Dr. Adil’s research is mainly concerned with the synthesis of new Metal Organic Materials (fluorinated or not) for different applications as gas storage or separation. Because the capability of materials for a given application is strongly related to its structure, his expertise in crystallography (structure determination by powder or single-crystal diffractometry) is essential for the understanding of phenomena associated to gas sorption or gas separation process.

• A supermolecular building layer approach for gas separation and storage applications: the eea and rtl MOF platforms for CO2 capture and hydrocarbon separation
  Z. Chen, K. Adil, L.J. Weselinski, Y. Belmabkhout and M. Eddaoudi
  J. Mater. Chem. A, 3 (12), 6276-6281, (2015)
• Zeolite-like metal-organic frameworks (ZMOFs): design, synthesis, and properties
  M. Eddaoudi, D.F. Sava, J.F. Eubank, K. Adil and V. Guillerm
  Chem. Soc. Rev., 44, 228-249, (2015)
• Made-to-order metal-organic frameworks for trace carbon dioxide removal and air capture
  O. Shekhah, Y. Belmabkhout, Z. Chen, V. Guillerm, A. Cairns, K. Adil and M. Eddaoudi
  Nat. Commun., 5, 4228-4234, (2014)
  
• A supermolecular building approach for the design and construction of metal–organic frameworks
  V. Guillerm, D. Kim, J.F. Eubank, R. Luebke, X. Liu, K. Adil, M.S. Lah and M. Eddaoudi
  Chem. Soc. Rev., 43, 6141-6172, (2014)
  
• Discovery and introduction of a (3,18)-connected net as an ideal blueprint for the design of metal–organic frameworks
  V. Guillerm, Ł.J. Weseliński, Y. Belmabkhout, A.J. Cairns, V. D'Elia, Ł. Wojtas, K. Adil, and M. Eddaoudi
  Nature Chemistry 6, 673–680, (2014)
• SMARTER crystallography of the fluorinated inorganic-organic compound Zn3Al2F12 center dot[HAmTAZ](6)
  C. Martineau, A. Cadiau, B. Bouchevreau F. Taullele, K. Adil
  Dalton trans, 41(20), 6232-6241, (2012)
• ZnAlF5•[TAZ]: an Al fluorinated MOF of MIL-53(Al) topology with cationic {Zn(1,2,4 triazole)}(2+) linkers
  A. Cadiau, C. Martineau, M. Leblanc, V. Maisonneuve, A. Ribaud, F. Taulelle, K. Adil
  J. Mat. Chem, 21(11), 3949-3951, (2011)
• Novel layered hybrid fluoroaluminate in the composition space diagram of the Al(OH)3-HguaCl-HFaq-EtOH system
  K. Adil , A. Le Bail, M. Leblanc and V. Maisonneuve
  Inorg. Chem. 49, 2392-2397, (2010)
• Third structure determination by powder diffractometry round robin (SDPDRR-3)
  A. Le Bail, L.M.D. Cranswick, K. Adil, A. Altomare, M. Avdeev, R. Cerny, C. Cuocci, C. Giacovazzo, I. Halasz, S.H. Lapidus, J.N. Louwen, A. Moliterni, L. Palatinus, R. Rizzi, E.C. Schilder, P.W. Stephens, K.H. Stone and J. van Mechelen
  Powder Diffraction, 24(3), 254-262, (2009)

• Ph.D., Solid State Chemistry, Laboratoire des Oxydes et Fluorures, University of Le Mans, France, 2005
• M.Sc., Chemistry, Institut Lavoisier, University of Versailles, France, 2002

• 2013-Present: Research Scientist, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center (AMPM), KAUST, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• 2005-2013: Assistant Professor, Institute of Molecules and Materials, University of Le Mans, France

Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center (AMPM)
Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE)