BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions serves customers in many industries including automotive, aerospace, air quality, semiconductors and hydrogen economy, and provides full loop services with its precious metals trading and recycling offering. With a focus on circular solutions and sustainability, ECMS is committed to helping our customers create a cleaner, more sustainable world. BASF’s ECMS division is the world’s leading supplier of environmental and process catalysts. The group offers exceptional expertise in the development of technologies that protect the air we breathe, produce the fuels that power our world and ensure efficient production of a wide variety of chemicals, plastics and other products, including advanced battery materials. We believe mobility’s future lies in more than just products. So where others come to a full stop, we’re just getting started—by leveraging the full power of BASF to continually advance our comprehensive package of sustainable solutions that enable us to travel further, as well as above and beyond. Protecting the air we breathe from harmful emissions through innovation. BASF leverages unsurpassed expertise in the development of emission control technologies for a wide range of market applications. BASF is committed to advancing and promoting environmentally-sound technologies to achieve a sustainable future in aviation. Offering 50 years of experience developing intelligent solutions for air quality over a wide range of applications — enabling clean air for a healthier, more sustainable future. With more than 150 years of experience in metal sourcing, trading, and hedging, we’ve built tangible results for our industrial customers. With more than 100 years of experience in recycling materials, BASF’s end-to-end recycling program is known and trusted around the globe. As a leader in precious-metal thermocouples for many years, BASF recently applied its technological expertise to optical-based temperature measurement. Developing and producing pharmaceutical ingredients for more than 75 years, enabling us to provide the solutions you need to meet today's and tomorrow's challenges for your pharmaceutical business. Find the latest news and media information for BASF’s ECMS division, headquartered in Iselin, New Jersey, USA, the world’s leading supplier of environmental and process catalysts. Explore this collection of resources to learn more about our innovative research and Catalyst solutions.

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Literature Library | Oxidation & Dehydrogenation

BASF offers more than 125 years of experience with oxidation catalysts. Each percent of catalyst selectivity advantage creates additional value and reduces COx emission.

Phthalic Anhydride Catalysts

Phthalic Anhydride Catalysts

BASF offers over 140 years experience in Phthalic Anhydride (PA) production and 120 years in PA catalysts research. This legacy forms a strong foundation for continuous innovation and product improvement. Products and services are continually reviewed for alignment with our customers’ needs through regular BASF Phthalic Anhydride Customer Forum meetings.

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Styrene Catalysts

Styrene Catalysts

BASF styrene catalyst, the world’s highest stability by the inventor of styrene catalysts. For styrene producers requiring highest operational stability & productivity, StyroStar® offers superior product stability from the original inventor of styrene industrial production and styrene catalysts (1929) as evidenced in the world’s largest reference list including BASF’s own styrene production.

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Capro Catalysts

Capro Catalysts

BASF Capro catalysts are developed for dehydrogenation of Cyclohexanol to Cyclohexanone in tubular reactors. Due to its unique properties, BASF Capro catalysts give high selectivity at high space velocities. Using BASF Capro catalysts ensure maximization of on stream time, high flexibility in terms of operating conditions, high productivity and maximization of profitability of the dehydrogenation unit.

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Sulfuric Acid Catalysts

Sulfuric Acid Catalysts

​BASF offers more than 100 years of experience with sulfuric acid catalysts. Our superior catalyst systems are the result of decades of research and ongoing developments based on industry experience gained from working in manufacturing plants all over the world.

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