Moisés Pinto from Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) recently visited the ENSICAEN team at the Laboratory of Catalysis and Spectrochemistry in Caen, where operando IR/MS experiments on acetic acid adsorption are currently underway.

Acetic acid is one of the key gases emitted by deteriorating artefacts such as acetate films, making it a priority target for SIMIACCI’s air purification solutions. By measuring the absorption capacities and regeneration modes of MOF-based filters, the ENSICAEN team is directly contributing to the identification of the best material formulations for GLAM environments.