A major contaminant of concern in the water supply is boric acid. A strategy to confine functional
N-methyl-
d-glucamine groups within the cage of a metal–organic framework (MOF) for a highly selective boron-specific composite adsorbent is presented. The strategy enables an ultrahigh loading of functional
N-methyl-
d-glucamine groups compared with the conventional surface-modified or bulk-polymerized boron-selective adsorbents. More information can be found in the Full Paper by Z. Bao, B. Chen et al. on
page 15290 ff.