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Catalyst targets fine chemicals

by Michael McCoy
May 2, 2016 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 94, Issue 18

Chiral Technologies, a subsidiary of Japan’s Daicel, is joining with GreenCentre Canada to commercialize a new catalyst technology for fine chemicals synthesis. Invented by chemist Steven Bergens at the University of Alberta, the technology allows metal-based homogeneous catalysts to be attached to supports in flow reactors. According to the partners, such catalysts normally can’t be reused and often result in excess waste.

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