Nowadays human’s uncontrolled production and living activities have caused global environmental pollution. Nitrogen/Sulfur containing compounds (NCCs/SCCs), harmful gases, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), personal medicines and nursing products (PPCPs), dyes and heavy metals are the six common pollutants in the environment, and the first three are mainly in liquid form in fuel oil or released into the air as gases, while the latter three are principally enriched in wastewater. MOF-derived materials (MDMs) inherit excellent properties of MOF and avoid their application defects, making MDMs be widely used in the adsorption of pollutants. This paper reviews the progress of the application of MDMs in the adsorptive removal of these six pollutants, summarizes the most suitable MOF precursors for the preparation of MDMs for each type of pollutants, and prospects the outlook of the adsorption applications of MDMs, which can provide theoretical support for the subsequent development of efficient, economical and practical MDMs adsorbents.

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