Max Planck Institute for Coal Research
The Max Planck Institute for Coal Research (German: Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, MPI KoFo) is an institute located in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany specializing in chemical research on catalysis. It is one of the 86 institutes in the Max Planck Society (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft). It was founded in 1912 in Mülheim an der Ruhr as the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Coal Research (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Kohlenforschung) to study the chemistry and uses of coal, and became an independent Max Planck Institute in 1949.
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| Abbreviation | MPI KoFo |
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| Predecessor | Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Coal Research |
| Formation | 1912 |
| Type | Scientific institute |
| Purpose | Research on coal, organic and organometallic chemistry, catalysis and theoretical chemistry |
| Headquarters | Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
Key people | Ferdi Schüth, Managing Director Frank Neese, Director Benjamin List, Director |
Parent organization | Max Planck Society |
| Website | (in English) www |
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