A very intense study class of complex porous materials, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), composed of diverse central metallic ions attached to organic linkers, was used in this study as adsorbant materials from wastewaters. Phosphonate MOFs were prepared by the reaction of divalent inorganic salts (CoSO 4 Á7H 2 O, NiSO 4 Á6H 2 O, CuSO 4 Á5H 2 O,) with vinyl phosphonic acid in hydrothermal conditions, obtaining cobalt, nickel, and copper vinylphosphonate (CoVP, NiVP, and CuVP). During synthesis the experimental conditions were varied in terms of time, temperature, and pH. The synthesized materials were characterized by Fourier transform infrared, thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray crystallography. The efficiency of MOFs as adsorbents was investigated for diverse initial dye concentrations at different pH values and at three temperatures (25, 40, and 55 C). The synthesized materials presented good efficiency in the elimination of anionic as well as cationic type of dyes from aqueous solutions. The highest adsorption capacities were obtained working at optimum solution pH 4.2 for Acid Orange 7 and 10 for Basic Fuchsine, using 1 g/L of MOFs at room temperature (25 C). The adsorption capacities increase in the following order: CuVP < NiVP < CoVP. K E Y W O R D S adsorption, dyes removal, phosphonate metal organic frameworks 1 | INTRODUCTION Industry is a huge source of water pollutants such as toxic materials, rare earth elements, and organic dyes, which are extremely harmful for people, animals, and the environment. [1-4] Worldwide, water pollution become a major environmental problem because of rapid industrialization and urbanization. [5] Pollutants from the leather, plastic, textile, paper, rubber, cosmetic, and food industries can harm environmental protection, living organisms, and global ecosystems if no suitable treatments are available. About 10-15% of commercial dyes formed from the textile industries are let out into the environment every year. [6,7] Organic dyes do not decompose readily under normal conditions because of their stable and complex chemical structures. Most of these dyes are toxic and carcinogenic. [6,8-10] Dyes are mostly stable to light, oxidizing agents, and heat, and are very soluble in water. [11] The direct release of colored wastewater into the environment disturbs its ecological status by causing numerous undesirable changes. [8,11] As regulation has become stricter, significant importance has been given to the treatment of dye-containing wastewaters. [5,12] Therefore, the