MOF-assisted synthesis of mesoporous zirconium phosphate for enhanced cadmium removal from water

Sustainable and shaped synthesis of MOF composites using PET waste for efficient phosphate removal

“…13 Despite the development that has been reached, most MOF derived terephthalic acids (BDCs) are often synthesized from the extracted dicarboxylic acid using expensive and toxic solvents such as N , N -dimethylformamide (DMF). 15 Moreover, the main challenge of not using water in the conventional synthesis of MOFs is that terephthalic acid (BDC) is not soluble in water, which led to the addition of NaOH to water-BDC. 16 All these challenges have motivated research communities to develop other alternative approaches under suitable price and environmentally-friendly synthesis conditions.…”