UK Firm Achieves Tonne Scale MOF Manufacturing
Promethean Particles, a UK-based specialist manufacturer of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and nanomaterials, has developed a tonne-scale MOF synthesis using its proprietary flow reactor technology.
The company's continuous flow process can produce carbon-capturing material at a rate of 100kg/hr, increasing reliability and consistency.
Industrial production of MOFs remains relatively scarce, mainly due to a lack of scalable manufacturing routes and, in turn, prohibitively high costs.
According to Owen Cartmell, operations manager at Promethean, the company has completed an initial shipment of 4 tonnes of the material, marking a significant milestone in the development of MOF production.
Author's summary: UK firm Promethean Particles achieves tonne scale MOF manufacturing.