| Environmentally friendly catalysts, as a crucial component of green chemistry, have become a significant focus in the development of sustainable chemical processes. Metal-organic framework (MOF)-based catalysts, characterized by their high specific surface area, precisely tunable pore size/volume, highly dispersed active sites, and excellent recyclability, have witnessed remarkable advancements over the past few decades. This paper provides a comprehensive review of recent advancements in the application of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for catalytic processes, including pollutant oxidation and degradation, selective catalytic oxidation/ reduction, catalytic cycloaddition, and enzymatic catalysis. Building upon this foundation, a multi-dimensional solution has been proposed to address the challenges associated with MOFs as environmentally friendly catalysts, including insufficient stability, difficulties in large-scale preparation, and low electron transfer efficiency, thereby facilitating the industrial application of MOFs in environmentally friendly catalysis. |