Hybrid porous material and methods of preparing the same

1. A hybrid porous material comprising:

at least a first porous material portion and a second porous material portion, which are chemically bonded to each other and which are each a different type of material,

wherein each of the at least first and second porous material portions comprises at least one porous material selected from the group consisting of a metal-organic framework compound, a zeolitic imidazolate framework compound, and derivatives thereof, provided that the first porous material portion is not the same as the second porous material portion, and

wherein each of the metal-organic framework compound, the zeolitic imidazolate framework compound, and derivatives thereof comprises at least one central metallic element selected from the group consisting of metallic elements of elements of the Periodic Table, and an organic ligand.

2. The hybrid porous material of claim 1 , wherein the central metallic element is at least one selected from the group consisting of zinc (Zn), cobalt (Co), cadmium (Cd), nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), lanthanum (La), iron (Fe), platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), silver (Ag), gold (Au), rhodium (Rh), iridium (Ir), ruthenium (Ru), lead (Pb), tin (Sn), aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W), vanadium (V), niobium (Nb), tantalum (Ta), scandium (Sc), yttrium (Y), gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge), indium (In), bismuth (Bi), selenium (Se), and antimony (Sb).

3. The hybrid porous material of claim 1 , wherein the organic ligand comprises a functional group linkable to at least two metallic ions.

4. The hybrid porous material of claim 1 , wherein the at least first and second porous material portions of the hybrid porous material comprise the metal-organic framework compound and the mesoporous silica which are chemically bonded to each other.

5. A method of preparing a hybrid porous material comprising at least a first porous material portion and a second porous material portion, which are chemically bonded to each other and are each a different type of material, the method comprising:

chemically bonding at least a first porous material and a second porous material, each of which are a different type of material, to form the hybrid porous material by impregnating a second porous material with a metal precursor or organic ligand precursor for forming the first porous material that is different in material type from the second porous material, and reacting the impregnated second porous material with the organic ligand precursor or metal precursor for forming the first porous material,

wherein each of the at least first and second porous material portions comprises at least one porous material selected from the group consisting of a metal-organic framework compound, a zeolitic imidazolate framework compound, and derivatives thereof.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first porous material comprises at least one material selected from the group consisting of the metal-organic framework compound, the zeolitic imidazolate framework compound, and derivatives thereof.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the second porous material comprises at least one material selected from the group consisting of the porous silica, the porous alumina, the porous carbon, the zeolite, the activated carbon, the porous metal oxide, the porous clay, and the aerogel.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the metal precursor comprises at least one metallic element selected from the group consisting of metallic elements of the Periodic Table.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the metallic element is at least one selected from the group consisting of zinc (Zn), cobalt (Co), cadmium (Cd), nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), lanthanum (La), iron (Fe), platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), silver (Ag), gold (Au), rhodium (Rh), iridium (Ir), ruthenium (Ru), lead (Pb), tin (Sn), aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W), vanadium (V), niobium (Nb), tantalum (Ta), scandium (Sc), yttrium (Y), gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge), indium (In), bismuth (Bi), selenium (Se), and antimony (Sb).

10. The method of claim 5 , wherein the metal precursor comprises at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a metal nitrate, a metal chloride, a metal bromide, a metal iodide, a metal acetate, a metal carbonate, a metal formate, a metal molybdate, a metal sulfate, a metal sulfide, a metal oxide, a metal fluoride, a metal phosphate, a metal perchlorate, a metal borate, and a metal hydroxide.

11. The method of claim 5 , wherein the organic ligand precursor comprises an organic compound having a functional group linkable to at least two metallic ions.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the organic ligand precursor comprises at least one organic compound selected from the group consisting of terephthalic acid, a substituted terephthalic acid, tribenzoic acid, imidazole, substituted imidazole, pyridine, a substituted pyridine, pyrazole, a substituted pyrazole, tetrazole, and a substituted tetrazole.