Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are porous crystalline materials that are widely applied for environmental remediation and advanced sensing applications. The materials demonstrate a high surface area together with unique pore structures and flexible chemical characteristics, which enable them to interact with various pollutants in precise ways. The research shows that MOFs function as effective capture materials that remove various contaminants from the environment through three main processes: adsorption, catalytic conversion, and photo-driven degradation. MOF-based sensing platforms enable highly accurate trace-level analyte identification in complicated environmental samples because of their exceptional sensitivity and selectivity. MOFs now display improved adsorption capacity together with better selectivity and stability. The practical uses of MOFs are hindered because of their hydrolytic instability and low regeneration efficiency and limited scalability. The review presents a detailed and critical evaluation of the current progress in MOFs for environmental cleanup and detection applications.
Chauhan et al. (Sun,) studied this question.