Commercialization of Metal Organic Frameworks (mofs)

An extensive Internet search for companies offering metal organic frameworks (mofs) products and/or expertise services found seventeen companies: 

Atomis - a Japanese company developing and producing mofs.   

BASF – Has been researching and producing mofs since at least the early 2010s; offers several for sale through Sigma Aldrich. 

Energy X – an American company offering lithium extraction using mofs. 

Framergy – an American company selling mofs for gas separations. 

Great Science Alliance -  a Japanese company selling mofs. 

Immaterial – a British company providing mof consulting services. 

MOF Technologies – an Irish company providing mofs on request.  

MOFWORX – an Australian company providing carbon dioxide capture; gas separation; and hydrogen storage expertise using mofs. 

Mosaic Materials – an American company offering gas capture and separation expertise using mofs. 

NanoResearch Element – an Indian company selling mofs and providing consulting services. 

Nanoshel – sells mofs; produced by other companies. 

novoMOF – a Swiss company developing  and producing mofs on request. 

NuMat – an American company designing and producing mofs, including for gas storage in the semiconductor industry. 

ProfMOF – a Norwegian company providing mofs. 

Sigma Aldrich – sells mofs, produced by BASF. 

Strem – sells mofs; probably produced by other companies. 

Water Harvesting – an American company producing products that harvest water from the atmosphere using mofs. 

I also searched for estimated 2019 global mof revenues and found an amount in the $70 million range to be most suggested.   Revenue amounts are based on information provided by marketing research companies at their websites.  Some mof price information was also found that indicates a large range of mof prices in the hundreds of thousands of dollars per kilogram (kg). 

From the estimated $70 million and using a price per kg, an amount of mofs sold in 2019 can be estimated.  Using $50,000 per kg and $70 million of mof product sold gives a mof 2019 amount sold of 1,400 kg (1.4 mt) ($70 million divided by $50,000 per kg).  If the sales price assumption is doubled to $100,000 per kg, then 700 kg (0.70 mt) of mofs were sold in 2019 ($70 million divided by $100,000 per kg). 

It is likely the above amounts are not exactly right, but they are probably in the right ballpark and therefore shows roughly the commercial size of mofs in 2019. 

Although commercialization is very small as of 2019, potential mof applications are mindboggling (if they can be commercially developed), e.g., solving storage problems for hydrogen as a vehicle fuel; more energy efficient and effective desalination; and more efficient and effective metal extractions.    Should these applications be realized commercially, mofs revenues certainly will grow at enormous rates.