Dr. Florian Maurer
- Coordinator of the CRC TrackAct (https://www.trackact.kit.edu/)
- room: 202
CS 30.45 - florian maurer ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
- Engesserstraße 15
76131 Karlsruhe
Research Interests
- Operando investigation and testing of catalytic materials
- Characterization techniques using Synchrotron radiation
- Noble metal-based solutions for reduction of local and global emissions
- Dynamics in chemical reactors, processes, and heterogeneous catalysts
Work History
| Since 01/2021 |
Coordinator of the collaboration research center TrackAct (https://www.trackact.kit.edu/) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP) |
| 03/2019-04/2019 |
Visiting Researcher University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France, Institut de recherches sur la catalyse et l’environment de Lyon (IRCELYON, Villeurbanne) |
| 11/2016-01/2021 |
Junior Scientist Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP) |
Education
| 03/2017-01/2021 |
Dr. rer. nat. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) PhD Thesis: Exhaust gas aftertreatment of lean-burn engines: Importance and elucidation of the noble metal-support interaction by operando spectroscopy |
| 10/2014-09/2016 |
M.Sc. Chemistry Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Master's Thesis: Preparation and Investigation of Noble Metal Catalysts for the Water-Gas Shift Reaction Synthesized by Single and Double Flame Spray Pyrolysis |
| 10/2011-09/2014 |
B.Sc. Chemistry Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Bachelor's Thesis: CID in der Ionenfalle: Energiekalibrierung mit "Thermometerionen" |
Further information
Publications
Specifications for Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELN) in the Photon and Neutron Community
Jordt, P.; Osterhoff, M.; Tymoshenko, Y.; Hakim, B.; Dolcet, P.; Maurer, F.; Biniyaminov, V.; Amelung, L.; Dall’Antonia, F.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Weber, F.; Lohstroh, W.; Murphy, B. M.
2024. Synchrotron Radiation News, 37 (6), 3–8. doi:10.1080/08940886.2024.2432265
Jordt, P.; Osterhoff, M.; Tymoshenko, Y.; Hakim, B.; Dolcet, P.; Maurer, F.; Biniyaminov, V.; Amelung, L.; Dall’Antonia, F.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Weber, F.; Lohstroh, W.; Murphy, B. M.
2024. Synchrotron Radiation News, 37 (6), 3–8. doi:10.1080/08940886.2024.2432265
From Poison to Promotor: Spatially Isolated Metal Sites in Supported Rhodium Sulfides as Hydroformylation Catalysts
Neyyathala, A.; Fako, E.; De, S.; Gashnikova, D.; Maurer, F.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Schunk, S. A.; Hanf, S.
2025. Small Structures, 6 (1), 2400260. doi:10.1002/sstr.202400260
Neyyathala, A.; Fako, E.; De, S.; Gashnikova, D.; Maurer, F.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Schunk, S. A.; Hanf, S.
2025. Small Structures, 6 (1), 2400260. doi:10.1002/sstr.202400260
Lifecycle of Pd Clusters: Following the Formation and Evolution of Active Pd Clusters on Ceria During CO Oxidation by In Situ/Operando Characterization Techniques
Gashnikova, D.; Maurer, F.; Bauer, M. R.; Bernart, S.; Jelic, J.; Lützen, M.; Maliakkal, C. B.; Dolcet, P.; Studt, F.; Kübel, C.; Damsgaard, C. D.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2024. ACS Catalysis, 14 (19), 14871–14886. doi:10.1021/acscatal.4c02077
Gashnikova, D.; Maurer, F.; Bauer, M. R.; Bernart, S.; Jelic, J.; Lützen, M.; Maliakkal, C. B.; Dolcet, P.; Studt, F.; Kübel, C.; Damsgaard, C. D.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2024. ACS Catalysis, 14 (19), 14871–14886. doi:10.1021/acscatal.4c02077
Supported Binuclear Gold Phosphine Complexes as CO Oxidation Catalysts: Insights into the Formation of Surface‐Stabilized Au Particles
Rang, F.; Delrieux, T.; Maurer, F.; Flecken, F.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Hanf, S.
2024. Small Science, 4 (12). doi:10.1002/smsc.202400345
Rang, F.; Delrieux, T.; Maurer, F.; Flecken, F.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Hanf, S.
2024. Small Science, 4 (12). doi:10.1002/smsc.202400345
Pd loading threshold for an efficient noble metal use in Pd/CeO2 methane oxidation catalysts
Zengel, D.; Marchuk, V.; Kurt, M.; Maurer, F.; Salcedo, A.; Michel, C.; Loffreda, D.; Aouine, M.; Loridant, S.; Vernoux, P.; Störmer, H.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2024. Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 358, Art.-Nr.: 124363. doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.124363
Zengel, D.; Marchuk, V.; Kurt, M.; Maurer, F.; Salcedo, A.; Michel, C.; Loffreda, D.; Aouine, M.; Loridant, S.; Vernoux, P.; Störmer, H.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2024. Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 358, Art.-Nr.: 124363. doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.124363
Highly Active Oxidation Catalysts through Confining Pd Clusters on CeO₂ Nano‐Islands
Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Gashnikova, D.; Maurer, F.; Sauter, E.; Bernart, S.; Jelic, J.; Dolcet, P.; Maliakkal, C. B.; Wang, Y.; Wöll, C.; Studt, F.; Kübel, C.; Casapu, M.
2024. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 63 (35), e202408511. doi:10.1002/anie.202408511
Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Gashnikova, D.; Maurer, F.; Sauter, E.; Bernart, S.; Jelic, J.; Dolcet, P.; Maliakkal, C. B.; Wang, Y.; Wöll, C.; Studt, F.; Kübel, C.; Casapu, M.
2024. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 63 (35), e202408511. doi:10.1002/anie.202408511
A laboratory scale fast characterizing feedback loop for optimizing technical emission control catalysts
Delrieux, T.; Sharma, S.; Maurer, F.; Dolcet, P.; Lausch, M.; Zimina, A.; Cárdenas, C.; Lott, P.; Casapu, M.; Sheppard, T. L.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2024. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, 9 (11), 2868–2881. doi:10.1039/D4RE00168K
Delrieux, T.; Sharma, S.; Maurer, F.; Dolcet, P.; Lausch, M.; Zimina, A.; Cárdenas, C.; Lott, P.; Casapu, M.; Sheppard, T. L.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2024. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, 9 (11), 2868–2881. doi:10.1039/D4RE00168K
Unlocking the Mysteries of Technical Catalyst Deactivation: A View from Space
Sharma, S.; Maurer, F.; Lott, P.; Sheppard, T. L.
2024. ChemCatChem, 16 (14), Art.-Nr.: e202301655. doi:10.1002/cctc.202301655
Sharma, S.; Maurer, F.; Lott, P.; Sheppard, T. L.
2024. ChemCatChem, 16 (14), Art.-Nr.: e202301655. doi:10.1002/cctc.202301655
Opportunities and limitations of metal additive manufacturing of structured catalytic converters
Mehdipour, F.; Delrieux, T.; Maurer, F.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Klahn, C.; Dittmeyer, R.
2024. Catalysis Communications, 187, 106873. doi:10.1016/j.catcom.2024.106873
Mehdipour, F.; Delrieux, T.; Maurer, F.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Klahn, C.; Dittmeyer, R.
2024. Catalysis Communications, 187, 106873. doi:10.1016/j.catcom.2024.106873
Identifying the Structure of Supported Metal Catalysts Using Vibrational Fingerprints from Ab Initio Nanoscale Models
Salcedo, A.; Zengel, D.; Maurer, F.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Michel, C.; Loffreda, D.
2023. Small, 19 (34). doi:10.1002/smll.202300945
Salcedo, A.; Zengel, D.; Maurer, F.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Michel, C.; Loffreda, D.
2023. Small, 19 (34). doi:10.1002/smll.202300945
Design of Single-Atom Catalysts and Tracking Their Fate Using Operando and Advanced X-ray Spectroscopic Tools
Sarma, B. B.; Maurer, F.; Doronkin, D. E.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2023. Chemical Reviews, 123 (1), 379–444. doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00495
Sarma, B. B.; Maurer, F.; Doronkin, D. E.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2023. Chemical Reviews, 123 (1), 379–444. doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00495
Dynamic Structural Evolution of Ceria-Supported Pt Particles: A Thorough Spectroscopic Study
Wang, J.; Sauter, E.; Nefedov, A.; Heißler, S.; Maurer, F.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Wang, Y.; Wöll, C.
2022. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 126 (21), 9051–9058. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c02420
Wang, J.; Sauter, E.; Nefedov, A.; Heißler, S.; Maurer, F.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Wang, Y.; Wöll, C.
2022. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 126 (21), 9051–9058. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c02420
Surface Noble Metal Concentration on Ceria as a Key Descriptor for Efficient Catalytic CO Oxidation
Maurer, F.; Beck, A.; Jelic, J.; Wang, W.; Mangold, S.; Stehle, M.; Wang, D.; Dolcet, P.; Gänzler, A. M.; Kübel, C.; Studt, F.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2022. ACS catalysis, 12, 2473–2486. doi:10.1021/acscatal.1c04565
Maurer, F.; Beck, A.; Jelic, J.; Wang, W.; Mangold, S.; Stehle, M.; Wang, D.; Dolcet, P.; Gänzler, A. M.; Kübel, C.; Studt, F.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2022. ACS catalysis, 12, 2473–2486. doi:10.1021/acscatal.1c04565
Insights into the Structural Dynamics of Pt/CeO
Dolcet, P.; Maurer, F.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2021. Catalysts, 11 (5), Art.-Nr. 617. doi:10.3390/catal11050617
Dolcet, P.; Maurer, F.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2021. Catalysts, 11 (5), Art.-Nr. 617. doi:10.3390/catal11050617
Spatiotemporal Investigation of the Temperature and Structure of a Pt/CeO₂ Oxidation Catalyst for CO and Hydrocarbon Oxidation during Pulse Activation
Maurer, F.; Gänzler, A.; Lott, P.; Betz, B.; Votsmeier, M.; Loridant, S.; Vernoux, P.; Murzin, V.; Bornmann, B.; Frahm, R.; Deutschmann, O.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2021. Industrial & engineering chemistry research, 60 (18), 6662–6675. doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.0c05798
Maurer, F.; Gänzler, A.; Lott, P.; Betz, B.; Votsmeier, M.; Loridant, S.; Vernoux, P.; Murzin, V.; Bornmann, B.; Frahm, R.; Deutschmann, O.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2021. Industrial & engineering chemistry research, 60 (18), 6662–6675. doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.0c05798
Tracking the formation, fate and consequence for catalytic activity of Pt single sites on CeO2
Maurer, F.; Jelic, J.; Wang, J.; Gänzler, A.; Dolcet, P.; Wöll, C.; Wang, Y.; Studt, F.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2020. Nature catalysis, 3, 824–833. doi:10.1038/s41929-020-00508-7
Maurer, F.; Jelic, J.; Wang, J.; Gänzler, A.; Dolcet, P.; Wöll, C.; Wang, Y.; Studt, F.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2020. Nature catalysis, 3, 824–833. doi:10.1038/s41929-020-00508-7
Exploiting the dynamic properties of Pt on ceria for low-temperature CO oxidation
Ferré, G.; Aouine, M.; Bosselet, F.; Burel, L.; Cadete Santos Aires, F. J.; Geantet, C.; Ntais, S.; Maurer, F.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Epicier, T.; Loridant, S.; Vernoux, P.
2020. Catalysis science & technology, 10 (12), 3904–3917. doi:10.1039/d0cy00732c
Ferré, G.; Aouine, M.; Bosselet, F.; Burel, L.; Cadete Santos Aires, F. J.; Geantet, C.; Ntais, S.; Maurer, F.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Epicier, T.; Loridant, S.; Vernoux, P.
2020. Catalysis science & technology, 10 (12), 3904–3917. doi:10.1039/d0cy00732c
Unravelling the Different Reaction Pathways for Low Temperature CO Oxidation on Pt/CeO2 and Pt/Al2O3 by Spatially Resolved Structure–Activity Correlations
Gänzler, A. M.; Casapu, M.; Doronkin, D. E.; Maurer, F.; Lott, P.; Glatzel, P.; Votsmeier, M.; Deutschmann, O.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2019. The journal of physical chemistry letters, 10 (24), 7698–7705. doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b02768
Gänzler, A. M.; Casapu, M.; Doronkin, D. E.; Maurer, F.; Lott, P.; Glatzel, P.; Votsmeier, M.; Deutschmann, O.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2019. The journal of physical chemistry letters, 10 (24), 7698–7705. doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b02768
Tuning the Pt/CeO Interface by in Situ Variation of the Pt Particle Size
Gänzler, A. M.; Casapu, M.; Maurer, F.; Störmer, H.; Gerthsen, D.; Ferré, G.; Vernoux, P.; Bornmann, B.; Frahm, R.; Murzin, V.; Nachtegaal, M.; Votsmeier, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2018. ACS catalysis, 8 (6), 4800–4811. doi:10.1021/acscatal.8b00330
Gänzler, A. M.; Casapu, M.; Maurer, F.; Störmer, H.; Gerthsen, D.; Ferré, G.; Vernoux, P.; Bornmann, B.; Frahm, R.; Murzin, V.; Nachtegaal, M.; Votsmeier, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2018. ACS catalysis, 8 (6), 4800–4811. doi:10.1021/acscatal.8b00330