Author Publications

2005

Bodis, J. and Lefferts, L. and Muller, T.E. and Pestman, R. and Lercher, J.A. (2005) Activity and selectivity control in reductive amination of butyraldehyde over noble metal catalysts. Catalysis Letters, 104 (1-2). pp. 23-28. ISSN 1011-372X

2004

Rep, M. and Ommen van, J.G. and Lefferts, L. and Lercher, J.A. (2004) Oxygen reactivity and formate structure in X zeolite. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 154 (Part 3). pp. 2745-2753. ISSN 0167-2991

2003

Leveles, L. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, J.A. and Lefferts, L. (2003) Oxidative conversion of propane over lithium-promoted magnesia catalyst. I. Kinetics and mechanism. Journal of Catalysis, 218 (2). pp. 296-306. ISSN 0021-9517

Leveles, L. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, J.A. and Lefferts, L. (2003) Oxidative conversion of propane over lithium-promoted magnesia catalyst. II. Active site characterization and hydrocarbon activation. Journal of Catalysis, 218 (2). pp. 307-314. ISSN 0021-9517

Maisuls, S.E. and Lefferts, L. and Seshan, K. and Furusawa, T. and Aika, K. and Mosqueda-Jimenez, B. and Smidt, M.L. and Lercher, J.A. (2003) Selective catalytic reduction of NOx with propylene in the presence of oxygen over Co-Pt promoted H-MFI and HY. Catalysis Today, 84 (3-4). pp. 139-147. ISSN 0920-5861

Mosqueda-Jiménez, B.I. and Jentys, A. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, J.A. (2003) Reduction of nitric oxide by propene and propane on Ni-exchanged mordenite. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 43 (2). pp. 105-115. ISSN 0926-3373

Mosqueda-Jiménez, B.I. and Jentys, A. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, J.A. (2003) Structure-activity relations for Ni-containing zeolites during NO reduction I. Influence of acid sites. Journal of Catalysis, 218 (2). pp. 348-353. ISSN 0021-9517

Mosqueda-Jiménez, B.I. and Jentys, A. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, J.A. (2003) Structure-activity relations for Ni-containing zeolites during NO reduction II. Role of the chemical state of Ni. Journal of Catalysis, 218 (2). pp. 375-385. ISSN 0021-9517

Mosqueda-Jiménez, B.I. and Jentys, A. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, J.A. (2003) On the surface reactions during NO reduction with propene and propane on Ni-exchanged mordenite. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 46 (1). pp. 189-202. ISSN 0926-3373

Sedlmair, Ch. and Seshan, K. and Jentys, A. and Lercher, J.A. (2003) Elementary steps of NOx adsorption and surface reaction on a commercial storage–reduction catalyst. Journal of Catalysis, 214 (2). pp. 308-316. ISSN 0021-9517

2002

Furusawa, T. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, J.A. and Lefferts, L. and Aika, K. (2002) Selective reduction of NO to N2 in the presence of oxygen over supported silver catalysts. In: Fourth Tokyo Conference of Advanced Catalytic Science and Technology, TOCAT, June 14-19, 2002, Tokyo, Japan.

Furusawa, Takeshi and Seshan, Kulathuiyer and Lercher, Johannes A. and Lefferts, Leon and Aika, Ken-ichi (2002) Selective reduction of NO to N2 in the presence of oxygen over supported silver catalysts. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 37 . pp. 205-216. ISSN 0926-3373

Leveles, L. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, J.A. and Lefferts, L. (2002) Oxidative conversion of alkanes to olefins over lithium promoted magnesia catalysts. In: Fourth Tokyo Conference on Advanced Catalytic Science and Technology, TOCAT, July 14-19, 2002, Tokyo, Japan.

Leveles, L. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, J.A. and Lefferts, L. (2002) Oxidative conversion of alkanes to olefins over lithium promoted magnesia catalysts. In: 3rd Netherlands Catalysis and Chemistry Conference, NCCC III, March 4-6, 2002, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands.

Leveles, Laszlo and Fuchs, Stefan and Seshan, Kulathuiyer and Lercher, Johannes A. and Lefferts, Leon (2002) Oxidative conversion of light alkanes to olefins over alkali promoted oxide catalysts. Applied Catalysis A: General, 227 . pp. 287-297. ISSN 0926-860X

Meunier, F.C. and Domokos, L. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, J.A. (2002) In situ IR study of the nature and mobility of sorbed species on H-FER during but-1-ene isomerization. Journal of Catalysis, 211 (2). pp. 366-378. ISSN 0021-9517

Rep, M. and Ommen van, J.G. and Lefferts, L. and Lercher, J.A. (2002) Methanol dehydrogenation and toluene alkylation over basic zeolites - dehydrogenation path and alkylation species. In: Fourth Tokyo Conference on Advanced Catalytic Science and Technology, July 14-19, 2002, Tokyo, Japan.

Sedlmair, Ch. and Seshan, K. and Jentys, A. and Lercher, J.A. (2002) Studies on the deactivation of NOx storage-reduction catalysts by sulfur dioxide. Catalysis Today, 75 (1-4). pp. 413-419. ISSN 0920-5861

Simon, L.J. and Ommen van, J.G. and Jentys, A. and Lercher, J.A. (2002) Sulfur tolerance of Pt/mordenites for benzene hydrogenation: Do Brønsted acid sites participate in hydrogenation? Catalysis Today, 73 (1-2). pp. 105-112. ISSN 0920-5861

2001

Bokhoven van, J.A. and Tromp, M. and Koningsberger, D.C. and Miller, J.T. and Pieterse, J.A.Z. and Lercher, J.A. and Williams, B.A. and Kung, H.H. (2001) An Explanation for the Enhanced Activity for Light Alkane Conversion in Mildly Steam Dealuminated Mordenite: The Dominant Role of Adsorption. Journal of Catalysis, 202 (1). pp. 129-140. ISSN 0021-9517

Domokos, L. and Lefferts, L. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, J.A. (2001) Isomerization of linear butenes to isobutene over medium pore zeolites: I. Kinetic aspects of the reaction over HFER. Journal of Catalysis, 197 (1). pp. 68-80. ISSN 0021-9517

Domokos, L. and Lefferts, L. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, J.A. (2001) Applied molecular simulations over FER-, TON- and AEL-type zeolites. Journal of Catalysis, 203 . pp. 351-361. ISSN 0021-9517

Fuchs, Stefan and Leveles, Laszlo and Seshan, K. and Lefferts, Leon and Lemonidou, Angeliki and Lercher, Johannes A. (2001) Oxidative dehydrogenation and cracking of ethane and propane over LiDy Mg mixed oxides. Topics in Catalysis, 15 (2-4). pp. 169-174. ISSN 1022-5528

Furusawa, T. and Seshan, K. and Maisuls, S.E. and Lercher, J.A. and Lefferts, L. and Aika, K. (2001) Selective reduction of NO to nitrogen in the presence of oxygen. In: Zeolites and mesoporous materials at the dawn of the 21st century : proceedings of the 13th International Zeolite Conference, Montpellier, France, 8-13 July 2001. Elsevier. ISBN 9780444502384

Maisuls, S.E. and Seshan, K. and Feast, S. and Lercher, J.A. (2001) Selective catalytic reduction of NOx to nitrogen over Co-Pt/ZSM-5: Part A. Characterization and kinetic studies. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 29 (1). pp. 69-81. ISSN 0926-3373

Nagaoka, K. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, J.A. and Aika, A. (2001) Mechanism of carbon deposit/removal in methane dry reforming on supported metal catalysts. In: Natural Gas Conversion VI. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 136 . Elsevier, pp. 129-134. ISBN 9780444505446

Nagaoka, Katsutoshi and Seshan, Kulathuiyer and Aika, Ken-ichi and Lercher, Johannes A. (2001) Carbon Deposition during Carbon Dioxide Reforming of Methane—Comparison between Pt/Al2O3 and Pt/ZrO2. Journal of Catalysis, 197 (1). pp. 34-42. ISSN 0021-9517

Rep, M. and Ommen van, J.G. and Lefferts, L. and Lercher, J.A. (2001) 29-P-20-IR study on the reaction path of methanol decomposition over basic zeolites. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 135 . pp. 316-323. ISSN 0167-2991

Simon, L.J. and Ommen van, J.G. and Jentys, A. and Lercher, J.A. (2001) Sulfur-Tolerant Pt-Supported Zeolite Catalysts for Benzene Hydrogenation: I. Influence of the Support. Journal of Catalysis, 201 (130). pp. 60-69. ISSN 0021-9517

Simon, L.J. and Ommen van, J.G. and Jentys, A. and Lercher, J.A. (2001) Sulfur-Tolerant Pt-Supported Catalysts for Benzene Hydrogenation: II. Influence of Cation Exchange Level for Pt/MOR-Based Catalysts. Journal of Catalysis, 203 (2). pp. 434-442. ISSN 0021-9517

Simon, L.J. and Rep, M. and Ommen van, J.G. and Lercher, J.A. (2001) Thiophene decomposition on Pt-supported zeolites: a TPD study. Applied Catalysis A: General, 218 (1-2). pp. 161-170. ISSN 0926-860X

2000

Domokos, L. and Lefferts, L. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, J.A. (2000) The importance of acid site locations for n-butene skeletal isomerization on ferrierite. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 162 (1-2). pp. 147-157. ISSN 1381-1169

Nivarthy, Gautam S. and Feller, Andreas and Seshan, Kulathuiyer and Lercher, Johannes A. (2000) Alkylation of isobutane with light olefins catalyzed by zeolite beta. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials , 35-36 . pp. 75-87. ISSN 1387-1811

Pieterse, Johannis A.Z. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, Johannes A. (2000) Structure–Activity Correlations for TON, FER, and MOR in the Hydroisomerization of n-Butane. Journal of Catalysis, 195 (2). pp. 326-335. ISSN 0021-9517

Pirngruber, G.D. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, J.A. (2000) Dehydroisomerization of n-Butane over Pt–ZSM5: II. Kinetic and Thermodynamic Aspects. Journal of Catalysis, 190 (2). pp. 338-351. ISSN 0021-9517

Pirngruber, G.D. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, J.A. (2000) Deactivation of medium pore zeolite catalysts by butadiene during n-butene isomerization. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials , 38 (2-3). pp. 221-237. ISSN 1387-1811

Pirngruber, G.D. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, J.A. (2000) Direct Conversion of n-Butane to Isobutene over Pt–MCM22. Journal of Catalysis, 190 (2). pp. 396-405. ISSN 0021-9517

Pirngruber, G.D. and Zinck-Stagno, O.P.E. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, J.A. (2000) The Effect of the Pore Structure of Medium-Pore Zeolites on the Dehydroisomerization of n-Butane: A Comparison of Pt–FER, Pt–TON, and Pt–ZSM5. Journal of Catalysis, 190 (2). pp. 374-386. ISSN 0021-9517

Rep, M. and Palomares, A.E. and Ommen van, J.G. and Lefferts, L. and Lercher, J.A. (2000) Sorption of methanol in alkali exchange zeolites. In: 12th International congress on catalysis : proceedings of the 12th ICC, Granada, Spain, July 9-14, 2000. UNSPECIFIED, Amsterdam , pp. 2957-2962. ISBN 9780444504807

Veefkind, Victor A. and Smidt, Martin L. and Lercher, Johannes A. (2000) On the role of strength and location of Brønsted acid sites for ethylamine synthesis on mordenite catalysts. Applied Catalysis A: General, 194-19 . pp. 319-332. ISSN 0926-860X

1999

Bitter, J.H. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, J.A. (1999) Deactivation and Coke Accumulation during CO2/CH4Reforming over Pt Catalysts. Journal of Catalysis, 183-18 (2). pp. 336-343. ISSN 0021-9517

Lercher, Johannes A. and Veefkind, Victor and Fajerwerg, Katia (1999) In situ IR spectroscopy for developing catalysts and catalytic processes. Vibrational Spectroscopy, 19 (1). pp. 107-121. ISSN 0924-2031

Pieterse, Johannis A.Z. and Veefkind-Reyes, Sheila and Seshan, K. and Domokos, László and Lercher, Johannes A. (1999) On the Accessibility of Acid Sites in Ferrierite for Pyridine. Journal of Catalysis, 187 (2). pp. 518-520. ISSN 0021-9517

Pirngruber, G.D. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, J.A. (1999) Dehydroisomerization of n-Butane over Pt–ZSM5 (I): Effect of the Metal Loading and Acid Site Concentration. Journal of Catalysis, 186 (1). pp. 188-200. ISSN 0021-9517

Veefkind, Victor A. and Lercher, Johannes A. (1999) On the elementary steps of acid zeolite catalyzed amination of light alcohols. Applied Catalysis A: General, 181 (2). pp. 245-255. ISSN 0926-860X

Wichterlova, Blanka and Zikova, Nada and Uvanova, Elena and Cejka, Jiri and Sarv, Pritt and Paganini, Cristine and Lercher, Johannes A. (1999) Effect of Broensted and Lewis sites in ferrierites on skeletal isomerization of n-butenes. Applied Catalysis A: General, 182 (2). pp. 297-308. ISSN 0926-860X

1998

Bitter, J.H. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, J.A. (1998) Mono and Bifunctional Pathways of CO2/CH4Reforming over Pt and Rh Based Catalysts. Journal of Catalysis, 176 (1). pp. 93-101. ISSN 0021-9517

Brait, A. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, J.A. (1998) Evaluation of commercial FCC catalysts for hydrocarbon conversion: I. Physicochemical characterization and n-hexane conversion. Applied Catalysis A: General, 169 (2). pp. 299-313. ISSN 0926-860X

Feast, Saskia and Englisch, Martin and Jentys, Andreas and Lercher, Johannes A. (1998) Preparation and characterization of Pt particles in unidimensional microporous supports. Applied Catalysis A: General, 174 (1-2). pp. 155-162. ISSN 0926-860X

He, Y.J. and Nivarthy, G.S. and Eder, F. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, J.A. (1998) Synthesis, characterization and catalytic activity of the pillared molecular sieve MCM-36. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials , 25 (1-3). pp. 207-224. ISSN 1387-1811

Jentys, A. and Pham, N.H. and Vinek, H. and Englisch, M. and Lercher, J.A. (1998) Structure of Co and Co oxide clusters in MCM-41. Catalysis Today, 39 (4). pp. 311-315. ISSN 0920-5861

Nivarthy, Gautam S. and He, Yingjie and Seshan, K. and Lercher, Johannes A. (1998) Elementary Mechanistic Steps and the Influence of Process Variables in Isobutane Alkylation over H-BEA. Journal of Catalysis, 176 (1-2). pp. 192-203. ISSN 0021-9517

Nivarthy, Gautam S. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, Johannes A. (1998) The influence of acidity on zeolite H-BEA catalyzed isobutane/n-butene alkylation. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials , 22 (1-3). pp. 379-388. ISSN 1387-1811

Palomares, A.E. and Eder-Mirth, G. and Rep, M. and Lercher, J.A. (1998) Alkylation of Toluene over Basic Catalysts—Key Requirements for Side Chain Alkylation. Journal of Catalysis, 180 (1). pp. 56-65.

Steghuis, A.G. and Ommen van, J.G. and Lercher, J.A. (1998) On the reaction mechanism for methane partial oxidation over yttria/zirconia. Catalysis Today, 46 (2-3). pp. 91-97. ISSN 0920-5861

Veefkind, Victor A. and Gründling, Christian and Lercher, Johannes A. (1998) Steric aspects in methylamine and dimethylether synthesis over acidic mordenites. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 134 (1-3). pp. 111-119. ISSN 1381-1169

Veefkind, Victor A. and Lercher, Johannes A. (1998) Zeolite Catalysts for the Selective Synthesis of Mono- and Diethylamines. Journal of Catalysis, 180 (2). pp. 258-269. ISSN 0021-9517

Well van, Willy J.M. and Cottin, Xavier and Haan vde, Jan W. and Smit, Berend and Nivarthy, Gautam and Lercher, Johannes A. and Hooff van, Jan H.C. and Santen van, Rutger A. (1998) Chain Length Effects of Linear Alkanes in Zeolite Ferrierite. 1. Sorption and 13C NMR Experiments. Journal of Physical Chemistry B: Materials, surfaces, interfaces, & biophysical, 102 (20). pp. 3945-3951. ISSN 1520-6106

1997

Asuquo, R.A. and Mirth, G.C. and Seshan, K. and Pieterse, J.A.Z. and Lercher, J.A. (1997) Improving the stability of H-mordenite for n-butane isomerization. Journal of Catalysis, 168 (2). pp. 292-300. ISSN 0021-9517

Bitter, J.H. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, J.A. (1997) The state of zirconia supported platinum catalysts for CO2/CH4 reforming. Journal of Catalysis, 171 (1). pp. 279-286. ISSN 0021-9517

Bonn, Miacha and Santen van, Rutger A. and Lercher, Johannes A. and Kleyn, Aart W. and Bakker, Huib J. (1997) Picosecond infrared activation of methanol in acid zeolites. Chemical Physics Letters, 278 (4-6). pp. 213-219. ISSN 0009-2614

Eder, Florian and Lercher, Johannes A. (1997) Alkane sorption in molecular sieves: The contribution of ordering, intermolecular interactions and sorption on Brondsted acid sites. Zeolites, 18 (1). pp. 75-81. ISSN 0144-2449

Englisch, Martin and Jentys, Andreas and Lercher, Johannes A. (1997) Structure sensitivity of the hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde over Pt/SiO2 and Pt/TiO2. Journal of Catalysis, 166 (1). pp. 25-35. ISSN 0021-9517

Englisch, Martin and Ranade, Vidyadhar S. and Lercher, Johannes A. (1997) Liquid phase hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde over Pt/SiO2 catalysts. Applied Catalysis A: General, 163 (1-2). pp. 111-122. ISSN 0926-860X

Englisch, Martin and Ranade, Vidyadhar S. and Lercher, Johannes A. (1997) Hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde over Pt based bimetallic catalysts. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 121 (1). pp. 69-80. ISSN 1381-1169

Lercher, Johannes A. and Seshan, Kulathuiyer (1997) Sorption and activation of hydrocarbons by molecular sieves. Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science, 2 (1). pp. 57-62. ISSN 1359-0286

Müller, G.A. and Bodis, J. and Mirth, G.C. and Kornatowski, J. and Lercher, J.A. (1997) In situ FT-IR microscopic investigationof metal substituted AIPO4-5 single crystals. Journal of Molecular Structure, 410-41 . pp. 173-178. ISSN 0022-2860

Narbeshuber, Thomas F. and Brait, Axel and Seshan, Kulathuiyer and Lercher, Johannes A. (1997) Dehydrogenation of light alkanes over zeolites. Journal of Catalysis, 172 (1). pp. 127-136. ISSN 0021-9517

Palomares, A.E. and Eder-Mirth, G. and Lercher, J.A. (1997) Selective alkylation of toluene over basic zeolites: an in situ infrared spectroscopic investigation. Journal of Catalysis, 168 (2). pp. 442-449. ISSN 0021-9517

1996

Bitter, J.H. and Hally, W. and Seshan, K. and Ommen van, J.G. and Lercher, J.A. (1996) The role of the oxidic support on the deactivation of Pt catalysts during the CO2 reforming of methane. Catalysis Today, 29 (1-4). pp. 349-353. ISSN 0920-5861

Cejka, J. and Zilkova, N. and Wichterlova, B. and Mirth, G.C. and Lercher, J.A. (1996) Decisive role of transport rate of products for zeolite para-selectivity: effect of coke deposition and external surface silylation on activity and selectivity of HZSM-5 in alkylation of toluene. Zeolites, 17 (3). pp. 265-271. ISSN 01442449

Gründling, Christian and Eder-Mirth, Gabriele C. and Lercher, Johannes A. (1996) Selectivity Enhancement in Methylamine Synthesis via Postsynthesis Modification of Brønsted Acidic Mordenite. Journal of Catalysis, 160 (2). pp. 299-308. ISSN 0021-9517

Jentys, A. and Pham, N.H. and Vinek, H. and Englisch, M. and Lercher, J.A. (1996) Synthesis and characterization of mesoporic materials containing highly dispersed cobalt. Microporous Materials, 6 (1). pp. 13-17. ISSN 0927-6513

Lercher, Johannes A. and Gründling, Christian and Eder-Mirth, Gabriele (1996) Infra-red studies of the surface acidity of oxides and zeolites using adsorbed probe molecular. Catalysis Today, 27 (3-4). pp. 353-376. ISSN 0920-5861

Narbeshuber, T.F. and Brait, A. and Seshan, K. and Lercher, J.A. (1996) The influence of extraframework aluminum on H-FAU catalyzed cracking of light alkanes. Applied Catalysis A: General, 146 (1). pp. 119-129. ISSN 0926-860X

Narbeshuber, Thomas F. and Stockenhuber, Michael and Brait, Axel and Seshan, Kulathuiyer and Lercher, Johannes A. (1996) Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange duringn-Butane Conversion on H-ZSM-5. Journal of Catalysis, 160 (2). pp. 183-189. ISSN 0021-9517

Watling, T.C. and Deo, G. and Seshan, K. and Wachs, I.E. and Lercher, J.A. (1996) Oxidative dehydrogenation of propane over niobia supported vanadium oxide catalysts. Catalysis Today, 28 (1-2). pp. 139-145. ISSN 0920-5861

Zhan, Zhaoqi and Müllner, Martin and Lercher, Johannes A. (1996) Catalytic hydrolysis of s-triazine compounds over Al2O3. Catalysis Today, 27 (1-2). pp. 167-173. ISSN 0920-5861

1995

Asuquo, Raymond A. and Eder-Mirth, Gabriele and Lercher, J.A. (1995) n-Butane isomerization over acidic mordenite. Journal of Catalysis, 155 (2). pp. 376-382. ISSN 0021-9517

Narbeshuber, Thomas F. and Vinek, Hannelore and Lercher, Johannes A. (1995) Monomolecular conversion of light alkanes over H-ZSM-5. Journal of Catalysis, 157 (2). pp. 388-395. ISSN 0021-9517

Stockenhuber, Michael and Lercher, J.A. (1995) Characterization and removal of extra lattice species in faujasites. Microporous Materials, 3 (4-5). pp. 457-465. ISSN 0927-6513