Wilhelm Keim
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Wilhelm Keim is a German chemist and Professor Emeritus
for Technical Chemistry and former director of the Institute for Technical and Petrol Chemistry at RWTH Aachen
in Germany
.
Wilhelm Keim was one of the key figures in the development of the SHOP – process (Shell higher olefin process
). SHOP-olefines have a broad range of applications in industrial chemistry, e.g. for the modification of polyethylene
as ethylene-alpha-olefine-copolymere, as source for synthetic fatty alcohols or olefine sulfonates.
He studied chemistry at the Münster and Saarbrücken University. He earned his PhD
degree from Max-Planck-Institute für Kohlenchemie in Mülheim an der Ruhr, having studied under Karl Ziegler
. After several years in the chemical industry he became Professor at the RWTH Aachen
, where he was the director of the Institute for Technical and Petrol chemistry. He retired in 2001.
Keim has received numerous prestigious honours including member of board of the Degussa AG, member of the board of directors of the GDCh (Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker) till 1996, chairman of the board of the DGMK Deutsche Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Erdöl, Erdgas und Kohle e.V.
, honorary professor of the technical university in Dalian (China), honorary professor of the university in Hangzhou (China), adjunct professor Dharan King Fahd University (Saudi Arabia), Dr. Honoris Causa Université Lille Nord de France
, Dr. Honoris Causa, member of Academia Europaea
, and honorary member of the DECHEMA
.
Emeritus
Emeritus is a post-positive adjective that is used to designate a retired professor, bishop, or other professional or as a title. The female equivalent emerita is also sometimes used.-History:...
for Technical Chemistry and former director of the Institute for Technical and Petrol Chemistry at RWTH Aachen
RWTH Aachen
RWTH Aachen University is a research university located in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with roughly 33,000 students enrolled in 101 study programs....
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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Wilhelm Keim was one of the key figures in the development of the SHOP – process (Shell higher olefin process
Shell higher olefin process
The Shell higher olefin process is a chemical process for the production of linear alpha olefins via ethylene oligomerization and olefin metathesis invented and exploited by Royal Dutch Shell. The olefin products are converted to fatty aldehydes and then to fatty alcohols, which are precursors...
). SHOP-olefines have a broad range of applications in industrial chemistry, e.g. for the modification of polyethylene
Polyethylene
Polyethylene or polythene is the most widely used plastic, with an annual production of approximately 80 million metric tons...
as ethylene-alpha-olefine-copolymere, as source for synthetic fatty alcohols or olefine sulfonates.
He studied chemistry at the Münster and Saarbrücken University. He earned his PhD
PHD
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degree from Max-Planck-Institute für Kohlenchemie in Mülheim an der Ruhr, having studied under Karl Ziegler
Karl Ziegler
Karl Waldemar Ziegler was a German chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1963, with Giulio Natta, for work on polymers. The Nobel Committee recognized his "excellent work on organometallic compounds [which]...led to new polymerization reactions and ... paved the way for new and highly...
. After several years in the chemical industry he became Professor at the RWTH Aachen
RWTH Aachen
RWTH Aachen University is a research university located in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with roughly 33,000 students enrolled in 101 study programs....
, where he was the director of the Institute for Technical and Petrol chemistry. He retired in 2001.
Keim has received numerous prestigious honours including member of board of the Degussa AG, member of the board of directors of the GDCh (Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker) till 1996, chairman of the board of the DGMK Deutsche Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Erdöl, Erdgas und Kohle e.V.
DGMK
Deutsche Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Erdöl, Erdgas und Kohle e.V. is a German national association of academics and professionals in the petroleum industry. It is based in Hamburg, Germany and the current chairman is Wilhelm Keim...
, honorary professor of the technical university in Dalian (China), honorary professor of the university in Hangzhou (China), adjunct professor Dharan King Fahd University (Saudi Arabia), Dr. Honoris Causa Université Lille Nord de France
Université Lille Nord de France
The University of Lille -Nord de France , located in Lille, France, is a center for higher education, academic research and doctoral studies located over multiple campuses in the Academie de Lille....
, Dr. Honoris Causa, member of Academia Europaea
Academia Europaea
Academia Europæa is a European non-governmental scientific academy founded in 1988. Its members are scientists and scholars who collectively aim to promote learning, education and research. It publishes European Review through Cambridge Journals....
, and honorary member of the DECHEMA
DECHEMA
DECHEMA stands for "Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie" .Founded in 1926, this is a non-profitmaking organization based in Frankfurt. It has over 5000 chemists, biotechnologists and engineers as members...
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Publications
- Grundlagen der industriellen Chemie : techn. Produkte u. Prozesse / Wilhelm Keim; Arno Behr ; Günter Schmitt, ISBN 3-7935-5490-2 (Salle) ; 3-7941-2553-3 (Sauerländer)