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Two-stage crystallisation of the MFI zeolite: kinetic control for efficient catalyst development (2025)
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Pavlov, V. S., Bruter, D. V., Efimov, A. V., Popov, A. G., Ivanova, I. I., & Zholobenko, V. L. (2025). Two-stage crystallisation of the MFI zeolite: kinetic control for efficient catalyst development. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 392(15 June 2025), Article 113649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2025.113649

A detailed investigation of the MFI zeolite crystallisation mechanism in an alkaline synthetic gel system has been carried out using XRD, SEM, nitrogen adsorption, ammonia TPD, elemental analysis, NMR and FTIR spectroscopy. During the first stage of... Read More about Two-stage crystallisation of the MFI zeolite: kinetic control for efficient catalyst development.

Application of Zeolite-Based Materials for Chemical Sensing of VOCs (2025)
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Stosic, D., & Zholobenko, V. (in press). Application of Zeolite-Based Materials for Chemical Sensing of VOCs. Sensors, 25(5), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25051634

Considerable levels of pollution produced by urbanization and industrial development have established a need for monitoring the presence of harmful compounds and the assessment of environmental risks to provide a basis for timely reaction and the pre... Read More about Application of Zeolite-Based Materials for Chemical Sensing of VOCs.

A nanoscale investigation of the formation of mesostructured zeolites FAU and LTL (2024)
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Zholobenko, V., Hollamby, M., Al-Ani, A., Lebedev, O. I., Smith, A. J., & Snow, T. (2024). A nanoscale investigation of the formation of mesostructured zeolites FAU and LTL. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, Article 113363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2024.113363

Nanostructured materials can be utilised as potential catalysts for the production of platform chemicals and renewable biofuels from biomass derived molecules. The formation of hierarchical meso-microporous zeolites LTL and FAU via... Read More about A nanoscale investigation of the formation of mesostructured zeolites FAU and LTL.

A New Type of Acidic OH-Groups in the LTL Zeolite (2024)
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Contini, A., Jendrlin, M., & Zholobenko, V. (in press). A New Type of Acidic OH-Groups in the LTL Zeolite. Crystals, 14(8), Article 745. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst14080745

Acidic properties of ion-exchanged LTL zeolites have been studied using FTIR spectroscopy, complemented by X-ray powder diffraction, SEM-EDX, XRF and N2 physisorption. Infrared spectra of the ion-exchanged zeolites show the presence of two intense ba... Read More about A New Type of Acidic OH-Groups in the LTL Zeolite.

Synthesis and characterisation of an iron oxide mesoporous silica nano-composite and its application in removal of methylene blue dye (2024)
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Saod, W. M., Oliver, I. W., Contini, A., & Zholobenko, V. (in press). Synthesis and characterisation of an iron oxide mesoporous silica nano-composite and its application in removal of methylene blue dye. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1319, Article 139390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2024.139390

Globally, effluents from textile industries and other waste streams have the potential to release vast amounts of chemical dyes and related substances into the environment. Treatment of water and waste-water to remove such pollutan... Read More about Synthesis and characterisation of an iron oxide mesoporous silica nano-composite and its application in removal of methylene blue dye.

Oxidation of benzene with N2O on ZSM-5 zeolite: A comparison of gas-phase and supercritical conditions (2024)
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Bogdan, V., Zholobenko, V., Bogdan, T., Kustov, A., Koklin, A., Mishanin, I., Mashchenko, N., & Bogorodskiy, S. (2024). Oxidation of benzene with N2O on ZSM-5 zeolite: A comparison of gas-phase and supercritical conditions. Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 213, Article 106355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2024.106355

The catalytic oxidation of benzene with nitrous oxide (N2O) over ZSM-5 zeolite has been carried out in a continuous-flow reactor under supercritical conditions and compared with the results of the gas-phase reaction. Aromatic substrates and nitrous o... Read More about Oxidation of benzene with N2O on ZSM-5 zeolite: A comparison of gas-phase and supercritical conditions.

Liquid Metal-Assisted Acylation of Phenols over Zeolite Catalysts (2024)
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Zhou, Y., Fang, G., Peron, D., Marinova, M., Zholobenko, V., Khodakov, A. Y., & Ordomsky, V. V. (in press). Liquid Metal-Assisted Acylation of Phenols over Zeolite Catalysts. ACS catalysis, 14(10), 7806-7813. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.4c00104

The selection of a solvent for the reaction is highly important in catalysis since it profoundly affects the catalytic activity, selectivity, and stability. However, the costly separation of solvent from the products hinders the application of solven... Read More about Liquid Metal-Assisted Acylation of Phenols over Zeolite Catalysts.

Structural and Acidic Properties of Ion-Exchanged Mazzite (2024)
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Contini, A., Jendrlin, M., Al-Ani, A., & Zholobenko, V. (in press). Structural and Acidic Properties of Ion-Exchanged Mazzite. Neftekhimiya / Petroleum Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1134/s0965544123110099

A range of modified MAZ and LTL zeolites have been prepared and ion-exchanged with a series of alkali metal cations. It has been shown that K, Rb and Cs can be readily introduced into the MAZ structure with ~2 cations ion-exchanged per unit cell. In... Read More about Structural and Acidic Properties of Ion-Exchanged Mazzite.

Liquid metals for boosting stability of zeolite catalysts in the conversion of methanol to hydrocarbons (2024)
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Zhou, Y., Santos, S., Shamzhy, M., Marinova, M., Blanchenet, A.-M., Kolyagin, Y. G., Simon, P., Trentesaux, M., Sharna, S., Ersen, O., Zholobenko, V. L., Saeys, M., Khodakov, A. Y., & Ordomsky, V. V. (in press). Liquid metals for boosting stability of zeolite catalysts in the conversion of methanol to hydrocarbons. Nature Communications, 15(1), 2228. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46232-9

Methanol-to-hydrocarbons (MTH) process has been considered one of the most practical approaches for producing value-added products from methanol. However, the commonly used zeolite catalysts suffer from rapid deactivation due to coke deposition and r... Read More about Liquid metals for boosting stability of zeolite catalysts in the conversion of methanol to hydrocarbons.

Effects of the Physicochemical Properties of Zeolite Catalysts on Their Deactivation in Methanol-to-Hydrocarbons Conversion (A Review) (2024)
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Pavlov, V. S., Bruter, D. V., Zholobenko, V. L., & Ivanova, I. I. (2024). Effects of the Physicochemical Properties of Zeolite Catalysts on Their Deactivation in Methanol-to-Hydrocarbons Conversion (A Review). Neftekhimiya / Petroleum Chemistry, 64(2), 210-234. https://doi.org/10.1134/s0965544123110087

This review presents the current understanding of the effects of the physicochemical properties of molecular sieve catalysts on their deactivation in methanol-to-hydrocarbons conversion. The catalysts are classified on the basis of the composition of... Read More about Effects of the Physicochemical Properties of Zeolite Catalysts on Their Deactivation in Methanol-to-Hydrocarbons Conversion (A Review).

Magnesium oxide loaded mesoporous silica: Synthesis, characterisation and use in removing lead and cadmium from water supplies (2023)
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Saod, W., Oliver, I., Thompson, D., Holborn, S., Contini, A., Zholobenko, V., & Zholobenko, V. (2023). Magnesium oxide loaded mesoporous silica: Synthesis, characterisation and use in removing lead and cadmium from water supplies. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2023.100817

Water pollution by potentially toxic elements such as cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) is a persistent problem in many parts of the world. It continues to have profound implications for drinking water supplies, wastewater discharge and environmental qualit... Read More about Magnesium oxide loaded mesoporous silica: Synthesis, characterisation and use in removing lead and cadmium from water supplies.

Synthetic Control of the Defect Structure and Hierarchical Extra-Large-/Small-Pore Microporosity in Aluminosilicate Zeolite SWY (2023)
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Chitac, R. G., Zholobenko, V. L., Fletcher, R. S., Softley, E., Bradley, J., Mayoral, A., Turrina, A., & Wright, P. A. (in press). Synthetic Control of the Defect Structure and Hierarchical Extra-Large-/Small-Pore Microporosity in Aluminosilicate Zeolite SWY. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 145(40), 22097-22114. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c07873

The SWY-type aluminosilicate zeolite, STA-30, has been synthesized via different routes to understand its defect chemistry and solid acidity. The synthetic parameters varied were the gel aging, the Al source, and the organic structure directing agent... Read More about Synthetic Control of the Defect Structure and Hierarchical Extra-Large-/Small-Pore Microporosity in Aluminosilicate Zeolite SWY.

Zinc oxide – mesoporous silica nanocomposite: preparation, characterisation and application in water treatment for lead, cadmium and chromium removal (2023)
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Saod, W. M., Oliver, I. W., Thompson, D. F., Contini, A., & Zholobenko, V. (in press). Zinc oxide – mesoporous silica nanocomposite: preparation, characterisation and application in water treatment for lead, cadmium and chromium removal. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2023.2246016

Applications of nanomaterials in water and wastewater treatment and in environmental clean-up operations depend on the adsorption capacity of the materials for contaminants such as potentially toxic elements (PTEs). However, on their own nanoparticle... Read More about Zinc oxide – mesoporous silica nanocomposite: preparation, characterisation and application in water treatment for lead, cadmium and chromium removal.

Environmental Applications of Zeolites: Hydrophobic Sn-BEA as a Selective Gas Sensor for Exhaust Fumes (2023)
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Dubray, F., Jendrlin, M., Grand, J., Lakiss, L., El Fallah, J., Mintova, S., Bazin, P., & Zholobenko, V. (2023). Environmental Applications of Zeolites: Hydrophobic Sn-BEA as a Selective Gas Sensor for Exhaust Fumes. Chemistry, 334 - 347. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemistry5010025

Environmental monitoring of pollutants, such as NOx and COx, which can be facilitated by a range of gas sensors, is of considerable fundamental and practical importance. This work has been focused on the synthesis and evaluation of zeolite beta with... Read More about Environmental Applications of Zeolites: Hydrophobic Sn-BEA as a Selective Gas Sensor for Exhaust Fumes.

Thinglink and the Laboratory: Interactive Simulations of Analytical Instrumentation for HE Science Curricula (2022)
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Jeffery, A. J., Rogers, S. L., Pringle, J. K., Zholobenko, V. L., Jeffery, K. L., Wisniewski, K. D., Haxton, K. J., & Emley, D. W. (2022). Thinglink and the Laboratory: Interactive Simulations of Analytical Instrumentation for HE Science Curricula. Journal of Chemical Education, 2277-2290. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c01067

Access to laboratory facilities and associated instrumentation represents a major barrier to learning in physical science education, due to constraints introduced by limited time and financial resources, cost 20 of acquisition, and health and safety... Read More about Thinglink and the Laboratory: Interactive Simulations of Analytical Instrumentation for HE Science Curricula.

Extended reality (XR) virtual practical and educational eGaming to provide effective immersive environments for learning and teaching in forensic science (2022)
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Hobson, L., Stimpson, I., Wisniewski, K., Pringle, J., Heaton, V., Zholobenko, V., Grossey, T., & Rogers, S. (2022). Extended reality (XR) virtual practical and educational eGaming to provide effective immersive environments for learning and teaching in forensic science. Science and Justice, 62(6), 696-707. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2022.04.004

Online virtual learning resources have been available for learning and teaching in forensic science for some years now, but the recent global COVID-19 related periods of irregular lockdown have necessitated the rapid development of these for teaching... Read More about Extended reality (XR) virtual practical and educational eGaming to provide effective immersive environments for learning and teaching in forensic science.

Performance modelling of zeolite-based potentiometric sensors (2021)
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Jendrlin, M., Radu, A., Zholobenko, V., & Kirsanov, D. (2022). Performance modelling of zeolite-based potentiometric sensors. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemicall, 356, 131343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2021.131343

Developing simple and cost-effective electrochemical sensors for widespread on-site application is of considerable practical importance in agriculture, environmental monitoring and food science. Among multiple sensing platforms, potentiometry is part... Read More about Performance modelling of zeolite-based potentiometric sensors.

PREPARATION AND APPLICATION OF KOH IMPREGNATED SEPIOLITE AS A SOLID BASE CATALYST FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION USING MICROWAVE IRRADIATION (2021)
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Hamdi Karaoglu, M., Zholobenko, V., & Aslan, S. (2021). PREPARATION AND APPLICATION OF KOH IMPREGNATED SEPIOLITE AS A SOLID BASE CATALYST FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION USING MICROWAVE IRRADIATION. Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society,

An active basic solid catalyst for biodiesel production was obtained via KOH impregnation onto sepiolite support followed by high temperature calcination.

The transesterification of rapeseed oil over the resulting nanocomposite structure was inves... Read More about PREPARATION AND APPLICATION OF KOH IMPREGNATED SEPIOLITE AS A SOLID BASE CATALYST FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION USING MICROWAVE IRRADIATION.

Heterogeneous ketonic decarboxylation of dodecanoic acid: studying reaction parameters (2021)
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Perera-Solis, D., Zholobenko, V., Whiting, A., & Greenwell, H. (2021). Heterogeneous ketonic decarboxylation of dodecanoic acid: studying reaction parameters. RSC advances, 11(56), 35575 - 35584. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1RA06871G

Ketonic decarboxylation has gained significant attention in recent years as a pathway to reduce the oxygen content within biomass-derived oils, and to produce sustainable ketones. The reaction is base catalysed, with MgO an economic, accessible and h... Read More about Heterogeneous ketonic decarboxylation of dodecanoic acid: studying reaction parameters.

A Pencil-Drawn Electronic Tongue for Environmental Applications. (2021)
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Kirsanov, D., Mukherjee, S., Pal, S., Ghosh, K., Bhattacharyya, N., Bandyopadhyay, R., Jendrlin, M., Radu, A., Zholobenko, V., Dehabadi, M., & Legin, A. (2021). A Pencil-Drawn Electronic Tongue for Environmental Applications. Sensors, https://doi.org/10.3390/s21134471

We report on the development of a simple and cost-effective potentiometric sensor array that is based on manual "drawing" on the polymeric support with the pencils composed of graphite and different types of zeolites. The sensor array demonstrates di... Read More about A Pencil-Drawn Electronic Tongue for Environmental Applications..