Issue 44, 2022

Metal-porphyrinic framework nanotechnologies in modern agricultural management

Abstract

Metal-porphyrinic frameworks are an important subclass of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). These porous materials exhibit a large number of applications for sustainable development and related environmental considerations. Their attractive features include (1) as a free base or metalated with zinc(II) or iron(II or III), they are environmentally benign, and (2) they absorb visible light and are emissive and semi-conducting, making them convenient tools for sensing agrochemicals. But the key feature that makes these nano-sized pristine materials or their composites in many ways superior to most MOFs is their ability to photo-generate reactive oxygen species with visible light, including singlet oxygen. This review describes important issues related to agriculture, including controlled delivery of pesticides and agrochemicals, detection of pesticides and pathogenic metals, elimination of pesticides and toxic metals, and photodynamic antimicrobial activity, and has an important implication for food safety. This comprehensive review presents the progress of the rather rapid developments of these functional and increasingly nano-sized materials and composites in the area of sustainable agriculture.

Graphical abstract: Metal-porphyrinic framework nanotechnologies in modern agricultural management

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
18 jul 2022
Accepted
03 out 2022
First published
03 out 2022

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2022,10, 9054-9080

Metal-porphyrinic framework nanotechnologies in modern agricultural management

S. M. Sajjadinezhad, K. Tanner and P. D. Harvey, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2022, 10, 9054 DOI: 10.1039/D2TB01516A

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