Heidelberg University and BASF extend collaboration at jointly operated catalysis laboratory CaRLa

One focus is now on new processes for chemical recycling of plastic waste

11-Dec-2023 - BASF and Heidelberg University will continue to jointly operate the Catalysis Research Laboratory (CaRLa) for a further five years. The two partners signed an agreement to continue this successful research collaboration until 2028. Currently, 10 researchers are employed at CaRLa. Since the ...

A 40-year-old catalyst unveils its secrets

Findings will help catalyst research take an important step forward

30-Oct-2020 - “Titanium silicalite-1” (TS-1) is not a new catalyst: It has been almost 40 years since its development and the discovery of its ability to convert propylene into propylene oxide, an important basic chemical in the chemical industry. Now, by combining various methods, a team of scientists from ...

Successful research at catalysis laboratory

BASF and the University of Heidelberg extend cooperation

15-Aug-2019 - BASF and the University of Heidelberg will jointly continue operating their Catalysis Research Laboratory (CaRLa) for a further three years. The partners signed the appropriate contract to extend the research cooperation until 2022. At CaRLa, researchers work on issues relating to homogeneous ...

North American Center for Research on Advanced Materials to continue for another five years

Expanded focus on digitalization and start-up companies

02-Nov-2017 - At a conference marking the five-year anniversary of the North American Center for Research on Advanced Materials (NORA), the center’s members convened to discuss the outcomes of the research alliance to date as well as future areas of focus, including bioscience and catalysis research, ...

How frustrated Lewis pairs contribute to catalytic activation of hydrogen

Dr. Andrew Ashley of Imperial College London receives the BASF Catalysis Award 2015

16-Jun-2015 - For his outstanding research contributions to the catalytic activation of hydrogen, Dr.Andrew Ashley, Research Fellow of the Department of Chemistry of Imperial College London is receiving the BASF Catalysis Award 2015. The prize worth €10,000 is awarded biannually to young researchers. The ...

Partners sign new agreement for joint catalysis laboratory in Heidelberg

BASF and Heidelberg University renew their research cooperation up to the end of 2017

27-Mar-2015 - BASF and Heidelberg University have signed a new agreement for their joint catalysis laboratory “Catalysis Research Laboratory” (CaRLa). The research cooperation at Heidelberg site ongoing since 2006 has been extended to October 2017. “Catalysts play a central role in many technical processes in ...

BASF and eight partners cooperate to optimize production processes for renewable-based products

19-Mar-2015 - A consortium of companies in the European process industry from the areas of biotechnology, renewable resources, chemistry, process engineering, equipment supply as well as research organizations recently launched project PRODIAS (PROcessing Diluted Aqueous Systems). The project focuses on ...

BASF: New BasCat Laboratory opens at TU Berlin

UniCat and BASF joint laboratory investigates catalytic processes for raw material change

11-Jul-2014 - On the South Campus of Technical University (TU) Berlin, BASF together with the Cluster of Excellence “Unifying Concepts in Catalysis” (UniCat) opened the new BasCat Laboratory building. On about 1,000 square meters of laboratory and office area, 17 scientists will in future be researching the ...

Professor Pierre Jacobs receives Alwin Mittasch Special Prize

Bridging the gap between basic research and industrial application

13-Nov-2013 - Professor Dr. Pierre Jacobs, KU Leuven (Belgium), has received the BASF-DECHEMA Alwin Mittasch Special Prize for his research into materials and their use as process catalysts. The award, which comes with €10,000 in prize money, was presented at the “Future Loves History – 100 Years of Ammonia ...

BASF aligns research even more closely to future topics, global markets and customer industries

02-Apr-2012 - BASF is realigning its research and is focusing even more strongly on the market and the global customer industries. Alongside the further development of the established business portfolio, the main research emphasis is being placed on growth and technology fields that address social challenges ...