Nikolaos Nikolopoulos

Nikolaos Nikolopoulos
Room - David de Wied, 4th floor study area
N.Nikolopoulos@uu.nl

SOCRATES EU MSCA-ETN develops game-changing technology combinations: 1) to extract metals from distinct industrial-process residues, 2) to recover the metals from the extraction process, 3) to valorise the residual matrix into engineered products, while simultaneously performing an integrated assessment of the new flow sheets. The aim of this project is to synthesize, characterize and evaluate zeolites based on wastes. The high silica content of low-grade industrial-process residues (i.e Cu flotation tailings and incineration bottom ashes) makes them a potential source for the synthesis of zeolites. Given the chemical complexity of the waste residues and the method used to prepare the zeolites, it is important to investigate the presence of metal impurities and how they affect the zeolite framework, catalytic activity and its deactivation.

Publications

Mayorga-González, R; Rivera-Torrente, M; Nikolopoulos, N; Bossers, K W; Valadian, R; Yus, J; Seoane, B; Weckhuysen, B M; Meirer, F

Visualizing defects and pore connectivity within metal-organic frameworks by X-ray transmission tomography Journal Article

In: Chemical Science, vol. 12, no. 24, pp. 8458-8467, 2021.

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Zanoni, S; Nikolopoulos, N; Welle, A; Vantomme, A; Weckhuysen, B M

Early-stage particle fragmentation behavior of a commercial silica-supported metallocene catalyst Journal Article

In: Catalysis Science and Technology, vol. 11, no. 15, pp. 5335-5348, 2021.

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Nikolopoulos, N; Geitenbeek, R G; Whiting, G T; Weckhuysen, B M

Unravelling the effect of impurities on the methanol-to-olefins process in waste-derived zeolites ZSM-5 Journal Article

In: Journal of Catalysis, vol. 396, pp. 136-147, 2021.

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Jongkind, M K; Rivera-Torrente, M; Nikolopoulos, N; Weckhuysen, B M

Influence of Pore Structure and Metal-Node Geometry on the Polymerization of Ethylene over Cr-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks Journal Article

In: Chemistry - A European Journal, vol. 27, no. 18, pp. 5769-5781, 2021.

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Rivera-Torrente, M; Kroon, D; Coulet, M -V; Marquez, C; Nikolopoulos, N; Hardian, R; Bourrelly, S; Vos, D De; Whiting, G T; Weckhuysen, B M

Understanding the Effects of Binders in Gas Sorption and Acidity of Aluminium Fumarate Extrudates Journal Article

In: Chemistry - A European Journal, 2021.

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Rivera-Torrente, M; Pletcher, P D; Jongkind, M K; Nikolopoulos, N; Weckhuysen, B M

Ethylene Polymerization over Metal-Organic Framework Crystallites and the Influence of Linkers on Their Fracturing Process Journal Article

In: ACS Catalysis, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 3059-3069, 2019.

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Whiting, G T; Nikolopoulos, N; Nikolopoulos, I; Chowdhury, A D; Weckhuysen, B M

Visualizing pore architecture and molecular transport boundaries in catalyst bodies with fluorescent nanoprobes Journal Article

In: Nature Chemistry, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 23-31, 2019.

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