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"The development of completely new catalytic processes aimed for by the Center gives rise to new possibilities while, at the same time, representing enormous challenges."

Prof. Dr. Walter Leitner
Scientific director
of the Catalytic Center

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CAT Catalytic Center Aachen

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CAT Catalytic Center is a place, where researchers from universities and industry come together to perform basic research in the area of catalysis. CAT Catalytic Center is funded by the three partners RWTH Aachen, Bayer MaterialScience and Bayer Technology Services. This cooperative research organization provides participating researchers an ideal forum to generate ideas and discover new avenues of research into future applications.
In addition to the basic science discovered and the new applications thus implicated, young researchers develop their fundamental knowledge of catalysis through the close collaboration with experts from Bayer MaterialScience and Bayer Technology Services.

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About catalysis
During catalysis, minute quantities of a "molecular matchmaker" are enough to trigger a chemical reaction and even to point it in the desired direction. This way, chemistry becomes more sustainable, helping to make use of new raw materials and to shape processes more efficiently, which in turn may reduce energy consumption and emissions of CO2.