The Potential Applications of MOF-based Materials in Wastewater Treatment

The applications of metal–organic frameworks (MOF)-based materials like pristine MOFs, MOF composites and MOF derivatives in water treatment have attracted increasing attention due to their unique structures and corresponding properties. This review highlights the research progress of MOF-based material applications in water treatment including but not limited to fluorescent sensing detection and adsorptive removal of organic pollutants and heavy metals, organic pollutant degradation with the aid of advanced oxidation process reactions like photocatalysis, photo-Fenton and sulfate radical advanced oxidation process, as well as photocatalytic Cr(vi) reduction. Also, the research trends of MOF-based material applications in water treatment are presented.