ABSTRACT

Wastewater remediation technologies are rapidly evolving to meet the increasing water demand. The need to develop efficient, low-cost, and simplistic strategies has motivated researchers to explore newer fields of material science. Owing to high thermal stability, porosity, and accessible functionalities, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are finding numerous applications in the domain of wastewater treatment and resource recovery. The application-oriented development of MOFs has been accepted as a novel approach for the removal and recovery of metals from waste solutions. The desired properties in MOFs could be achieved by adopting suitable synthesis or post-synthesis functionalization strategies. Here, we have reviewed differently functionalized MOFs and their application in the removal of metals from waste solutions. We have also discussed the application of MOFs in the pre-concentration and recovery of actinides from seawater. Conclusions regarding the future scope of employing MOFs in the domain of environmental remediation have been included.

摘要

废水修复技术正在迅速发展，以满足日益增长的用水需求。开发高效、低成本和简单化策略的需求促使研究人员探索新的材料科学领域。由于高热稳定性、孔隙率和可访问的功能，金属有机框架 (MOF) 在废水处理和资源回收领域中得到了广泛的应用。MOF 的应用导向开发已被认为是一种从废液中去除和回收金属的新方法。MOFs 所需的特性可以通过采用合适的合成或合成后功能化策略来实现。在这里，我们回顾了不同功能化的 MOF 及其在从废液中去除金属中的应用。我们还讨论了 MOF 在从海水中预浓缩和回收锕系元素中的应用。关于在环境修复领域使用 MOF 的未来范围的结论已包括在内。