Metal Morph

About Metal Morph

Metal Morph is a climate tech company focused on advancing sustainability and efficiency within the water industry by implementing circular economy processes. The firm was founded by Moletsane Mophethe (CEO), an inventor and award recipient from the Royal Academy of Engineering and the World Bank, and Thomas Jacks (CCO), who has 14 years of experience in the water sector, including a role as Head of Dealflow at Isle Utilities. They are joined by a team that includes Dr. Grace Anne Lowe as Head of Science and Devni Acharya as Chief of Staff. The company addresses the water industry's push towards net-zero commitments by offering a solution to reduce costs, carbon emissions, and supply chain risks associated with water treatment. Metal Morph's primary clients are water and wastewater utilities. The business operates on an infrastructure-as-a-service model, integrating its technology directly into existing treatment facilities. This approach eliminates the need for major capital expenditure from the client, reduces operational disruption, and mitigates technical risk. Metal Morph has developed a patent-pending process that recovers and reuses spent metal-based water treatment chemicals, specifically coagulants like aluminum sulfate and iron chloride. The process involves four key stages: extraction of the waste sludge through acid leaching, selective separation using Donnan dialysis, reactivation via membrane processes and purification, and finally the return of the high-purity coagulant for reuse. The company reports a recovery rate of 90% with 95% purity for the recovered coagulants, which can lead to an 89% reduction in associated CO2 emissions. In 2023, the company secured an undisclosed amount in a seed funding round from investors including Orbit Ventures and SOSV. Keywords: water treatment, coagulant recovery, circular economy, resource recovery, sustainability, climate tech, wastewater treatment chemicals, Moletsane Mophethe, Thomas Jacks, infrastructure-as-a-service, supply chain resilience, carbon reduction, Donnan dialysis, selective separation, water utilities, aluminum sulphate recovery, iron chloride recovery, sludge treatment, net-zero solutions