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Here you will find the latest news from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion - new research results and publications, prizes and awards, innovations on our campus, interesting projects and cooperations and much more.

Sustainable chemistry: New method for producing long-chain alcohols from methanol and olefins

Schematic representation of the catalytic conversion of methanol and olefins to long-chain alcohols: a three-step process with two organometallic catalysts (manganese and rhodium complex) that enables efficient and sustainable production.

‘Methanolation of olefins": Novel low-pressure catalytic reaction system for efficient and environmentally friendly alcohol production.

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Jannis Hertel is the best chemical laboratory assistant trainee of 2024

The NRW Chamber of Industry and Commerce's best-in-state honor took place on November 8, 2024 in Siegen

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A very close look at surfaces and the “big playground” of electrosynthesis

Ernst Haage Prize shows: Research in Chemistry is versatile

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Serena DeBeer provides insights into her research at the MPI CEC as part of the “Freedom to Cooperate” campaign

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research is launching a new cooperation campaign

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Prof Siegfried R. Waldvogel in an interview with EVONIK

Director on the key role of electrochemistry in the future of our energy system

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New insight into the design of adaptive catalytic systems

About the cover: The hydrogenation performance of ruthenium nanoparticles is controlled reversibly by the presence or absence of CO2 in the H2 feed gas. Mechanistic studies demonstrate that the observed adaptivity relies on the H2/CO2–formic acid equilibrium acting as a molecular trigger. © JACS November 6, 2024, Volume 146, Issue 44

Research results published in Journal of the American Chemical Society:

“Design and Understanding of Adaptive Hydrogenation Catalysts Triggered by…

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Advancing Green Chemistry: Ethiopia-Germany Collaboration Turns Bamboo Waste into Sustainable Solutions

Prof. Yonas Chebude (Addis Abeba Universität) with Dr. Alexis Bordet

MPI CEC and Addis Ababa University deepen research partnership to convert biomass waste into valuable chemicals.

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Florian Dobreff receives prestigious Kekulé Fellowship for innovative catalysis research

PhD student at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion develops new approaches for the sustainable use of CO₂

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100 Years Fischer-Tropsch Process - Call for Papers

A Central Pillar of Future Energy Systems

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New edition of MAX-Wissen: Carbon2Chem – How waste gases become valuable raw materials

Download now for free or order the magazine (available in German only)

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Elisabeth Glöckler and Jannis Hertel honored as best apprentices by the Essen Chamber of Commerce

Early graduation and direct entry into the labor market as chemical laboratory techniciansinnen

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Meet Our Fulbright Fellows: Vivian Guo and Diana Tiburcio

Advancing Sustainable Energy Research in Germany

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Walter Leitner at the 133rd Assembly of the Society of German Natural Scientists and Physicians

Lecture "Fire & Ice" available on YouTube

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Humboldt Fellowship Awarded to Issiah B. M. Lozada

Empowering Research in Photoactive 3d Metal Complexes and X-ray Spectroscopy

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Christophe Werlé Appointed as Full Professor at University of Lorraine

Research on Catalysis and Sustainability at the University of Lorraine

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Sheng-Hsiang Lin Wins 3rd Prize at International Conference on Unconventional Catalysis in Warsaw

Recognition for Pioneering Work in Magnetically Responsive Catalytic Systems

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Walter Leitner at the Hamburg Science Summit 2024 on the topic of “Green Chemistry”

Basis for a sustainable future

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2nd Symposium on Advanced Catalysis and Materials for Energy Conversion (ACAMEC)

Innovative Catalysis Solutions for Global Energy Challenges

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Ernst Haage Prize 2024 goes to Barbara Lechner

Young chemist from Munich receives renowned award of the Mülheim Max Planck Institutes

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Meet The Scientist: Experimental lecture at the MPI CEC

Fire & Ice: Innovative solutions at the interface of chemistry and sustainable energy

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