Research report 2013 - Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung

Organotextile catalysis: molecules get in touch with cloth

Authors
James, Thomas; Lindner, Monika; Gombert, Sarah-Lena; List, Benjamin
Departments
Homogene Katalyse
Summary
Current research at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung in Mülheim has made significant advances in heterogeneous organocatalysis which has resulted in the discovery of a widely applicable method allowing the covalent immobilisation of organic catalysts on textiles. This approach has resulted in the development of nylon textiles which efficiently catalyse chemical reactions and which can be easily recycled for over 200 reaction cycles.

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