A review of metal–organic framework (MOF) materials as an effective photocatalyst for degradation of organic pollutants

Abstract

Water plays a vital role in all aspects of life. Recently, water pollution has increased exponentially due to various organic and inorganic pollutants. Organic pollutants are hard to degrade; therefore,...

Fabrication of carbon-based materials derived from a cobalt-based organic framework for enhancing photocatalytic degradation of dyes

“…3–6 The photodegradation of industrial pollutants is based on sunlight or ultraviolet light as the energy source and semiconductor materials with appropriate band gaps as photocatalysts to carry out photocatalytic redox reactions, decomposing toxic molecules into benign substances such as CO 2 and H 2 O. 7 At present, the photocatalysts used in the photodegradation of organic pollutants include metal oxides, 8 metal sulfides, 9 metal nanoparticles, 10 carbon nitrides, 11 species quantum dots, 12 covalent organic frameworks (COFs), 13 metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) 14 and so on. However, the use of these photocatalysts comes with problems such as inadequate sunlight utilization, 15 exciton recombination, 16 insubstantial exposure of the active site, 17 and unclear structure–activity relationships.…”