Due　to　the　high　specific　surface　area,　high/tunable　porosity,　controllable　structure,　open　metal　sites　and　the　possibility　to　functionalize,　metal　organic　frameworks　(MOFs)　as　promising　adsorption　materials　have　attracted　considerable　attention　in　recent　decade.　This　critical　review　focuses　on　the　progress　in　the　applications　of　MOFs　in　adsorption　removal　of　organic　pollutants/heavy　metal　ion　from　wastewater　and　sulfur-containing　compounds　(SCCs)/nitrogen-containing　compounds　(NCCs)　from　fuel.　The　adsorption　properties　of　MOFs　for　different　hazardous　materials　and　adsorption　mechanism　were　discussed.　It　was　demonstrated　that　the　porosity,　pore　size　and　the　central　metal　ions　was　important　for　the　adsorption,　which　was　found　to　proceed　through　a　number　of　different　mechanisms　such　as　electrostatic　interactions,　π-π　stacking/interactions,　acid-base　interactions　and　hydrogen　bonding.　The　adsorption　properties　can　be　promoted　by　the　functional　modification　of　MOFs.　The　research　trend　in　the　future　was　also　prospected.　©　2016,　Chemical　Industry　Press.　All　right　reserved.