A State-of-the-Art of Metal-Organic Frameworks for Chromium Photoreduction vs. Photocatalytic Water Remediation

Andreina García, Bárbara Rodríguez, Maibelin Rosales, Yurieth M. Quintero, Paula G. Saiz, Ander Reizabal, Stefan Wuttke, Leire Celaya-Azcoaga, Ainara Valverde, Roberto Fernández de Luis

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Abstract

Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) is a highly mobile cancerogenic and teratogenic heavy metal ion. Among the varied technologies applied today to address chromium water pollution, photocatalysis offers a rapid reduction of Cr(VI) to the less toxic Cr(III). In contrast to classic photocatalysts, Metal-Organic frameworks (MOFs) are porous semiconductors that can couple the Cr(VI) to Cr(III) photoreduction to the chromium species immobilization. In this minireview, we wish to discuss and analyze the state-of-the-art of MOFs for Cr(VI) detoxification and contextualizing it to the most recent advances and strategies of MOFs for photocatalysis purposes. The minireview has been structured in three sections: (i) a detailed discussion of the specific experimental techniques employed to characterize MOF photocatalysts, (ii) a description and identification of the key characteristics of MOFs for Cr(VI) photoreduction, and (iii) an outlook and perspective section in order to identify future trends.

Original languageEnglish
Article number4263
JournalNanomaterials
Volume12
Issue number23
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Metal-Organic frameworks
  • adsorption
  • chromium
  • hexavalent
  • photocatalysis
  • water remediation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemical Engineering
  • General Materials Science

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