Less than 10% of plastics are recycled
The linear use of most plastics now represents a growing challenge, as less than 10% is recycled and a significant proportion is disposed of uncontrolled, with serious impacts on the environment. The current perspective, in which our catalaix core team member Prof. Lars M. Blank is also involved together with Dr. Ren Wei, Dr. Gert […]
YoungFluidSeps Poster Prize
Aishe Katharina Grotjohann, doctoral student at the catalaix research center within the Werner Siemens Foundation at the Chair of Fluid Process Engineering at RWTH Aachen University, was awarded the YoungFluidSeps Poster Prize at the annual meeting of the DECHEMA Crystallization Group. She received the award for her poster on a process concept for the crystallization […]
Plastic waste as a resource: New approaches for a sustainable future!
Plastic waste poses a huge environmental challenge. But what if we could use it as a valuable resource? Our current publication shows how this is possible. An innovative two-step biocatalytic process makes it possible to convert polyethylene terephthalate (PET) – known from plastic bottles – into high-quality products. Research highlights: Our approach demonstrates how PET […]
Innovative concepts through interdisciplinary research!
51 researchers from a wide range of disciplines came together in Aachen: Doctoral students, postdocs, master’s students and technical staff. The first catalaix Researcher Workshop was about more than just science – we want to redefine the future of the circular economy! Our interdisciplinary team from Applied Microbiology, Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Human […]