Recent advances in utilizing MOF-based materials for antibiotics: adsorption, separation, detection, and degradation

Area of Science:

• Environmental Science
• Materials Science
• Chemistry

Background:

• Antibiotics are crucial for treating infections but pose environmental risks due to persistence and promoting antibiotic resistance.
• Antibiotic contamination in the environment is a growing concern, necessitating advanced remediation strategies.
• Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) offer tunable properties suitable for pollutant detection and degradation.

Purpose of the Study:

• To systematically review recent advancements in MOF-based materials for detecting and degrading environmental antibiotics.
• To analyze the performance mechanisms of MOFs in antibiotic removal.
• To identify limitations and future research directions for MOF applications in environmental remediation.

Main Methods:

• Literature review of MOFs, MOF composites, and MOF-derived materials for antibiotic detection and degradation.
• Analysis of key interaction mechanisms (e.g., hydrogen bonding, π-π interactions) and catalytic pathways.
• Discussion of current challenges and future research priorities.

Main Results:

• MOFs, MOF composites, and MOF-derived materials are effective as nanocontainers, adsorbents, and catalysts for antibiotic removal.
• MOFs utilize mechanisms like hydrogen bonding and π-π interactions for adsorption and catalytic degradation.
• Significant progress has been made in developing MOF-based materials for environmental antibiotic remediation.

Conclusions:

• MOF-based materials are highly promising for simultaneous detection and degradation of antibiotics in the environment.
• Understanding interaction mechanisms is key to designing efficient MOF materials.
• Further research is needed to overcome limitations and optimize MOF applications for large-scale environmental remediation.