To learn more about the behavior of amine (NH 2 )functionalized metal−organic framework (MOF)-derived noble metal catalysts in the removal of aromatic volatile organic compounds in air, benzene oxidation at low temperatures has been investigated using 0.2-, 0.8-, and 1.5%-platinum (Pt)/ Universitetet i Oslo (UiO)-66-NH 2 . The benzene conversion (X B ) of x%-Pt/UiO-66-NH 2 -R under dry conditions (175 °C) was 23% (x = 0.2%) < 52% (x = 0.8%) < 100% (x = 1.5%): 'R' suffix denotes reduction pretreatment using a hydrogen (10 vol %) and nitrogen mixture at 300 °C for the generation of metallic Pt (Pt 0 ) sites and simultaneous partial MOF decomposition into carbonand nitrogen-loaded zirconium dioxide. The prominent role of reduction pretreatment was apparent in benzene oxidation as 1.5%-Pt/UiO-66-NH 2 did not exhibit catalytic activity below 175 °C (dry condition). The promotional role of moisture in benzene oxidation by 1.5%-Pt/UiO-66-NH 2 -R was evident with a rise in the steady-state reaction rate (r) at 110 °C (21 kPa molecular oxygen (O 2 )) from 1.3 × 10 −3 to 5.0 × 10 −3 μmol g −1 s −1 as the water (H 2 O) partial pressure increased from 0 to 1.88 kPa. In contrast, the activity was lowered with increasing RH due to catalyst poisoning by excess moisture (r (110 °C) of 6.6 × 10 −04 μmol g −1 s −1 at 2.83 kPa H 2 O (21 kPa O 2 )). Kinetic modeling suggests that X B proceeds through the Langmuir−Hinshelwood mechanism on the Pt/UiO-66-NH 2 -R surface (dissociative O 2 chemisorption and the involvement of two oxygen species in benzene oxidation). According to the density functional theory simulation, the carbon and nitrogen impurities are to make the first X B step (i.e., hydrogen migration from the benzene molecule to the substrate) energetically favorable. The second hydrogen atom from the benzene molecule is also extracted effectively, while the oxygen derived from O 2 facilitates further X B . The Pt 0 sites dissociate the O 2 and H 2 O molecules, while the product of the latter, i.e., free hydrogen and hydroxyl, makes the subsequent X B steps energetically favorable.