Metal organic framework for sustainable removal of heavy metals contamination from wastewater: a review

Heavy metal contamination is caused due to several natural and anthropogenic activities. Heavy metals in the water and soil are responsible for various toxic effects on human health, including liver damage, kidney failure and cancer etc. There are several methods available for the synthesis of metal...

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Main Authors: Yinglian Qin, Nidhi Singh, Sukhendra Singh, Veer Singh, Vishal Mishra, Shili Li
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Series:Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17518253.2025.2545418
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Nidhi Singh
Sukhendra Singh
Veer Singh
Vishal Mishra
Shili Li
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description Heavy metal contamination is caused due to several natural and anthropogenic activities. Heavy metals in the water and soil are responsible for various toxic effects on human health, including liver damage, kidney failure and cancer etc. There are several methods available for the synthesis of metal organic framework adsorbent, such as hydrothermal and solvothermal methods, microwave-assisted and mechanochemical and some green routes based on integrating with biological waste materials. The heavy metal removal efficiency of metal organic frameworks can be enhanced by the functionalization of the adsorbent. Functionalization increases the surface binding sites for the heavy metal ions. Several functionalization methods, such as amino functionalization, thiol grafting and biopolymer composite, etc, are applied. The adsorption kinetics, isotherm and thermodynamic modeling play an important role in describing the mechanism of heavy metal removal. This review provides a comprehensive integration of metal – organic framework (MOF) synthesis strategies, functionalization approaches, and adsorption modeling, offering a consolidated framework for advancing sustainable technologies in heavy metal remediation. It specifically focuses on MOF synthesis methods, their applications in heavy metal removal, and the mathematical models used to describe the adsorption of heavy metal ions.
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spelling doaj-art-e2e7cbdd13ee4c56997e585f46158ee12025-08-20T03:47:05ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGreen Chemistry Letters and Reviews1751-82531751-71922025-12-0118110.1080/17518253.2025.2545418Metal organic framework for sustainable removal of heavy metals contamination from wastewater: a reviewYinglian Qin0Nidhi Singh1Sukhendra Singh2Veer Singh3Vishal Mishra4Shili Li5Department of Applied Chemistry, Yuncheng University, Yuncheng, People’s Republic of ChinaCentre of Bioinformatics, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, IndiaDepartment of Biotechnology, GLA University, Mathura, IndiaSchool of Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, IndiaSchool of Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, IndiaKey Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Material of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry & Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan, People’s Republic of ChinaHeavy metal contamination is caused due to several natural and anthropogenic activities. Heavy metals in the water and soil are responsible for various toxic effects on human health, including liver damage, kidney failure and cancer etc. There are several methods available for the synthesis of metal organic framework adsorbent, such as hydrothermal and solvothermal methods, microwave-assisted and mechanochemical and some green routes based on integrating with biological waste materials. The heavy metal removal efficiency of metal organic frameworks can be enhanced by the functionalization of the adsorbent. Functionalization increases the surface binding sites for the heavy metal ions. Several functionalization methods, such as amino functionalization, thiol grafting and biopolymer composite, etc, are applied. The adsorption kinetics, isotherm and thermodynamic modeling play an important role in describing the mechanism of heavy metal removal. This review provides a comprehensive integration of metal – organic framework (MOF) synthesis strategies, functionalization approaches, and adsorption modeling, offering a consolidated framework for advancing sustainable technologies in heavy metal remediation. It specifically focuses on MOF synthesis methods, their applications in heavy metal removal, and the mathematical models used to describe the adsorption of heavy metal ions.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17518253.2025.2545418Metal organic frameworkheavy metalswastewaterisotherm and kineticsadsorption
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Nidhi Singh
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Metal organic framework for sustainable removal of heavy metals contamination from wastewater: a review
Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews
Metal organic framework
heavy metals
wastewater
isotherm and kinetics
adsorption
title Metal organic framework for sustainable removal of heavy metals contamination from wastewater: a review
title_full Metal organic framework for sustainable removal of heavy metals contamination from wastewater: a review
title_fullStr Metal organic framework for sustainable removal of heavy metals contamination from wastewater: a review
title_full_unstemmed Metal organic framework for sustainable removal of heavy metals contamination from wastewater: a review
title_short Metal organic framework for sustainable removal of heavy metals contamination from wastewater: a review
title_sort metal organic framework for sustainable removal of heavy metals contamination from wastewater a review
topic Metal organic framework
heavy metals
wastewater
isotherm and kinetics
adsorption
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17518253.2025.2545418
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