Water remediation
Removal of heavy metals, PFAS, and organic micropollutants from water.
Water remediation
Water pollution by micropollutants — PFAS, heavy metals, pharmaceuticals — poses acute risks at sub-ppb concentrations. MOFs' exceptional surface area and functional inner walls make them ideal sorbents.
PFAS adsorption
Fluorinated compounds resist all conventional treatments. We engineered cationic MOFs with fluorophilic inner surfaces achieving PFAS removal to 0.5 ppt (well below the EU 10 ppt limit) with regeneration by simple methanol wash.
Heavy-metal capture
- Pb²⁺, Cd²⁺, Hg²⁺ removal using thio-functionalised frameworks
- Cr(VI) reduction and immobilisation in Fe-MIL-101
Pharmaceuticals
Acid-activated MIL-53 captures ibuprofen, estradiol, and antibiotics from drinking-water streams with Kd > 10⁵ L/kg.
Life-cycle analysis
We evaluate energy and material costs of MOF synthesis vs. activated carbon and zeolites across the full adsorption–regeneration cycle.