Recent potential application of metal organic framework as a sensor for the detection of dioxin and dioxin-like organic pollutants

Most organic pollutants pose significant risks to public health and the environment. Of particular concern, toxic chemicals in the environment may lead to a variety of health disorders, including cancer and asthma. There are various classes of organic pollutants, including pesticides, dioxins, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), polychlorinated biphenyls, aromatic hydrocarbons, and polyaromatic hydrocarbons. To ensure the protection of the environment and public health from these toxic organic pollutants, the design of sensing probes is highly relevant for the determination of their limits selectivity and sensitively towards particular analytes. In the area of sensing, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have gained tremendous attention for accurate and prompt detection of organic pollutants. Significantly, MOFs, which are porous organic polymers coordinated with metal clusters, can be employed in the sensing of organic pollutants like organochlorine pesticides, organophosphorus pesticides, carbamates, and VOCs. Their unique properties, including tunable porosity, high surface area, complex host-guest chemistry, and extended order, give them the potential to be good sensors for the sensing of a variety of substances like dioxin, dioxin-like compounds, and different organic pollutant. This review discusses a comprehensive view of the recent development of MOFs as good sensors for the sensing of dioxin and dioxin-like organic pollutants.