Inorganic Chemistry Department
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Address | Address |
Fritz-Haber-Institut der MPG · Anorganische Chemie | Fritz-Haber-Institut der MPG c/o IRIS Adlershof |
Faradayweg 4-6 | Zum Großen Windkanal 2 |
14195 Berlin | 12489 Berlin |
Address | Address |
Fritz-Haber-Institut der MPG c/o HZB | MPI für Chemische Energiekonversion |
Albert-Einstein-Str. 15 | Stiftstrasse 34 - 36 |
12489 Berlin | 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr |

What is CatLab?
Hydrogen is a key building block for a successful energy transition. The main innovation in CatLab is the use of thin-film technologies from solar technology for the synthesis of customised catalysts. CatLab is anchored in BASIC RESEARCH and in parallel there is a bridge to APPLICATION.
Challenge:
- Generation of green H2
- Long-distance transport and storage of H2 by synthetic energy carriers (e.g. NH3, methanol, methane, LOHC)
- Energy-efficient further conversions into synthetic fuels and basic chemicals
- Electrical energy supply for catalytic processes
- Research into the interaction of active catalyst component with the carrier substance
Bundling of competences in the CatLab:
The Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) and the two Max Planck Institutes, the Fritz Haber Institute (FHI) and the Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion (MPI CEC), are pooling their expertise and building the research platform together with the Humboldt University of Berlin and BASF as a technology partner. CatLab is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). More about Catlab
Chemistry meets art

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