M-ERA.NET Project

MOFTherm

Metal-Organic Framework-enhanced Battery Thermal Management Composites

About

MOFTherm develops sustainable composite materials for passive battery thermal management. The project combines bio-derived phase-change materials, non-toxic metal-organic frameworks and recycled or recyclable carbon materials to improve heat regulation in battery systems.

Efficient battery thermal management is essential for battery safety, performance and lifetime. MOFTherm addresses this challenge by developing PCM@MOF@C composites designed to reduce phase-change material leakage, enhance thermal conductivity and support more sustainable energy-storage technologies.

Project at a glance

MOFTherm

Project acronym

1 May 2026

Start date

36 months

Duration

4

Partners

Our concept and Expected impact

MOFTherm focuses on the development of a sustainable PCM@MOF@C composite, integrating:

  • Bio-derived phase-change materials for heat storage and regulation
  • Zirconium-based metal-organic frameworks for shape stabilization and leakage reduction
  • Carbon-based materials to improve thermal conductivity
  • Life-cycle and techno-economic assessment to guide sustainable material selection

The project aims to contribute to safer, more efficient and more sustainable battery systems for applications such as electric mobility, portable electronics and energy-storage technologies

Partners

MOFTherm brings together research and industrial partners with complementary expertise in advanced materials, phase-change materials, battery thermal management, modelling, sustainability assessment and scale-up.

News

  • MOFTherm project officially launched

    Bymoftherm-admin

    27 May 2026 The MOFTherm consortium held its kick-off meeting on 27 May 2026 via Microsoft Teams. The meeting brought together project partners to review the project objectives, work-package structure, partner roles and first implementation steps.The project will develop sustainable PCM@MOF@C composites for passive battery thermal management, combining bio-derived phase-change materials, non-toxic zirconium-based MOFs and…