari

  • Fluorinated MOF platform for selective removal and sensing of SO2 from flue gas and air.

    M. R. Tchalala;P. M. Bhatt;K. N. Chappanda;S. R. Tavares

  • Reticular Chemistry in Action: A Hydrolytically Stable MOF Capturing Twice Its Weight in Adsorbed Water

    Sk Md Towsif Abtab;Dalal Alezi;Prashant M. Bhatt;Aleksander Shkurenko

  • Tunable Rare Earth fcu-MOF Platform: Access to Adsorption Kinetics Driven Gas/Vapor Separations via Pore Size Contraction.

    Dong-Xu Xue;Youssef Belmabkhout;Osama Shekhah;Hao Jiang

  • Hydrolytically stable fluorinated metal-organic frameworks for energy-efficient dehydration

    Amandine Cadiau;Youssef Belmabkhout;Karim Adil;Prashant M. Bhatt

  • Polyethylenimine-impregnated mesoporous silica: effect of amine loading and surface alkyl chains on CO2 adsorption.

    Aliakbar Heydari-Gorji;Youssef Belmabkhout;Abdelhamid Sayari

  • Low concentration CO2 capture using physical adsorbents: Are metal–organic frameworks becoming the new benchmark materials?

    Youssef Belmabkhout;Vincent Guillerm;Mohamed Eddaoudi

  • Effect of pore expansion and amine functionalization of mesoporous silica on CO2 adsorption over a wide range of conditions

    Youssef Belmabkhout;Abdelhamid Sayari

Frequent Co-Authors

Mohamed Eddaoudi
Mohamed Eddaoudi King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Karim Adil
Karim Adil King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Prashant M. Bhatt
Prashant M. Bhatt King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Osama Shekhah
Osama Shekhah King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Zhijie Chen
Zhijie Chen Zhejiang University
Abdelhamid Sayari
Abdelhamid Sayari University of Ottawa
Guillaume Maurin
Guillaume Maurin University of Montpellier
Gongping Liu
Gongping Liu Nanjing Tech University
William J. Koros
William J. Koros Georgia Institute of Technology
Khaled N. Salama
Khaled N. Salama King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

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