Author response for "Metal–organic framework applications for microplastic remediation: exploring pathways and future potential"

Metal-Organic Framework-Based Remediation of Microplastic for Environment Sustainability

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Researchers reviewed the use of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as high-surface-area adsorbents for microplastic remediation, finding their tunable pore structures and functional groups enable selective capture of plastic particles from aquatic environments, offering a promising materials science approach to pollution control.

Author response for "Microplastics: Sources, Environmental Fate, Degradation Pathways, and Analytical Identification Methods – A Review"

Metal–organic framework applications for microplastic remediation: exploring pathways and future potential

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This review examines how metal-organic frameworks (specialized porous materials) can be used to capture and remove microplastics from water. Microplastics are emerging contaminants that threaten aquatic ecosystems and human health. The paper explores different remediation pathways and the future potential of these advanced materials for cleaning up microplastic pollution.

Recent advances in microplastics remediation via adsorption and photocatalytic degradation with bio-polymers and functionalized frameworks

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Tiny plastic particles are everywhere in our environment, and our bodies, and scientists are working on better ways to clean them up. This review rounds up the latest research on two cleanup approaches: materials that trap microplastics like a sponge, and others that use light to break them down at the molecular level, with the most promising solutions combining eco-friendly materials (like plant fibers) with advanced sponge-like structures to capture and destroy plastic waste more completely. While these technologies are still being refined for real-world, large-scale use, they represent encouraging progress toward reducing our exposure to microplastics through cleaner water and environment.