Winery cuts costs with carbon capture pilot plant that uses metal–organic framework

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Carbon dioxide captured from fermentation in a scalable, selective and sustainable manner

A spin-off from a Spanish research institute has developed a metal–organic framework (MOF) that can capture carbon dioxide at room temperature, attracting the interest of one of the country’s biggest winemakers. In a single step, this material purifies captured carbon dioxide to food-grade quality, leading the famous Familia Torres winery to set up a pilot plant using the MOF to capture carbon dioxide released by yeast during fermentation.