The MOFspace Webinar: Building Water-Stable MOFs for Buildings

We’re excited to share the recording of our second MOFspace Webinar, held on 25 November 2025!

In this insightful session, Prof. Mircea Dincă — Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Chemistry, Princeton University — explored the fundamental chemistry that enables MOFs to remain stable and highly functional in water-rich environments — a crucial requirement for real-world deployment.

You’ll discover:
💧 How molecular design principles govern water stability in MOFs
📈 The concept of “isoreticular curves” and their role in predicting water sorption behavior, namely critical relative humidity for condensation, maximal capacity, and pore size or temperature for the onset of water sorption hysteresis
🏗 Strategies to optimize sorption capacity with minimal hysteresis
🌡 Theoretical limits for performance under low humidity
🏠 How MOFs are powering next-generation commercial and residential air-conditioning technologies

If you missed it or want to revisit the discussion, you can now watch the full recording below and continue learning from this inspiring talk.

Watch the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-hKi21YraA