Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53(6), P. 3002 - 3035
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
The
present
review
summarizes
the
current
state-of-the-art
in
MOF-based
heterojunctions
three
important
photocatalytic
processes:
hydrogen
evolution
reaction,
CO
2
photoreduction
and
photodegradation
of
dyes.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
31(37)
Published: June 26, 2021
Abstract
Photocatalysis
is
considered
to
be
a
green
and
environment‐friendly
technology
since
it
can
convert
solar
energy
into
other
types
of
chemical
energies.
Over
the
past
several
years,
metal‐organic
frameworks
(MOFs)‐based
photocatalysts
have
received
remarkable
research
interest
due
their
unique
morphology,
high
photocatalytic
performance,
good
stability,
easy
synthesis,
low
cost.
In
this
review,
synthetic
strategies
developing
MOFs‐based
are
first
introduced.
Second,
recent
progress
in
fabrication
various
MOFs
composites
summarized.
Third,
different
applications
including
hydrogen
evolution
reaction,
oxygen
overall
water
splitting,
nitrogen
reduction
carbon
dioxide
reaction
as
well
photodegradation
organic
pollutants
summed
up.
Finally,
challenges
some
suggestions
for
future
development
MOFs‐
composites‐based
also
highlighted.
It
expected
that
report
will
help
researchers
systematically
devise
develop
highly
efficient
based
on
composites.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
123(1), P. 445 - 490
Published: Dec. 12, 2022
Metal–organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
have
been
frequently
used
as
photocatalysts
for
the
hydrogen
evolution
reaction
(HER)
using
sacrificial
agents
with
UV–vis
or
visible
light
irradiation.
The
aim
of
present
review
is
to
summarize
use
MOFs
solar-driven
targeting
overcome
current
efficiency
limitations
in
overall
water
splitting
(OWS).
Initially,
fundamentals
photocatalytic
OWS
under
solar
irradiation
are
presented.
Then,
different
strategies
that
can
be
implemented
on
adapt
them
photocatalysis
discussed
detail.
Later,
most
active
reported
until
now
HER
and/or
oxygen
(OER)
critically
commented.
These
studies
taken
precedents
discussion
existing
sunlight
requirements
met
at
large
scale
also
discussed.
last
section
this
provides
a
summary
state
field
and
comments
future
prospects
could
bring
closer
commercial
application.
Small,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
18(11)
Published: Dec. 8, 2021
Abstract
The
ever‐expanding
scale
of
industry
and
agriculture
has
led
to
the
gradual
increase
pollutants
(e.g.,
heavy
metal
ions,
synthetic
dyes,
antibiotics)
in
water
resources,
ecology
wastewater
are
grave
problems
that
need
be
solved
urgently
attracted
widespread
attention
from
research
community
recent
years.
Metal‐organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
a
type
organic–inorganic
hybrid
material
with
distinctive
3D
network
crystal
structure.
Lately,
MOFs
have
made
striking
progress
fields
adsorption,
catalytic
degradation,
biomedicine
on
account
their
large
specific
surface
well‐developed
pore
This
review
summarizes
latest
achievements
preparation
pristine
MOFs,
MOF
composites,
derivatives
for
various
applications
including
removal
organic
other
harmful
substances
sewage.
Furthermore,
working
mechanisms
utilizing
photocatalytic
membrane
separation
technologies
also
briefly
described
It
is
expected
this
will
provide
inspiration
references
synthesis
as
well
composites
excellent
treatment
performance.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
32(20)
Published: March 25, 2022
Abstract
Reduction
of
soluble
hexavalent
uranium
(U(VI))
to
sparingly
tetravalent
(U(IV))
with
semiconductor
photocatalysts
is
recognized
as
a
novel,
green,
and
simple
U‐extraction
method.
Furthermore,
effective
charge
separation
utilization
are
critical
factors
achieve
high‐efficiency
U(VI)
photoreduction.
Herein,
UiO‐66‐based
heterostructured
photocatalyst
(MnO
x
/UiO‐66/Ti
3
C
2
T
)
spatially
separated
dual
cocatalysts
nanoparticles
Ti
MXene
nanosheets)
successfully
developed
for
efficient
photoreduction
without
sacrificial
agents.
As
co‐catalysts,
MnO
favor
the
trapping
holes,
while
nanosheets
tend
collect
electrons.
Consequently,
photogenerated
holes
electrons
flow
into
out
photocatalyst,
respectively,
achieving
required
by
remove
U(VI).
Impressively,
removal
ratio
via
reaches
98.4%
in
solution
after
60
min,
photoreaction
rate
constant
0.0948
min
−1
.
Moreover,
exhibits
brilliant
extraction
capacity
various
wastewater
U(VI)‐spiked
real
seawater.
Further
mechanistic
studies
indicates
that
transferred
from
conduction
band
UiO‐66
reduce
generate
·O
–
,
further
leading
stable
crystal
phase
(UO
)O
·2H
O.
extracted
oxidize
water.
Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
8(14)
Published: May 24, 2021
Solar
energy
is
a
key
sustainable
resource,
and
materials
with
optimal
properties
are
essential
for
efficient
solar
energy-driven
applications
in
photocatalysis.
Metal-organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
excellent
platforms
to
generate
different
nanocomposites
comprising
metals,
oxides,
chalcogenides,
phosphides,
or
carbides
embedded
porous
carbon
matrix.
These
MOF
derived
offer
symbiosis
of
like
high
crystallinities,
inherited
morphologies,
controllable
dimensions,
tunable
textural
properties.
Particularly,
adjustable
band
positions
achieved
by
situ
tailored
self/external
doping
surface
functionalities
make
these
promising
photocatalysts.
Despite
some
progress
this
field,
fundamental
questions
remain
be
addressed
further
understand
the
relationship
between
structures,
properties,
photocatalytic
performance
nanocomposites.
In
review,
synthesis
approaches
including
self-template
external-template
methods
produce
various
dimensions
(0D,
1D,
2D,
3D),
chemical
compositions,
bandgaps,
comprehensively
summarized
analyzed.
The
state-of-the-art
water
splitting
H
Journal of Hazardous Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
442, P. 130127 - 130127
Published: Oct. 7, 2022
The
presence
of
persistent
organic
pollutants
(POPs)
in
the
aquatic
environment
is
causing
widespread
concern
due
to
their
bioaccumulation,
toxicity,
and
possible
environmental
risk.
These
contaminants
are
produced
daily
large
quantities
released
into
water
bodies.
Traditional
wastewater
treatment
plants
ineffective
at
degrading
these
pollutants.
As
a
result,
development
long-term
effective
POP
removal
techniques
critical.
In
water,
adsorption
photocatalytic
degradation
POPs
have
been
identified
as
energy
cost-efficient
solutions.
Both
technologies
received
lot
attention
for
efforts
treat
world's
wastewater.
Photocatalytic
promising,
effective,
long-lasting
method,
while
represents
simple,
practical
particularly
decentralized
systems
isolated
areas.
It
critical
develop
new
adsorbents/photocatalysts
with
desired
structure,
tunable
chemistry,
maximum
sites
highly
efficient
POPs.
class
recently
created
multifunctional
porous
materials,
Metal-organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
offer
tremendous
prospects
adsorptive
remediation.
This
review
defines
discusses
current
research
on
using
emerging
MOFs
each
type
Arabian Journal of Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
13(11), P. 8309 - 8337
Published: May 4, 2020
The
release
of
persistent
organic
pollutants
(POPs)
into
the
environment
is
an
issue
global
concern,
as
chemicals
are
stable
over
a
prolonged
period
resulting
in
their
accumulation
many
animals
and
plants.
Although
POPs
banned
several
countries,
have
been
proposed
POP
candidates
to
be
added
existing
compounds
defined
by
United
Nations
Stockholm
Convention
committee.
To
address
safe
disposal
clean-up
such
chemicals,
new,
especially
cost-effective,
remediation
technologies
for
urgently
required.
This
review
focuses
on
types
processes
available
removal.
Particular
attention
paid
towards
photocatalysis
using
nanocatalysts
this
review,
due
effectiveness
degradation,
technological
feasibility,
energy
cost-efficiency.
underlying
principles
key
mechanisms
photocatalysts
based
TiO2
materials,
metal
oxides,
light-assisted
Fenton
systems,
framework
materials
e.g.
metal-organic
frameworks
polyoxometalates,
including
metal-free
hybrid
cleanup
described
advance
applications
solving
contamination
environment.
improvements
photocatalytic
performance
removal
mechanism
conventional
modified
process,
design
optimization
photoreactors,
integration
technology
critical
challenges
emerging
require
intensive
research
forthcoming
future.
Green Energy & Environment,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
8(3), P. 698 - 721
Published: March 16, 2022
Water
pollution
is
an
increasingly
serious
environmental
problem
because
many
pollutants
have
carcinogenic
effects
on
humans
and
aquatic
organisms.
Metal
organic
framework
(MOF)
made
up
of
metal
ions
multifunctional
ligands
has
been
one
the
most
concerned
materials
its
adjustable
regular
pore
structure.
MOFs
always
shown
attractive
advantages
in
membrane
separation
adsorption
technologies,
among
which
water-stable
are
particularly
prominent
wastewater
treatment
(WWT)
applications.
This
review
systematically
summarizes
application
MOF
membranes
filtration,
pervaporation
distillation.
Also,
mechanisms
heavy
metals,
dyes
antibacterials
concluded.
In
order
to
tap
full
potential
pristine
sustainable
treatment,
current
challenges
discussed
detail
future
research
directions
proposed.