Wilhelm Keim (1934-2018)

Ferdi Schüth; Peter Wasserscheid

doi:10.1002/anie.201812688

Wilhelm Keim (1934-2018)

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2019 Jan 2;58(1):31-32. doi: 10.1002/anie.201812688. Epub 2018 Nov 28.

Authors

Ferdi Schüth¹, Peter Wasserscheid²

Affiliations

¹ Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, Mülheim, Germany.
² Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.

PMID: 30485636
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201812688

Abstract

Wilhelm "Willi" Keim, professor emeritus at the RWTH Aachen University, passed away on September 30, 2018. Keim was best known for his role in developing the Shell higher olefins process (SHOP), and also made pioneering contributions to the areas of liquid-liquid biphasic catalysis, and green and sustainable chemistry.