AmForRed

Amanita Muscaria For Heterogeneous Redox Transformations

This project demonstrates a practical, sustainable pathway for making recyclable catalysts directly from a renewable biological resource: the fly agaric mushroom (Amanita muscaria). The central idea is simple and powerful—rather than imitating the mushroom’s vanadium chemistry with synthetic model compounds, the natural vanadium source itself is introduced and the mushroom’s organic matrix is converted into a solid catalyst support. This reduces processing steps, avoids added support materials, and aligns with responsible use of nature. Taken together, the work advances a broader vision: leveraging renewable biological resources without exploiting them, optimizing their utility through informed preparation and recycling, and creating a clear bridge from academic discovery to industrial relevance. The approach is validated, the reproducibility is improving, and the societal message is compelling—nature-derived catalysts can contribute to cleaner, more circular chemical processes.

This project was funded as part of the “Disruptive Innovation – Early Career Seed Money” programme of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

Projekt number: DI_2023‐096
Projekt duration: 01.06.2024 – 30.11.2025