The resultant monoliths are mechanically robust structures and present up to 3 times higher volumetric adsorption capacities than the conventional, powder MOF.This work was funded by the EPSRC IAA Partnership Development Award (RG/75759). D.F.-J. thanks the Royal Society for funding through a University Research Fellowship. T.D.B would like to thank Trinity Hall for funding and Professor Anthony Cheetham for use of lab facilities and equipmentThis is the accepted manuscript of a paper published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A (Tian T, Velazquez-Garcia J, Bennett TD, Fairen-Jimenez D, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015, 3, 2999-3005, doi:10.1039/c4ta05116e). The final version is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4ta05116e
