Manikandan Velu, Vinoth Kumar Jothi, Elango Duraisamy, Subash Velu, Jayanthi Palaniyappan, Dixit Saurav, Singh Subhav
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi, South Korea.
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, 600077, India.
Chem Rec. 2025 Jun;25(6):e202400257. doi: 10.1002/tcr.202400257. Epub 2025 Apr 1.
Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as versatile materials bridging inorganic and organic chemistry to address critical environmental challenges. Composed of metal nodes and organic linkers, these crystalline structures offer unique properties such as high surface area, tunable pore sizes, and structural diversity. Recent advancements in MOFs synthesis, particularly innovative approaches like mechanochemical, microwave-assisted, and ultrasonic synthesis, have significantly enhanced sustainability by utilizing non-toxic solvents, renewable feedstocks, and energy-efficient processes, offering promising solutions to reduce environmental impact. This review highlights these novel methods and their contributions to improving MOFs functionality for applications in environmental remediation, gas capture, and energy storage. We examine the potential of MOFs in catalysis for pollutant degradation, water purification, and hazardous waste removal, as well as their role in next-generation energy storage technologies, such as supercapacitors, batteries, and hydrogen production. Furthermore, we address challenges including scalability, stability, and long-term performance, underscoring the need for continued innovation in synthesis techniques to enable large-scale MOFs applications. Overall, MOFs hold transformative potential as multifunctional materials, and advancements in synthesis and sustainability are critical for their successful integration into practical environmental and energy solutions.
金属有机框架材料（MOFs）已成为连接无机化学和有机化学以应对重大环境挑战的多功能材料。这些晶体结构由金属节点和有机连接体组成，具有诸如高比表面积、可调节孔径和结构多样性等独特性质。MOFs合成的最新进展，特别是机械化学、微波辅助和超声合成等创新方法，通过使用无毒溶剂、可再生原料和节能工艺，显著提高了可持续性，为减少环境影响提供了有前景的解决方案。本综述重点介绍了这些新方法及其对改善MOFs在环境修复、气体捕获和能量存储应用中的功能所做的贡献。我们研究了MOFs在催化污染物降解、水净化和危险废物去除方面的潜力，以及它们在下一代能量存储技术（如超级电容器、电池和制氢）中的作用。此外，我们还讨论了包括可扩展性、稳定性和长期性能在内的挑战，强调了在合成技术方面持续创新以实现MOFs大规模应用的必要性。总体而言，MOFs作为多功能材料具有变革潜力，合成和可持续性方面的进展对于它们成功融入实际环境和能源解决方案至关重要。
