Metal-organic frameworks meet synthetic polymers for water decontamination: A critical review
Hong-Yu Chu, Chong‐Chen Wang
Abstract
Recent years have witnessed significant development of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) for versatile applications, especially for water decontamination. However, it is of difficulty to apply MOFs-based materials to actual water treatment owing to the fragile powder pattern. Fortunately, the synthetic polymers with bulk macroscopic structure bear desirable process accessibility in industrial production, which are favorable for MOFs’ immobilization to broader applications in water decontamination. In this critical review, we summarized and discussed the design strategies as well as fabrication methods of macroscopic MOFs-based materials/synthetic polymers (MMSPs). Meanwhile, the studies regarding potential applications to real water systems over MMSPs are introduced. Finally, the future challenges and perspectives of MMSPs for practical water purification are proposed.