prof. dr. ir. Bert Weckhuysen

prof. dr. ir. Bert Weckhuysen
Room - David de Wied 4.82
+31 30 253 4328
b.m.weckhuysen@uu.nl

The central research theme of the Weckhuysen group is the development of structure-activity relationships and expert systems in the field of heterogeneous catalysis and materials science with special emphasis on the development and use of advanced in situ characterization techniques.

You can download the exhaustive resume of Prof. Weckhuysen here.

Academic Career

Professorship

2018: Distinguished University Professor at Utrecht University (NL)

2012: Distinguished Professor of the Faculty of Science at Utrecht University (NL)

2000: Professor Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis Group at Utrecht University (NL)

Postdoctoral Experience

1997 – 2000: Postdoctoral fellow at Leuven University (BE), employed by the Belgian National Science Foundation (NFWO).

1995 – 1997: Postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Israel Wachs at Lehigh University (USA) and with Prof. Jack Lunsford at Texas A&M University (USA)

Early Stage Researcher

1995: Ph.D. degree from Leuven University with honors under the supervision of Prof. Robert Schoonheydt (BE)

1991: Master degree in chemical & agricultural engineering with the greatest distinction from Leuven University (BE)

Visiting Professorships

2014 – 2017: University College London (UK)

2013 – 2018: Stanford University & SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (USA)

2012: Sabbatical at Stanford University (USA)

2000 – 2005: Leuven University (BE)

Current educational/Teaching Activities

Lecturer and coordinator of the Da Vinci Project

Lecturer and coordinator of Syllabus Catalysis Course (SK-BKATA)

Lecturer of Spectroscopy of molecules and materials (SK-B2SPEC)

Awards and Scientific Honors

Scientific Awards

Chemistry Europe Award (2023)

Frontiers Award of the Max-Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion (2022)

Honorary fellow of the Chinese Chemical Society (CCS, 2020-onwards)

2018 Robert B. Anderson Award. Organization: Canadian Catalysis Foundation.

2017 Kozo Tanabe Prize for Acid-Base Catalysis. Organization: International Acid-Base Catalysis Group.

2013 Spinoza Award. Organization: Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO).

2013 John Bourke Award. Organization: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).

2012 International Catalysis Award. Organization: International Association of Catalysis Societies (IACS).

2011 Paul H. Emmett Award in Fundamental Catalysis. Organization: North American Catalysis Society (NACS).

2009 Netherlands Catalysis and Chemistry Award. Organization: The Organization of Dutch Catalysis Industries (VIRAN) and the Catalysis Section of the Royal Dutch Chemical Society (KNCV).

2009 CATSA Eminent Visitor Award. Organization: The Catalysis Society of South Africa (CATSA).

2007 DECHEMA Award. Organization: The Max Buchner Research Foundation of the German Organization of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology.

2006 KNCV Gold Medal. Organization: Royal Dutch Chemical Society (KNCV).

Named Lectureships

2020 Pearlman Lectureship of the Weizmann Institute of Science.

2019-2020 Charles Casey Lecturship Award in Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry of the University of Madison at Wisconsin.

2019 Karl Ziegler Lectureship Award from the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung.

2017 Xing Da Lectureship. Organization: Peking University.

2013 Vladimir N. Ipatieff Lectureship. Organization: Northwestern University.

Scientific Honors

Certificate for Achievements of the Christoffel Plantin Fund (2018)

Fellow of the American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS, 2015-onwards).

Fellow of ChemPubSoc Europe (2015-onwards).

Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion (2015).

Member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts (KVAB, 2015-onwards).

Member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (KNAW, 2011-onwards).

Member of the European Academy of Science (Academia Europea, 2010-onwards).

Member of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences (KHMW, 2010-onwards).

Member of the Netherlands Academy of Technology and Innovation (AcTI, 2009-onwards).

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC, 2007-onwards).

Alumnus member of the Young Academy (DJA) of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (2005-2010).

Prestigious Research Grants

Comenius Senior Fellowship (2021). Funding Agency: Netherlands Initiative for Education Research.

ENW-PPS-IPP grant (2020). Funding Agency: Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research.

Open Competition Groot grant (2020). Funding Agency: Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research.

Comenius Teaching Fellowship (2019). Funding Agency: Netherlands Initiative for Education Research.

ERC Proof of Concept grant (2019). Funding Agency: European Research Council.

Gravitation grant (2013) for MCEC. Funding Agency: Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research.

ERC Advanced Grant (2012). Funding Agency: European Research Council.

TOP Research grant (2011). Funding Agency: Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research.

TOP Research grant (2006). Funding Agency: Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research.

VICI Grant (2002). Funding Agency: Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research.

Other Scientific Prizes

2004 EFCATS School Lecturer Award. Organization: The European Federation of Catalysis Societies (EFCATS).

1998 KULeuven Research Council Award. Organization: Research Council of Leuven University.

1994 Exxon-VJC Lecture Award. Organization: Royal Flemish Chemical Society (KVCV).

1991 Water Research Award. Organization: vzw Water, Energie en Leefmilieu (WEL).

Scientific Leadership and Managerial Positions

Scientific Leadership:

Coordinator of the SUNERGY initiative since 2020 of which he has been one of the main initiators.

Scientific director ARC-CBBC, Advanced Research Center Chemical Building Blocks Consortium since 2016, of which he has been one of the main initiators.

Scientific director of MCEC, the Netherlands Center for Multiscale Catalytic Energy Conversion since 2014, of which he has been one of the main initiators.

Scientific director of the Smartmix research program CATCHBIO on Biomass Catalysis funded by the Dutch government and chemical industries, 2006-2016, of which he has been one of the initiators.

Scientific director of the Dutch Research School for Catalysis (NIOK), 2003-2013.

Serves/served on the editorial and/or advisory boards of
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2003-to date; chairman of the editorial board 2006-2008) | Applied Catalysis A: General (2005-2007) | Catalysis Today (2007-to date) | Topics in Catalysis (2006-to date) | Catalysis Letters (2006-to date) | Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (2004-to date) | Journal of Applied Chemistry (2005-to date) | Vibrational Spectroscopy (2002-2006) | Chemical Society Reviews (2010-to date) | ChemCatChem (2009-to date, co-chairman of the editorial board 2009-2016) | ChemPhysChem (2014-to date, co-chairman of the editorial board 2018-2020) | Faraday Discussions (2015-to date) | Chem (2016-2018) | The Journal of Catalysis (2017-2023; editor) | Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2018-to date) | Chemistry-Methods (2020-to date) 17. Chemical and Biomedical Imaging (2022-to date) | Chem Catalysis (2023-to date) | Catalysis Science and Technology (2023-to date; editor-in-chief)

Managerial Positions:

Chairman of the commission, established by the Netherlands Royal Academy of Sciences (KNAW), providing an advice to the Ministry of Science, Education and Art on the concept of rolling grants to strengthen the curiosity-driven research at Dutch Universities (2020).

Chairman of the commission, established by the Netherlands Royal Academy of Sciences (KNAW), providing advice to the Ministry of Science, Education and Art on the optimal division between strategic, thematic and talent subsidies within the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) (2019).

Board member of CW-NWO, the main Dutch funding organization (http://www.nwo.nl) (2012-2016). Chairman of the ‘Tafel Chemie’ of the NWO (2018-2020).

‘Chief Science Officer’ of Topteam of the Topsector Chemistry, since 2014 (before member Topteam Chemie, 2011-2014), established by the Ministry of Economy, Agriculture and Innovation http://www.top-sectoren.nl/chemie/topteam, member of the Regiegroep Chemie (http://www.regiegroepchemie.nl) (2011-present), chairman of the board of the TopConsortium voor Kennis en Innovatie ‘Nieuwe Chemische Innovaties’ (2012- present), executive board member of ACTS (http://www.nwo.nl) (2003-2011) and member of the ‘Spelregels Commissie NWO’ (2013).

Scientific Advisory Board member of Scientific Advisory Board member of inGAP (http://www.ingap.uio.no) (2008-2015); CASE (http://www.case.dtu.dk) (2009-present); SusChem Nederland (http://www.vnci.nl) (2009-2012); EaStCHEM (http://www.eastchem.ac.uk) (2013-2016), the Chemical Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (2009-present), State Key Laboratory of Catalysis (Dalian, China) (2014-onwards), Cardiff Catalysis Institute (Cardiff, UK) (2017-onwards), the Center for Catalysis and Surface Science of Northwestern University in Evanston (USA) (2017-onwards) and the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion in Mulheim/Ruhr (2017-onwards).

Member of the Solvay Scientific Committee for Chemistry (2017-2022).

Titular Member of the Physical and Biophysical Chemistry Division of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) (2016-2019).

Member of “HERCulES” (Higher Education, Research and Culture in European Societies) of Academia Europaea (2015-present).

Board member of the Stichting Hoogewerff-Fonds (2015-present).

Member of TWINS (Raad voor Technische Wetenschappen, Wiskunde en Informatica, Natuur- en Sterrenkunde en Scheikunde) of the Netherlands Royal Academy of Sciences (KNAW; http://www.knaw.nl) (2013-2016).

Board member of the European Federation of Catalysis Societies (EFCATS) (2003-present; treasurer, 2011-2017; since 2017-to date, president), the International Association of Catalysis Societies (IACS) (2003-2016) and the International Zeolite Association (IZA) (2013-present).

Selected publications

M. Monai, K. Jenkinson, A.E.M. Melcherts, J.N. Louwen, E.A. Irmak, S. Van Aert, T. Atlantzis, C. Vogt, W. van der Stam, T. Duchon, B. Smid, E. Groeneveld, P. Berben, S. Bals, B.M. Weckhuysen, Restructuring of titanium oxide overlayers over nickel nanoparticles during catalysis, Science 2023, 380, 644

R. Jabbour, L.A. Parker, E.M. Hutter, B.M. Weckhuysen, Chemical targets to deactivate biological and chemical toxins using surfaces and fabrics, Nature Reviews Chemistry 2021, 5, doi: 10.1038/s41570-021-00275-4.

B. M. Weckhuysen, Titanium atoms pair up in industrial catalyst, Nature 2020, 586, 678. (News & Views article)

B. M. Weckhuysen, Creating value from plastic waste, Science 2020, 370, 400. (Perspective article)

Dai, Y. Shen, T. Yang, C. Lee, D. Fu, A. Agarwal, T.T. Le, M. Tsapatsis, J.C. Palmer, B.M. Weckhuysen, P.J. Dauenhauer, X. Zou, J.D. Rimer, Finned zeolite catalysts with enhanced mass transport properties, Nature Materials 2020, 19, 1074.

Hartman, R.G. Geitenbeek, G.T. Whiting, B.M. Weckhuysen, Operando monitoring of temperature and active species at the single catalyst particle level, Nature Catalysis 2019, 2, 986. (including cover)

Aspuru-Guzik, M.-H. Baik, S. Balasubramanian, R. Banerjee, S. Bart, N. Borduas-Dedekind, S. Chang, P. Chen, C. Corminboeuf, F.-X. Coudert, L. Cronin, C. Crudden, T. Cuk, A.G. Doyle, C. Fan, X. Feng, D. Freedman, S. Furukawa, S. Ghosh, F. Glorius, M. Jeffries-EL, N. Katsonis, A. Li, S.S. Linse, S. Marchesan, N. Maulide, A. Milo, A.R.H. Narayan, P. Naumov, C. Nevado, T. Nyokong, R. Palacin, M. Reid, C. Robinson, G. Robinson, R. Sarpong, C. Schindler, G.S. Schlau-Cohen, T.W. Schmidt, R. Sessoli, Y. Shao-Horn, H. Sleiman, J. Sutherland, A. Taylor, A. Tezcan, M. Tortosa, A. Walsh, A.J.B. Watson, B.M. Weckhuysen, E. Weiss, D. Wilson, V.W.W. Yam, X. Yang, J.Y. Ying, T. Yoon, S.L.You, A.J.G. Zarbin, H. Zhang, Charting a course for chemistry, Nature Chemistry 2019, 11, 286.

B. M. Weckhuysen, Stable platinum in a zeolite channel, Nature Materials 2019, 18, 778.

S. Cho, J. Yang, X. Gong, Y.B. Zhang, K. Momma, B.M. Weckhuysen, H. Deng, J.K. Kang, O.M. Yaghi, O. Terasaki, Isotherms of individual pores by gas adsorption crystallography, Nature Chemistry 2019, 11, 562.

Kumar, B.M. Weckhuysen, A.J. Wain, A.J. Pollard, Nanoscale chemical imaging using tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, Nature Protocols 2019, 14, 1169.

Vogt, M. Monai, G.J. Kramer, B.M. Weckhuysen, The renaissance of the Sabatier reaction and its applications on earth and in space, Nature Catalysis 2019, 2, 188.

T. Whiting, N. Nikolopoulos, I. Nikolopoulos, A. Dutta Chowdhury, B.M. Weckhuysen, Visualizing pore architecture and molecular transport boundaries in catalytic bodies with fluorescent nanoprobes, Nature Chemistry 2019, 11, 23.

Meirer, B.M. Weckhuysen, Spatial and temporal exploration of heterogeneous catalysts with synchrotron radiation, Nature Reviews Materials 2018, 3, 324.

Yarulina, A. Dutta Chowdhury, F. Meirer, B.M. Weckhuysen, J. Gascon, Recent trends and fundamental insights in the methanol-to-hydrocarbons process, Nature Catalysis 2018, 1, 398.

B. M. Weckhuysen, Communicating catalysts, Nature Chemistry 2018, 10, 580 (News & Views article).

Yarulina, K. De Wispelaere, S. Bailleul, J. Goetze, M. Radersma, E. Abou-Hamad, I. Vollmer, M. Goesten, B. Mezari, E.J.M. Hensen, J.S. Martinez-Espin, M. Morten, S. Mitchell, J. Perez-Ramirez, U. Olsbye, B.M. Weckhuysen, V. Van Speybroeck, F. Kapteijn, J. Gascon, Structure-performance descriptors and the role of Lewis acidity in the methanol-to-propylene process, Nature Chemistry 2018, 10, 804. (including cover)

Books

B.M. Weckhuysen, P. Van Der Voort, G. Catana (Editors). Spectroscopy of transition metal ions on surfaces. Leuven University Press, Leuven, 2000, 332 pages. ISBN 90-586-7025-2.

B.M. Weckhuysen (Editor). In situ Spectroscopy of Catalysts. American Scientific Publishers, San Diego, 2004, 332 pages. ISBN 1-58883-026-8.

M.A.R. Meier, B.M. Weckhuysen, P.C.A. Bruijnincx (Editors). Organometallics and Renewables, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, Topics in Organometallic Chemistry Vol. 39, 2012, 228 pages. ISBN 978-3-642-28287-4 (print) and 978-3-642-28288-1 (online).

K. Wüthrich, B. Weckhuysen, L. Rongy, A. de Wit (Editors), Computational Modeling – From Chemistry to Materials to Biology, Proceedings of the 25th Solvay Conference on Chemistry. World Scientific, 2021, 372 pages, ISBN: 978-981-122-820-9 (hardcover).

Book Chapters

B.M. Weckhuysen, P. Van Der Voort, G. Catana. Spectroscopic characterization of heterogeneous catalysts, in Spectroscopy of transition metal ions on surfaces, Weckhuysen, B.M.; Van Der Voort, P.; Catana, G. (Eds), Leuven University Press, Leuven, 2000, p. 13.

B.M. Weckhuysen, R.A. Schoonheydt. General principles of electron spin resonance, in Spectroscopy of transition metal ions on surfaces, Weckhuysen, B.M.; Van Der Voort, P.; Catana, G. (Eds), Leuven University Press, Leuven, 2000, p. 25.

B.M. Weckhuysen, R.A. Schoonheydt (2000). General principles of vibrational spectroscopies, in Spectroscopy of transition metal ions on surfaces, Weckhuysen, B.M.; Van Der Voort, P.; Catana, G. (Eds), Leuven University Press, Leuven, 2000, p. 157.

B.M. Weckhuysen, R.A. Schoonheydt (2000). Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, in Spectroscopy of transition metal ions on surfaces, Weckhuysen, B.M.; Van Der Voort, P.; Catana, G. (Eds), Leuven University Press, Leuven, 2000, p. 221.

B.M. Weckhuysen, I.E. Wachs. Catalysis by supported metal oxides, in Handbook of Surfaces and Interfaces of Materials, Nalwa, H.S. (Ed.), Academic Press, San Diego, 2001, p. 613.

B.M. Weckhuysen, R. Heidler, R.A. Schoonheydt (2004). Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy, in Molecular Sieves – Science and Technology (Vol. 4: Characterization I), Karge, H.G., Weitkamp, J. (Eds.), Springer Verlag, Berlin, p. 295.

B.M. Weckhuysen (2004). In-situ spectroscopy of catalysts, in In situ Spectroscopy of Catalysts, Weckhuysen, B.M. (Ed.), American Scientific Publishers, San Diego, p. 1.

B.M. Weckhuysen (2004). Ultraviolet-Visible spectroscopy, in In situ Characterization of Catalysts, Weckhuysen, B.M. (Ed.), American Scientific Publishers, San Diego, p. 255.

F. Morales, B.M. Weckhuysen (2006). Promotion effects in Co-based Fischer-Tropsch catalysis, in Catalysis, Vol. 19, Spivey, J.J. (Ed.), Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, p. 1.

J.A. Bergwerff, B.M. Weckhuysen (2008). Active phase-support interactions: oxide-support interactions. In Handbook of Heterogeneous Catalysis, 2nd Ed., Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Ertl, G.; Knozinger, H.; Schuth, F.; Weitkamp, J. (Eds.), p. 1188.

A. Ruppert, B.M. Weckhuysen (2008). Active phase-support interactions: metal-support interactions. In Handbook of Heterogeneous Catalysis, 2nd Ed., Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Ertl, G.; Knozinger, H.; Schuth, F.; Weitkamp, J. (Eds.), p. 1178.

T.A. Nijhuis, E. Sacaliuc, B.M. Weckhuysen (2008). The epoxidation of propene over gold nanoparticle catalysts in Mechanisms in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Epoxidation Catalysis, Elsevier, Amsterdam, Oyama, S.T. (Ed.), p. 340.

B.M. Weckhuysen (2009), Space and time resolved spectroscopy of catalyst bodies, in Synthesis of Solid Catalysts, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, de Jong, K.P. (Ed.), p. 201.

M.H.F. Kox, B.M. Weckhuysen (2010), Spatial heterogeneities within an individual catalyst particle during reaction as revealed by in-situ micro-spectroscopy, in On Catalysis, Edition Ostwald, 2nd Ed., Wissenschaft und Bilduing, Berlin, Reschetilowski, W., Houle, W. (Eds.), p. 240.

E. Stavitski, B.M. Weckhuysen (2010), Vibrational spectroscopy and related in-situ studies of catalytic reactions with molecular sieves, in Zeolites and Catalysis: Synthesis, Reactions and Applications, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Cejka, J.; Corma, A.; Zones, S. (Eds.), p. 209.

E. Stavitski, A.M. Beale, B.M. Weckhuysen (2011), Catalysts Characterization: Heterogeneous, in Encyclopedia of Catalysis, 2nd Ed., Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Horvath, I. (Ed.), p. 5.

P.C.A. Bruijnincx, R. Jastrebski, P.J.C. Hausoul, R.J.M. Klein Gebbink, B.M. Weckhuysen (2012), Pd—catalyzed telomerization of 1,3-dienes with multifunctional renewable substrates: Versatile routes for the valorization of biomass-derived platform molecules, in Organometallics and Renewables, Springer, Heidelberg, M.A.R Meier, B.M. Weckhuysen, P.C.A. Bruijnincx (Eds.), p. 45.

B. Weckhuysen (2012), In-situ characterization of heterogeneous catalysts, in Catalysis, From Principles to Applications, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Beller, M.; Renken, A. van Santen, R.A. (Eds.), p. 493.

A.M. Beale, M.G. O’Brien, B.M. Weckhuysen (2012), Techniques coupling for catalyst characterization, in Characterization of Solid Materials and Heterogeneous Catalysts: From Structure to Surface Reactivity, Vol. 2, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Che, M.; Vedrine, J.C. (Eds.), p. 1077.

A.M. Beale, J. Ruiz-Martinez, B.M. Weckhuysen (2013), Catalyst imaging using synchrotron-based multitechnique approaches, in In-Situ Characterization of Heterogeneous Catalysts, Wiley, Hoboken, J.A. Rodrigez, J.C. Hanson, P.J. Chupas (Eds.), p. 441.

A.M. Beale, J.P. Hofmann, M. Sankar, E.M. van Schrojenstein Lantman, B.M. Weckhuysen (2014), Recent trends in operando and in-situ characterization techniques for rational design of catalysts, in Handbook of Heterogeneous Catalysts, Wiley, VCH, Weinheim, Wilson, K., Lee, A. (Eds.), p. 365.

E.T.C. Vogt, G.T. Whiting, A. Dutta Chowdhurry, B.M. Weckhuysen, Zeolites and zeotypes for oil and gas conversion, in Advances in Catalysis, Vol. 58, Academic Press, New York, F.C. Jentoft (Ed.), 2015, p. 143.

S.C.C. Wiedemann, P.C.A. Bruijnincx, B.M. Weckhuysen, Isostearic Acid: A unique fatty acid with great potential, in Chemicals and Fuels from Bio-Based Building Blocks, First Edition, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, F. Cavani, S. Albonetti, F. Basile, A. Gandini (Eds.), 2016, p. 51.

R. Oord, B.M. Weckhuysen, Cu-Zeolite Selective catalytic reduction catalysts for NOx conversion, in Zeolites and Zeolite-Like Materials, Elsevier, Amsterdam, B. Sels, L. Kustov (Eds.), 2016, p. 433.

G.T. Whiting, F. Meirer, B.M. Weckhuysen, Operando EXAFS and XANES of catalytic solids and related materials, in XAFS Techniques for Catalysts, Nanomaterials and Surfaces, Springer, New York, Y. Iwasawa, K. Asakura, M. Tada (Eds.), 2016. p. 167.

J.E. Schmidt, G.T. Whiting, A. Dutta Chowhdurry, B. Seoane, B.M. Weckhuysen, Spectroscopy of Zeolites, in Zeolites in Catalysis: Properties and Applications, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, J. Cejka, R.E. Morris, P. Nachtigall (Eds.), 2017, p. 240.

M. Filez, Z. Ristanovic, B.M Weckhuysen, Micro-spectroscopy to Interrogate Solid Catalysts at Work, in Encyclopedia of Interfacial Chemistry: Surface Science and Electrochemistry, Elsevier, Amsterdam, K. Wandelt (Ed.), 2017, p. 1.

C.S. Lancefield, B.M. Weckhuysen, P.C.A. Bruijnincx, Catalytic Conversion of Lignin-derived Aromatic Compounds into Chemicals, in Lignin Valorization: Emerging Approaches, G.T. Beckham (Ed.), Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, G.T. Beckham (Ed.), 2018, p. 159.

C. Vogt, C.S. Wondergem, B.M. Weckhuysen, Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-Vis) Spectroscopy, in Handbook of Advanced Catalyst Characterization, Springer, Berlin, I.E. Wachs, M.A. Banares (Eds.), 2023, p. 237.

C.S. Wondergem, C. Vogt, B.M. Weckhuysen, Time-resolved X-ray Absorptoin Spectroscopy (XAS), in Handbook of Advanced Catalyst Characterization, Springer, Berlin, I.E. Wachs, M.A. Banares (Eds.), 2023, p. 601.

Granted Patents and Patent Applications

Granted Patents:

United States Patent 9,956,547 (2018). Preparation of polyglycerols. Inventors: A. Kaiser, B.M. Weckhuysen, D. Leinweber, F. Kirby, F.X. Scherl, H.J. Metz & P.C.A. Bruijnincx.

United States Patent 9,095,844 (2015). Catalyst for Glycerol Aqueous Phase Reforming and Preparation Thereof. Inventors: Y.M. Chung, T. J. Kim, S.H. Oh, D. Ayse Boga, P.C.A. Bruijnincx & B.M. Weckhuysen.

United States Patent 8,370,082 (2013) & European Patent 2 142 908 B1 (2010). Method for predicting a physical property of a residue obtainable from a crude oil. Inventors: P. de Peinder, F.A.J. Singelenberg, T. Visser & B.M. Weckhuysen.

United States Patent 7,476,374 (2009). Catalytic destruction of halogenated hydrocarbons. Inventors: B. Weckhuysen, R. Schoonheydt & P. Van der Avert.

Patent Applications

European Patent Application EP 202201902 (2022). Mechanochemical Catalytic Depolymerization. Inventors: I. Vollmer, B.M. Weckhuysen & A.H. Hergese

United States Patent Application 2017/0266651 A1 (2017). Process for the manufacture of alcohol and/or ketone. Inventors: S. Chouzier, L.F. Rascon Cruz, B.M. Weckhuysen & S. Mastroianni.

Patent Cooperation Treaty International Patent Application WO 2016/135268 A1 (2016). Method for preparing a chemical compound using a ruthenium metal catalyst on a zirconium oxide support in the presence of a contaminant. Inventors: J. Ftouni, P.C.A. Bruijnincx & B.M. Weckhuysen

Patent Cooperation Treaty International Patent Application WO 2015/026234 A1 (2015). Supported monometallic and bimetallic catalysts for the hydrogenation of levulinic acid. Inventors: W. Luo, M. Sankar, P.C.A. Bruijnincx, B.M. Weckhuysen.

Patent Cooperation Treaty International Patent Application WO 2012/177138 A1 (2012). Process for the liquid-phase reforming of lignin to aromatic chemicals and hydrogen. Inventors: J. Zakzeski, P.C.A. Bruijnincx & B.M. Weckhuysen.

European Patent Application EP 2014362 A1 (2009). Metathesis of chlorinated waste compounds. Inventors: A.W.A.M. van der Heijden, J.H. Bitter & B.M. Weckhuysen.

European Patent Application EP 1961726 A1 (2008). Process for the conversion of glycerol and catalytically active material suitable thereof. Inventors: A.M. Ruppert & B.M. Weckhuysen.

Patent Cooperation Treaty International Patent Application WO 2005/082815 A1 (2005) & European Patent Application EP 1564198 A1 (2005). Heterogeneous chromium catalysts. Inventors: C. Nenu, P. Bodart & B.M. Weckhuysen.

Publications

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2023

Monai, Matteo; Jenkinson, Kellie; Melcherts, Angela E. M.; Louwen, Jaap N.; Irmak, Ece A.; Aert, Sandra Van; Altantzis, Thomas; Vogt, Charlotte; Stam, Ward; Duchoň, Tomáš; Šmíd, Břetislav; Groeneveld, Esther; Berben, Peter; Bals, Sara; Weckhuysen, Bert M.

Restructuring of titanium oxide overlayers over nickel nanoparticles during catalysis Journal Article

In: Science, vol. 380, no. 6645, pp. 644 – 651, 2023, (Cited by: 3).

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Ding, Pan; An, Hongyu; Zellner, Philipp; Guan, Tianfu; Gao, Jianyong; Müller-Buschbaum, Peter; Weckhuysen, Bert M.; Stam, Ward; Sharp, Ian D.

Elucidating the Roles of Nafion/Solvent Formulations in Copper-Catalyzed CO2 Electrolysis Journal Article

In: ACS Catalysis, vol. 13, no. 8, pp. 5336 – 5347, 2023, (Cited by: 1; All Open Access, Green Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access).

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Nikolopoulos, Nikolaos; Parker, Luke A.; Vuijk, Maurits W.; Weckhuysen, Bert M.

Impact of the location of magnesium in zeolite-based shaped catalyst bodies on the methanol-to-hydrocarbons process Journal Article

In: Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, vol. 354, 2023, (Cited by: 0; All Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access).

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Mandemaker, Laurens D. B.; Jabbour, Christia; Nikolopoulos, Nikolaos; Dorresteijn, Joren M.; Rivera-Torrente, Miguel; Weckhuysen, Bert M.

The Growth of Metal–Organic Framework Films on Calcium Fluoride and Their Interaction With Reactive Molecules Journal Article

In: Advanced Materials Interfaces, vol. 10, no. 5, 2023, (Cited by: 1; All Open Access, Green Open Access).

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Deraet, Xavier; Turek, Jan; Alonso, Mercedes; Tielens, Frederik; Weckhuysen, Bert M.; Calatayud, Monica; Proft, Frank De

Understanding the Reactivity of Supported Late Transition Metals on a Bare Anatase (101) Surface: A Periodic Conceptual DFT Investigation Journal Article

In: ChemPhysChem, vol. 24, no. 6, 2023, (Cited by: 1).

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Europium-Magnesium-Aluminum-Based Mixed-Metal Oxides as Highly Active Methane Oxychlorination Catalysts Journal Article

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Zand, Florian; Hangx, Suzanne J T; Spiers, Christopher J.; Brink, Peter J.; Burns, James; Boebinger, Matthew G.; Poplawsky, Jonathan D.; Monai, Matteo; Weckhuysen, Bert M.

Elucidating the Structure and Composition of Individual Bimetallic Nanoparticles in Supported Catalysts by Atom Probe Tomography Journal Article

In: Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 145, no. 31, pp. 17299 – 17308, 2023, (Cited by: 0).

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Xing, Shiyou; Turner, Savannah; Fu, Donglong; Vreeswijk, Sophie; Liu, Yuanshuai; Xiao, Jiadong; Oord, Ramon; Sann, Joachim; Weckhuysen, Bert M.

Silicalite-1 Layer Secures the Bifunctional Nature of a CO2 Hydrogenation Catalyst Journal Article

In: JACS Au, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 1029 – 1038, 2023, (Cited by: 0; All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access).

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Wu, Yaqi; Dorresteijn, Joren M.; Mandemaker, Laurens D. B.; Hartman, Thomas; Weckhuysen, Bert M.

Elucidating polymer growth and fragmentation behavior of MOFs in ethylene polymerization by MOF thin films Journal Article

In: Cell Reports Physical Science, vol. 4, no. 1, 2023, (Cited by: 0).

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Ma, Duozheng; Li, Xiangcheng; Liu, Chuang; Versluis, Caroline; Ye, Yingchun; Wang, Zhendong; Vogt, Eelco T. C.; Weckhuysen, Bert M.; Yang, Weimin

SCM-36 zeolite nanosheets applied in the production of renewable p-xylene from ethylene and 2,5-dimethylfuran Journal Article

In: Chinese Journal of Catalysis, vol. 47, pp. 200 – 213, 2023, (Cited by: 1; All Open Access, Bronze Open Access).

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Le, Thuy T.; Qin, Wei; Agarwal, Ankur; Nikolopoulos, Nikolaos; Fu, Donglong; Patton, Matthew D.; Weiland, Conan; Bare, Simon R.; Palmer, Jeremy C.; Weckhuysen, Bert M.; Rimer, Jeffrey D.

Elemental zoning enhances mass transport in zeolite catalysts for methanol to hydrocarbons Journal Article

In: Nature Catalysis, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 254 – 265, 2023, (Cited by: 1).

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Baumgartner, Bettina; Prins, P. Tim; Louwen, Jaap N.; Monai, Matteo; Weckhuysen, Bert M.

The Role of Water in Carbon Dioxide Adsorption in Porphyrinic Metal-Organic Frameworks Journal Article

In: ChemCatChem, 2023, (Cited by: 0).

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Vos, Rafaël E.; Kolmeijer, Kees E.; Jacobs, Thimo S.; Stam, Ward Van Der; Weckhuysen, Bert M.; Koper, Marc T. M.

How Temperature Affects the Selectivity of the Electrochemical CO2Reduction on Copper Journal Article

In: ACS Catalysis, vol. 13, no. 12, pp. 8080 – 8091, 2023, (Cited by: 0; All Open Access, Green Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access).

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Chung, Sang-Ho; Li, Teng; Shoinkhorova, Tuiana; Komaty, Sarah; Ramirez, Adrian; Mukhambetov, Ildar; Abou-Hamad, Edy; Shterk, Genrikh; Telalovic, Selvedin; Dikhtiarenko, Alla; Sirks, Bart; Lavrik, Polina; Tang, Xinqi; Weckhuysen, Bert M.; Bruijnicx, Pieter C. A.; Gascon, Jorge; Ruiz-Martínez, Javier

Origin of active sites on silica–magnesia catalysts and control of reactive environment in the one-step ethanol-to-butadiene process Journal Article

In: Nature Catalysis, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 363 – 376, 2023, (Cited by: 0; All Open Access, Green Open Access).

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Vollenbroek, Jeroen C.; Nieuwelink, Anne-Eva; Bomer, Johan G.; Tiggelaar, Roald M.; Berg, Albert; Weckhuysen, Bert M.; Odijk, Mathieu

Droplet microreactor for high-throughput fluorescence-based measurements of single catalyst particle acidity Journal Article

In: Microsystems and Nanoengineering, vol. 9, no. 1, 2023, (Cited by: 0; All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access).

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Zanoni, Silvia; Nikolopoulos, Nikolaos; Welle, Alexandre; Cirriez, Virginie; Weckhuysen, Bert M.

Role of Titanium in Ti/SiO2-Supported Metallocene-based Olefin Polymerization Catalysts. Part 2: Particle Fragmentation Journal Article

In: ChemCatChem, vol. 15, no. 10, 2023, (Cited by: 1; All Open Access, Bronze Open Access).

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Zanoni, Silvia; Welle, Alexandre; Cirriez, Virginie; Weckhuysen, Bert M.

Role of Titanium in Ti/SiO2-Supported Metallocene-based Olefin Polymerization Catalysts. Part 1: Genesis of Active Sites and Catalytic Performance Journal Article

In: ChemCatChem, vol. 15, no. 10, 2023, (Cited by: 1; All Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access).

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Zarupski, Jelena; Piovano, Alessandro; Werny, Maximilian J.; Martini, Andrea; Braglia, Luca; Torelli, Piero; Hendriksen, Coen; Friederichs, Nicolaas H.; Meirer, Florian; Weckhuysen, Bert M.; Groppo, Elena

Silica-magnesium-titanium Ziegler–Natta catalysts. Part II. Properties of the active sites and fragmentation behaviour Journal Article

In: Journal of Catalysis, vol. 423, pp. 10 – 18, 2023, (Cited by: 1).

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Vreeswijk, Sophie H.; Parker, Luke A.; Maris, J. J. Erik; Poplawsky, Jonathan D.; Weckhuysen, Bert M.

Micro- and Nanoscale Heterogeneities in Zeolite Beta as Measured by Atom Probe Tomography and Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy Journal Article

In: ChemPhysChem, vol. 24, no. 13, 2023, (Cited by: 0; All Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access).

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Vogt, Eelco T. C.; Fu, Donglong; Weckhuysen, Bert M.

Carbon Deposit Analysis in Catalyst Deactivation, Regeneration, and Rejuvenation Journal Article

In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, vol. 62, no. 29, 2023, (Cited by: 1; All Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access).

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An, Hongyu; Ruiter, Jim; Wu, Longfei; Yang, Shuang; Meirer, Florian; Stam, Ward; Weckhuysen, Bert M.

Spatiotemporal Mapping of Local Heterogeneities during Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction Journal Article

In: JACS Au, 2023, (Cited by: 0; All Open Access, Gold Open Access).

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Delen, Guusje; Monai, Matteo; Stančiaková, Katarina; Baumgartner, Bettina; Meirer, Florian; Weckhuysen, Bert M.

Structure sensitivity in gas sorption and conversion on metal-organic frameworks Journal Article

In: Nature Communications, vol. 14, no. 1, 2023, (Cited by: 1; All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access).

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2022

Bossers, K. W.; Mandemaker, L. D. B.; Nikolopoulos, N.; Liu, Y.; Rohnke, M.; Peinder, P.; Terlingen, B. J. P.; Walther, F.; Dorresteijn, J. M.; Hartman, T.; Weckhuysen, B. M.

A Ziegler-type spherical cap model reveals early stage ethylene polymerization growth versus catalyst fragmentation relationships Journal Article

In: Nature Communications, vol. 13, no. 1, 2022.

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Maris, J. J. E.; Rabouw, F. T.; Weckhuysen, B. M.; Meirer, F.

Classification-based motion analysis of single-molecule trajectories using DiffusionLab Journal Article

In: Scientific Reports, vol. 12, no. 1, 2022.

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Have, I. C.; Kromwijk, J. J. G.; Monai, M.; Ferri, D.; Sterk, E. B.; Meirer, F.; Weckhuysen, B. M.

Uncovering the reaction mechanism behind CoO as active phase for CO2 hydrogenation Journal Article

In: Nature Communications, vol. 13, no. 1, 2022.

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Yang, S.; An, H.; Anastasiadou, D.; Xu, W.; Wu, L.; Wang, H.; Ruiter, J.; Arnouts, S.; Figueiredo, M. C.; Bals, S.; Altantzis, T.; Stam, W.; Weckhuysen, B. M.

Waste-Derived Copper-Lead Electrocatalysts for CO2 Reduction Journal Article

In: ChemCatChem, vol. 14, no. 18, 2022.

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Ruiter, J. De; An, H.; Wu, L.; Gijsberg, Z.; Yang, S.; Hartman, T.; Weckhuysen, B. M.; Stam, W. Van Der

Probing the Dynamics of Low-Overpotential CO2-to-CO Activation on Copper Electrodes with Time-Resolved Raman Spectroscopy Journal Article

In: Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 144, no. 33, pp. 15047-15058, 2022.

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Baldus, M.; Weckhuysen, B. M.

Giving oxygenates a new spin Journal Article

In: Nature Catalysis, vol. 5, no. 7, pp. 584-585, 2022.

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Liu, C.; Uslamin, E. A.; Vreeswijk, S. H.; Yarulina, I.; Ganapathy, S.; Weckhuysen, B. M.; Kapteijn, F.; Pidko, E. A.

An integrated approach to the key parameters in methanol-to-olefins reaction catalyzed by MFI/MEL zeolite materials Journal Article

In: Chinese Journal of Catalysis, vol. 43, no. 7, pp. 1879-1893, 2022.

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Have, I. C.; Brink, R. Y.; Marie-Rose, S. C.; Meirer, F.; Weckhuysen, B. M.

Using Biomass Gasification Mineral Residue as Catalyst to Produce Light Olefins from CO, CO2, and H2 Mixtures Journal Article

In: ChemSusChem, vol. 15, no. 11, 2022.

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Li, X.; Hu, K.; Huang, Y.; Gu, Q.; Chen, Y.; Yang, B.; Qiu, R.; Luo, W.; Weckhuysen, B. M.; Yan, K.

Upcycling biomass waste into Fe single atom catalysts for pollutant control Journal Article

In: Journal of Energy Chemistry, vol. 69, pp. 282-291, 2022.

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Terlingen, B.; Oord, R.; Ahr, M.; Hutter, E. M.; Lare, C. Van; Weckhuysen, B. M.

Favoring the Methane Oxychlorination Reaction over EuOCl by Synergistic Effects with Lanthanum Journal Article

In: ACS Catalysis, vol. 12, no. 9, pp. 5698-5710, 2022.

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Xiao, J.; Cheng, K.; Xie, X.; Wang, M.; Xing, S.; Liu, Y.; Hartman, T.; Fu, D.; Bossers, K.; Huis, M. A.; Blaaderen, A.; Wang, Y.; Weckhuysen, B. M.

Tandem catalysis with double-shelled hollow spheres Journal Article

In: Nature Materials, vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 572-579, 2022.

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Lezcano-González, I.; Cong, P.; Campbell, E.; Panchal, M.; Agote-Arán, M.; Celorrio, V.; He, Q.; Oord, R.; Weckhuysen, B. M.; Beale, A. M.

Structure-Activity Relationships in Highly Active Platinum-Tin MFI-type Zeolite Catalysts for Propane Dehydrogenation Journal Article

In: ChemCatChem, vol. 14, no. 7, 2022.

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Vreeswijk, S. H. Van; Monai, M.; Oord, R.; Schmidt, J. E.; Vogt, E. T. C.; Poplawsky, J. D.; Weckhuysen, B. M.

Nano-scale insights regarding coke formation in zeolite SSZ-13 subject to the methanol-to-hydrocarbons reaction Journal Article

In: Catalysis Science and Technology, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 1220-1228, 2022.

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Yang, J.; He, Y.; He, J.; Liu, Y.; Geng, H.; Chen, S.; Lin, L.; Liu, M.; Chen, T.; Jiang, Q.; Weckhuysen, B. M.; Luo, W.; Wu, Z.

Enhanced Catalytic Performance through in Situ Encapsulation of Ultrafine Ru Clusters within a High-Aluminum Zeolite Journal Article

In: ACS Catalysis, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 1847-1856, 2022.

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Vogt, C.; Weckhuysen, B. M.

The concept of active site in heterogeneous catalysis Journal Article

In: Nature Reviews Chemistry, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 89-111, 2022.

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Fu, D.; Maris, J. J. E.; Stanciakova, K.; Nikolopoulos, N.; Heijden, O.; Mandemaker, L. D. B.; Siemons, M. E.; Pastene, D. Salas; Kapitein, L. C.; Rabouw, F. T.; Meirer, F.; Weckhuysen, B. M.

Unravelling Channel Structure–Diffusivity Relationships in Zeolite ZSM-5 at the Single-Molecule Level Journal Article

In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, vol. 61, no. 5, 2022.

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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, vol. 28, no. 5, 2022.

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Nikolopoulos, N.; Veenhuizen, O.; Weckhuysen, B. M.

Effect of Steaming on Waste-Derived Zeolite ZSM-5 as Methanol-To-Hydrocarbons Catalyst Journal Article

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Werny, M. J.; Müller, D.; Hendriksen, C.; Chan, R.; Friederichs, N. H.; Fella, C.; Meirer, F.; Weckhuysen, B. M.

Elucidating the Sectioning Fragmentation Mechanism in Silica-Supported Olefin Polymerization Catalysts with Laboratory-Based X-Ray and Electron Microscopy Journal Article

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Uemura, Y.; Ismail, A. S. M.; Park, S. H.; Kwon, S.; Kim, M.; Elnaggar, H.; Frati, F.; Wadati, H.; Hirata, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Yamagami, K.; Yamamoto, S.; Matsuda, I.; Halisdemir, U.; Koster, G.; Milne, C.; Ammann, M.; Weckhuysen, B. M.; Groot, F. M. F. De

Hole Dynamics in Photoexcited Hematite Studied with Femtosecond Oxygen K-edge X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Journal Article

In: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, pp. 4207-4214, 2022.

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Ye, X.; Oord, R.; Monai, M.; Schmidt, J. E.; Chen, T.; Meirer, F.; Weckhuysen, B. M.

New insights into the NH3-selective catalytic reduction of NO over Cu-ZSM-5 as revealed by operando spectroscopy Journal Article

In: Catalysis Science and Technology, 2022.

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Hernández-Giménez, A. M.; Hernando, H.; Danisi, R. M.; Vogt, E. T. C.; Houben, K.; Baldus, M.; Serrano, D. P.; Bruijnincx, P. C. A.; Weckhuysen, B. M.

Deactivation and regeneration of solid acid and base catalyst bodies used in cascade for bio-oil synthesis and upgrading Journal Article

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2021

Filez, M; Caratelli, C; Rivera-Torrente, M; Muniz-Miranda, F; Hoek, M; Altelaar, M; Heck, A J R; Speybroeck, V Van; Weckhuysen, B M

Elucidation of the pre-nucleation phase directing metal-organic framework formation Journal Article

In: Cell Reports Physical Science, vol. 2, no. 12, 2021.

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Terlingen, B; Oord, R; Ahr, M; Hutter, E M; Lare, C Van; Weckhuysen, B M

Mechanistic Insights into the Lanthanide-Catalyzed Oxychlorination of Methane as Revealed by Operando Spectroscopy Journal Article

In: ACS Catalysis, vol. 11, pp. 10574-10588, 2021.

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Jabbour, C R; Parker, L A; Hutter, E M; Weckhuysen, B M

Chemical targets to deactivate biological and chemical toxins using surfaces and fabrics Journal Article

In: Nature Reviews Chemistry, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 370-387, 2021.

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Hinterding, S O M; Salzmann, B B V; Vonk, S J W; Vanmaekelbergh, D; Weckhuysen, B M; Hutter, E M; Rabouw, F T

Single Trap States in Single CdSe Nanoplatelets Journal Article

In: ACS Nano, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 7216-7225, 2021.

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Vogt, C; Meirer, F; Monai, M; Groeneveld, E; Ferri, D; Santen, R A; Nachtegaal, M; Unocic, R R; Frenkel, A I; Weckhuysen, B M

Dynamic restructuring of supported metal nanoparticles and its implications for structure insensitive catalysis Journal Article

In: Nature Communications, vol. 12, no. 1, 2021.

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Vollmer, I; Jenks, M J F; González, R Mayorga; Meirer, F; Weckhuysen, B M

Plastic Waste Conversion over a Refinery Waste Catalyst Journal Article

In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, vol. 60, no. 29, pp. 16101-16108, 2021.

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