Competence Atlas

The Competence Atlas gives an overview of German institutions that work in the field of catalysis.

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AIKAA-Chemicals GmbH
Kämmereigasse 11
95444 Bayreuth

Dr. Torsten Irrgang
www.aikaa-chemicals.com


/ asymmetric catalysis

AIKAA-Chemicals develops and produces novel chiral catalysts, which possess high activity and selectivity in the asymmetric synthesis of chiral fine and specialty chemicals as intermediates for health and life sciences. These unique chiral catalyst technologies provide process and product development optimisation, enabling a more ecologic and economic fabrication and thereby accelerating the launch of your products. For screening purposes, we offer a air and moisture stable ligand-/catalyst-kit.



AllessaChemie GmbH
Alt-Fechenheim 34
60386 Frankfurt am Main

Dr. Marita Neuber
www.allessa.com


/ hydrogenations / ligand design

Hydrogenation with supported catalysts, dedicated experience in hydrogenation of phenols and aromatic nitro compounds with nobel metal catalysts, Synthesis of ligands for homogeneous transition metal catalysts, Process development, scale up to pilot and production.




AP-Miniplant GmbH & Co. KG
Hirtenrasen 64
37318 Lindewerra

Dr.-Ing. Paul Appelhaus
www.miniplant.de


/ reation engineering / micro reaction engineering / miniplants / process development / reactor design / exhaust gas catalysis / small volume production / plant engineering

AP-Miniplant is specialized in laboratory and pilot plants for the chemical industry, research institutes and universities.
We also build catalyst test plants, e.g. as tubular reactor plants or as batch reactor plants for temperatures up to 1000 °C or pressures up to 350 bar.



Auer Remy GmbH
Alsterufer 17
20354 Hamburg

Herr Dr. Lange, Herr Jagdschian
www.auer-remy.de


/ zirconium- and rare earth compounds

Our customer's success is at the centre of our activities. Whether with regard to our product range, development or our service, we always aim to meet our partner's high demand for catalyst applications.Combining Auer Remy with their partner's ingenuity with their expertise in the Zirconium- and Rare Earth Chemistry and their materials development, we create extraordinary value for our customers. This means we help you to realize your potential.



BASF SE
Catalysis Research
GCC M300
67056 Ludwigshafen

Dr. Friedbert Nees
www.basf.com


/ oxidations / hydrogenations / synthesis gas / aminations / aromatisations / C-C coupling reactions / C-X coupling reactions

Synthesis, characterization and testing of new heterogeneous catalysts and adsorbents for:
- Chemicals industry
- Refineries
- Plastics industry
- Environmental protection

Production amounts: from lab scale (grams) to production scale (tons)
Characterization: physical-chemical methods
Testing: laboratory plants (e.g. high throughput experimentation), integrated pilot plants, demonstration reactors




Bayer MaterialScience AG
Chempark B211
51368 Leverkusen

Dr. Christoph Gürtler
www.bayerbms.com


/ homogeneous catalysis / heterogeneous catalysis / CO2 chemistry

Katalyse, Katalytische Reaktionstechnik, Katalysatorentwicklung, Katalytische Herstellung von Oligomeren

- Bestimmung von Struktur-Eigenschafts-Korrelationen, Auswirkung auf Polymere -



Bayer Technology Services GmbH
Reaction Engineering and Catalysis
Chempark E41
51368 Leverkusen

Dr. Aurel Wolf
www.bayertechnology.com


/ homogeneous catalysis / heterogeneous catalysis / reation engineering / catalyst development

Competencies:
- consultancy, evaluation and support in the selection of catalysts;
- manufacture and shaping of catalysts;
- structural characterization of catalysts, also under reaction conditions;
- catalyst screening and feasibility studies;
determination of structure/property correlations;
life assessment and regeneration of catalysts;
- support in solving operating problems, fault analysis and troubleshooting;
catalytic reaction engineering: design of catalysts



Evonik Industries AG
Verfahrenstechnik und Engineering
Paul-Baumann-Strasse 1
45764 Marl

Dr. Jörg Sauer
www.evonik.com


/ homogeneous catalysis / renewable ressources / synthesis gas / hydrogenations / oxidations / high-pressure technology / micro reaction engineering / reation engineering / multiphase catalysis / heterogeneous catalysis / high throughput methods / modeling / kinetics / catalyst development / membran engineering / process development / reactor design / application of catalysts / small volume production / catalysis

- homogeneous catalysis
- heterogeneous catalysis
- reactions in three phase reactors
- High-Throughput Screening of catalysts
- Kinetic modelling of catalytic reactions
- Reaction design and engineering of catalytic reactions
- Micro reaction technology
- Scale-Up of catalytic reactions
- Combination of product separation and catalysis
- Laboratory automation
- Design and Set-Up of small scale production plants



Evonik Industries AG
IM-KA-RT (Business Line Catalysts)
Rodenbacher Chaussee 4
63457 Hanau

Dr. Stefan Wieland
www.evonik.de www.evonik.com/catalysts


/ homogeneous catalysis / renewable ressources / metathesis / hydrogenations / oxidations / zeolites / polymerization catalysis / heterogeneous catalysis / catalyst recycling / aminations / C-C coupling reactions / C-X coupling reactions / application of catalysts / catalysis / oxides as catalysts

- Precious Metal Powder Catalysts for chemical synthesis in batch reactions
- Metathesis Catalysts
- Activated Base Metal Catalysts
- Catalysts for continuously operated large scale chemical processes like hydrogenation, oxidation, reduction
- Catalyst precursors for olefin polymerization processes



Gesellschaft für Werkstoffprüfung mbH
C&CS catalysts and chemical specialities
Georg-Wimmer-Ring 25
85604 Zorneding

Dr. Julius Nickl
www.gwp.eu www.candcs.de


/ analytic / hydrogen / synthesis gas / catalytic combustion / reforming / batteries / photocatalysis / heterogeneous catalysis / XRD / catalyst development / exhaust gas catalysis

Das Gas- & Katalyselabor testet und entwickelt Prozesse zur Katalyse und Absortption. Hohe Kompetenz zur Analytik von Gasen und Stäuben durch Akkreditierung nach ISO 17025. 18 Jahre Erfahrung.

Der Bereich C&CS ist ein unabhängiger Vertragshändler der Süd-Chemie für Katalysatoren und Adsorbentien, die bei der katalytischen Umsetzung und der Gasreinigung verwendet werden. Schwerpunkt Wasserstoff, Schutzgas, Reforming.



Hamburg Technology Trading Center GmbH & Co. KG
HTTC GmbH & Co. KG
Kleine Johannisstraße 4
20457 Hamburg

Herr Karsten Müller
www.httc-hamburg.de


/ reation engineering / catalyst recycling / plant engineering

Expert advice, support, know-how and procurement in technology trading; focus: catalysis and renewable primary products



hte Aktiengesellschaft - the high throughput experimentation company
Kurpfalzring 104
69123 Heidelberg

Dr. Dirk Demuth
www.hte-company.com


/ high throughput methods / catalyst development / process development

hte is a leading provider of high throughput technology solutions and services for clients in the energy, chemical and environmental sectors. hte's solutions enable significant enhancement in R&D productivity in the fields of catalysis and materials science. hte brings the benefits of its expertise via two complimentary offerings: (i) the implementation of tailored hardware solutions at the client's site and (ii) collaborative research programs based at hte's facilities in Heidelberg.



InProcess Instruments GmbH
Otto-Lilienthal-Str. 16
28199 Bremen

Dr. Michael Brudel
www.in-process.com


/ analytic / mass spectrometry

InProcess Instruments (IPI) specialises in customer-specific solutions in on-line gas analysis. We develope, engineer and manufacture industry-compatible quadrupole mass spectrometers. Our systems facilitate multi-component on-line gas analysis for production monitoring, process control, quality monitoring, process engineering, research and laboratory as well as coupling with other analytical techniques.



INTERKAT Katalysatoren GmbH
Eduard-Rhein-Straße 25
53639 Königswinter

Dr. Volker Kurth
www.interkat.com


/ heterogeneous catalysis / catalyst coatings / exhaust gas catalysis

Core business: Catalyst coating of metallic and ceramic substrates with emphasis on “exhaust gas aftertreatment from combustion engines”.
Custom catalytic coatings are developed and provided to a wide variety of customers with automotive, nonroad (mobile and stationary) and industrial applications.



Iolitec Ionic Liquids Technologies GmbH
Salzstraße 184
74076 Heilbronn

Dr. Maria Taige
www.iolitec.de


/ ionic liquids / nanomaterials / dispersions

In addition to a standard product range of about 300 ionic liquids, 40 key intermediates and 175 nanomaterials that are available in gram, kilogram and ton scale, IoLiTec has put a strong focus on R&D services and custom syntheses. IoLiTec proposes high quality nanomaterials at very competitive prices. In addition, Iolitec offers dispersions or slurries of different nano-materials in water or organic solvents.



Linde AG - Linde Engineering Division
Dr.-Carl-von-Linde-Str. 6-14
82049 Pullach

Dr. Nicole Schödel
www.linde.com


/ homogeneous catalysis / heterogeneous catalysis / kinetics / process development / reactor design

Linde Engineering Division is a leading technology partner for plant engineering and construction, offering processes for gas production, gas purification, petrochemistry and energy, based on own developments. These developments comprise the optimization and scale-up of heterogeneous and homogeneous catalytic processes, investigation of reaction kinetics, reactor design and modeling as well as process studies based thereon regarding sustainability and economics of the processes.



Parr Instrument (Deutschland) GmbH
Zeilweg 15
60439 Frankfurt am Main

Gernot Nell
www.parrinst.de


/ high-pressure technology / reactor design

Supplier of batch reactors, continuous flow and tubular reactors, customized reaction systems on the laboratory scale.



Prosense GmbH
Aretinstrasse 24
81545 München

Dr. Uwe Hess
www.prosense.net


/ reactor design / particles

Sales and consultancy of ambient and high pressure systems, various types of calorimeters for process development and chemical safety applications, particle size distribution systems



PSFU GmbH
Brennstoffzellentechnik
Gießerweg 5
38855 Wernigerode

Dr.-Ing.Rolf Schicke
www.psfu.de


/ fuel cells / batteries

Manufacturing of new types of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for low temperature and high temperature PEM fuel cells making use of industrial catalysts.



Rubotherm GmbH
Konrad-Zuse Str. 4
44801 Bochum

Dr. Angela Puls
www.rubotherm.de www.ac-experts.de


/ analytic

Rubotherm develops, produces and sells measuring instru-ments and laboratory plants to characterize catalysts, measure sorption processes and porosities. The patented Magnetic Suspension Balance of Rubotherm can measure at temperatures from -196°C to 2000°C within the range of ultra high vacuum up to 2000 bar with a resolution up to 1 microgram.



Strem Chemicals, Inc.
European Headquarter
Rue de l'Atome, Z.I. 15
67800 Bischheim (France)

Dr. Michael E. Strem
www.strem.com


/ homogeneous catalysis / heterogeneous catalysis / asymmetric catalysis / catalyst synthesis / ligand design

Strem Chemicals' mission is to provide specialty chemicals of high purity to the worldwide research community. We are a leading supplier of materials for heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis. Besides active catalysts we offer state of the art chiral and nonchiral ligands, organometallic precursors and nanomaterials. We commercialize every year hundreds of new products from collaborations with academia and industry.



Süd-Chemie AG
Department Oxidation Catalysis
Waldheimer Str. 13
83052 Bruckmühl

PD Dr. Gerhard Mestl
www.sud-chemie.com/scmcms/web/page_de_2991.htm


/ heterogeneous catalysis / oxidations

Research and development of heterogeneous catalysts for the selective partial oxidation of hydrocarbons



Süd-Chemie AG
Catalytic Technologies
Lenbachplatz 6
80333 München

Dr.-Ing. Marvin Estenfelder
www.sud-chemie.com


/ analytic / catalyst synthesis / process development

Development, scale-up and industrial production of catalysts for the (petro)chemical industry, refinery and polymerization reactions.
a) Preparation techniques: Mixing, Stirring, (Co-)precipitation, impregnation, (Spray-)drying, Filtration, Tabletting, Extrusion, Coating, Calcining, Reduction and stabilisation, Activation.
b) Catalytic testing in micro-, bench- and pilot scale, high throughput methods
c) Catalyst characterization methods



TIB Chemicals AG
Business Unit Inorganic Specialties
Mülheimer Str. 16-22
68219 Mannheim

Dr. Dieter Guhl
www.tib-chemicals.com


/ catalyst synthesis

Catalysts for
- esterfication reactions
- transesterification reaction
- polyurethanes
- silicone crosslinking

Main applications: Sealants, Adhesives, Resins, Oleochemicals



Umicore AG & Co. KG
Rodenbacher Chaussee 4
63457 Hanau

Werner Appel
www.umicore.de


/ photocatalysis / batteries / catalyst recycling / exhaust gas catalysis

Umicore is a materials technology group. Its activities are centred on four business areas: Advanced Materials,Precious Metals Products and Catalysts, Precious Metals Services and Zinc Specialties. Each business area is divided into market-focused business units. Umicore's overriding goal of
sustainable value creation is based on this ambition to develop, produce and recycle materials in a way that fulfils its mission: materials for a better life.



W.C.Heraeus GmbH
CHD-CA
Heraeusstr. 12
63450 Hanau

Dr. Rainer Kiemel
www.heraeus-katalysatoren.de


/ catalyst synthesis

Chemical Catalysts, Environmental Catalysts, Special Catalysts

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