C06N – Dynamic Reactors by Induction Heating of Catalysts

This project explores induction heating of catalysts as highly dynamic heating concept, which enables new techniques for fundamental operando studies and technical application alike. The aim is to prepare modified supported catalysts for emission control by introducing susceptor materials for induction heating, which allows for rapid heating due to heat dissipation within the catalyst. Similar effects can be realized by bringing susceptor materials in direct contact with the catalyst. The combination of suitable catalyst concepts for induction heating and reactors with an advanced temperature control directly leads to a new operando cell for tracking intermediates on the catalyst surface.

Project-related publications by participating researchers

Project- and subject-related list of publications
M. D. Farahani, M. Wolf, T. P. O. Mkhwanazi, M. Claeys, H. B. Friedrich, Operando experimental evidence on the central role of oxygen vacancies during methane combustion, J. Catal. 2020, 390, 184, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2020.07.024.
D. Strauch, P. Weiner, B. B. Sarma, A. Körner, E. Herzinger, P. Wolf, A. Zimina, A. Hutzler, D. D. Doronkin, J.-D. Grunwaldt, P. Wasserscheid, M. Wolf, Bimetallic platinum rhenium catalyst for efficient low temperature dehydrogenation of perhydro benzyltoluene, Catal. Sci. & Technol. 2024, 14, 1775, DOI: 10.1039/D3CY01336G.
M. Wolf, H. Kotzé, N. Fischer, M. Claeys, Size dependent stability of cobalt nanoparticles on silica under high conversion Fischer-Tropsch environment, Faraday Discuss. 2017, 197, 243, DOI: 10.1039/c6fd00200e.
M. Wolf, N. Fischer, M. Claeys, Surfactant-free synthesis of monodisperse cobalt oxide nanoparticles of tunable size and oxidation state developed by factorial design, Mater. Chem. Phys. 2018, 213, 305, DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2018.04.021.
M. Wolf, B. K. Mutuma, N. J. Coville, N. Fischer, M. Claeys, Role of CO in the water-induced formation of cobalt oxide in a high conversion Fischer–Tropsch environment, ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 3985, DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b04177.
M. Wolf, N. Fischer, M. Claeys, Capturing the interconnectivity of water-induced oxidation and sintering of cobalt nanoparticles during the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis in situ, J. Catal 2019, 374, 199, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2019.04.030.
M. Wolf, E. K. Gibson, E. J. Olivier, J. H. Neethling, C. R. A. Catlow, N. Fischer, M. Claeys, Water-Induced Formation of Cobalt-Support Compounds under Simulated High Conversion Fischer–Tropsch Environment, ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 4902, DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b00160.
M. Wolf, S. J. Roberts, W. Marquart, E. J. Olivier, N. T. J. Luchters, E. K. Gibson, C. R. A. Catlow, J. H. Neethling, N. Fischer, M. Claeys, Synthesis, characterisation and water–gas shift activity of nano-particulate mixed-metal (Al, Ti) cobalt oxides, Dalt. Trans. 2019, 48, 13858, DOI: 10.1039/c9dt01634a.
D. Zakgeym, T. Engl, Y. Mahayni, K. Müller, M. Wolf, P. Wasserscheid, Development of an efficient Pt/SiO₂ catalyst for the transfer hydrogenation from perhydro-dibenzyltoluene to acetone, Appl. Catal. A 2022, 639, 118644, DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2022.118644.
D. Zakgeym, J. D. Hofmann, L. A. Maurer, F. Auer, K. Müller, M. Wolf, P. Wasserscheid, Better through oxygen functionality? The benzophenone/dicyclohexylmethanol LOHC-system, Sustain. Energy Fuels 2023, 7, 1213, DOI: 10.1039/D2SE01750D.

Project- and subject-related list of publications

M. D. Farahani, M. Wolf, T. P. O. Mkhwanazi, M. Claeys, H. B. Friedrich, Operando experimental evidence on the central role of oxygen vacancies during methane combustion, J. Catal. 2020, 390, 184,

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2020.07.024.

D. Strauch, P. Weiner, B. B. Sarma, A. Körner, E. Herzinger, P. Wolf, A. Zimina, A. Hutzler, D. D. Doronkin, J.-D. Grunwaldt, P. Wasserscheid, M. Wolf, Bimetallic platinum rhenium catalyst for efficient low temperature dehydrogenation of perhydro benzyltoluene, Catal. Sci. & Technol. 2024, 14, 1775,

DOI: 10.1039/D3CY01336G.

M. Wolf, H. Kotzé, N. Fischer, M. Claeys, Size dependent stability of cobalt nanoparticles on silica under high conversion Fischer-Tropsch environment, Faraday Discuss. 2017, 197, 243,

DOI: 10.1039/c6fd00200e.

M. Wolf, N. Fischer, M. Claeys, Surfactant-free synthesis of monodisperse cobalt oxide nanoparticles of tunable size and oxidation state developed by factorial design, Mater. Chem. Phys. 2018, 213, 305,

DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2018.04.021.

M. Wolf, B. K. Mutuma, N. J. Coville, N. Fischer, M. Claeys, Role of CO in the water-induced formation of cobalt oxide in a high conversion Fischer–Tropsch environment, ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 3985,

DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b04177.

M. Wolf, N. Fischer, M. Claeys, Capturing the interconnectivity of water-induced oxidation and sintering of cobalt nanoparticles during the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis in situ, J. Catal 2019, 374, 199,

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2019.04.030.

M. Wolf, E. K. Gibson, E. J. Olivier, J. H. Neethling, C. R. A. Catlow, N. Fischer, M. Claeys, Water-Induced Formation of Cobalt-Support Compounds under Simulated High Conversion Fischer–Tropsch Environment, ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 4902,

DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b00160.

M. Wolf, S. J. Roberts, W. Marquart, E. J. Olivier, N. T. J. Luchters, E. K. Gibson, C. R. A. Catlow, J. H. Neethling, N. Fischer, M. Claeys, Synthesis, characterisation and water–gas shift activity of nano-particulate mixed-metal (Al, Ti) cobalt oxides, Dalt. Trans. 2019, 48, 13858,

DOI: 10.1039/c9dt01634a.

D. Zakgeym, T. Engl, Y. Mahayni, K. Müller, M. Wolf, P. Wasserscheid, Development of an efficient Pt/SiO₂ catalyst for the transfer hydrogenation from perhydro-dibenzyltoluene to acetone, Appl. Catal. A 2022, 639, 118644,

DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2022.118644.

D. Zakgeym, J. D. Hofmann, L. A. Maurer, F. Auer, K. Müller, M. Wolf, P. Wasserscheid, Better through oxygen functionality? The benzophenone/dicyclohexylmethanol LOHC-system, Sustain. Energy Fuels 2023, 7, 1213,

DOI: 10.1039/D2SE01750D.

Project Area C - Catalytic reactors