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Recent Advances in Heterogeneous Catalysis for Ammonia Synthesis by Marakatti, Vijaykumar S., Gaigneaux, Eric M.

“…Even after a century, ammonia (NH3) synthesis from nitrogen and hydrogen through Haber‐Bosch process is still energy intensive. Even with recently introduced…”
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Exploring, Tuning, and Exploiting the Basicity of Hydrotalcites for Applications in Heterogeneous Catalysis by Debecker, Damien P., Gaigneaux, Eric M., Busca, Guido

“…Basic catalysis! The basic properties of hydrotalcites (see picture) make them attractive for numerous catalytic applications. Probing the basicity of the…”
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Titanosilicate Epoxidation Catalysts: A Review of Challenges and Opportunities by Smeets, Valentin, Gaigneaux, Eric M., Debecker, Damien P.

“…Epoxidation reactions are tremendously important for modern chemistry, as they lead to series of highly useful bulk and fine chemicals, monomers, and…”
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Ru on Modified Carbon Submicrometric Spheres as Novel Catalysts for the Oxidative Cleavage of Oleic Acid with N‐Methylmorpholine‐N‐Oxide as Green Oxidizing Agent by Gámez, Sebastián, Torre, Ernesto, M. Gaigneaux, Eric

“…Oxidative cleavage of unsaturated fatty acids involves the rupture of carbon‐carbon double bonds to produce carbonyl compounds of high added value. This…”
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Performance of platinum and gold catalysts supported on ceria–zirconia mixed oxide in the oxidation of chlorobenzene by Topka, Pavel, Delaigle, Romain, Kaluža, Luděk, Gaigneaux, Eric M.

“…•Pt/CeZr and Au/CeZr catalysts tested in chlorobenzene oxidation (100ppm in air).•Efficiency of CeZr significantly improved by introduction of Au and…”
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Influence of Site Pairing in Hydrophobic Silica-Supported Sulfonic Acid Bifunctional Catalysts by Kasinathan, Palraj, Lang, Charlotte, Gaigneaux, Eric M, Jonas, Alain M, Fernandes, Antony E

“…Imparting hydrophobicity to solid acid catalysts is critical to regulating their performances by allowing the creation of a less polar environment and improved…”
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Effect of cation insertion on the stability of gliding arc plasma-precipitated mesoporous MnO2 dye bleaching catalysts by Boyom-Tatchemo, Franck W., Devred, François, Acayanka, Elie, Kamgang-Youbi, Georges, Nzali, Serge, Laminsi, Samuel, Gaigneaux, Eric M.

“…α-MnO 2 and γ-MnO 2 polymorphs were, respectively, obtained from the plasma precipitation of KMnO 4 and Mn(CH 3 COO) 3 ⋅2H 2 O precursors. The obtained powders…”
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Kinetics of hydrogen adsorption and mobility on Ru nanoparticles supported on alumina: Effects on the catalytic mechanism of ammonia synthesis by Fernández, Camila, Bion, Nicolas, Gaigneaux, Eric M., Duprez, Daniel, Ruiz, Patricio

“…[Display omitted] •Hydrogen adsorption on large Ru nanoparticles leads to H atoms with high mobility.•On small Ru nanoparticles, H atoms are strongly adsorbed…”
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Highly Efficient Low-Temperature N-Doped TiO₂ Catalysts for Visible Light Photocatalytic Applications by Mahy, Julien G, Cerfontaine, Vincent, Poelman, Dirk, Devred, François, Gaigneaux, Eric M, Heinrichs, Benoît, Lambert, Stéphanie D

“…In this paper, TiO₂ prepared with an aqueous sol-gel synthesis by peptization process is doped with nitrogen precursor to extend its activity towards the…”
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Tuning the Acid/Metal Balance of Carbon Nanofiber-Supported Nickel Catalysts for Hydrolytic Hydrogenation of Cellulose by Van de Vyver, Stijn, Geboers, Jan, Schutyser, Wouter, Dusselier, Michiel, Eloy, Pierre, Dornez, Emmie, Seo, Jin Won, Courtin, Christophe M., Gaigneaux, Eric M., Jacobs, Pierre A., Sels, Bert F.

“…Carbon nanofibers (CNFs) are a class of graphitic support materials with considerable potential for catalytic conversion of biomass. Earlier, we demonstrated…”
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Calibration of the X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Binding Energy Scale for the Characterization of Heterogeneous Catalysts: Is Everything Really under Control? by Jacquemin, Marc, Genet, Michel J., Gaigneaux, Eric M., Debecker, Damien P.

“…Investigations of X‐ray photoelectron spectra from solid samples need corrections for the surface charging effect. For powder samples such as heterogeneous…”
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Bismuth molybdates prepared by solution combustion synthesis for the partial oxidation of propene by Farin, Benjamin, Monteverde Videla, Alessandro H.A., Specchia, Stefania, Gaigneaux, Eric M.

“…•Bismuth molybdates with different Bi/Mo atomic ratios were prepared by SCS.•Fresh SCS catalysts showed outstanding acrolein selectivity and yield.•Calcination…”
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Study of mesoporous CdS-quantum-dot-sensitized TiO2 films by using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and AFM by Ghazzal, Mohamed Nawfal, Wojcieszak, Robert, Raj, Gijo, Gaigneaux, Eric M

“…CdS quantum dots were grown on mesoporous TiO2 films by successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction processes in order to obtain CdS particles of various…”
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Development of Supported NiO Nanocluster for Aerobic Oxidation of 1-Phenylethanol and Elucidation of Reaction Mechanism via X-ray Analysis by Sasaki, Takuro, Devred, François, Eloy, Pierre, Gaigneaux, Eric M, Hara, Takayoshi, Shimazu, Shogo, Ichikuni, Nobuyuki

“…Supported NiO nanocluster catalysts were synthesized by using Ni colloid as a precursor and applied to the aerobic oxidation of 1-phenylethanol. Obtained…”
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Macrocellular Titanosilicate Monoliths as Highly Efficient Structured Olefin Epoxidation Catalysts by Smeets, Valentin, van den Biggelaar, Ludivine, Barakat, Tarek, Gaigneaux, Eric M., Debecker, Damien P.

“…Self‐standing macrocellular titanosilicate monolith foams are obtained using a one‐pot sol‐gel route and show excellent performance in the epoxidation of…”
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PdPb-Catalyzed Decarboxylation of Proline to Pyrrolidine: Highly Selective Formation of a Biobased Amine in Water by Verduyckt, Jasper, Van Hoof, Maarten, De Schouwer, Free, Wolberg, Marike, Kurttepeli, Mert, Eloy, Pierre, Gaigneaux, Eric M, Bals, Sara, Kirschhock, Christine E. A, De Vos, Dirk E

“…Amino acids have huge potential as platform chemicals in the biobased industry. Pd-catalyzed decarboxy­lation is a very promising route for the valorization of…”
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Surface Modification of Smectite Clay Induced by Non-thermal Gliding Arc Plasma at Atmospheric Pressure by Djowe, Antoine Tiya, Laminsi, Samuel, Njopwouo, Daniel, Acayanka, Elie, Gaigneaux, Eric M.

“…Smectite clay from Sabga (west-Cameroon) was treated in aqueous suspension by gliding arc plasma to modify its surface properties. The evolution of the…”
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Efficient N, Fe Co-Doped TiO2 Active under Cost-Effective Visible LED Light: From Powders to Films by Sigrid Douven, Julien G. Mahy, Cédric Wolfs, Charles Reyserhove, Dirk Poelman, François Devred, Eric M. Gaigneaux, Stéphanie D. Lambert

“…An eco-friendly photocatalytic coating, active under a cost-effective near-visible LED system, was synthesized without any calcination step for the removal of…”
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Opposite effect of Al on the performances of MoO3/SiO2-Al2O3 catalysts in the metathesis and in the partial oxidation of propene by Debecker, Damien P., Hauwaert, Damien, Stoyanova, Mariana, Barkschat, Axel, Rodemerck, Uwe, Gaigneaux, Eric M.

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Tetrabutyl Ammonium Salts of Keggin-Type Vanadium-Substituted Phosphomolybdates and Phosphotungstates for Selective Aerobic Catalytic Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol by Juan Díaz, Luis R. Pizzio, Gina Pecchi, Cristian H. Campos, Laura Azócar, Rodrigo Briones, Romina Romero, Adolfo Henríquez, Eric M. Gaigneaux, David Contreras

“…A series of tetrabutyl ammonium (TBA) salts of V-included Keggin-type polyoxoanions with W (TBA4PW11V1O40 and TBA5PW10V2O40) and Mo (TBA4PMo11V1O40 and…”
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