Metal-organic framework-based materials for the abatement of air pollution and decontamination of wastewater

Hilal Daglar; Cigdem Altintas; Ilknur Erucar; Golnaz Heidari; Ehsan Nazarzadeh Zare; Omid Moradi; Varsha Srivastava; Sidra Iftekhar; Seda Keskin; Mika Sillanpää

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135082

Metal-organic framework-based materials for the abatement of air pollution and decontamination of wastewater

Chemosphere. 2022 Sep;303(Pt 2):135082. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135082. Epub 2022 May 23.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Koc University, Rumelifeneri Yolu, Sariyer, 34450, Istanbul, Turkey.
² Department of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Ozyegin University, Cekmekoy, 34794, Istanbul, Turkey.
³ Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Guilan, Rasht, 41938-33697, Iran.
⁴ School of Chemistry, Damghan University, 36716-41167, Damghan, Iran. Electronic address: ehsan.nazarzadehzare@gmail.com.
⁵ Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Shahr-e-Qods Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
⁶ Research Unit of Sustainable Chemistry, Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, 90014, Finland.
⁷ Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, 70120, Finland.
⁸ Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Mining, Metallurgy and Chemical Engineering, University of Johannesburg, P. O. Box 17011, Doornfontein, 2028, South Africa; Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia; Zhejiang Rongsheng Environmental Protection Paper Co. LTD, NO.588 East Zhennan Road, Pinghu Economic Development Zone, Zhejiang, 314213, PR China; Department of Civil Engineering, University Centre for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab, India.

PMID: 35618068
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135082

Abstract

Developing new and efficient technologies for environmental remediation is becoming significant due to the increase in global concerns such as climate change, severe epidemics, and energy crises. Air pollution, primarily due to increased levels of H₂S, SO_x, NH₃, NO_x, CO, volatile organic compounds (VOC), and particulate matter (PM) in the atmosphere, has a significant impact on public health, and exhaust gases harm the natural sulfur, nitrogen, and carbon cycles. Similarly, wastewater discharged to the environment with metal ions, herbicides, pharmaceuticals, personal care products, dyes, and aromatics/organic compounds is a risk for health since it may lead to an outbreak of waterborne pathogens and increase the exposure to endocrine-disrupting agents. Therefore, developing new and efficient air and water quality management systems is critical. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are novel materials for which the main application areas include gas storage and separation, water harvesting from the atmosphere, chemical sensing, power storage, drug delivery, and food preservation. Due to their versatile structural motifs that can be modified during synthesis, MOFs also have a great promise for green applications including air and water pollution remediation. The motivation to use MOFs for environmental applications prompted the modification of their structures via the addition of metal and functional groups, as well as the creation of heterostructures by mixing MOFs with other nanomaterials, to effectively remove hazardous contaminants from wastewater and the atmosphere. In this review, we focus on the state-of-the-art environmental applications of MOFs, particularly for water treatment and air pollution, by highlighting the groundbreaking studies in which MOFs have been used as adsorbents, membranes, and photocatalysts for the abatement of air and water pollution. We finally address the opportunities and challenges for the environmental applications of MOFs.

Keywords: Adsorbent; Air pollution; Membrane; Metal-organic frameworks; Photocatalysis; Water treatment.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Air Pollution* / analysis
Decontamination
Metal-Organic Frameworks*
Metals
Wastewater
Water Purification*

Substances

Metal-Organic Frameworks
Metals
Waste Water