Assignment Title: Applications of MOFs infographic

Module Code: 6CCC0085

Module Title: Advanced topics in Chemistry 2

Semester: Semester 2 24-25

Submission deadline: 29th Jan 2025 (3 pm)

Marks: 33.33% of Module Mark

Word/Page Count: No word count. Infographic should be A1 sized (594 x 841 mm or 59.4 x 84.1 cm, which is 23.4 x 33.1 inches)

Assignment Task: for this coursework you are to create an infographic on applications of MOFs of your choosing.

Infographics are a graphic visual representation of information, date or knowledge intended to be presented quickly and clearly. An infographic is not the same as a research poster, marks will be lost if you produce a poster. Although there are some similarities between posters and infographics, the latter tend to contain less text and employ more visual methods to convey the message.

You are required to create an A1 size infographic which communicates the applications of MOFs. The aim of your infographic is to promote your chosen MOF application to an end of 2nd year chemistry student – making it attractive, engaging, and at the appropriate level.

You are required to complete this task in a group on the understanding that all members contribute equally and will receive the same mark for the assessment.

Any chemical structures, schemes or mechanisms in your infographic must be produced yourself using Chemdraw (or similar chemical drawing software). The MOF structures can be drawn using software such as Vesta which is available free in the software center at King’s.

You can choose the MOF and their applications for your infographic, if you choose one of the MOFs already covered in the lecture material then you must go beyond the lecture material by showing a particular context/application.

The format of your infographic can vary. Below are some suggested formats:

• Introducing a famous MOF such as UiO-66, and its applications. Here the sections should include introduction of UiO-66, its unique properties, various applications it is used for, advantages/limitations.

• Another way to approach this would be introducing a problem such as carbon capture, then presenting literature on why MOFs are used for this application, giving examples of MOFs being used for carbon capture, which MOF is the best for this purpose, advantages/limitations.

Learning Outcomes:

• how to read, evaluate and disseminate recent literature on advanced topics in chemistry

• how to apply core chemical skills at the interface of teaching and research.

Purpose of the task: Sharing scientific research with other scientists and the general public using social media is becoming more common in modern society, and infographics are an effective medium to do this. This assessment tests your ability to effectively analyse and communicate research from a scientific paper(s) whilst also requiring you to demonstrate your understanding of core chemical concepts. It also allows you to develop your skills in presenting information from the literature to different target audiences.

Assignment Audience: End of Year 2 Chemistry student

Resources:

The choice of software to use to create your infographic is up to you. MS PowerPoint or Publisher can be used in a similar way as for the creation of posters. There are also online platforms available, many with free access or a free trial period (e.g. Piktochart). I have also included (see below) a couple of articles for the creation of effective infographics (although by no means exhaustive guides and many more are available online), and some examples of very popular and high-quality scientific infographics (from the BMJ and Compound Interest).

Guides:

www.jmmnews.com/how-to-turn-journal-article-into-infographic/

www.impact.science/infographics-a-great-way-to-simplify-complex-science/

https://libguides.hull.ac.uk/infographics/home

Examples:

www.bmj.com/infographics (BMJ)

www.compoundchem.com/infographics/ (Compound Interest)

List of possible MOFs and applications (this is not exhaustive; you can find other MOFs by searching the literature using search engines such as SciFinder, Reaxys, Google Scholar)

UiO-66,UiO-67

MIL-101

MOF-5

HKUST-1

Mg-MOF-74

Carbon capture

Gas adsorption

Catalysis

Drug delivery

Gas sensing

Water harvesting

Evaluation Criteria/marking rubric:

The expected structure and content of the assessment is described above. Grades reflect the degree to which these expectations have been met, in particular with regard to the following criteria:

- The required structure of the assessment has been followed.

- A clear summary of the reaction presented.

- The background/context to the reaction is clear.

- Any specific research/outcomes/contributions to the science from the reaction are included

- The science is displayed in a meaningful way, with a clear emphasis on themost important items.

- Relevant figures/graphics are included.

- Relevant literature references have been cited where appropriate.

- The style. and level of the infographic is adhered to consistently.

- The layout and presentation of the infographic is logical and clear.

1st (exceptional) 80 – 100%

An excellent infographic throughout in terms of content, style. and presentation, analysis and insight. All of the above criteria have been met fully, with strong evidence of independent extracurricular learning.

1st (very good) 70 – 79%

A very good infographic throughout in terms of content, style. and presentation, analysis and insight. All of the above criteria have been met, with some evidence of independent extracurricular learning.

2.1 (good) 60 – 69%

A good infographic throughout in terms of content, style. and presentation, analysis and insight, but with weaknesses in ONE or TWO areas. The above criteria have been met mostly.

2.2 50 – 59%

The infographic presents an acceptable summary of the reaction but lacks clarity and displays a more superficial understanding than required for a 2.1. It is WEAKER in THREE or MORE of the above areas.

3rd 40 – 49%

A poor infographic, lacking clarity and depth, many errors and omissions, poorly presented, points repetitive and/or superficial. The infographic fails to meet many of the criteria described above.

Fail 0 – 39%

A largely incomprehensible and unstructured infographic. Many errors and omissions in the infographic. Poor use of the literature. Poor presentation of results. The report fails in most of the above criteria.