PhenMetPol

PhenMetPol represents a new class of novel, multifunctional γ-polypeptide-based organometallic polymers for use as catalyst in CO₂ capture, petroleum refining, alkene polymerization, and feedstock desulfurization.

PhenMetPol is envisioned to:

1. 01

   Cut down on greenhouse emissions, enhance compliance with environmental regulations, and promote valorization by capturing flue gases, primarily CO₂, and catalyzing the conversion of captured gases to bulk chemicals such as methanol.

2. 02

   Promote the direct production of pharmaceutically relevant chiral aliphatic and aromatic building blocks by mediating low-temperature asymmetric catalytic cracking of high molecular weight crude oil distillates, complementing zeolite, silica-alumina, or transition metal catalyst systems currently in use.

3. 03

   Promote the production of in-demand higher-order olefinic polybutene and norbornene polymers by catalyzing the density-controlled, low-temperature polymerization of acyclic and cyclic monomeric feedstock.

4. 04

   Desulfurize crude oil feedstock by chelating sulfurous compounds during refining.