Polyoxometalate-based materials for the effluent treatment of removing heavy metals in the water pollutants: mini review

Abstract

Water contamination is a big concern nowadays due to increased human activity and the quick expansion of modern industry and agriculture. In our current environment, heavy metal pollution has become a primary concern. Treatment of heavy metals is especially significant, because these metals absorb into biological cells and can lead to severe illness and disorders. Several studies have been conducted over the last several years to remove heavy metals from wastewater using various strategies and materials. Among those strategies, complexation's reaction and the electrochemical sensor are attractive because of their excellent metal selectivity, cost-effectiveness, short analytical time, and high removal efficiency. Polyoxometalates (POMs) are a group of metal–oxygen cluster compounds with extremely electronegative and oxo-enriched surfaces and variable structure and size. POMs have drawn much interest in removing toxins from wastewater due to their electrical and physical characteristics. The removal of heavy metals from wastewater is covered in this review using POM and POM-based MOF nanocomposites in various treatment methods like complexation and electrochemical sensor, which have the advantages of high removal efficiency, excellent metal selectivity, in-expansive, and rapid analytical times. © 2023, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology.