Ultra-fast catalytic detoxification of organophosphates by nano-zeolitic imidazolate frameworks

Abstract Detrimental and injurious impacts of Organophosphates that have had on environment, humans, organisms and the other animals or plants have not been surreptitious to anyone worldwide. Nevertheless, up to now, among many efforts that have been devoted to detoxification of Organophosphates (OPs), catalytic detoxification has been the most applicable, cost-effective, efficacious and safest way to break down these dangerous materials. Herein, the utilization of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs), for the first time, has been reported to deactivate Diazinon as an organophosphate agent demonstrated at room temperature. In the following research, the catalysts were analyzed by PXRD, FT-IR, FE-SEM, BET, CO2 adsorption/desorption and TG. The decontamination processes were followed by 31P NMR, HPLC, and UV–vis to evaluate catalytic efficiency. Interestingly, supreme reusability, durability and potentially stunning catalytic activity represent them as alternate materials for their amazing elimination of OPs compared to the other MOFs.