Since　the　environmental　hazards　of　volatile　organic　compounds　(VOCs)　are　well　known,　heterogeneous　catalysis　has　become　one　of　the　most　popular　methods　to　treat　VOCs　due　to　its　environmental　friendliness　and　simplicity　of　operation.　Although　a　large　number　of　reports　have　reviewed　the　application　of　catalytic　oxidation　for　the　degradation　of　VOCs,　relatively　few　reports　are　based　on　this　direction　of　metal　organic　frameworks　(MOFs)　and　MOF　derivatives.　Herein,　this　paper　reviews　the　recent　applications　of　heterogeneous　catalytic　technologies　in　the　degradation　of　VOCs,　including　photocatalysis,　thermal　catalysis　and　other　catalytic　approaches.　The　applications　of　MOFs　and　their　derivatives　in　VOCs　degradation,　such　as　the　progress　of　MOF-derived　metal　oxides　in　the　treatment　of　toluene,　were　highlighted.　The　mechanisms　of　VOCs　degradation　by　different　catalytic　approaches　were　systematically　presented.　Finally,　we　presented　the　views　and　directions　of　VOCs　treatment　technology　development.　We　hope　that　this　reaction　type-oriented　review　will　provide　important　insights　into　MOFs　and　MOF-derived　materials　for　VOCs　pollution　control.　(c)　2023　Elsevier　Inc.　All　rights　reserved.