Metal-Organic Frameworks against Toxic Chemicals.

Authors :: Islamoglu T
Chen Z
Wasson MC
Buru CT
Kirlikovali KO
Afrin U
Mian MR
Farha OK
Source :: Chemical reviews [Chem Rev] 2020 Aug 26; Vol. 120 (16), pp. 8130-8160. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Mar 24.
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: Materials capable of the safe and efficient capture or degradation of toxic chemicals, including chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and toxic industrial chemicals (TICs), are critically important in the modern age due to continuous threats of these chemicals to human life, both directly and indirectly. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), atomically precise hybrid materials that are synthesized via the self-assembly of metal cations or clusters and organic linkers, offer a unique solid adsorbent design platform due to their great synthetic versatility. This review will focus on recent advancements in MOF-based adsorbent design for protection against chemical warfare agents (organophosphorus nerve agents, blistering agents, and their simulants) and toxic industrial chemicals such as H <subscript>2</subscript> S, NH <subscript>3</subscript> , SO <subscript>2</subscript> , CO, NO <subscript>2</subscript> , and NO.