Click & Try: A Failed Experiment and Chance Opened up new Paths to an Established Reaction for Chemists

Freed from the Niche with Click Chemistry

14-Nov-2024 - The original plan was to develop a new ligand, the shell of a catalyst, so to speak. Specifically, the research groups of Dr. habil. Christian Hering-Junghans and Prof. Torsten Beweries at the Rostock LIKAT were to develop a phosphorus-based ligand. However, the syntheses as part of a doctorate ...

Old becomes new - how new chemical products are made from used frying oil

Selective one-pot reaction

18-Oct-2024 - Every year, 119 million tons of used vegetable oil are produced worldwide, mainly from commercial kitchens and restaurants. Only a small proportion of this is reused, for example in the production of fuels such as biodiesel. At the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis in Rostock (LIKAT), PhD student ...

Take ... Baking Powder! Simple Ingredients for a Chemical Hydrogen Storage System

Easy to Store and Transport

30-Aug-2024 - Researchers are still looking for an ideal way to safely and stably store hydrogen, the beacon of hope for the energy transition. Researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis in Rostock, LIKAT, and the company H2APEX report on how this volatile and combustible gas can be tamed safely and ...

Chemical Rope Trick at Molecular Level

Mechanism Research Helps when "Trial & Error" Fails

29-Apr-2024 - In most industrial chemical reactions, catalysts combine with the starting materials and accompany them through intermediate stages to the product. In chemistry, this pathway is known as the reaction mechanism, and it is a kind of black box: nobody knows what is happening at the molecular level ...

Association of Chemists Honors Young Researcher from LIKAT

12-Mar-2024 - The Association of German University Professors of Chemistry, ADUC for short, has honored Dr. Jola Pospech from the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis in Rostock with this year's ADUC Prize. The chemist accepted the prize on March 11 at the opening ceremony of the Chemistry Lecturers' Conference in ...

Green methanol for the circular economy

New catalyst developed

02-Feb-2024 - This is the vision: to produce the raw material methanol at the edge of the field or on the farm using renewable energies. In addition to wind or sun, water and CO2 would be needed to produce the raw materials for the green methanol process: Carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2), which react ...

From Climate Gas to Raw Material

DFG Focus on Green Chemistry under Fluctuating Conditions

22-Sep-2023 - Wouldn't that be an elegant solution: to use the substance that is most damaging to the climate and threatens the future as a raw material for economic goods and everyday items? In fact, carbon dioxide (CO2), an unavoidable byproduct of civilization, is already being used in the laboratory to ...

First DIN for Photocatalytic Synthesis

Chemist at LIKAT Defines Standards for Light-driven CO2 Reduction

15-Aug-2023 - The first standardization document for photocatalytic synthesis was created with the significant participation of a chemist at the Rostock Leibniz Institute for Catalysis, LIKAT. Called "DIN SPEC 91 457", the specification lays down concrete guidelines for a so-called CO2 reduction, which is a ...

Hydrogen march! The Energy Carrier of the Future is Obtained at LIKAT from a Simple Ester

Unexpectedly powerful start

28-Jun-2023 - In sustainable energy concepts, hydrogen (H2) is considered a favorite. The gas is volatile and explosive, which is why chemistry labs around the world are exploring ways to store it. In the journal NATURE CATALYSIS, a group led by Dr. Henrik Junge at LIKAT in Rostock, Germany, proposes the ...

For shorter approval times: New process simulates decomposition of too long stored drugs in 15 minutes

New approach represents a paradigm shift in the application of mechanochemical processes in organic chemistry

31-May-2023 - Before their approval, pharmaceuticals not only have to be tested for their effectiveness and safety, but also for their stability, since they are usually stored in pharmacies and private households for years and are not allowed to change. To test their stability, a process is needed that ...