novoMOF CO2-Capture MOFs

novoMOF AG is a Swiss advanced materials company founded in 2017 as a spin-off from the Paul Scherrer Institute, with its address in Zofingen, Switzerland. It develops, produces and commercializes metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), highly porous adsorbents.

Its MOFs target point-source CO2 capture as a solid-adsorbent alternative to liquid amine scrubbing, plus biogas upgrading, gas purification and water harvesting. The company also offers shaping and formulation services. It serves technology providers building compact capture systems and industrial emitters, and references customers such as GE Research and The Dow Chemical Company.

• CO2-capture MOF: industrial high-performance adsorbent for point-source capture.
• Tunable capacity: working capacity adjusted through metal and linker combinations.
• Low-temperature regeneration: can use low-grade waste heat.
• Shaping and formulation: services to turn MOF powder into usable forms.
• Multi-use: biogas upgrading, gas purification and water harvesting.

Cement plants in Vietnam could pilot CO2 capture with MOF adsorbents. Biogas producers could upgrade gas to biomethane. System integrators could build compact capture units.

The company states MOF-based systems could cut regeneration energy by up to 2.7 times versus amine absorption. The MOFs are stated to stay stable with SO2 and NO2 and to regenerate at low temperature, including with waste heat. Selectivity holds over cycles in humid conditions, so pre-drying may be avoidable.

Industrial emitters need lower-energy alternatives to amine capture, and MOFs gained attention after the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Vietnam cement, steel and biogas operators may seek such materials as carbon rules develop in the region.

Founded 2017 as a Paul Scherrer Institute spin-off, Untere Bruehlstrasse 4, Zofingen, Switzerland. May 2025 Series A of CHF 4.4 million led by GTT Strategic Ventures with Shift4Good and Regenerative Ltd.