The dark side of MOFs: Uncovering hidden costs in the pursuit of environmental sustainability
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) offer sustainable solutions for gas capture, storage, resource recovery, and pollution control, but their solvent-intensive synthesis, nanoscale degradation risks, and undefined end-of-life protocols pose significant, often overlooked, environmental challenges.Addressing these hidden costs early can help shape a truly sustainable future for MOFs.
Authors
- Swaroop Chakraborty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4388-4964)
Institutions
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cell Reports Sustainability
- Published
- 2025-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsus.2025.100525
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.07
Funders
- UK Research and Innovation
- Natural Environment Research Council