Application ofMOF s in the Removal of Pharmaceutical Waste from Aquatic Environments
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· 2023
· Open Access
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· DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527841523.ch3
· OA: W4386762560
Increases in both the types and concentrations of pollutants in water supplies are alarming. Antibiotics that are not properly used or broken down in organisms can be released into aquatic environments. Drastic consequences for human health have resulted from antibiotic abuse. Therefore, there is a significant amount of interest in studying how to effectively remove pharmaceutical debris, primarily antibiotics, from wastewater and contaminated water bodies across the globe. In water treatment procedures, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can be used as bare adsorbents/catalysts or in combination with metal oxides, linear materials, and magnetic materials due to their very porous architectures and the possibility of functionalization with a wide variety of groups. Additionally, MOFs can be used as scarifying templates to create practical porous adsorbents/catalysts. Several water-stable MOFs are particularly important in wastewater treatment (WWT) applications due to their shown improvements in membrane filtration and adsorption technologies. This book chapter aims to assess the most recent advances in the use of MOF-adsorbent materials and catalysts for the detoxification of pharmaceutical waste, particularly antibiotics, from polluted water.
