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Catalytic performance of microporous materials for the production of renewable fuels (2019)
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Al-Ani, A., Drijfhout, F., Crickett, S., & Zholobenko, V. (2019). Catalytic performance of microporous materials for the production of renewable fuels. Journal of Porous Materials, 26, 69-76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-018-0610-7

ETS-10, zeolite A and sepiolite based nano-structured materials were prepared and modified with potassium containing compounds using ion-exchange or impregnation and evaluated as basic catalysts for transesterification of vegetable oils using microwa... Read More about Catalytic performance of microporous materials for the production of renewable fuels.

Ketone Formation via Decarboxylation Reactions of Fatty Acids Using Solid Hydroxide/Oxide Catalysts (2018)
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Smith, B., Li, L., Perera-Solis, D., Gildea, L., Zholobenko, V., Dyer, P., & Greenwell, H. (2018). Ketone Formation via Decarboxylation Reactions of Fatty Acids Using Solid Hydroxide/Oxide Catalysts. Inorganics, https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics6040121

A sustainable route to ketones is described where stearone is produced via ketonic decarboxylation of stearic acid mediated by solid base catalysts in yields of up to 97%, at 250 °C. A range of Mg/Al layered double hydroxide (LDH) and mixed metal... Read More about Ketone Formation via Decarboxylation Reactions of Fatty Acids Using Solid Hydroxide/Oxide Catalysts.

Direct Production of Iso-Paraffins from Syngas over Hierarchical Cobalt-ZSM-5 Nanocomposites Synthetized using Carbon Nanotubes as Sacrificial Templates (2018)
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Khodakov, A., Marcilio, N., Ordomsky, V., Zholobenko, V., Baaziz, W., Flores, C., & Batalha, N. (2018). Direct Production of Iso-Paraffins from Syngas over Hierarchical Cobalt-ZSM-5 Nanocomposites Synthetized using Carbon Nanotubes as Sacrificial Templates. ChemCatChem, 2291-2299. https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201701848

his paper focuses on the effect of synthesis conditions on the structure of cobalt-ZSM-5 zeolites and the localization, dispersion, and reducibility of cobalt species and their catalytic performance in Fischer–Tropsch synthesis. The zeolite catalysts... Read More about Direct Production of Iso-Paraffins from Syngas over Hierarchical Cobalt-ZSM-5 Nanocomposites Synthetized using Carbon Nanotubes as Sacrificial Templates.

Nanostructured Zeolites: The Introduction of Intracrystalline Mesoporosity in Basic Faujasite-Type Catalysts (2018)
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Al-Ani, A., Darton, R. J., Sneddon, S., & Zholobenko, V. (2018). Nanostructured Zeolites: The Introduction of Intracrystalline Mesoporosity in Basic Faujasite-Type Catalysts. ACS Applied Nano Material, 1(1), 310-318. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.7b00169

A combination of postsynthesis modifications and ion exchange aiming to obtain basic cation-rich hierarchical zeolites X and Y was utilized in this work for the preparation of catalysts for biofuel production from vegetable oils. The secondary mesopo... Read More about Nanostructured Zeolites: The Introduction of Intracrystalline Mesoporosity in Basic Faujasite-Type Catalysts.

Transalkylation of Toluene with 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene over Large Pore Zeolites (2017)
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Chansai, S., Garforth, A., Zholobenko, V., Almulla, F., & Hill, P. (2017). Transalkylation of Toluene with 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene over Large Pore Zeolites. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 9799 -9808. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.7b01388

Using industrially relevant operating parameters, the transalkylation of 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene (TMB) with toluene was studied. The effect of acidity and structure, increased reaction pressure, and very low levels of Pt impregnation have been investi... Read More about Transalkylation of Toluene with 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene over Large Pore Zeolites.

Selective Toluene Disproportionation to Produce Para-Xylene over Modified ZSM-5 (2017)
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Zholobenko, V. (2017). Selective Toluene Disproportionation to Produce Para-Xylene over Modified ZSM-5. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 57, https://doi.org/10.3303/CET1757152

Industrial demand for p-xylene has been increasing in recent years and the major production is by toluene disproportionation. This research studied the effect of crystal size and the modification by silica deposition on the surface of the zeolite. Sh... Read More about Selective Toluene Disproportionation to Produce Para-Xylene over Modified ZSM-5.

Transalkylation of Toluene with 1, 2, 4-Trimethylbenzene over (2017)
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Almulla, F., Zholobenko, V., Waters, J. . P., & Garforth, A. (2017). Transalkylation of Toluene with 1, 2, 4-Trimethylbenzene over. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 57, https://doi.org/10.3303/CET1757158

The catalytic activity, selectivity to xylenes and time-on-stream stability were investigated in the transalkylation of toluene with 1, 2, 4-trimethylbenzene. The catalytic tests were carried out in a fixed bed reactor over zeolite Beta (Si/Al = 12.5... Read More about Transalkylation of Toluene with 1, 2, 4-Trimethylbenzene over.

Effect of tapeworm parasitisation on cadmium toxicity in the bioindicator copepod, Cyclops strenuus (2013)
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Khalil, M., Furness, D. N., Zholobenko, V., & Hoole, D. (2014). Effect of tapeworm parasitisation on cadmium toxicity in the bioindicator copepod, Cyclops strenuus. Ecological Indicators, 37 Part A, 21-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.09.033

The ubiquitous nature of crustaceans has meant that they have been considered as useful bioindicators of water quality. Although crustaceans e.g. Cyclops strenuus serve as intermediate hosts to many metazoan parasites, the effect of infection on toxi... Read More about Effect of tapeworm parasitisation on cadmium toxicity in the bioindicator copepod, Cyclops strenuus.