The Global Market for Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) 2025-2035

April 2025 | 176 pages | ID: G1E9D7521804EN
Future Markets, Inc.

Abstracts

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) represent one of the most promising classes of advanced materials developed in recent decades, characterized by their tunable porous structures, exceptional surface areas, and customizable chemical functionalities. Despite over 100,000 MOF structures having been synthesized in laboratories worldwide, commercial market penetration remains limited, with only a handful of products successfully reaching commercialization. The global MOF market is currently experiencing a critical transition from academic research to industrial application. Market estimates suggest the industry is growing at approximately 30% annually, with projected revenues reaching several hundred million dollars by 2035 as key applications mature. The primary drivers for this growth include increasing environmental regulations, industrial decarbonization initiatives, water scarcity challenges, and energy efficiency mandates.

Carbon capture represents the largest and most promising market segment for MOFs. Companies including Svante, Nuada, Mosaic Materials, and AspiraDAC are developing MOF-based solutions for both point-source capture and direct air capture (DAC). Svante's implementation of CALF-20, a zinc-based MOF manufactured by BASF, has demonstrated the ability to capture approximately one tonne of CO? daily from cement plant flue gas, highlighting the commercial viability of MOF-based carbon capture technologies.

Water harvesting and HVAC applications constitute another significant market segment. Companies such as WaHa, AirJoule, and Transaera are leveraging MOFs' superior water adsorption properties, which can generate up to 0.7 liters per kilogram of MOF daily even in arid conditions. MOF-303, an aluminum-based framework, has been successfully tested in Death Valley, demonstrating practical application in extreme environments.

Chemical separation and purification represent a third major application area, where MOFs offer potentially significant energy savings compared to traditional methods. The selective separation of gases like CO?/CH?, propylene/propane, and refrigerant reclamation are showing commercial promise, with companies like UniSieve demonstrating MOF-based membrane technology capable of separating propylene to 99.5% purity.

The gas storage market has seen early commercial success with NuMat Technologies' ION-X cylinders, which store hazardous gases sub-atmospherically for the semiconductor industry. This application addresses critical safety concerns in electronics manufacturing by reducing the risks associated with high-pressure storage of toxic gases.

Despite promising applications, significant barriers to broader market adoption remain. Manufacturing challenges include scaling production from laboratory grams to industrial tonnes while maintaining consistent material properties. High production costs compared to conventional adsorbents present economic hurdles, though costs are decreasing as manufacturing scales up. Processing steps including forming, shaping, and activation add complexity, while real-world testing and regulatory compliance further extend development timelines.

The current MOF manufacturing landscape includes approximately 50 companies worldwide, with production capacity concentrated among a few key players. BASF has established multi-hundred-tonne annual production capacity using batch synthesis methods, while NuMat Technologies reports capacity approaching 300 tonnes annually at its U.S. facilities. Specialized manufacturers like Promethean Particles and novoMOF focus on scaled production of tailored MOF formulations.

Looking ahead, the MOF market is poised for accelerated growth as manufacturing techniques mature and costs decrease. The convergence of environmental pressures, regulatory drivers, and technological advancements is creating favorable conditions for expanded commercialization. The industry's evolution from fundamental research to commercial deployment follows patterns seen in other advanced materials, where decades-long development cycles eventually lead to widespread market adoption when critical technical and economic thresholds are crossed.

The Global Market for Metal-Organic Frameworks 2025-2035 provides an in-depth analysis of how MOFs are transitioning from scientific curiosity to commercial reality, with detailed examination of manufacturing processes, downstream applications, and market opportunities. The global MOF market is poised for significant growth, with projected revenues reaching several billion dollars by 2035, driven primarily by applications in carbon capture, water harvesting, gas storage, and chemical separations. The report examines how MOFs' exceptional properties—including record-breaking surface areas exceeding 7,000 mІ/g, tunable pore sizes, and customizable chemical functionalities—are enabling solutions to some of society's most pressing environmental and industrial challenges. Report contents include:

Executive Summary: Comprehensive overview of current MOF markets, technological developments (2021-2025), technical challenges, cost considerations, and market forecasts to 2035
Detailed Introduction to MOFs: Analysis of structures, properties, and comparisons with competing porous materials including zeolites, COFs, and POPs
Manufacturing Processes and Challenges: Evaluation of 14 synthesis methods including solvothermal, hydrothermal, electrochemical, and mechanochemical approaches
Industrial Manufacturing Assessment: Detailed comparison of batch vs. continuous production methods, downstream processing requirements, and current global production capacities
Comprehensive Market Analysis: Factors driving MOF demand, value chain examination, and commercial product availability
Cost-Benefit Analysis: Production costs, current pricing structures, and economic viability across applications
Application-Specific Sections: In-depth analysis of 15+ key application areas including:
Carbon capture, removal, and storage (both DAC and point source)
Gas storage and transport systems
Chemical separation and purification
Water harvesting and atmospheric moisture capture
HVAC and thermal management applications
Catalysis and chemical transformation
Biomedical applications (drug delivery, antibacterials, biosensors)
Energy storage and conversion systems
Sensor technologies and detection systems
Optical and imaging applications
Quantum computing and advanced electronic applications
Agricultural applications
Application Analysis Framework: Each application section includes:
Material properties relevant to the application
Current and emerging commercial applications
Technical and economic limitations
Supply chain considerations and bottlenecks
SWOT analysis of MOF implementation
Profiles of key market players and technology developments
Global Market Forecasts 2025-2035:
Total market revenue projections with conservative and high-growth scenarios
Market segmentation by material demand (mass)
Revenue forecasts by end-use application
Regional market analysis covering North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa
Patent Landscape Analysis: Examination of global MOF patent applications, sector-specific patenting activity, and regional intellectual property trends
Comprehensive Company Profiles: Detailed profiles of 46 active companies in the MOF space, including startups, established manufacturers, and end-users
Manufacturing capabilities and production capacities
Technology offerings and commercial products
Strategic positioning and market focus
Development pipelines and commercial partnerships. Companies profiled include AirJoule, AspiraDAC Pty Ltd., Atoco, Atomis Inc., Avnos, BASF SE, Captivate Technology Ltd, Carbon Infinity Limited, CSIRO, Daikin, Disruptive Materials AB, EnergyX, ExxonMobil, Framergy Inc., Green Science Alliance, H2MOF, Immaterial Ltd, Lantha Sensors, Matrix Sensors Inc., Mitsui Kinzoku, Montana Technologies, Mosaic Materials Inc. (Baker Hughes), MOFApps AS, MOFLab Pte Ltd, MOFEX Cp. Ltd., MOFWORX, MOF Circle, Nanoseen, novoMOF AG, Nuada, NuMat Technologies Inc., Orchestra Scientific S.L., Porous Liquid Technologies and more....


The report combines primary research, including interviews with industry leaders and technology developers, with extensive secondary research to provide the most comprehensive analysis of the MOF market available. With over 50 tables and figures, the report offers unparalleled data visualization of market trends, technology comparisons, and growth projections. This essential industry guide helps stakeholders navigate the complex landscape of MOF commercialization, identifying market opportunities, technological bottlenecks, and strategic investment areas to capitalize on this emerging materials revolution. Whether you're a materials manufacturer, end-user industry, investor, or research institution, this report provides critical intelligence for strategic decision-making in the rapidly evolving MOF market space.

Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1 Markets and applications
1.2 Industry developments 2021-2025
1.3 Current technical challenges and limitations
1.4 Cost and Pricing
1.5 Artificial intelligence and machine learning in MOF commercialization
1.6 Market prospects to 2035

2 INTRODUCTION

2.1 Structure and properties
2.2 Comparison to other porous materials
  2.2.1 Zeolites
  2.2.2 Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs)
  2.2.3 Porous Organic Polymers (POPs)
  2.2.4 MOFs vs other solid adsorbents
2.3 Manufacturing Processes
2.4 Industrial Manufacturing of MOFs
  2.4.1 Standard batch synthesis
  2.4.2 Comparison of different synthesis methods
  2.4.3 Solvothermal synthesis
  2.4.4 Hydrothermal synthesis
  2.4.5 Electrochemical synthesis
  2.4.6 Microwave synthesis
  2.4.7 Diffusion synthesis
  2.4.8 Mechanochemical synthesis
  2.4.9 Sonochemical synthesis
  2.4.10 Room Temperature synthesis
  2.4.11 Spray Pyrolysis
  2.4.12 Ionothermal synthesis
  2.4.13 Layer-by-layer growth technique
  2.4.14 High-throughput robotic methods
2.5 Downstream Processing
2.6 MOF producers and production capacities

3 MARKETS FOR METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS

3.1 Factors driving demand for MOFs
3.2 Market map
3.3 Value chain
3.4 Commercial MOF products
3.5 Cost-benefit analysis
3.6 Chemical separation and purification
  3.6.1 Properties
  3.6.2 Applications
  3.6.3 Limitations
  3.6.4 Supply Chain Considerations
  3.6.5 SWOT analysis
  3.6.6 Market players
3.7 Gas capture, storage and transport
  3.7.1 Properties
  3.7.2 Applications
  3.7.3 Limitations
  3.7.4 Supply Chain Considerations
  3.7.5 SWOT analysis
  3.7.6 Market players
3.8 Carbon Capture, Removal and Storage
  3.8.1 Properties
  3.8.2 Applications
  3.8.3 Solid sorbents
    3.8.3.1 DAC
    3.8.3.2 Polymers
    3.8.3.3 Carbon
    3.8.3.4 Zeolite
    3.8.3.5 Solid amine
  3.8.4 Limitations
  3.8.5 Supply Chain Considerations
  3.8.6 SWOT analysis
  3.8.7 Market players
3.9 Catalysis
  3.9.1 Properties
  3.9.2 Applications
  3.9.3 Limitations
  3.9.4 Supply Chain Considerations
  3.9.5 SWOT analysis
3.10 Coatings
  3.10.1 Properties
  3.10.2 Applications
  3.10.3 Limitations
  3.10.4 Supply Chain Considerations
  3.10.5 SWOT analysis
3.11 Biomedicine
  3.11.1 Properties
  3.11.2 Applications
    3.11.2.1 Drug delivery
    3.11.2.2 Antibacterials
    3.11.2.3 Biosensors and bioimaging
  3.11.3 Limitations
  3.11.4 Supply Chain Considerations
  3.11.5 SWOT analysis
3.12 Sensors
  3.12.1 Properties
  3.12.2 Applications
  3.12.3 Limitations
  3.12.4 Supply Chain Considerations
  3.12.5 SWOT analysis
  3.12.6 Market players
3.13 Air and water filtration
  3.13.1 Properties
  3.13.2 Applications
  3.13.3 Limitations
  3.13.4 SWOT analysis
3.14 Water harvesting
  3.14.1 Properties
  3.14.2 Applications
  3.14.3 Limitations
  3.14.4 SWOT analysis
  3.14.5 Market players
3.15 Energy storage
  3.15.1 Properties
  3.15.2 Applications
  3.15.3 Limitations
  3.15.4 SWOT analysis
  3.15.5 Market players
3.16 Heat exchangers
  3.16.1 Properties
  3.16.2 Applications
  3.16.3 Limitations
  3.16.4 SWOT analysis
3.17 Fuel cells
  3.17.1 Properties
  3.17.2 Applications
  3.17.3 Limitations
  3.17.4 SWOT analysis
3.18 Optics and imaging
  3.18.1 Properties
  3.18.2 Applications
  3.18.3 Limitations
  3.18.4 SWOT analysis
3.19 HVAC
  3.19.1 Properties
  3.19.2 Applications
  3.19.3 Limitations
  3.19.4 SWOT analysis
3.20 Quantum computing
  3.20.1 Applications
3.21 Agriculture
  3.21.1 Applications

4 GLOBAL MARKET TO 2035

4.1 Total
4.2 By material demand (mass)
4.3 By end-use market
4.4 By region
  4.4.1 North America
  4.4.2 Europe
  4.4.3 Asia Pacific
  4.4.4 Latin America
  4.4.5 Middle East & Africa

5 MOF PATENTS

5.1 Global MOF patent applications
5.2 Patenting by sector
5.3 Patenting by regional authority

6 COMPANY PROFILES 134 (46 COMPANY PROFILES)

7 EX-PRODUCERS

8 DISTRIBUTORS

9 REFERENCES

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Markets and applications of Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).
Table 2. MOF industry developments 2021-2025.
Table 3. Current technical challenges and limitations for MOFs.
Table 4. Production costs.
Table 5. MOFS pricing.
Table 6. Market prospects to 2035 by application.
Table 7. Example MOFs and their applications.
Table 8. Summary of MOFs.
Table 9. Properties of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs).
Table 10. Comparative analysis of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and other porous materials.
Table 11. Material benchmarking of MOFs vs other solid adsorbents.
Table 12. Comparison of different synthesis methods for Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs).
Table 13. MOF producers and production capacities.
Table 14. Factors affecting demand for MOFs.
Table 15. Commercially available MOF products.
Table 16. Cost-benefit analysis for MOFs by market.
Table 17. Applications of MOFs in Chemical separation and purification.
Table 18. Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) in chemical separation and purification.
Table 19. Limitations of MOFs in Chemical separation and purification.
Table 20. Market players in MOFS for chemical separation and purification.
Table 21. Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) in applications.
Table 22. Limitations of MOFs in gas capture and storage.
Table 23. Market players in MOFS for gas capture, storage and transport.
Table 24. Comparison of carbon-capture materials.
Table 25. Assessment of carbon capture materials
Table 26. Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) carbon capture and storage.
Table 27. DAC technology developers and production.
Table 28. Limitations of MOFs in carbon capture and storage.
Table 29. Market players in MOFS for carbon capture and storage.
Table 30. Catalytic applications of MOFs.
Table 31. Limitations of MOFs in catalysis.
Table 32. Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) in coatings.
Table 33. Limitations of MOFs in coatings.
Table 34. Biomedical applications of MOFs.
Table 35. Limitations of MOFs in biomedicine.
Table 36. MOF sensor applications.
Table 37. Limitations of MOFs in sensors.
Table 38. Market players in MOFS for sensors.
Table 39. Conventional and emerging technologies for heavy metal removal from wastewater.
Table 40. Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) in air and water filtration.
Table 41. Limitations of MOFs in air and water filtration.
Table 42. Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) in water harvesting.
Table 43. Limitations of MOFs in water harvesting.
Table 44. Market players in MOFS for water harvesting.
Table 45. Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) in energy storage.
Table 46. Limitations of MOFs in energy storage.
Table 47. Market players in MOFS for energy storage.
Table 48. Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) in heat exchangers.
Table 49. Limitations of MOFs in heat exchangers.
Table 50. Membranes for PEM Fuel Cells.
Table 51. Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) in fuel cells.
Table 52. Limitations of MOFs in fuel cells.
Table 53. Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) in optics and imaging.
Table 54. Limitations of MOFs in optics and imaging.
Table 55. Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) in HVAC.
Table 56. Limitations of MOFs in catalysis.
Table 57. Global market revenues for MOFs, 2018-2035, Millions USD.
Table 58. Global market revenues for MOFs, 2018-2035, by material demand (mass).
Table 59. Global market revenues for MOFs by market, 2018-2035, Millions USD, medium revenues estimate.
Table 60. Global market revenues for MOFs by market, 2018-2035, Millions USD, high revenues estimate.
Table 61. Global market revenues for MOFs by region 2018-2035, Millions USD, conservative revenues estimate.
Table 62. Global market revenues for MOFs by region 2018-2035, Millions USD, high revenues estimate.

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Examples of typical metal?organic frameworks.
Figure 2. Schematic drawing of a metal–organic framework (MOF) structure.
Figure 3. Representative MOFs.
Figure 4. Schematic of zeolite.
Figure 5. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) schematic representation.
Figure 6. MOF synthesis methods.
Figure 7. MOF synthesis methods historically.
Figure 8. Solvothermal synthesis of MOFs.
Figure 9. Hydrothermal synthesis of metal–organic frameworks.
Figure 10. Electrochemical Synthesis method.
Figure 11. Mechanochemical synthesis of MOFs.
Figure 12. Market map: Metal-Organic Frameworks.
Figure 13. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) value chain,
Figure 14. SWOT analysis: MOFS in Chemical separation and purification.
Figure 15. Hydrogen storage.
Figure 16. NuMat’s ION-X cylinders.
Figure 17. SWOT analysis: MOFS in gas capture, storage and transport.
Figure 18. Schematic of Climeworks DAC system.
Figure 19. Climeworks’ first commercial direct air capture (DAC) plant, based in Hinwil, Switzerland.
Figure 20. Flow diagram for solid sorbent DAC.
Figure 21. SWOT analysis: MOFS in carbon capture and storage.
Figure 22. SWOT analysis: MOFS in catalysis.
Figure 23. SWOT analysis: MOFS in coatings.
Figure 24. Antibacterial mechanisms of metal–organic frameworks.
Figure 25. SWOT analysis: MOFS in biomedicine.
Figure 26. SWOT analysis: MOFS in sensors.
Figure 27. Capture mechanism for MOFs toward air pollutants.
Figure 28. SWOT analysis: MOFS in air and water filtration.
Figure 29. Schematic of a MOF-based device for water harvesting.
Figure 30. SWOT analysis: MOFS in water harvesting.
Figure 31. SWOT analysis: MOFS in energy storage.
Figure 32. MOF-coated heat exchanger.
Figure 33. SWOT analysis: MOFS in heat exchangers.
Figure 34. MOF composite membranes.
Figure 35. SWOT analysis: MOFS in fuel cells.
Figure 36. SWOT analysis: MOFS in optics and imaging.
Figure 37. MOFS applied in HVAC.
Figure 38. SWOT analysis: MOFS in catalysis.
Figure 39. Global market revenues for MOFs, 2018-2035, Millions USD.
Figure 40. Global market revenues for MOFs, 2018-2035, by material demand (mass).
Figure 41. Global market revenues for MOFs by market, 2018-2035, Millions USD, medium revenues estimate.
Figure 42. Global market revenues for MOFs by market, 2018-2035, Millions USD, high revenues estimate.
Figure 43. Global market revenues for MOFs by region 2018-2035, Millions USD, conservative revenues estimate.
Figure 44. Global market revenues for MOFs by region 2018-2035, Millions USD, high revenues estimate.
Figure 45. Global MOF patent applications 2001-2022.
Figure 46. Patent applications by sector.
Figure 47. Patent applications by authority.
Figure 48. Schematic of carbon capture solar project.
Figure 49. Mosaic Materials MOFs.
Figure 50. CALF-20 has been integrated into a rotating CO2 capture machine (left), which operates inside a CO2 plant module (right).
Figure 51. MOF-based cartridge (purple) added to an existing air conditioner.
Figure 52. Molecular sieving membrane.