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Recent advances in metal–organic frameworks as adsorbent materials for hazardous dye molecules

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An anionic metal–organic framework: metathesis of zinc(ii) with copper(ii) for efficient C3/C2 hydrocarbon and organic dye separation

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Record high cationic dye separation performance for water sanitation using a neutral coordination framework

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Amide-functionalized ionic indium–organic frameworks for efficient separation of organic dyes based on diverse adsorption interactions

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Design and synthesis of a deep-cavity aluminium-organic macrocycle to trap dyes and generate enhanced non-linear optical performance

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Robust Bifunctional Core–Shell MOF@POP Catalyst for One-Pot Tandem Reaction

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Zn(II)/Cd(II)-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks as Bifunctional Materials for Dye Scavenging and Catalysis of Fructose/Glucose to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural

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Magnetic metal-organic frameworks nanocomposites for negligible-depletion solid-phase extraction of freely dissolved polyaromatic hydrocarbons

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A Discrete Tetrahedral Indium Cage as an Efficient Heterogeneous Catalyst for the Fixation of CO2 and the Strecker Reaction of Ketones

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Manganese(II) and zinc(II) coordination polymers based on 2-(5-bromo-pyridin-3-yl)-1H-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid: synthesis, structure and properties

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Viologen-Based Cationic Metal–Organic Framework for Efficient Cr2O72– Adsorption and Dye Separation

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Estructuras metal-orgánicas: síntesis, propiedades y aplicaciones potenciales para la separación de gases y eliminación de contaminantes

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Cationic Metal–Organic Frameworks Based on Linear Zwitterionic Ligands for Cr2O72– and Ammonia Sensing

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Recent strategies to improve MOF performance in solid phase extraction of organic dyes

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Heterometallic Organic Frameworks Built from Trinuclear Indium and Cuprous Halide Clusters: Ligand-Oriented Assemblies and Iodine Adsorption Behavior

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Embedding Metallosalen Active Sites in Zr‐MOF for Enhanced Selective Syngas Production from CO2 Photoreduction

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Efficient removal of perrhenate/pertechnetate by a pyridinium-based porous polymer

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Solvothermal growth of the bimetal organic framework (NiFe-MOF) on sugarcane bagasse hydrochar for the removal of dye and antibiotic

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Spectral and structural study of a water-soluble macrocyclic fluorescent probe for the recognition of zinc ions

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Optimizing Fe‐Based Metal‐Organic Frameworks through Ligand Conformation Regulation for Efficient Dye Adsorption and C2H2/CO2 Separation

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Embedding Metallosalen Active Sites in Zr‐MOF for Enhanced Selective Syngas Production from CO2 Photoreduction

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A Moringa oleifera seeds-based filter for efficient removal of Congo red from aqueous medium

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Enhanced Cr(VI) removal via diamine-functionalized UiO-66(Zr) with synergistic Lewis basicity and redox activity

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Consolidating CQDs with NiFe-MOF photo-Fenton membranes to effectively treat wastewater containing antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant bacteria

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Self-assembly of 3p-Block Metal-based Metal-Organic Frameworks from Structural Perspective

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Zirconium-Based Nanoscale Metal–Organic Framework with Metal-Bridged Cationic Linkers for the Selective Removal of Anionic Dyes

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Kinetic and equilibrium studies of Congo red dye adsorption on cabbage waste powder

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Three Anionic Indium–Organic Frameworks for Highly Efficient and Selective Dye Adsorption, Lanthanide Adsorption, and Luminescence Regulation

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Bimetallic Cationic Metal–Organic Frameworks for Selective Dye Adsorption and Effective Cr2O72– Removal

Huan Xue, Xin-Song Huang, Qi Yin, Xiao-Jing Hu, He-Qi Zheng, Ge Huang and Tian-Fu Liu

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Penta-nuclear [Ag5I6] Cluster-Based Photochromic Hybrid: Synthesis, Structure, Dye Sorption, and Separation

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