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ClearRetracted: Synthesis characterization of Zn-based MOF and their application in degradation of water contaminants
This review examines zinc-based metal-organic frameworks (Zn-MOFs) as photocatalysts for degrading organic pollutants such as dyes in wastewater, reporting over 90% degradation efficiency and good reusability, highlighting their potential as high-surface-area nanomaterials for water treatment.
Photodegradation of Polyethersulfone (PES), Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) and Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) Microplastics via a Metal Organic Framework Namely ZIF-8/ZnO/C
Scientists used a zinc-based metal-organic framework catalyst to photodegrade three types of microplastics — polyethersulfone, polyvinylidene fluoride, and polymethyl methacrylate — under light exposure, achieving breakdown rates of 96–99%. This demonstrates a promising chemical approach to destroying microplastics rather than just filtering them out, though scaling the process to real-world water treatment conditions remains a challenge.
Application of metal-organic frameworks for photocatalytic degradation of microplastics: Design, challenges, and scope
This review examines how metal-organic frameworks can be designed and applied for photocatalytic degradation of microplastics in wastewater, addressing the challenge of microplastic hydrophobicity and their resistance to conventional treatment. The authors discuss design strategies, current performance limitations, and future directions for scaling photocatalytic MOF technology to practical remediation applications.
A Critical Review on Metal-Organic Frameworks and Their Composites as Advanced Materials for Adsorption and Photocatalytic Degradation of Emerging Organic Pollutants from Wastewater
This review evaluates the use of metal-organic frameworks and their composites for removing emerging organic pollutants from wastewater through adsorption and photocatalytic degradation. Researchers found that these advanced materials show high efficiency in capturing and breaking down endocrine-disrupting chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and other persistent contaminants. The study highlights the promise of metal-organic frameworks as a next-generation remediation technology for addressing water pollution.
A Review on the Use of Metal Oxide-Based Nanocomposites for the Remediation of Organics-Contaminated Water via Photocatalysis: Fundamentals, Bibliometric Study and Recent Advances
This review examines how metal oxide nanocomposite materials can be used as photocatalysts to break down toxic organic pollutants in contaminated water using light energy. While focused on cleaning up dyes, drugs, and pesticides, the technology is relevant to microplastics because similar photocatalytic approaches are being explored to degrade plastic particles in water. Improving water treatment technologies like these could help reduce human exposure to the cocktail of pollutants, including microplastics, found in water supplies.
Advancing photocatalytic strategies for microplastic degradation in aquatic systems: Insights into key challenges and future pathways
This review examines how light-activated chemical reactions (photocatalysis) can break down microplastics in water, using advanced materials like doped semiconductors and metal-organic frameworks. While promising for cleaning up waterways, challenges remain around scaling these methods for real-world use and ensuring the breakdown products are not themselves harmful.
Metal–organic framework-based foams for efficient microplastics removal
Scientists developed foam materials made from zirconium metal-organic frameworks that can efficiently capture microplastics from water, offering a promising filtration approach for water treatment applications. The porous foam structure provides high surface area for trapping plastic particles.
Recent Developments in Metal‐Organic Frameworks for Water Purification: A Mini Review
This mini-review examines recent advances in using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for water purification, covering applications targeting heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, microplastics, dyes, and radionuclides. The authors highlight the versatile adsorption and degradation properties of MOFs and identify current limitations including stability and scalability that need to be addressed for practical water treatment deployment.
Metal–Organic Framework based on Functional Materials for Photocatalytic Degradation of Micro‐ and Nano‐Plastic
Researchers reviewed how metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — highly porous crystalline materials with extremely large surface areas — can be used as light-activated catalysts to break down microplastics and nanoplastics in water, potentially converting these persistent pollutants into less harmful chemicals while generating clean energy as a byproduct.
Efficiency ofMOFs in Water Treatment Against the Emerging Water Contaminants Such as Endocrine Disruptors, Pharmaceuticals, Microplastics, Pesticides, and Other Contaminants
This review examines how metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can remove a broad range of emerging water contaminants — including microplastics, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and endocrine disruptors — from water. MOFs outperform conventional treatment methods because of their large surface area, tunable pore structure, and ability to work through both adsorption and photocatalysis. The paper highlights MOFs as a promising next-generation water treatment technology that could meaningfully reduce human and environmental exposure to microplastics and co-occurring pollutants.
Synthesis, characterization, and activation of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) for the removal of emerging organic contaminants through the adsorption-oriented process: A review
This review examines metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a class of advanced materials, for removing emerging contaminants from water, including microplastics, dyes, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals. MOFs have extremely high surface areas and can be chemically tuned to target specific pollutants, making them promising for next-generation water treatment. The technology could help reduce human exposure to microplastics and other harmful substances in drinking water.
An Advanced Approach of MOF-Mediated Microplastic Degradation After Confiscating Microplastics by MOFs
This review proposed using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as an advanced approach for capturing and degrading microplastics in aquatic environments, discussing MOF characteristics tailored for adsorption and the mechanisms underlying capture and degradation. The paper highlighted MOF interaction sites, photocatalytic degradation pathways, and challenges for scaling these approaches.
Light-Activated Hydroxyapatite Photocatalysts: New Environmentally-Friendly Materials to Mitigate Pollutants
This systematic review highlights recent advances in hydroxyapatite-based photocatalysts for degrading water pollutants including dyes, pharmaceuticals, and pesticides under light activation. These environmentally-friendly materials show promise as alternatives to conventional water treatment methods. Photocatalytic degradation technologies like these are being explored for breaking down microplastic particles in contaminated water, making this research relevant to emerging microplastic remediation strategies.
Photocatalytic Degradation of Emerging Pollutants Using Covalent Organic Frameworks
This review covers how covalent organic frameworks, a class of porous crystalline materials, can be used as photocatalysts to break down emerging contaminants including microplastics and pharmaceuticals. Researchers highlighted the tunable structure and high surface area of these materials as key advantages for environmental cleanup applications. The technology represents a promising sustainable approach to degrading persistent pollutants using light-driven chemistry.
Azo‐Functionalized Zr‐MOF and Its Mixed Matrix Membrane for High‐Capacity Adsorption of Organic Dyes in Water
This paper describes a zirconium-based metal-organic framework (MOF) membrane that achieves highly efficient removal of toxic organic dyes from wastewater within 10 minutes. This paper is not about microplastics; it addresses dye wastewater remediation using adsorption chemistry without connection to plastic particle contamination.
Metal–organic framework applications for microplastic remediation: exploring pathways and future potential
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.
Removal of Emerging Organic Pollutants by Zeolite Mineral (Clinoptilolite) Composite Photocatalysts in Drinking Water and Watershed Water
This review covers photocatalytic technologies that use zeolite minerals combined with semiconductor materials to break down emerging pollutants in drinking water and watersheds. While focused on pharmaceuticals and other organic contaminants rather than microplastics specifically, these advanced water treatment approaches could also help degrade microplastics. Better water purification technology is critical for reducing human exposure to the mix of pollutants, including microplastics, found in drinking water.
Metal Oxides‐Based Nano/Microstructures for Photodegradation of Microplastics
This review covers how metal oxide materials, such as titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, can be used as photocatalysts to break down microplastics using sunlight. Some approaches can even convert plastic waste into useful fuels and chemicals. The technology offers a promising eco-friendly strategy for cleaning microplastics from water and wastewater systems.
Recent Advances in Titanium-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks: Structure, Property, and Application in Photocatalysis
This review covers recent advances in titanium-based metal-organic frameworks and their applications in photocatalysis, including potential uses for environmental remediation. Researchers summarized the diverse structures, synthesis methods, and catalytic properties of these materials. While broadly focused on photocatalysis, the findings are relevant to developing new approaches for degrading persistent environmental pollutants including microplastics.
The Application of Metal–Organic Frameworks in Water Treatment and Their Large-Scale Preparation: A Review
This review examines metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), highly porous materials being developed for water treatment that can remove pollutants including microplastics through filtration and catalytic breakdown. MOFs have exceptional surface area and can be tailored to target specific contaminants, making them promising for advanced water purification. The challenge remains scaling up MOF production for real-world water treatment use, which could help reduce human exposure to microplastics in drinking water.
Construction of Novel Z-scheme Heterojunction in ZnFe2O4/P25 @ MOF-5 Nanocomposite from Plastic Waste for Efficient Photodegradation of Aqueous BTX Under Visible Light
Not relevant to microplastics — this paper synthesizes a novel MOF-5 based photocatalyst from plastic waste to degrade benzene, toluene, and xylene (BTX) compounds from wastewater using visible light photocatalysis.
Microplastics removal from aqueous environment by metal organic frameworks
This review examines how metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a class of advanced porous materials, can remove 70-99.9% of microplastics from water in laboratory settings. MOFs can be customized with specific pore sizes and chemical properties to target different types of microplastics. While challenges remain with cost and scaling up, this technology shows promise for developing more effective water treatment systems to reduce human exposure to microplastics in drinking water.
Comparative Photocatalytic Performance of Gd, Zn, and Ti Metal Oxide Catalysts for Polyethylene Microplastics Removal
Photocatalysis — using light to drive chemical reactions that break down pollutants — shows real promise for degrading microplastics in water. Testing three different metal oxide catalysts, this study found that a modified zinc oxide catalyst could degrade 78% of polyethylene microplastics within two hours under visible light, outperforming both commercial catalysts and the other materials tested. The results point toward surface-engineered ZnO as a potentially practical tool for treating microplastic-contaminated water, though scaling these lab conditions to real-world water treatment remains a significant challenge.
Removal of Polystyrene Microplastics from Aqueous Solution Using the Metal–Organic Framework Material of ZIF-67
Researchers demonstrated that the metal-organic framework ZIF-67 can effectively adsorb polystyrene microplastics from aqueous solutions, achieving high removal efficiency and suggesting MOF materials as a promising approach for microplastic removal from wastewater.