Strategic advancement of exploiting metal organic frameworks for chromo-fluorogenic detection and detoxification of neurotoxic nerve agents via catalytic hydrolysis @ Sustainable Technology of the National Interest

Abstract

Nerve agents are used as lethal chemical weapons for terrorist activities due to their imperative neurotoxic effects to mankind. Owing to the diverse varieties in organic linkers, metal nodes, porosity along with impressive thermal/aqueous phase stability, robustness, metal organic frameworks (MOFs) are excellent candidates for effectual detection as well as degradation of neurotoxic nerve agents. In the present chapter, we have discussed the brief history of nerve agents along with their life-threatening toxicological effects. The strategic advancement of the MOFs based research works on detection as well as detoxification of the nerve agents as well as nerve agent simulants has been systematically overviewed. Ultimately, the gaps of the current research endeavor along with future perspectives have also been outlined.