The catalaix project at the WSS Research Centre has officially commenced its mission. At a festive event to launch the project, researchers demonstrated how they plan to break down plastics into their individual components — and lay the foundation for a multidimensional circular economy:
With the help of catalysts that accelerate chemical reactions or make them possible in the first place.

Their primary goal is using novel catalyses to break down plastic materials and mixed plastic waste into versatile building blocks. In the process, they plan to develop a modular system that will pave the way for a multidimensional circular economy in the chemical industry.

Guests from the worlds of politics, industry and academia were invited to celebrate the launch of the new catalaix WSS Research Centre in Aachen.

WDR Lokalzeit Aachen reported about catalaix. To see more watch the video below.
Lokalzeit aus Aachen | 09.10.2024 – hier anschauen

Or read the article of the Werner Siemens Stiftung (WSS)
Auf ins Kunststoff-Abenteuer – Werner Siemens-Stiftung