Oliver Kröcher
EPFL SB ISIC GR-KRO
CH B1 424 (Bâtiment CH)
Station 6
1015 Lausanne
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EPFL Publications
Flame-Made Surface-Substituted Copper–Ceria as an Excellent Reverse Water–Gas Shift Reaction Catalyst via Three Reaction Pathways
Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2025. DOI : 10.1021/jacs.5c07701.Toward Improved Exhaust Emission Control of Stoichiometric Engines by Intentional Oxygen Dithering
ACS ES&T Engineering. 2025. DOI : 10.1021/acsestengg.5c00369.Modeling of the Performance Loss due to Catalyst Deactivation in Fixed- and Fluidized-Bed Reactors
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2025. DOI : 10.1021/acs.iecr.5c02248.Disentangling Site-Selective Redox Couples for N2O Activation on Fe-Exchanged SSZ-13 Using Modulated Excitation Operando EPR spectroscopy
2025Monomeric Fe in Six-Membered Rings at Work: <i>Operando</i> Spectroscopy of Nitrous Oxide Activation and Decomposition over Fe-Exchanged Zeolites
ACS Catalysis. 2025. DOI : 10.1021/acscatal.5c01616.N<sub>2</sub>O Activation and NO Adsorption Control the Simultaneous Conversion of N<sub>2</sub>O and NO Using NH<sub>3</sub> over Fe-ZSM-5
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 2025. DOI : 10.1021/jacs.5c01100.Iron-catalysed cooperative redox mechanism for the simultaneous conversion of nitrous oxide and nitric oxide
NATURE CATALYSIS. 2024. DOI : 10.1038/s41929-024-01231-3.Correlating the Nature of Carbenium Ions in Zeolites to the Product Distribution in the Methanol-to-Olefins Process
ACS CATALYSIS. 2024. DOI : 10.1021/acscatal.4c03185.Critical Aspects in the Catalytic Emission Control of Exhaust Gases Containing NH3, NOx and N2O
Journal of Ammonia Energy. 2024. DOI : 10.18573/jae.32.The effect of Ni- and Mo-based materials on thermochemical sulfate reduction by glycerol under hydrothermal process conditions
Chemical Engineering Research & Design. 2024. DOI : 10.1016/j.cherd.2024.03.024.Behavior of sulfur under hydrothermal conditions: removal strategies for catalytic processes
Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-10715.The simultaneous Selective Catalytic Reduction of N2O and NO over Fe-exchanged zeolites
Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-10428.Correction: Improving time-resolution and sensitivity of in situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of a powder catalyst by modulated excitation
Chemical Science. 2023. DOI : 10.1039/d3sc90184j.Improving time-resolution and sensitivity of in situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of a powder catalyst by modulated excitation
Chemical Science. 2023. DOI : 10.1039/d3sc01274c.Electrochemical synthesis of propylene from carbon dioxide on copper nanocrystals
Nature Chemistry. 2023. DOI : 10.1038/s41557-023-01163-8.Origin of the Activity Trend in the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethanol over VOx/CeO2
Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2023. DOI : 10.1002/anie.202301297.Preparation, Quantification, and Reaction of Pd Hydrides on Pd/ Al2O3 in Liquid Environment
Acs Catalysis. 2023. DOI : 10.1021/acscatal.2c04791.Recent progress in calcium looping integrated with chemical looping combustion (CaL-CLC) using bifunctional CaO/CuO composites for CO2 capture: A state-of-the-art review
Fuel. 2023. DOI : 10.1016/j.fuel.2022.126630.Stability and Reactivity of a Polyoxymethylene Dimethyl Ether over Typical Catalysts for Diesel Emission Control (vol 15, pg 848, 2022)
Topics In Catalysis. 2023. DOI : 10.1007/s11244-022-01774-4.Thermal Sintering and Phosphorus Poisoning of a Layered Diesel Oxidation Catalyst
Topics In Catalysis. 2023. DOI : 10.1007/s11244-022-01752-w.Stability and Reactivity of a Polyoxymethylene Dimethyl Ether over Typical Catalysts for Diesel Emission Control
Topics In Catalysis. 2023. DOI : 10.1007/s11244-022-01725-z.Assessing the effect of O2 dithering on CH4 oxidation on Pd/Al2O3
Chemical Engineering Journal. 2023. DOI : 10.1016/j.cej.2022.138865.Aging of industrial Fe-zeolite based catalysts for nitrous oxide abatement in nitric acid production plants
Catalysis Science & Technology. 2022. DOI : 10.1039/d2cy01486f.Monomeric Fe Species in Square Planar Geometry Active for Low Temperature NH3-SCR of NO
Journal Of Physical Chemistry C. 2022. DOI : 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c03480.Beware of beam damage under reaction conditions: X-ray induced photochemical reduction of supported VOx catalysts during in situ XAS experiments
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2022. DOI : 10.1039/d2cp02721f.In Situ Infrared Spectroscopy of NOx Reduction Catalysts: A Laboratory Exercise for In-Person and Virtual Learning
Journal Of Chemical Education. 2022. DOI : 10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00087.Poisoning of Mn-Ce/AC catalysts for low-temperature NH3-SCR of NO by K+ and its counter-ions (Cl- /NO3- /SO42- )
Applied Catalysis A-General. 2022. DOI : 10.1016/j.apcata.2022.118636.In situ spectroscopic studies of the effect of water on the redox cycle of Cu ions in Cu-SSZ-13 during selective catalytic reduction of NOx
Chemical Communications (ChemComm). 2022. DOI : 10.1039/d2cc01786e.Investigation on the Role of Pd, Pt, Rh in Methane Abatement for Heavy Duty Applications
Catalysts. 2022. DOI : 10.3390/catal12040373.Redox Dynamics of Active VOx Sites Promoted by TiOx during Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethanol Detected by Operando Quick XAS
Jacs Au. 2022. DOI : 10.1021/jacsau.2c00027.Techno-Economic Evaluation of Biological and Fluidised-Bed Based Methanation Process Chains for Grid-Ready Biomethane Production
Frontiers In Energy Research. 2022. DOI : 10.3389/fenrg.2021.775259.Effect of an Al2O3-based binder on the structure of extruded Fe-ZSM-5
Catalysis Today. 2022. DOI : 10.1016/j.cattod.2021.09.020.One-pot synthesis of highly dispersed mesoporous Cu/ZrO2 catalysts for NH3-SCR
Catalysis Today. 2022. DOI : 10.1016/j.cattod.2021.05.010.Experimental and modeling-based analysis of reaction pathways on catalysts for natural gas engines under periodic lean/rich oscillations
Chemical Engineering Journal. 2022. DOI : 10.1016/j.cej.2021.132848.Restructuring Ni/Al2O3 by addition of Ga to shift product selectivity in CO2 hydrogenation: The role of hydroxyl groups
Journal Of Co2 Utilization. 2022. DOI : 10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101881.Flexibilisation of Biogas-Based Power-to-Gas Processes: A Techno-Economic and Experimental Assessment
Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-10032.Cross verified independent measurements of correlated bubble property distributions as part of the scale-up of a catalytic bubbling fluidized bed reactor
Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9873.Operando XAS insight in the redox dynamics of VOx species and reducible supports involved in oxidative dehydrogenation of alcohols
Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9914.Emission reduction by targeted transient <delta> operations in three-way catalysts for heavy-duty natural gas applications
Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-10294.Model-based scale-up of a continuously operated consolidated bioprocess based on a microbial consortium for the production of ethanol
Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9200.Particle Size Effects in Ru/CNF Catalysts during Supercritical Water Gasification of Glycerol
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 2022. DOI : 10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121956.Intentional oxygen oscillations on Pd/Al2O3 for enhanced methane removal from the exhaust of natural gas engines
Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-10053.Understanding the impact of poison distribution on the performance of Diesel oxidation catalysts
Applied Catalysis B-Environmental. 2021. DOI : 10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.120684.Operando diffuse reflectance infrared detection of cyanide intermediate species during the reaction of formaldehyde with ammonia over V2O(5)/ WO3-TiO2
Applied Catalysis B-Environmental. 2021. DOI : 10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.120629.Techno-economic assessment of bioethanol production from lignocellulose by consortium-based consolidated bioprocessing at industrial scale
New Biotechnology. 2021. DOI : 10.1016/j.nbt.2021.07.005.Recent progress in syngas production via catalytic CO2 hydrogenation reaction
Applied Catalysis B-Environmental. 2021. DOI : 10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.120319.Reaction pathways of methane abatement in Pd-Rh three-way catalyst in heavy duty applications: A combined approach based on exhaust analysis, model gas reactor and DRIFTS measurements
Chemical Engineering Journal. 2021. DOI : 10.1016/j.cej.2021.129932.On the relevance of P poisoning in real-world DOC aging
Applied Catalysis B-Environmental. 2021. DOI : 10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.120062.Reduction of PdO/Al2O3 in Liquid Cyclohexane Followed In Situ by ATR-IR, High-Energy XRD, and XAS
Journal Of Physical Chemistry C. 2021. DOI : 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c01882.Grafting of Alkali Metals on Fumed Silica for the Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Methanol to Formaldehyde
Chemcatchem. 2021. DOI : 10.1002/cctc.202100685.Stable Palladium Oxide Clusters Encapsulated in Silicalite-1 for Complete Methane Oxidation
Acs Catalysis. 2021. DOI : 10.1021/acscatal.0c04868.Effect of Short Reducing Pulses on the Dynamic Structure, Activity, and Stability of Pd/Al2O3 for Wet Lean Methane Oxidation
Acs Catalysis. 2021. DOI : 10.1021/acscatal.1c00328.HCN production from formaldehyde during the selective catalytic reduction of NOx with NH3 over V2O5/WO3-TiO2
Applied Catalysis B-Environmental. 2021. DOI : 10.1016/j.apcatb.2020.119462.Increasing the activity of the Cu/CuAl2O4/Al2O3 catalyst for the RWGS through preserving the Cu2+ ions
Chemical Communications (ChemComm). 2021. DOI : 10.1039/d0cc07142k.Flexible application of biogas upgrading membranes for hydrogen recycle in power-to-methane processes
Chemical Engineering Science. 2021. DOI : 10.1016/j.ces.2020.116012.Supported ruthenium nanoparticles for supercritical water gasification - synthesis, activity and stability
Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9006.Time-Resolved Spectroscopy of Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Catalysts under Transient Conditions
Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9070.Engineering the ZrO2–Pd Interface for Selective CO2 Hydrogenation by Overcoating an Atomically Dispersed Pd Precatalyst
ACS Catalysis. 2020. DOI : 10.1021/acscatal.0c02146.Water Inhibition of Oxymethylene Dimethyl Ether Synthesis over Zeolite H-Beta: A Combined Kinetic and in Situ ATR-IR Study
Acs Catalysis. 2020. DOI : 10.1021/acscatal.0c01805.Ruthenium on phosphorous-modified alumina as an effective and stable catalyst for catalytic transfer hydrogenation of furfural
Rsc Advances. 2020. DOI : 10.1039/d0ra00415d.Essential role of oxygen vacancies of Cu-Al and Co-Al spinel oxides in their catalytic activity for the reverse water gas shift reaction
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 2020. DOI : 10.1016/j.apcatb.2020.118669.Increased nickel exsolution from LaFe0.8Ni0.2O3 perovskite-derived CO2 methanation catalysts through strontium doping
Applied Catalysis A-General. 2020. DOI : 10.1016/j.apcata.2019.117328.Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO with NH3 on Cu-SSZ-13: Deciphering the Low and High-temperature Rate-limiting Steps by Transient XAS Experiments
Chemcatchem. 2020. DOI : 10.1002/cctc.201901916.Advances in heterogeneous catalysis for the synthesis of polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers
Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7712.Liquid phase in situ spectroscopic investigations of heterogeneous catalysts
Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8561.Mechanochemistry-assisted hydrolysis of softwood over stable sulfonated carbon catalysts in a semi-batch process
Rsc Advances. 2019. DOI : 10.1039/c9ra07668a.Nature of Synergy between Bronsted and Lewis Acid Sites in Sn-Beta Zeolites for Polyoxymethylene Dimethyl Ethers Synthesis
Chemsuschem. 2019. DOI : 10.1002/cssc.201901814.Modulated Excitation Raman Spectroscopy of V2O5/TiO2: Mechanistic Insights into the Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO with NH3
ACS Catalysis. 2019. DOI : 10.1021/acscatal.9b01514.Cu–Al Spinel as a Highly Active and Stable Catalyst for the Reverse Water Gas Shift Reaction
ACS Catalysis. 2019. DOI : 10.1021/acscatal.9b01822.Insights into the Nature of the Active Sites of Tin‐Montmorillonite for the Synthesis of Polyoxymethylene Dimethyl Ethers (OME)
Chemcatchem. 2019. DOI : 10.1002/cctc.201900502.Mechanistic implications of lanthanum-modification on gold-catalyzed formic acid decomposition under SCR-relevant conditions
Applied Catalysis B-Environmental. 2019. DOI : 10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.11.092.Segregation of Nickel/Iron Bimetallic Particles from Lanthanum Doped Strontium Titanates to Improve Sulfur Stability of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Anodes
Catalysts. 2019. DOI : 10.3390/catal9040332.Thermal activation and aging of a V2O3/WO3-TiO2 catalyst for the selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3
Applied Catalysis A-General. 2019. DOI : 10.1016/j.apcata.2019.01.009.Design of Stable Palladium-Based Zeolite Catalysts for Complete Methane Oxidation by Postsynthesis Zeolite Modification
Acs Catalysis. 2019. DOI : 10.1021/acscatal.8b04486.Sulfur Poisoning Recovery on a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Anode Material through Reversible Segregation of Nickel
Chemistry Of Materials. 2019. DOI : 10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b03669.Effect of SiO2 on co-impregnated V2O5/WO3/TiO2 catalysts for the selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3
Catalysis Today. 2019. DOI : 10.1016/j.cattod.2017.11.037.Hydrothermally Stable Sulfonated Carbons as Solid Acid Catalysts for the Hydrolysis of Lignocellulose
Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7165.Prominent role of mesopore surface area and external acid sites for the synthesis of polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers (OME) on a hierarchical H-ZSM-5 zeolite
Catalysis Science & Technology. 2019. DOI : 10.1039/C8CY02194E.Mitigation of Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from Log Wood Burning Emissions by Catalytic Removal of Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Environmental Science & Technology. 2018. DOI : 10.1021/acs.est.8b04124.Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx
Catalysts. 2018. DOI : 10.3390/catal8100459.Reversible Segregation of Ni in LaFe0.8Ni0.2O3 +/-delta During Coke Removal
Chemcatchem. 2018. DOI : 10.1002/cctc.201800603.Deactivation and Regeneration of Sulfonated Carbon Catalysts in Hydrothermal Reaction Environments
ChemSusChem. 2018. DOI : 10.1002/cssc.201800678.Reversible Segregation of Nickel from Perovskite-type Oxides - Applications in Energy Processes
Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8860.Advances in Vanadium-Based Catalyst Research for the Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx by NH₃
Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8233.Operando XAS study of the influence of CO and NO on methane oxidation by Pd/Al2O3
2016. 16th International Conference on X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS), Karlsruhe, Germany, 23 - 28 August 2015. DOI : 10.1088/1742-6596/712/1/012051.An operando emission spectroscopy study of Pt/Al2O3 and Pt/CeO2/Al2O3
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2016. DOI : 10.1039/c6cp05992a.Ammonia Storage and Release in SCR Systems for Mobile Applications
Urea-SCR Technology for deNOx After Treatment of Diesel Exhausts; New York, NY: Springer New York, 2014. p. 485 - 506.Effect of ammonia on the decomposition of ammonium formate over Au/TiO2 under oxidizing conditions relevant to SCR: Enhancement of formic acid decomposition rate and CO2 production
Applied Catalysis A: General. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.apcata.2014.08.034.SCR vor Turbolader - Einfluss des Drucks auf die NOx-Reduktion
MTZ - Motortechnische Zeitschrift. 2014. DOI : 10.1007/s35146-014-0323-7.Ammonium formate decomposition over Au/TiO2: a unique case of preferential selectivity against NH3 oxidation
Chemical Communications (ChemComm). 2014. DOI : 10.1039/c4cc00196f.Subsecond and in Situ Chemical Speciation of Pt/Al2O3 during Oxidation Reduction Cycles Monitored by High-Energy Resolution Off-Resonant X-ray Spectroscopy
Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2013. DOI : 10.1021/ja410146c.Teaching & PhD
Teaching
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
PhD Students
Ameres Marie-Gabrielle, Berretta Chiara, Cambiè Federico, Cano Blanco Daniel Camilo, Dela Cruz John Mark Christian, Dutca Gabriela-Teodora, Lopez Romero Marianela, Pappagallo Mauro Andrea, Pétremand Hugo, Rauch Alexander, Schlagenhauf Lukas, Tan Min Li, Wöllhaf Clemens Patrick,Past EPFL PhD Students
Baranowski Christophe Jean , Buttignol Filippo , Chang Cheng , Dempfle David Beat , Fovanna Thibault Xavier Florian , Gantenbein Andreas , Hunston Christopher Marc , Marberger Adrian , Nuguid Rob Jeremiah G. , Riechmann Philipp Fedor , Roger Maneka Claire , Scholz David Ferdinand , Steiger Patrick Simon , Wang Moyu , Zabilska Anna ,Courses
Catalysis for emission control and energy processes
The course is an introduction to heterogeneous catalysis for environmental protection and energy production. It focuses on catalytic exhaust gas cleaning as well as gaseous and liquid fuel production. The course content is intensified in experimental exercises in the lecturer's laboratories.