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Mixed matrix membranes (MMMs), which embed metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) within polymers, offer a promising platform for next-generation, energy-efficient separations.

Porous materials have promising characteristics, including tuneable chemical and optical properties, which can be further expanded by their metalation. Yet, structural mapping of metalated covalent organic frameworks is a key challenge to overcome.

Metal–organic framework (MOF) composites have demonstrated great potential for photocatalysis. This review systematically summarizes the classifications, synergistic mechanisms, applications and prospects of MOF composites in photocatalysis.

This review provides a comprehensive overview of the progress in pore surface engineering of metal–organic frameworks and covalent organic frameworks, highlighting key advancements and their corresponding applications.

Covalently grafted MOP-on-MOF hybrid crystalline ionic-porous composite for efficient adsorption (selective adsorption of polyiodide species from aqueous phases) and catalysis (Lewis acid mediated phosphate-ester hydrolysis of toxic nerve agents).

The establishment of local dimensional interconnectivity creates novel interlayer charge transport channels, which significantly improves electron transport efficiency and achieves highly selective gold recovery.

Polymer-metal–organic frameworks (polyMOFs) represent an unusual class of polymer-MOF hybrids. Herein, enhanced methods for designing and tailoring their underlying polymeric building blocks are presented.

Functionalizing the internal and external surface of MOFs with polymers allows for tailor-made improvements in their performance for chemical separations.

The four D–π–A type COFs with different electron-withdrawing units (N-heterocycles) can regulate the transportation of photogenerated charge carriers.

We show that macroscopic principles can predict the nanoscale behavior of 2D covalent organic frameworks and that rigid molecular groups may weaken their overall strength by inducing local strain imbalance.

Targeted design of reversibly reconfigurable MOF electrocatalysts with high activity and durability remains challenging. Here, the reversible surface reconstruction of Ni-BPM along with its durable OER activity and stability was investigated by in situ characterizations and DFT calculations.

The BI groups in PBIPorCo transfer electrons to the Co–N₄ site as a “D–π–A” structure, which enhances the cloud density. The “π–π interactions”.

Guided by the principles of reticular chemistry, we have synthesized a novel function-targeted MOF (ZJNU-401), creating a low-polarity pore surface environment that enhances its efficacy for high uptake of C₃H₆ and C₂H₆ over C₂H₄.

A covalent organic framework chitosan aerogel was prepared and demonstrated high efficiency for selective Pd(II) recovery from wastewater.

MOSAEC-DB represents the largest and most diverse dataset of experimental MOFs suitable for simulation and machine learning applications. Novel approaches utilizing metal oxidation states enhance its chemical accuracy relative to past MOF databases.

Selective crystallization of a novel thorium metal–organic framework (NU-2500) enables the efficient separation of Th(IV) from initial mixtures with rare earth(III) ions.

The introduction of a halogen-bonded gate into a zeolite framework achieved molecular-sieving-like benzene separation from C₆ cyclic hydrocarbon mixtures.

A porous aluminium metal–organic framework confined mono-copper(II) hydroxyl species serves as an efficient catalyst for the direct conversion of methane into acetic acid using O₂ as the oxidant in water with excellent productivity and selectivity.

This work reports an efficient strategy to tailor the stacking mode in 2D vinylene-linked covalent triazine frameworks by regulating the base-catalyst with different alkali-metal ions.