ACS Spring 2026 – Future of MOF Research

ACS Spring brings the global chemistry community together in Atlanta for a week of scientific exchange across cutting-edge research areas – including porous materials, advanced separations, and climate-relevant technologies.

 

This year, the ACS Spring 2026, taking place from 22–26 March 2026 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, will also celebrate ACS’ 150th anniversary, marking years of progress in chemistry.

 

We are pleased to announce that Atoco will be on-site at ACS Spring 2026, with Prof. T. Grant Glover attending and contributing to the conversation on how metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are transitioning from foundational research into scalable industrial applications.

 

Prof. Grant will deliver a presentation titled: “Linking Precision in Reticular Chemistry to Adsorption Systems”

 

Session Topic: 4517848 – Linking Precision in Reticular Chemistry to Adsorption Systems

Date: Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Local Time: 3:25 – 3:45 PM (EDT)

Location: Room B401 (Georgia World Congress Center)

Speaker: Prof. Grant. T. Glover, VP of Technology Partnerships at Atoco

 

You can find more information about the session here: Agenda Session

Attendees can expect a focused discussion on how reticular materials such as MOFs move from laboratory discovery to scalable, real-world adsorption systems.

 

The session will explore how successful deployment requires tight integration between reticular chemistry, engineering characterization, and process design under realistic operating conditions.

Drawing on Atoco’s core application areas, atmospheric water harvesting and carbon capture, Prof. Grant Glover will address:

 

• Why system performance depends on more than equilibrium uptake, including mixed-gas behavior, diffusion, and full-cycle dynamics;

 

• The importance of anchoring measurements and modeling in underlying chemistry rather than relying solely on empirical metrics;

 

• How chemistry-driven insight enables robust system simulation, process modeling, and techno-economic optimization;

 

• Approaches to reducing deployment risk, guiding scale-up, and optimizing both operating and capital costs.

 

The session will highlight the critical role of strong industry–academic collaboration in accelerating the commercialization of MOF-based technologies.

 

Find out more about our carbon capture technology here:

 

On the same occasion, Prof. Omar Yaghi, 2025 Chemistry Nobel Laureate and Founder of Atoco, will join the event for a special ACS 150th Anniversary Keynote. He will also share his experiences that led him to receive the 2025 Chemistry Nobel Prize and discuss the impact the ACS has had on his career.

 

Date: Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Local Time: 5:00 – 6:00 PM (ET)

Location: Thomas Murphy Ballroom