Continuous Flow Hydrothermal Synthesis

Our Technology

It’s all about scale

Promethean operates the largest continuous multi-material nanomaterial manufacturing plant in the world. Our proprietary and patented process is key to our ability to manufacture industrial scale, cost-effective nanomaterials – 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 and inorganic nanomaterials, taking them from academic novelty and research to industrial viability.

Continuous flow hydrothermal synthesis (CFHS)

In simple terms, we combine two streams of raw materials at two different temperatures. These come together in our patented counter-current reactor and lead to the formation of solid nanomaterials.. This allows us to manufacture the nanomaterials directly as a dispersion in water or other liquid.
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Our CFHS process has demonstrated that the continuous production of nanomaterials leads to better and more consistent quality, increased scale, better cost-effectiveness and improved safety.

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 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 high temperature and pressure reaction conditions without the high costs normally associated with heating a large batch pressure vessel. This allows us to offer a range of MOFs, which 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.

Full-Scale Manufacturing

Promethean has the world’s largest continuous multi-material nanoparticle manufacturing plant — with production capacity in the thousands of tonnes per year (dry weight equivalent).

Bench- and Pilot-Scale Facilities

Our bench- and pilot-scale facilities enable the design and development of nanomaterials, allowing us to produce samples and evaluation materials in the kilograms to tonnes scale.

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