ABSTRACT
Over the last few years, a rapid expansion in the research of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) has shown a fast growth towards a wide range of applications. The most important features of MOFs are the high degree of porosity and the architecture which can be tuned based on combining appropriate metal ions and linkers. Applications such as liquid separation and purification, catalysis, electrochemical energy storage, gas storage and separation, sensing, and so forth, exploit the cage-like structure of MOFs. Recently, a lot of research has been conducted to synthesize MOF-Polymer hybrid materials with exceptional and advanced properties. MOFs present well-defined porosity defined crystal structures, and metal content, whereas polymers provide processability, mechanical and chemical durability. Diverse synthesis methodologies for MOF-polymer hybrid materials (in other words, incorporating polymers in pores of MOF, polymer grafting on MOF surfaces, encapsulating MOFs in polymer matrices, synthesizing polyMOFs, and so forth) have been studied by various research groups. This chapter aims to highlight the latest developments in the field of MOFs-polymer-based composites. A broad overview of various applications, especially environmental applications, is also presented.
