Recent Progress in Metal–Organic Framework-Derived Nanostructures in the Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds
Air is the most crucial and life-supporting input from nature to the living beings of the planet. The composition and quality of air significantly affects human health, either directly or indirectly. The presence of some industrially released gases, small particles of anthropogenic origin, and the d...
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| description | Air is the most crucial and life-supporting input from nature to the living beings of the planet. The composition and quality of air significantly affects human health, either directly or indirectly. The presence of some industrially released gases, small particles of anthropogenic origin, and the deviation from the normal composition of air from the natural condition causes air pollution. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are common contaminants found as indoor as well as outdoor pollutants. Such pollutants represent acute or chronic health hazards to the human physiological system. In the environment, such polluted gases may cause chemical or photochemical smog, leading to detrimental effects such as acid rain, global warming, and environmental pollution through different routes. Ultimately, this will propagate into the food web and affect the ecosystem. In this context, the efficient removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the environment remains a major threat globally, yet satisfactory strategies and auxiliary materials are far from being in place. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are known as an advanced class of porous coordination polymers, a smart material constructed from the covalently bonded and highly ordered arrangements of metal nodes and polyfunctional organic linkers with an organic–inorganic hybrid nature, high porosities and surface areas, abundant metal/organic species, large pore volumes, and elegant tunability of structures and compositions, making them ideal candidates for the removal of unwanted VOCs from air. This review summarizes the fundamentals of MOFs and VOCs with recent research progress on MOF-derived nanostructures/porous materials and their composites for the efficient removal of VOCs in the air, the remaining challenges, and some prospective for future efforts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cf5e4f18f2584428971c4da5e61948f62023-11-22T08:54:22ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492021-08-012616494810.3390/molecules26164948Recent Progress in Metal–Organic Framework-Derived Nanostructures in the Removal of Volatile Organic CompoundsDeval Prasad Bhattarai0Bishweshwar Pant1Jiwan Acharya2Mira Park3Gunendra Prasad Ojha4Department of Chemistry, Amrit Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu 44618, NepalCarbon Composite Energy Nanomaterials Research Center, Woosuk University, 443 Samnye-ro, Samnye-eup, Wanju-gun, Jeonju-si 55338, KoreaCarbon Composite Energy Nanomaterials Research Center, Woosuk University, 443 Samnye-ro, Samnye-eup, Wanju-gun, Jeonju-si 55338, KoreaCarbon Composite Energy Nanomaterials Research Center, Woosuk University, 443 Samnye-ro, Samnye-eup, Wanju-gun, Jeonju-si 55338, KoreaCarbon Composite Energy Nanomaterials Research Center, Woosuk University, 443 Samnye-ro, Samnye-eup, Wanju-gun, Jeonju-si 55338, KoreaAir is the most crucial and life-supporting input from nature to the living beings of the planet. The composition and quality of air significantly affects human health, either directly or indirectly. The presence of some industrially released gases, small particles of anthropogenic origin, and the deviation from the normal composition of air from the natural condition causes air pollution. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are common contaminants found as indoor as well as outdoor pollutants. Such pollutants represent acute or chronic health hazards to the human physiological system. In the environment, such polluted gases may cause chemical or photochemical smog, leading to detrimental effects such as acid rain, global warming, and environmental pollution through different routes. Ultimately, this will propagate into the food web and affect the ecosystem. In this context, the efficient removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the environment remains a major threat globally, yet satisfactory strategies and auxiliary materials are far from being in place. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are known as an advanced class of porous coordination polymers, a smart material constructed from the covalently bonded and highly ordered arrangements of metal nodes and polyfunctional organic linkers with an organic–inorganic hybrid nature, high porosities and surface areas, abundant metal/organic species, large pore volumes, and elegant tunability of structures and compositions, making them ideal candidates for the removal of unwanted VOCs from air. This review summarizes the fundamentals of MOFs and VOCs with recent research progress on MOF-derived nanostructures/porous materials and their composites for the efficient removal of VOCs in the air, the remaining challenges, and some prospective for future efforts.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/16/4948VOCsMOFsnanomaterials |
| spellingShingle | Deval Prasad Bhattarai Bishweshwar Pant Jiwan Acharya Mira Park Gunendra Prasad Ojha Recent Progress in Metal–Organic Framework-Derived Nanostructures in the Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds Molecules VOCs MOFs nanomaterials |
| title | Recent Progress in Metal–Organic Framework-Derived Nanostructures in the Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds |
| title_full | Recent Progress in Metal–Organic Framework-Derived Nanostructures in the Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds |
| title_fullStr | Recent Progress in Metal–Organic Framework-Derived Nanostructures in the Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent Progress in Metal–Organic Framework-Derived Nanostructures in the Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds |
| title_short | Recent Progress in Metal–Organic Framework-Derived Nanostructures in the Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds |
| title_sort | recent progress in metal organic framework derived nanostructures in the removal of volatile organic compounds |
| topic | VOCs MOFs nanomaterials |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/16/4948 |
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