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Cover Feature: "Oxidative Cleavage of Vicinal Diols Catalyzed
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an operando study at 30 bar over 300 h during Fischer-Tropsch synthesis"

Latest Publications


  1. Co-processing of fossil feedstock with lignin-derived model compound isoeugenol over Fe-Ni/H-Y-5.1 catalysts
    Vajglová, Z.; Gauli, B.; Mäki-Arvela, P.; Simakova, I. L.; Kumar, N.; Eränen, K.; Tirri, T.; Lassfolk, R.; Peurla, M.; Doronkin, D. E.; Murzin, D. Y.
    2023. Journal of Catalysis, 421, 101–116. doi:10.1016/j.jcat.2023.03.016 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  2. An Advanced Characterization Toolbox for Selective Olefin Oxidation Catalysts
    Klag, L.; Sheppard, T. L.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
    2023. ChemCatChem, 15 (3), Art.-Nr.: e202201276. doi:10.1002/cctc.202201276 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  3. 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. doi:10.1002/smll.202300945
  4. Structure sensitivity of alumina- and zeolite-supported platinum ammonia slip catalysts
    Marchuk, V.; Huang, X.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Doronkin, D. E.
    2023. Catalysis Science & Technology. doi:10.1039/D2CY02095E Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  5. Effect of Diffusion Constraints and ZnOx Speciation on Nonoxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane and Isobutane over ZnO-Containing Catalysts
    Zhao, D.; Gao, M.; Tian, X.; Doronkin, D. E.; Han, S.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Rodemerck, U.; Linke, D.; Ye, M.; Jiang, G.; Jiao, H.; Kondratenko, E. V.
    2023. ACS Catalysis, 13, 3356–3369. doi:10.1021/acscatal.2c05704
  6. Nanoparticle Exsolution from Nanoporous Perovskites for Highly Active and Stable Catalysts
    Rudolph, B.; Tsiotsias, A. I.; Ehrhardt, B.; Dolcet, P.; Gross, S.; Haas, S.; Charisou, N. D.; Goula, M. A.; Mascotto, S.
    2023. Advanced Science, Art.-Nr.: 2205890. doi:10.1002/advs.202205890 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  7. Tracking and Understanding Dynamics of Atoms and Clusters of Late Transition Metals with In-Situ DRIFT and XAS Spectroscopy Assisted by DFT
    Sarma, B. B.; Jelic, J.; Neukum, D.; Doronkin, D. E.; Huang, X.; Studt, F.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
    2023. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c07263
  8. PdCl(NO) – an iconic compound with corrugated PdCl octagons built up by PdCl(NO) moieties
    Evers, J.; Klapötke, T. M.; Beck, W.; Völkl, M. B. R.; Oehlinger, G.; Köppe, R.; Zimina, A.; Wolf, S.
    2023. Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie, Art.-Nr.: e202200337. doi:10.1002/zaac.202200337
  9. Fluorine Aided Stabilization of Pt Single Atoms on TiO Nanosheets and Strongly Enhanced Photocatalytic H Evolution
    Wu, S.-M.; Hwang, I.; Osuagwu, B.; Will, J.; Wu, Z.; Sarma, B. B.; Pu, F.-F.; Wang, L.-Y.; Badura, Z.; Zoppellaro, G.; Spiecker, E.; Schmuki, P.
    2023. ACS Catalysis, 13, 33–41. doi:10.1021/acscatal.2c04481
  10. 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 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  11. New Dimensions in Catalysis Research with Hard X‐Ray Tomography
    Das, S.; Pashminehazar, R.; Sharma, S.; Weber, S.; Sheppard, T. L.
    2022. Chemie Ingenieur Technik, 94 (11), 1591–1610. doi:10.1002/cite.202200082 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  12. Oxidative cleavage of vicinal diols catalyzed by monomeric Fe‐sites inside MFI zeolite
    Treu, P.; Sarma, B. B.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Saraçi, E.
    2022. ChemCatChem, 14 (21), e202200993. doi:10.1002/cctc.202200993 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  13. Heating up the OER: Investigation of IrO₂ OER Catalysts as Function of Potential and Temperature
    Czioska, S.; Ehelebe, K.; Geppert, J.; Escalera-López, D.; Boubnov, A.; Saraçi, E.; Mayerhöfer, B.; Krewer, U.; Cherevko, S.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
    2022. ChemElectroChem, 9 (19), e202200514. doi:10.1002/celc.202200514 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  14. Investigations of mechanism, surface species and support effects in CO hydrogenation over Rh
    Schumann, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Jensen, A. D.; Christensen, J. M.
    2022. Journal of Catalysis, 414, 90–100. doi:10.1016/j.jcat.2022.08.031 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  15. Pt Single Atoms on TiO 2 Polymorphs—Minimum Loading with a Maximized Photocatalytic Efficiency
    Qin, S.; Denisov, N.; Sarma, B. B.; Hwang, I.; Doronkin, D. E.; Tomanec, O.; Kment, S.; Schmuki, P.
    2022. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 9 (22), Art.-Nr.: 2200808. doi:10.1002/admi.202200808 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  16. Microkinetic Analysis of the Oxygen Evolution Performance at Different Stages of Iridium Oxide Degradation
    Geppert, J.; Röse, P.; Czioska, S.; Escalera-López, D.; Boubnov, A.; Saraçi, E.; Cherevko, S.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Krewer, U.
    2022. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 144 (29), 13205–13217. doi:10.1021/jacs.2c03561 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  17. Understanding the multiple interactions in vanadium-based SCR catalysts during simultaneous NO and soot abatement
    Zheng, L.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
    2022. Catalysis Science & Technology, 12 (12), 3969–3981. doi:10.1039/d2cy00432a Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  18. Probing the electronic nature of Co centers forming the planar ring in octa-nuclear Co complexes using X-ray absorption spectroscopy
    Sarmah, N.; Sharma, D.; Mehta, B. K.; Shrivastava, B. D.; Das, B. K.; Zimina, A.; Gaur, A.
    2022. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1263, Art.-Nr.: 133125. doi:10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133125 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  19. Probing the Nature of Zinc in Copper‐Zinc‐Zirconium Catalysts by Operando Spectroscopies for CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol
    Yang, M.; Yu, J.; Zimina, A.; Sarma, B. B.; Pandit, L.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Zhang, L.; Xu, H.; Sun, J.
    2022. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62 (7), Art.Nr. e202216803. doi:10.1002/anie.202216803
  20. Direct Observation of Reactant, Intermediate, and Product Species for Nitrogen Oxide-Selective Catalytic Reduction on Cu-SSZ-13 Using In Situ Soft X-ray Spectroscopy
    Seitz, L. C.; Doronkin, D. E.; Hauschild, D.; Casapu, M.; Zengel, D.; Zimina, A.; Kreikemeyer-Lorenzo, D.; Blum, M.; Yang, W.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Heske, C.; Weinhardt, L.
    2022. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 126 (49), 20998–21009. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c04736 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  21. Lewis acid Sn-Beta catalysts for the cycloaddition of isoprene and methyl acrylate: a greener route to bio-derived monomers
    Treu, P.; Huber, P.; Plessow, P. N.; Studt, F.; Saraçi, E.
    2022. Catalysis Science & Technology, 12 (24), 7439–7447. doi:10.1039/D2CY01337A Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  22. In Situ Investigations on Structural Evolutions during the Facile Synthesis of Cubic α-MoC Catalysts
    Sun, X.; Yu, J.; Cao, S.; Zimina, A.; Sarma, B. B.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Xu, H.; Li, S.; Liu, Y.; Sun, J.
    2022. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 144 (49), 22589–22598. doi:10.1021/jacs.2c08979
  23. Light‐induced agglomeration of single‐atom platinum in photocatalysis
    Denisov, N.; Qin, S.; Will, J.; Vasiljevic, B. N.; Skorodumova, N. V.; Pašti, I. A.; Sarma, B. B.; Osuagwu, B.; Yokosawa, T.; Voss, J.; Wirth, J.; Spiecker, E.; Schmuki, P.
    2022. Advanced Materials, 35 (5), Art.-Nr.: 2206569. doi:10.1002/adma.202206569
  24. Operando QEXAFS Study of Pt–Fe Ammonia Slip Catalysts During Realistic Driving Cycles
    Marchuk, V.; Huang, X.; Murzin, V.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Doronkin, D. E.
    2022. Topics in Catalysis. doi:10.1007/s11244-022-01718-y Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  25. Dynamics of the Reversible Inhibition during Methane Oxidation on Bimetallic Pd‐Pt Catalysts Studied by Modulation‐Excitation XAS and DRIFTS
    Boubnov, A.; Gremminger, A.; Casapu, M.; Deutschmann, O.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
    2022. ChemCatChem, 14 (22), e202200573. doi:10.1002/cctc.202200573 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  26. Catalytic Profile Reactor for Multimodal Operando Measurements during Periodic Operation
    Espinoza, D. A.; Wollak, B.; Sheppard, T.; Dippel, A.-C.; Sturm, M.; Gutowski, O.; Schmidt, M.; Korup, O.; Horn, R.
    2022. ChemCatChem, 14 (24), Art.: e202200337. doi:10.1002/cctc.202200337
  27. Synchrotron PXRD deconvolutes nickel particle and support changes in Ni/ZrO methanation catalysts
    Schulte, M.; Weber, S.; Klag, L.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Sheppard, T. L.
    2022. Catalysis Science & Technology, 12 (20), 6069–6083. doi:10.1039/D2CY00972B Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  28. Thermally stable mesoporous tetragonal zirconia through surfactant-controlled synthesis and Si-stabilization
    Abel, K. L.; Weber, S.; Poppitz, D.; Titus, J.; Sheppard, T. L.; Gläser, R.
    2022. RSC Advances, 12 (26), 16875–16885. doi:10.1039/d2ra01459a Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  29. 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 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  30. Challenges of green FDCA production from bio‐derived HMF: Overcoming deactivation by concomitant amino acids
    Neukum, D.; Baumgarten, L.; Wüst, D.; Sarma, B. B.; Saraçi, E.; Kruse, A.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
    2022. ChemSusChem, 15 (13), e202200418. doi:10.1002/cssc.202200418 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  31. Controlling Reaction-Induced Loss of Active Sites in ZnOₓ/Silicalite-1 for Durable Nonoxidative Propane Dehydrogenation
    Zhao, D.; Guo, K.; Han, S.; Doronkin, D. E.; Lund, H.; Li, J.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Zhao, Z.; Xu, C.; Jiang, G.; Kondratenko, E. V.
    2022. ACS Catalysis, 12 (8), 4608–4617. doi:10.1021/acscatal.1c05778 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  32. Operando XAS Study of Pt-Doped CeO2 for the Nonoxidative Conversion of Methane
    Eggart, D.; Huang, X.; Zimina, A.; Yang, J.; Pan, Y.; Pan, X.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
    2022. ACS Catalysis, 12, 3897–3908. doi:10.1021/acscatal.2c00092 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  33. Identifying Performance Descriptors in CO2 Hydrogenation over Iron‐based Catalysts Promoted with Alkali Metals
    Yang, Q.; Kondratenko, V. A.; Petrov, S. A.; Doronkin, D. E.; Saraçi, E.; Lund, H.; Arinchtein, A.; Kraehnert, R.; Skrypnik, A. S.; Matvienko, A. A.; Kondratenko, E. V.
    2022. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61 (22), Art.Nr. e202116517. doi:10.1002/anie.202116517 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  34. Digitization in Catalysis Research: Towards a Holistic Description of a Ni/Al2O3 Reference Catalyst for CO2 Methanation
    Weber, S.; Zimmermann, R. T.; Bremer, J.; Abel, K. L.; Poppitz, D.; Prinz, N.; Ilsemann, J.; Wendholt, S.; Yang, Q.; Pashminehazar, R.; Monaco, F.; Cloetens, P.; Huang, X.; Kübel, C.; Kondratenko, E.; Bauer, M.; Bäumer, M.; Zobel, M.; Gläser, R.; Sundmacher, K.; Sheppard, T. L.
    2022. ChemCatChem, 14 (8), e202101878. doi:10.1002/cctc.202101878 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  35. 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 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document
  36. Evolution of Hierarchically Porous Nickel Alumina Catalysts Studied by X‐Ray Ptychography
    Weber, S.; Diaz, A.; Holler, M.; Schropp, A.; Lyubomirskiy, M.; Abel, K. L.; Kahnt, M.; Jeromin, A.; Kulkarni, S.; Keller, T. F.; Gläser, R.; Sheppard, T. L.
    2022. Advanced science, 9 (8), 2105432. doi:10.1002/advs.202105432 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document