Aminebasert

Aminebasert is a Norwegian adjective meaning based on amines or containing amine functionality. In scientific and engineering contexts the term is used to describe substances, materials, or processes that hinge on amine groups (nitrogen atoms with lone pairs) or on the chemistry of amines. The concept covers a broad set of materials and applications, including amine-functionalized polymers and surfaces, amine-linked resins, and amine-based catalysts used in organocatalysis or polymerization.

In industry and research one encounters aminebasert sorbent materials for gas capture, particularly amine-based solvents and solid sorbents for CO2 capture, where primary or secondary amines react with CO2 to form carbamates or related species. Amine-based resins and crosslinkers are common in coatings and adhesives. In catalysis, amine-based catalysts exploit the nucleophilicity and basicity of amines to promote various reactions, including condensations and activation steps.

Chemically, amines are characterized by nitrogen atoms bearing a lone pair and varying degrees of substitution, influencing their basicity, nucleophilicity, and reactivity with carbonyl compounds, acids, or alkyl halides. The term is often used in Norwegian-language literature to indicate amine functionality or amine-derived materials. In English-language texts, the equivalent terms are typically “amine-based” or “amine-functionalized,” depending on the context.