Oliver Kröcher
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Infoscience publications
EPFL Publications
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.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.Thermal Sintering and Phosphorus Poisoning of a Layered Diesel Oxidation Catalyst
Topics In Catalysis. 2022-12-15. 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. 2022-11-08. 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,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, soot filtration/oxidation, methane oxidation, SOx, volatile organic compounds