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Zamora Abanades, Felix JuanAuthorGomez-Aviles, AlmudenaAuthor

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May 12, 2025
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Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for Adsorption and Degradation of Microplastics

Publicated to: Microplastics. 4 (1): 11- - 2025-03-01 4(1), DOI: 10.3390/microplastics4010011

Authors:

Marinho, Thayna Campeol; Gomez-Aviles, Almudena; Herrasti, Pilar
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Univ Autonoma Madrid, Fac Ciencias, Dept Quim Fis Aplicada, E-28049 Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

Microplastics (MPs) are currently a serious environmental problem, primarily due to their persistence in the environment, low concentration, and difficulty in detection and disposal. MPs have also been detected in humans and have been shown to be harmful. Although there are methodologies for their recovery or elimination in most water treatment plants, a significant portion still bypasses these elimination systems. It is this percentage that we must try to eliminate. In addition to finding new methodologies for the treatment of MPs, it is important to find new materials adapted to this process. In this context, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are high-versatility compounds that can be synthesized using different techniques to obtain materials with different properties, such as porosity, morphology, conductivity, etc. These materials can adsorb MPs in different ways, such as electrostatic interaction, bond formation, etc., or they can be obtained by containing metals that catalyze reactions for the formation of highly reactive species that can oxidize the MPs. This review examines how MOF materials have gained attention for the adsorption-based recovery and removal of MPs and discusses the problems associated with these materials and possible solutions.
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Keywords

Adsorbent materialsCarboxylateCatalytic degradationChemistryCompositeCoordination polymersFiltrationMembranesMetal-organic frameworkMicroplasticsPhotocatalytic degradationRecoverRemovalWate

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Microplastics due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position 92/376, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Environmental Sciences.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-03:

  • WoS: 4
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-03:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 51.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 51 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Marinho, Thayna Campeol) and Last Author (Herrasti, Pilar).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Herrasti, Pilar.

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Awards linked to the item

This research was funded by Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion, grant number PID2021-123431OB-I00.
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