Oliver Kröcher
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Infoscience publications
EPFL Publications
Improving time-resolution and sensitivity of in situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of a powder catalyst by modulated excitation
Chemical Science. 2023-05-30. DOI : 10.1039/d3sc01274c.Electrochemical synthesis of propylene from carbon dioxide on copper nanocrystals
Nature Chemistry. 2023-04-06. 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. 2023-03-23. DOI : 10.1002/anie.202301297.Preparation, Quantification, and Reaction of Pd Hydrides on Pd/ Al2O3 in Liquid Environment
Acs Catalysis. 2023-03-03. 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. 2023-02-15. 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. 2023-01-02. 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.Assessing the effect of O2 dithering on CH4 oxidation on Pd/Al2O3
Chemical Engineering Journal. 2023-01-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.cej.2022.138865.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.Aging of industrial Fe-zeolite based catalysts for nitrous oxide abatement in nitric acid production plants
Catalysis Science & Technology. 2022-10-31. DOI : 10.1039/d2cy01486f.Monomeric Fe Species in Square Planar Geometry Active for Low Temperature NH3-SCR of NO
Journal Of Physical Chemistry C. 2022-10-05. 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. 2022-08-25. 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. 2022-06-08. 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. 2022-05-25. 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. 2022-05-07. DOI : 10.1039/d2cc01786e.Investigation on the Role of Pd, Pt, Rh in Methane Abatement for Heavy Duty Applications
Catalysts. 2022-04-01. 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. 2022-03-28. 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. 2022-03-24. DOI : 10.3389/fenrg.2021.775259.Effect of an Al2O3-based binder on the structure of extruded Fe-ZSM-5
Catalysis Today. 2022-03-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.cattod.2021.09.020.One-pot synthesis of highly dispersed mesoporous Cu/ZrO2 catalysts for NH3-SCR
Catalysis Today. 2022-02-15. 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. 2022-02-15. 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. 2022-02-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101881.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.Understanding the impact of poison distribution on the performance of Diesel oxidation catalysts
Applied Catalysis B-Environmental. 2021-12-15. 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. 2021-12-05. 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. 2021-11-25. DOI : 10.1016/j.nbt.2021.07.005.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. 2021-10-15. DOI : 10.1016/j.cej.2021.129932.Recent progress in syngas production via catalytic CO2 hydrogenation reaction
Applied Catalysis B-Environmental. 2021-10-15. DOI : 10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.120319.On the relevance of P poisoning in real-world DOC aging
Applied Catalysis B-Environmental. 2021-08-15. 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. 2021-08-05. DOI : 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c01882.Grafting of Alkali Metals on Fumed Silica for the Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Methanol to Formaldehyde
Chemcatchem. 2021-07-08. DOI : 10.1002/cctc.202100685.Stable Palladium Oxide Clusters Encapsulated in Silicalite-1 for Complete Methane Oxidation
Acs Catalysis. 2021-06-18. 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. 2021-04-16. 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. 2021-02-01. 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. 2021-01-28. DOI : 10.1039/d0cc07142k.Flexible application of biogas upgrading membranes for hydrogen recycle in power-to-methane processes
Chemical Engineering Science. 2021-01-16. DOI : 10.1016/j.ces.2020.116012.Engineering the ZrO2–Pd Interface for Selective CO2 Hydrogenation by Overcoating an Atomically Dispersed Pd Precatalyst
ACS Catalysis. 2020-09-26. 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. 2020-08-07. DOI : 10.1021/acscatal.0c01805.Ruthenium on phosphorous-modified alumina as an effective and stable catalyst for catalytic transfer hydrogenation of furfural
Rsc Advances. 2020-03-19. 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. 2020-01-27. 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. 2020-01-25. 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. 2020-01-09. DOI : 10.1002/cctc.201901916.Mechanochemistry-assisted hydrolysis of softwood over stable sulfonated carbon catalysts in a semi-batch process
Rsc Advances. 2019-10-17. DOI : 10.1039/c9ra07668a.Nature of Synergy between Bronsted and Lewis Acid Sites in Sn-Beta Zeolites for Polyoxymethylene Dimethyl Ethers Synthesis
Chemsuschem. 2019-09-10. 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. 2019-08-01. DOI : 10.1021/acscatal.9b01514.Mechanistic implications of lanthanum-modification on gold-catalyzed formic acid decomposition under SCR-relevant conditions
Applied Catalysis B-Environmental. 2019-05-05. 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. 2019-04-01. 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. 2019-03-05. 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. 2019-03-01. DOI : 10.1021/acscatal.8b04486.Sulfur Poisoning Recovery on a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Anode Material through Reversible Segregation of Nickel
Chemistry Of Materials. 2019-02-12. 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. 2019-01-15. DOI : 10.1016/j.cattod.2017.11.037.Mitigation of Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from Log Wood Burning Emissions by Catalytic Removal of Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Environmental Science & Technology. 2018-11-20. DOI : 10.1021/acs.est.8b04124.Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx
Catalysts. 2018-10-12. DOI : 10.3390/catal8100459.Reversible Segregation of Ni in LaFe0.8Ni0.2O3 +/-delta During Coke Removal
Chemcatchem. 2018-10-09. DOI : 10.1002/cctc.201800603.Deactivation and Regeneration of Sulfonated Carbon Catalysts in Hydrothermal Reaction Environments
ChemSusChem. 2018-05-07. DOI : 10.1002/cssc.201800678.Advances in Vanadium-Based Catalyst Research for the Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx by NH₃
Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8233.Deactivation Aspects of Methane Oxidation Catalysts Based on Palladium and ZSM-5
Topics In Catalysis. 2017. DOI : 10.1007/s11244-016-0724-6.An operando emission spectroscopy study of Pt/Al2O3 and Pt/CeO2/Al2O3
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2016. DOI : 10.1039/c6cp05992a.Understanding the anomalous behavior of Vegard's law in Ce1-xMxO2 (M = Sn and Ti; 0 < x <= 0.5) solid solutions
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2016. DOI : 10.1039/c6cp01525e.VOx Surface Coverage Optimization of V2O5/WO3-TiO2 SCR Catalysts by Variation of the V Loading and by Aging
Catalysts. 2015. DOI : 10.3390/catal5041704.CO Methanation for Synthetic Natural Gas Production
Chimia. 2015. DOI : 10.2533/chimia.2015.608.Flame-Made WO3/CeOx-TiO2 Catalysts for Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx by NH3
Acs Catalysis. 2015. DOI : 10.1021/acscatal.5b01580.Structural Modification of Ni/gamma-Al2O3 with Boron for Enhanced Carbon Resistance during CO Methanation
Chemcatchem. 2015. DOI : 10.1002/cctc.201500567.WO3/CeO2/TiO2 Catalysts for Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx by NH3: Effect of the Synthesis Method
Chimia. 2015. DOI : 10.2533/chimia.2015.220.Generation of NH3 Selective Catalytic Reduction Active Catalysts from Decomposition of Supported FeVO4
Acs Catalysis. 2015. DOI : 10.1021/acscatal.5b00738.Operando Attenuated Total Reflectance FTIR Spectroscopy: Studies on the Different Selectivity Observed in Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation
Chemcatchem. 2015. DOI : 10.1002/cctc.201500432.Promotion of Ammonium Formate and Formic Acid Decomposition over Au/TiO2 by Support Basicity under SCR-Relevant Conditions
Acs Catalysis. 2015. DOI : 10.1021/acscatal.5b01057.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.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.Ammonium formate decomposition over Au/TiO2: a unique case of preferential selectivity against NH3 oxidation
Chemical Communications. 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
Berretta Chiara, Buttignol Filippo, Cambiè Federico, Cano Blanco Daniel Camilo, Chang Cheng, Pappagallo Mauro Andrea, Wöllhaf Clemens Patrick,Past EPFL PhD Students
Baranowski Christophe Jean , 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
- Basic introduction into heterogeneous catalysis
- Preparation of heterogeneous catalysts
- Characterization of heterogeneous catalysts
- Exhaust gas catalysis for stationary power plants and internal combustion engines: Three-way-catalysis, oxidation catalysts, selective catalytic reduction, methane oxidation, SOx, volatile organic compounds, ...
- Short introd