It’s all about scale (and cost… and quality…)

Promethean operates the largest continuous MOF manufacturing plant in the world. Our proprietary and patented process is key to our ability to manufacture industrial scale, cost-effective MOFs – two of the primary barriers that have long held-back the potential of these incredible materials. We have transformed the manufacture of high-quality MOFs, taking them from academic novelty and research to industrial viability.

MOF Manufacturing

Industrial Scale, Cost-effective MOFs

The primary benefit of our process is that it finally delivers the industrial scale, cost-effective MOFs that real-world applications demand.

Our scalable continuous flow hydrothermal synthesis (CFHS) process is different from traditional batch ones in that it can generate identical MOF products at a variety of production scales, with little variation in particle size or morphology.

The relatively small reactor volume, even at large production scale, allows access to a wide range of temperature and pressure reaction conditions without the high costs normally associated with heating large batch pressure vessels. This allows us to offer a range of MOFs that have traditionally not been available at industrially relevant scales.

The MOFs produced using Promethean’s technology are initially generated as dispersions in a carrier solvent (predominantly water), which allows for easier post-processing and avoids the agglomeration often seen when dry powder-based methods are used.