Metal–organic frameworks for heavy metal removal from water

Paulina A. Kobielska; Ashlee J. Howarth; Omar K. Farha; Sanjit Nayak

doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2017.12.010

Metal–organic frameworks for heavy metal removal from water

Paulina A. Kobielska, Ashlee J. Howarth, Omar K. Farha, Sanjit Nayak^*

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Abstract

The pollution of surface and groundwater with heavy metals is a serious global concern, both environmentally, as well as with respect to human health. Overabundance of these elements poses severe health risks for humans, and also for other life forms through bioaccumulation along food chains. Therefore, steps should be taken to reduce the amount of such elements in water to acceptable levels. This review looks at metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) which have been recently developed and studied for potential applications in heavy metal removal from water. We provide an overview of the current capabilities and important properties of MOFs used for this purpose.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	92-107
Number of pages	16
Journal	Coordination Chemistry Reviews
Volume	358
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2017.12.010
State	Published - Mar 1 2018

Funding

OKF acknowledges the support from the U.S. DOE, Office of Science, Basic Energy Science Program (Grant DE-FG02-08ER155967). AJH thanks NSERC for a postdoctoral fellowship. OKF acknowledges the support from the U.S. DOE, Office of Science, Basic Energy Science Program (Grant DE-FG02-08ER155967). AJH thanks NSERC for a postdoctoral fellowship.

Keywords

Adsorption
Ground water
Heavy metals
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)
Separation

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Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Materials Chemistry

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