Hiden Analytical recently attended the International Conference on Metal-Organic Frameworks and Porous Organic Polymers for Energy and Sustainability (MOFES’26). Co-exhibiting with our colleagues at Hiden Isochema and Keshab Maikup of Partech, our Indian representatives, Hiden Analytical was proud to attend MOFES’26, which took place 12-15 January 2026 in Bangalore, India.
The first-edition international meeting focused on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and porous organic polymers (POPs) for energy and sustainability. The programme highlighted advances spanning materials synthesis/structural design, advanced characterization, and application-driven themes including catalysis, energy conversion & storage, environmental remediation, and scale-up toward real-world deployment.
Event Highlights:
Porous-materials design & synthesis focus: strong emphasis on design, synthesis and functionalization strategies for MOFs/POPs, including advanced synthetic methods and post-synthetic modification routes.
- Characterization moving “operando”: multiple tracks highlighted advanced crystallography/spectroscopy plus in-situ/operando methods to link structure → property → performance under realistic conditions.
- Energy conversion & storage applications: coverage spanning photocatalytic CO₂ reduction, electrocatalysis/fuel cells, H₂ generation & storage, and batteries/supercapacitors.
- Separations & sustainability themes: sessions on gas storage/separation, membrane-based molecular separations, carbon capture/utilization/sequestration (CCUS), pollutant adsorption, wastewater treatment, and water harvesting.
- Translation and scale-up: discussion extended to thin films/coatings/nanocomposites, sensor platforms, and manufacturing/scale-up challenges—bridging lab performance with deployable systems.
Hiden Analytical at MOFES’26:
Listening for measurement pain points: engaged with MOF/POP researchers on where gas- and vapour-phase analytics limit throughput—especially for adsorption/separation screening and process reproducibility.
- Operando relevance for porous materials: tracked the growing demand for in-situ/operando data streams that correlate composition changes with catalytic or separation performance—an area where vacuum-compatible gas analysis is increasingly valuable.
- Energy-relevant gases in the spotlight: technical discussions frequently returned to CO₂, H₂, and other small molecules central to energy storage/conversion and CCUS—reinforcing the need for sensitive, quantitative gas analysis workflows.
- Separation + membrane workflows: explored how real-time gas composition monitoring supports membrane and molecular separation development (e.g., selectivity/permeance studies and stability testing).
We thoroughly enjoyed connecting with everyone and showcasing Hiden’s instruments.
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