Evaluating the path to sustainability: SWOT analysis of safe and sustainable by design approaches for metal–organic frameworks

IF 9.2 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Green Chemistry Pub Date : 2025-03-06 DOI:10.1039/d5gc00424a

Pankti Dhumal , Prathmesh Bhadane , Bashiru Ibrahim , Swaroop Chakraborty

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In this review, we conduct a comprehensive SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis of Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) through the lens of Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) guidelines, evaluating their potential to meet environmental, industrial, and societal needs. Renowned for their structural tunability, high surface area, and versatile applications—from gas storage to catalysis and environmental remediation—MOFs offer the strength of customisability through the selection of diverse metal nodes and organic linkers, allowing tailored functionalities that align with SSbD framework. This adaptability supports the development of MOFs with enhanced stability, selectivity, and safety, catering to a broad spectrum of applications. However, concerns remain about their environmental and health impacts across the material lifecycle. This review highlights the adaptability of MOFs, enabled by the strategic selection of metal nodes and organic linkers, allowing tailored functionalities that align with SSbD framework. The weaknesses section addresses the high environmental cost and limited stability associated with traditional MOF synthesis, emphasising the need for greener, scalable methods using benign solvents and renewable resources. The opportunities section explores advances in biocompatible and recyclable MOFs, aligning these materials with circular economy goals and sustainable material cycles that support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In assessing potential threats, we discuss the emergence of alternative materials, such as carbon nanomaterials and Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs), which underline the urgency for SSbD-driven innovation within MOFs research. By advocating for a balanced SSbD approach, this review outlines strategies to reduce the environmental footprint of MOFs and enhance their industrial viability, providing a roadmap for the responsible large-scale adoption of MOFs that aligns with global sustainability objectives.

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评估可持续发展的道路：通过金属有机框架设计方法对安全和可持续的SWOT分析

在这篇综述中，我们通过安全和可持续设计（SSbD）指南对金属有机框架（mof）进行了全面的SWOT（优势、劣势、机会、威胁）分析，评估了它们满足环境、工业和社会需求的潜力。mof以其结构可调节性、高表面积和多用途应用（从气体储存到催化和环境修复）而闻名，通过选择各种金属节点和有机连接器，mof提供了可定制性的优势，从而实现了与SSbD框架相匹配的定制功能。这种适应性支持mof的开发，具有增强的稳定性、选择性和安全性，适合广泛的应用。然而，它们在整个材料生命周期中对环境和健康的影响仍然令人担忧。这篇综述强调了mof的适应性，通过战略性地选择金属节点和有机连接器，实现了与SSbD框架一致的定制功能。缺点部分解决了与传统MOF合成相关的高环境成本和有限的稳定性，强调需要使用良性溶剂和可再生资源的更环保，可扩展的方法。机遇部分探讨了生物相容性和可回收mof的进展，使这些材料与支持可持续发展目标（sdg）的循环经济目标和可持续材料循环保持一致。在评估潜在威胁时，我们讨论了替代材料的出现，如碳纳米材料和共价有机框架（COFs），这强调了在mof研究中ssbd驱动创新的紧迫性。通过倡导平衡的SSbD方法，本综述概述了减少MOFs的环境足迹和提高其工业可行性的策略，为MOFs的负责任的大规模采用提供了路线图，与全球可持续发展目标保持一致。

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Green Chemistry 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

16.10

自引率

7.10%

发文量

677

审稿时长

1.4 months

期刊介绍： Green Chemistry is a journal that provides a unique forum for the publication of innovative research on the development of alternative green and sustainable technologies. The scope of Green Chemistry is based on the definition proposed by Anastas and Warner (Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice, P T Anastas and J C Warner, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1998), which defines green chemistry as the utilisation of a set of principles that reduces or eliminates the use or generation of hazardous substances in the design, manufacture and application of chemical products. Green Chemistry aims to reduce the environmental impact of the chemical enterprise by developing a technology base that is inherently non-toxic to living things and the environment. The journal welcomes submissions on all aspects of research relating to this endeavor and publishes original and significant cutting-edge research that is likely to be of wide general appeal. For a work to be published, it must present a significant advance in green chemistry, including a comparison with existing methods and a demonstration of advantages over those methods.