Kargen Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) materials have achieved mass production, becoming the first in China!

Kargen has rolled out its first batch of mass-produced Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) materials, becoming the only company in China capable of achieving ton-level MOF production. The company has currently reached a production capacity of 10 tons per year and is set to expand to 100 tons by 2024, offering 17 different product models. The specific MOF material model boasts a surface area greater than 1200 m²/g and uniform pore size, significantly outperforming international products in terms of performance while maintaining extremely low costs.

This milestone marks another significant step for Kargen in the field of advanced materials. We will continue to increase our investment in new materials to provide more innovative and high-quality products.

MOFs (Metal-Organic Frameworks) are a subclass of coordination polymers, composed of metal ions (such as aluminum, nickel, zinc, etc.) and coordinating ligands to form porous materials. They offer advantages such as high porosity, low density, large specific surface area, and nanometer-scale pore sizes.

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MOFs have become one of the most researched fields in new inorganic-organic materials in recent years, offering excellent chemical properties for storage, adsorption, and catalysis. However, the commercialization of MOFs is still limited by challenges in synthesis processes and production costs. The laboratory development of this technology originated from Professor Gong Jiang's team at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Professor Gong, who studied under Academician Banglin Chen at the University of Texas at San Antonio, has long been engaged in the conversion of waste plastics into MOF materials, providing new strategies for the preparation of high-performance, low-cost nanomaterials.