Retraction notice to “Defected Ag/Cu-MOF as a modifier of polyethersulfone membranes for enhancing permeability, antifouling properties and heavy metal and dye pollutant removal” [Sep. Purif. Technol. 345 (2024) 127336] (Separation and Purification Technology (2024) 345, (S138358662401075X), (10.1016/j.seppur.2024.127336))

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier policy on article retraction: Article Correction, Retraction and Removal Policy | Elsevier policy. This article has been retracted at the request of the Editors-in-Chief. Concerns were raised about the reliability of the results presented by Figures 2A-B and Figure 3 (top panel), as well as the mismatch between Figures 9(a) and 10 and the text of the paper and the abstract: https://pubpeer.com/publications/0A4E7DB2107AF60894C22B714A5A13. Post-publication, additional concerns were raised following an investigation conducted on behalf of the journal by Elsevier's Research Integrity & Publishing Ethics team: • Figure 2A, 2B and 3 from this article and Figures 3, 4 and 6(b) from the article published earlier by three of the authors in Scientific Reports 13 (2023) 22518 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-49670-5 appear to show significant unexpected similarities, but are described as representing different experimental data and conditions.The authors were requested to provide comment on these concerns, as well as the original unprocessed image files to aid investigation. It was felt that the explanation and data provided were unsatisfactory in resolving these concerns. The Editor has lost confidence in the results and conclusions of the article and has determined it should be retracted.