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Walter Kaminsky
German chemist · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1941 to 2024 · aged 83
Walter Kaminsky was a German chemist who specialised in olefin polymerization and plastic recycling. He discovered the high activity of Group 4 metallocene/methylaluminoxane (MAO) mixtures as catalysts for olefin polymerization in 1980.
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2024Died23 November 20242003Hermann Staudinger PrizeAward1999Benjamin Franklin MedalAward1995Alwin Mittasch PrizeAward1991Karl Heinz Beckurts AwardAward1988Körber European Science PrizeAward1941Born7 May 1941
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Country
Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1941 to 2024 · aged 83
The same award as Walter
Bert MeijerBoth received Hermann Staudinger Prize
Jens Kehlet NørskovBoth received Alwin Mittasch Prize
Martin GrötschelBoth received Karl Heinz Beckurts Award
Thomas LengauerBoth received Karl Heinz Beckurts AwardGraham HutchingsBoth received Alwin Mittasch Prize
Klaus MüllenBoth received Hermann Staudinger Prize