Dorina Sava
Contact Information
Department of Chemistry
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, CHE 205A
Tampa, FL 33620-5250
Lab: (813) 974-3008, SCA 436, 438
Email: dsava@cas.usf.edu
Education
- 2004-present: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; Dr. Eddaoudi’s research group, SMMARTT
- 1998-2003: B.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania
Research Areas
Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Metal-Organic Materials (MOMs)
- The design and synthesis of functional MOMs with large and extra-large cavities, derived from heterofunctional organic ligands that are rigid and directional. Specifically, the studies are directed towards the construction of Zeolite-like Metal-Organic Frameworks (ZMOFs), a unique subset of MOMs that are topologically related to the purely inorganic zeolites.
- The evaluation of the effect of pore size and/or intra-/extra-framework charge density on the hydrogen uptake and its sorption energetics, taking advantage of the dual character of ZMOFs: anionic frameworks and/or containing large accessible cavities.
- The deliberate enhancement of the framework-hydrogen interactions at moderate pressures and elevated temperatures.
Selected publications:
- Sava, D. F.; Kravtsov, V. Ch; Nouar, F.; Wojtas, L.; Eubank, J. F. and Eddaoudi, M. "Quest for Zeolite-like Metal-Organic Frameworks: On Pyrimidinecarboxylate Bis-Chelating Bridging Ligands." J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 3768 – 3770.
- Brant, J. A.; Liu, Y.; Sava, D. F.; Beauchamp, D.; Eddaoudi, M. "Single-metal-ion-based molecular building blocks (MBBs) approach to the design and synthesis of metal-organic assemblies." J. Mol. Struct., 2006, 796, 160-164.
