Technology Offers Chemistry



Unprecedented Solubility of Lipophilic Metal Salts in Non-Polar Solvents

Our unrivalled lipophilic metal salts are outstanding due to their high solubility in non-polar liquids. This offers a variety of totally new applications in the field of industrial chemistry. For the first time it is possible to produce superabsorbents for non-polar solvents (diesel, dichloromethane, etc.) economically. Lipophilic metal salts could also increase the performance of several high tech applications, especially in adhesive technology. Our organic metal salts are totally fluorine-free. Thus it is possible to produce cost-efficient compounds that are environment friendly. Further applications are their use in salt extraction with alkanes, as weakly coordinating anions, for the production of polyolefins, and as catalysts for hydrogenation.

 

 

Novel Highly Efficient Fluorescent Nanoparticles -Exitation in the UV and Visible Range-

At the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) inorganic nanoscale fluorescent materials and nanoscale organic-inorganic hybrid fluorescent materials have been developed which can be isolated, stored and redispersed in common solvents (ethanol/water). Depending on the application, it is possible to make the nanoparticles fluoresce using either UV light or blue LED light. Their synthesis is simple and efficient.

 

 

Antireflection Coating at room temperature

A novel nanotechnological process for the production of antireflection coatings can be used to coat plastics and glass at room temperature. It is a simple, quick and affordable process for single and multiple coatings and reduces reflection by > 99.5 % over the entire visible spectrum (with a single coating).

 

 

Multifunctional Ligands for Separation of Metal Ions and Oxidation Catalysis

The bispidone ligands of the present invention define a novel class of complexing agents that are superior to conventional chelating agents in that the bispidone ligans can be specifically customized to a variety of transition metals like Mn, Cu, Fe, Co, Ti, V, Mo, W, Tc, Re, In, Ga, Y. This in turn renders them highly applicable to several applications, e.g. in analytical or industrial sparation of metal ions, raction of organic compounds, alkene oxidation, catalytic bleaching, and aziridination. The outstanding efficiency of a Copper-(II)-bispidone catalyst has already been demonstrated in reacting styrol.

 

 

Innovative Hydrogen Storage

Hydrogen ist regarded as the energy source of the future. At the University of Heidelberg, relatively inexpensive hydrogen storage materials have been developed that allow a rapid and reversible uptake/release of hydrogen under mild conditions. The innovative storage materials can be used as a molecular, oligomeric or polymeric solid as well as in liquid form

 

 

Surface-modified Layer System (laterally cross-linked monolayers)

The application of this novel surface layer system results in particularly thin monolayers (e.g. 1-3 mm) with very high density. These monolayers are further characterized by a very high mechanical stability and temperature resistance. They can be used for structuring and protection of surfaces.