Metal-Organic Frameworks for Wastewater Decontamination: Discovering Intellectual Structure and Research Trends
Muhammad Nihal Naseer1, Juhana Jaafar2, Hazlina Junoh2
1Department of Engineering Sciences, Pakistan Navy Engineering College, National University of Sciences and Technology, Karachi 75300, Pakistan.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
|July 27, 2022
Summary
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) show promise for wastewater treatment due to their adsorption properties. This bibliometric analysis reveals key research trends, leading journals, and emerging topics like antibiotic removal and performance enhancement.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Environmental Science
- Chemical Engineering
Background:
- Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) possess advantageous properties for wastewater treatment, including high adsorption capacity, regeneration ability, large surface area, and tunable pores.
- Despite significant growth in MOF research, a quantitative analysis of their application in wastewater treatment is lacking.
Purpose of the Study:
- To conduct a bibliometric and content analysis of MOF applications in wastewater treatment over the past 50 years.
- To identify publication trends, leading journals, prolific institutions, and key research themes in this field.
Main Methods:
- Bibliometric analysis of 1187 publications from the Web of Science database.
- Content analysis to determine research themes and emerging topics.
Main Results:
- Significant international collaboration among researchers, countries, and institutions.
- Top journals include Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Hazardous Materials, and Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering.
- Antibiotic removal using MOFs is a prominent research area, with a focus on enhancing adsorption capacity and water stability.
Conclusions:
- MOF research for wastewater treatment is rapidly expanding, characterized by global collaboration.
- Future research directions include improving MOF performance and exploring composite materials like graphene and nanoparticles for advanced applications.
