The release of organic contaminants has grown to be a major environmental concern and a threat to the ecology of water bodies. Persulfate-based Advanced Oxidation Technology (PAOT) is effective at eliminating hazardous pollutants and has an extensive spectrum of applications. Iron-based metal–organic frameworks (Fe-MOFs) and their derivatives have exhibited great advantages in activating persulfate for wastewater treatment. In this article, we provide a comprehensive review of recent research progress on the significant potential of Fe-MOFs for removing antibiotics, organic dyes, phenols, and other contaminants from aqueous environments. Firstly, multiple approaches for preparing Fe-MOFs, including the MIL and ZIF series were introduced. Subsequently, removal performance of pollutants such as antibiotics of sulfonamides and tetracyclines (TC), organic dyes of rhodamine B (RhB) and acid orange 7 (AO7), phenols of phenol and bisphenol A (BPA) by various Fe-MOFs was compared. Finally, different degradation mechanisms, encompassing free radical degradation pathways and non-free radical degradation pathways were elucidated. This review explores the synthesis methods of Fe-MOFs and their application in removing organic pollutants from water bodies, providing insights for further refining the preparation of Fe-MOFs.

The intrinsic trade‐offs between activity, selectivity, and stability pose a fundamental challenge in electrocatalyst design. Here, we address these challenges by constructing a dual‐scale catalytic architecture where traditionally competing functions are decoupled and optimized simultaneously. Our approach is guided by the unique orbital hybridization landscape of CeO ₂ {110} facets, predicted by density functional theory (DFT) to confer a moderate Ag adsorption energy (−4.11 eV), to construct an electronically coupled interface of atomically dispersed Ag ₁ (for CO ₂ activation) and metallic Ag _n sub‐nanoclusters (for electron transport). The resulting orbitally hybridized interface boosts oxygen vacancy (O _V ) density by 1.84‐fold and reduces charge‐transfer resistance by 58%. When deployed in a membrane‐free paired electrolyzer, this catalyst enables direct dialkyl carbonate synthesis from CO ₂ , achieving 88.53% Faradaic efficiency (FE) for dimethyl carbonate (DMC) at an industrial current density of 52.5 mA·cm ⁻² with 20 h stability, a performance competitive with the state‐of‐the‐art. The versatility of this morphology‐governed orbital hybridization strategy is further demonstrated by the selective production of diethyl carbonate (DEC). This work establishes a rational design principle that controls catalytic synergy through crystallographically defined orbital interactions, offering a promising approach to address persistent trade‐offs in electrocatalysis for CO ₂ valorization.