• Comparing the Nature of Active Sites in Cu-loaded SAPO-34 and SSZ-13 for the Direct Conversion of Methane to Methanol 

      Kvande, Karoline; Pappas, Dimitrios; Dyballa, Michael Martin; Buono, Carlo; Signorile, Matteo; Borfecchia, Elisa; Lomachenko, Kirill A.; Arstad, Bjørnar; Bordiga, Silvia; Berlier, Gloria; Olsbye, Unni; Beato, Pablo; Svelle, Stian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      On our route towards a more sustainable future, the use of stranded and underutilized naturalgastoproducechemicalswouldbeagreataidinmitigatingclimatechange,duetothereduced CO2 emissions in comparison to using petroleum. ...
    • Hydrogenation of CO2 to Methanol by Pt Nanoparticles Encapsulated in UiO-67: Deciphering the Role of the Metal−Organic Framework 

      Gutterød, Emil Sebastian; Lazzarini, Andrea; Fjermestad, Torstein; Kaur, Gurpreet; Manzoli, Maela; Bordiga, Silvia; Svelle, Stian; Lillerud, Karl Petter; Skúlason, Egill; Øien-Ødegaard, Sigurd; Nova, Ainara; Olsbye, Unni (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) show great prospect as catalysts and catalyst support materials. Yet, studies that address their dynamic, kinetic, and mechanistic role in target reactions are scarce. In this study, an ...
    • Influence of Cu-speciation in mordenite on direct methane to methanol conversion: Multi-Technique characterization and comparison with NH3 selective catalytic reduction of NOx 

      Pappas, Dimitrios; Kvande, Karoline; Kalyva, Maria Evangelou; Dyballa, Michael Martin; Lomachenko, Kirill A.; Arstad, Bjørnar; Borfecchia, Elisa; Bordiga, Silvia; Olsbye, Unni; Beato, Pablo; Svelle, Stian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The direct conversion of methane to methanol has the potential of substantially reducing methane emissions and flaring, as such a process might provide an alternative for remote natural gas locations. In this report, we ...
    • Methane to methanol: structure-activity relationships for Cu-CHA 

      Pappas, Dimitrios; Borfecchia, Elisa; Dyballa, Michael Martin; Pankin, Ilia A.; Lomachenko, Kirill A.; Martini, Andrea; Signorile, Matteo; Teketel, Shewangizaw; Arstad, Bjørnar; Berlier, Gloria; Lamberti, Carlo; Bordiga, Silvia; Olsbye, Unni; Lillerud, Karl Petter; Svelle, Stian; Beato, Pablo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      Cu-exchanged zeolites possess active sites that are able to cleave the C–H bond of methane at temperatures ≤200 °C, enabling its selective partial oxidation to methanol. Herein we explore this process over Cu-SSZ-13 ...
    • Shaping of metal-organic framework UiO-66 using alginates: Effect of operation variables 

      Lee, Daniel W; Didriksen, Terje; Olsbye, Unni; Blom, Richard; Grande, Carlos Adolfo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Shaping of metal-organic frameworks into macro-structured particles for reactors and separation processes is a fundamental step in their way towards commercialization. Extrusion techniques which are used for shaping many ...
    • Shaping of metal-organic framework UiO-66 using alginates: Effect of operation variables 

      Lee, Daniel Wolseop; Didriksen, Terje; Olsbye, Unni; Blom, Richard; Grande, Carlos Adolfo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Shaping of metal-organic frameworks into macro-structured particles for reactors and separation processes is a fundamental step in their way towards commercialization. Extrusion techniques which are used for shaping many ...
    • The nuclearity of the active site for methane to methanol conversion in Cu-mordenite: a quantitative assessment 

      Pappas, Dimitrios; Martini, Andrea; Dyballa, Michael Martin; Kvande, Karoline; Teketel, Shewangizaw; Lomachenko, Kirill A.; Baran, Rafal; Glatzel, Pieter; Arstad, Bjørnar; Berlier, Gloria; Lamberti, Carlo; Bordiga, Silvia; Olsbye, Unni; Svelle, Stian; Beato, Pablo; Borfecchia, Elisa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    • Tuning the material and catalytic properties of SUZ-4 zeolites for the conversion of methanol or methane 

      Dyballa, Michael Martin; Pappas, Dimitrios; Borfecchia, Elisa; Beato, Pablo; Olsbye, Unni; Lillerud, Karl Petter; Arstad, Bjørnar; Svelle, Stian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      This work describes the synthesis and investigation of improved SUZ-4 catalysts (SZR framework) and their application in methanol-to-olefins and methane-to-methanol conversion. We report boron containing, dealuminated and ...
    • Understanding and Optimizing the Performance of Cu‐FER for the Direct CH4 to CH3OH Conversion 

      Pappas, Dimitrios; Borfecchia, Elisa; Dyballa, Michael Martin; Lomachenko, Kirill A.; Martini, Andrea; Berlier, Gloria; Arstad, Bjørnar; Lamberti, Carlo; Bordiga, Silvia; Olsbye, Unni; Svelle, Stian; Beato, Pablo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    • Zeolite surface methoxy groups as key intermediates in the stepwise conversion of methane to methanol 

      Dyballa, Michael Martin; Thorshaug, Knut; Pappas, Dimitrios; Borfecchia, Elisa; Kvande, Karoline; Bordiga, Silvia; Berlier, Gloria; Lazzarini, Andrea; Olsbye, Unni; Beato, Pablo; Svelle, Stian; Arstad, Bjørnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      This contribution clarifies the overoxidation-preventing key step in the methane-to-methanol (MTM) conversion over copper mordenite zeolites. We followed the methane-to-methanol conversion over copper mordenite zeolites ...
    • Zn Redistribution and Volatility in ZnZrOx Catalysts for CO2 Hydrogenation 

      Redekop, Evgeniy; Cordero-Lanzac, Tomás; Salusso, Davide; Pokle, Anuj; Øien-Ødegaard, Sigurd; Sunding, Martin Fleissner; Diplas, Spyridon; Negri, Chiara; Borfecchia, Elisa; Bordiga, Silvia; Olsbye, Unni (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      ZnO–ZrO2 mixed oxide (ZnZrOx) catalysts are widely studied as selective catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation into methanol at high-temperature conditions (300–350 °C) that are preferred for the subsequent in situ zeolite-catalyzed ...