This chapter deals with degrading dyes using Metal-Organic Frameworks as
a heterogeneous catalyst. Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are an excellent material
for dye degradation due to their multifunctionalities, such as semiconducting
properties, ease of use with controllable structures, high surface area, and enormous
active sites. MOFs exhibit a promising photocatalytic activity under UV–visible light
irradiation due to band gap presence. Several MOFs show an excellent reusability
performance even after a few consecutive cycles. The MOFs used to degrade dyes are
classified as bare MOFs (Lewis acid MOF, Brønsted Base MOF), MOFs@SiO2
,
magnetic MOFs, MOF nanocomposites, ionic MOFs, bimetallic MOFs, nanoparticles
doped MOFs, etc., The mechanism of dye removal and photocatalytic degradation of
organic dyes using MOFs and the detailed pros and cons of these materials are
discussed in detail.
Keywords: Bare MOF, Bimetallic MOF, Ionic MOF, Magnetic MOF, Nanocomposite MOF, Silica supported MOF.