Room-temperature synthesis of a Zr–UiO-66 metal–organic framework via mechanochemical pretreatment for the rapid removal of EDTA-chelated copper from water

). Hierarchically mesostructured defects allow the sorbate to have more effective diffusion in a shorter time to achieve faster adsorption kinetics. Benefiting from the mild synthesis conditions and nontoxic solvents, UiO-66(Zr) has the potential to be produced at a scaled-up level, thereby exhibiting excellent adsorption performance for the removal of complexed heavy metals in the future.