Chiral metals – and what they can catalyze
We have two identical hands – almost. They are mirror images, or chiral. Jacob Wright of Empa in Switzerland demonstrated at EUROPACAT 2025 that metals can also have such a structure. Figure 1: Chirality represented by two enantiomers of a chiral molecule, which behave towards each other similarly to the right and left hands. (Image source: Wikipedia) The […]
Portfolio expanded: New platinum catalyst for SO₂ oxidation in H₂SO₄ production
C&CS announces the addition of a new platinum-based honeycomb catalyst for the oxidation of sulfur dioxide (SO₂) for sulfuric acid production to its portfolio. The catalyst is designed to increase energy efficiency and reduce emissions in sulfuric acid production. Compared to conventional vanadium oxide-based catalysts, the platinum-based catalyst exhibits higher catalytic activity, a […]
New catalyst for biomass gasification plants – Successful test in pilot and demonstration plant
New tar reforming catalyst for use in hot gas purification of biomass gasification plants. The production of biogenic hydrogen from locally available biomass in biomass gasification plants is of great interest in view of the European Green Deal's goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 2030% by 55 compared to 1990 and reaching zero by 2050. To achieve complete tar removal in biosynthesis gas (solution of […]
New iron catalyst: energy savings in hydrogen liquefaction
Hydrogen is the energy source for a green future. We at C&CS GmbH are making our contribution to green technology and have expanded our research expertise: the chemists Dr. Hans-Jürgen Eberle and Dr. Arno Tißler are now working with us on the further development and imminent market readiness of the new catalyst they have developed for the accelerated cessation of […]
Reformax 450 – Clearance sale!!
We are offering our remaining stock of 800 kg of ReforMax® 450 LDP at absolutely special conditions. This is an aluminum oxide-supported nickel catalyst in the form of rings for the steam reforming of hydrocarbons to produce town gas - a mixture of CO, H2 and methane. The manufacturer is Clariant. In secondary reforming and autothermal reforming, […]
Second Managing Director at C&CS
(English Text down below) We are pleased to welcome Dr. Christian Hanser as our new Managing Director today! He now shares the management with the founder of C&CS, Dr. Julius Nickl. Dr. Hanser is also a chemist and has held numerous management positions, most recently at SGS Analytics Germany GmbH in Augsburg. There he was responsible for a complete […]
Takeover of catalysis laboratory
The sister company GWP mbH has been running a gas laboratory for 30 years, which should better be called the Catalysis & Emissions Laboratory. The mixed oxides that later found their way into nitrogen oxide reduction in trucks and cars, now known as AdBlue, were created here as contract research. Or a pilot plant including an absorbent was developed to clean food CO2 from the toxic COS. […]
