Given　the　current　global　energy　and　environmental　issues　resulting　from　the　fast　pace　of　industrialization,　the　discovery　of　new　functional　materials　has　become　increasingly　imperative　in　order　to　advance　science　and　technology　and　address　the　associated　challenges.　The　boom　in　metal-organic　frameworks　(MOFs)　and　MOF-derived　materials　in　recent　years　has　stimulated　profound　interest　in　exploring　their　structures　and　applications.　The　preparation,　characterization,　and　processing　of　MOF　materials　are　the　basis　of　their　full　engagement　in　industrial　implementation.　With　intensive　research　in　these　topics,　it　is　time　to　promote　the　practical　utilization　of　MOFs　on　an　industrial　scale,　such　as　for　green　chemical　engineering,　by　taking　advantage　of　their　superior　functions.　Many　famous　MOFs　have　already　demonstrated　superiority　over　traditional　materials　in　solving　real-world　problems.　This　review　starts　with　the　basic　concept　of　MOF　chemistry　and　ends　with　a　discussion　of　the　industrial　production　and　exploitation　of　MOFs　in　several　fields.　Its　goal　is　to　provide　a　general　scope　of　application　to　inspire　MOF　researchers　to　convert　their　focus　on　academic　research　to　one　on　practical　applications.　After　the　obstacles　of　cost,　scale-up　preparation,　processability,　and　stability　have　been　overcome,　MOFs　and　MOF-based　devices　will　gradually　enter　the　factory,　become　a　part　of　our　daily　lives,　and　help　to　create　a　future　based　on　green　production　and　green　living.　(c)　2021　THE　AUTHORS.　Published　by　Elsevier　LTD　on　behalf　of　Chinese　Academy　of　Engineering　and　Higher　Education　Press　Limited　Company.　This　is　an　open　access　article　under　the　CC　BY-NC-ND　license　(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).