Review
Engineering, Environmental
F. H. Abdullah, N. H. H. Abu Bakar, M. Abu Bakar
Summary: This review summarizes recent advances in the fabrication, modification, and industrial application of zinc oxide (ZnO) photocatalysts for wastewater treatment, highlighting the potential for improved efficiency and use of renewable resources in greener photocatalytic technologies.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Yu Li, Yingji Wu, Kouqi Liu, Seyed Ali Delbari, Aejung Kim, Abbas Sabahi Namini, Quyet Van Le, Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr, Changlei Xia, Ho Won Jang, Rajender S. Varma, Rafael Luque
Summary: The demand for sustainable and ecofriendly materials has increased in recent decades. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted significant interest due to their unique chemical and physical properties. They have been utilized in various chemistries to convert biomass into biofuels and other valuable compounds. This review article discusses the conversion of glucose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) or levulinic acid, HMF into 2,5-furandicarboxylic acids, vanillin into 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol, and other transformations using MOF-based catalysts with improved green credentials. The article also examines the reusability aspect, reactivity of the catalysts with MOFs, benefits, and potential drawbacks, as well as future perspectives.
Review
Energy & Fuels
Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa, Daniel Nframah Ampong, Perseverance Dzikunu, Felipe M. de Souza, Anuj Kumar, Ram K. Gupta
Summary: Multi-metallic metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) derived materials have outstanding CO2RR catalytic performance and high atomic utilization efficiency, but their structure tuning and identification of active sites remain challenging. This review provides an overview of the advancements in science and engineering of multi-metallic MOFs and derived materials, and discusses key methods and possibilities for optimizing their catalytic performance.
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Yangzhuo He, Ziwei Wang, Han Wang, Zixuan Wang, Guangming Zeng, Piao Xu, Danlian Huang, Ming Chen, Biao Song, Hong Qin, Yin Zhao
Summary: Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a new class of crystalline porous materials composed of metal nodes and organic linkers, which have been widely used as versatile precursors in the preparation of various nanomaterials. The advantages of MOF-derived nanomaterials, such as controllable composition and high porosity, make them highly potential in environmental applications. This article summarizes the fundamental properties of these nanomaterials, highlights the strategies for enhancing performance, and discusses their recent progress in environmental cleaning and monitoring.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chunxu Lv, Wenyan Kang, Shuo Liu, Pishan Yang, Yuta Nishina, Shaohua Ge, Alberto Bianco, Baojin Ma
Summary: This study designs a multifunctional nanoplatform to treat cancer by regulating intracellular ions and causing cell death, which shows promising efficacy in tumor suppression.
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Ding-Yi Fu, Xiao Liu, Xiaohua Zheng, Mengjiao Zhou, Weiqi Wang, Gaoxing Su, Tianqing Liu, Lei Wang, Zhigang Xie
Summary: Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) modified with biocompatible polymers have shown superior performance in terms of bioavailability, pharmacokinetics, and colloidal stability. This review summarizes typical synthetic procedures to obtain the polymer-MOF hybrids and provides an overview of their application in bioimaging and cancer therapy, emphasizing strategic hybridization of polymers and MOFs for enhanced therapeutic performance.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yuko Mitsuka, Naoki Ogiwara, Megumi Mukoyoshi, Hiroshi Kitagawa, Tomokazu Yamamoto, Takaaki Toriyama, Syo Matsumura, Masaaki Haneda, Shogo Kawaguchi, Yoshiki Kubota, Hirokazu Kobayashi
Summary: The Cu/amUiO-66 and Cu-ZnO/amUiO-66 catalysts, prepared via spray-drying method, demonstrated high catalytic activity in CO2 hydrogenation to methanol, showing significant improvement compared to other catalysts.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Said M. El-Sheikh, Sheta M. Sheta, Salem R. Salem, Mohkles M. Abd-Elzaher, Amal S. Basaleh, Ammar A. Labib
Summary: A practical biosensor based on Zn(II) metal-organic framework nanoparticles (Zn-MOFs-NPs) was successfully developed for the monitoring and measurement of prostate-specific antigen (PSA). The biosensor exhibited high sensitivity, selectivity, and stability, and showed no interference from other common analytes. The detection limit for PSA was 0.145 fg/mL, and a wide linear concentration range of 0.1 fg/mL-20 pg/mL was achieved.
Article
Engineering, Chemical
C. Morgante, X. Ma, X. Chen, D. Wang, V. Boffa, V. Stathopoulos, J. Lopez, J. L. Cortina, A. Cipollina, A. Tamburini, G. Micale
Summary: Nanofiltration (NF) plays an increasingly important role in Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD)/Minimal Liquid Discharge (MLD) systems, improving the efficiency of downstream technologies for recovering valuable minerals from seawater and brines. However, the purity of the recovered minerals often does not meet market specifications, making ZLD/MLD economically unfeasible. In this study, a novel positively charged NF membrane was developed using NH2-MIL-101(Al) and ZnO nanoparticles in a chitosan matrix to enhance magnesium and calcium selectivity.
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xinxing Li, Anuja Shreeram Kulkarni, Xun Liu, Wei-Qiang Gao, Lin Huang, Zhiqian Hu, Kun Qian
Summary: A novel molecular tool based on metal-organic framework (MOF) hybrids is developed for metabolic analysis in colorectal cancer (CRC), providing direct metabolic fingerprints in seconds. A machine learning algorithm is utilized to construct a diagnostic prediction model to discriminate CRC patients from normal controls, with an average area under the curve of 0.947 for the discovery cohort and 0.912 for the independent validation cohort. Additionally, a CRC-specific metabolic signature consisting of 34 potential biomarkers is identified based on the diagnostic model.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Liling Lei, Feifan Chen, Yulun Wu, Jian Shen, Xue-Jun Wu, Shishan Wu, Shuai Yuan
Summary: This study demonstrates that two-dimensional metal-organic framework (MOF) nanosheets can serve as protective coatings for zinc anodes, preventing dendrite formation and hydrogen evolution. The nanosheets offer enhanced protective performance with reduced polarization, longer cycling lifetime, and lower hydrogen evolution compared to nanoparticles. The coated anodes show promising potential for high-capacity and stable energy storage.
SCIENCE CHINA-CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Tianji Zhao, Haoyang Wu, Xinhai Wen, Jie Zhang, Haibo Tang, Yijie Deng, Shijun Liao, Xinlong Tian
Summary: This review provides an overview of aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) and their potential applications. It highlights the recent developments in metal-organic framework (MOF)/MOF-derived nanomaterials in AZIBs and discusses the relationship between their structure and electrochemical performance. The review also proposes future research directions and perspectives for the advancement of AZIBs.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Eduardo Leiva, Camila Tapia, Carolina Rodriguez
Summary: The study explored the removal of Mn(II) ions from acidic waters using GO/ZnO nanocomposites, demonstrating higher efficiency under different acidity conditions, with ZnO decoration significantly enhancing the adsorption capacity for Mn(II) ions.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Hilal Ahmad, Bon Heun Koo, Rais Ahmad Khan
Summary: This study presents a method for analyzing trace level concentrations of Hg(II) ions using electrochemical anodization to create a porous and hydrophilic membrane. The membrane is chemically grafted with polyaminophosphonic acid brushes to improve the chelating activity of the ions. The method allows for quick extraction of Hg(II) ions in actual samples, reducing spectral interferences and enhancing analyte ion concentration.
MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Eun Hye Kwon, Miyeon Kim, Chang Yeon Lee, Min Kim, Yeong Don Park
Summary: This study proposes a hybrid system that combines MOF nanomaterials with organic thin-film transistor-type chemical sensors, solving the processability issues of MOFs and improving gas-sensing performance. Carbon nanofibers play a crucial role in providing stability and conductivity for the MOF nanoparticles, resulting in real-time high responsivity gas sensing.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)