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Catalysis, Green Chemistry and Reaction Engineering

Abdelrahman Lab

@UMass, Amherst

PUBLICATIONS

Our publications are listed here chronologically from top(newest) to bottom(oldest). Clicking the text citation will open a new tab to the DOI page and clicking "Read Abstract" will open an expanded view on this page of the abstract for the respective publication.

2020

20. The Catalytic Mechanics of Dynamic

Surfaces: Stimulating Methods for Promoting Catalytic Resonance ,

M. Shetty, A. Walton, S.R. Gathmann, M.A. Ardagh, J. Gopeesingh, J. Resasco, T. Birol, Q. Zhang, M. Tsapatsis, D.G. Vlachos, P. Christopher, C.D. Frisbie, O.A. Abdelrahman and P.J. Daunehauer

ACS. Catal., 2020

Perspective GA.JPG

21. Dynamic Control of Elementary Step

Energetics via Pulsed Illumination Enhances Photocatalysis on Metal Nanoparticles,

J. Qi, J. Resasco, H. Robatjazi, I.B. Alvarez, O.A. Abdelrahman, P.J. Daunehauer and P. Christopher

ACS. Energy Lett., 2020

LIght GA.JPG

18. Dehydra-decyclization of

Tetrahydrofurans to Diene

Monomers over Metal Oxides,

Y. Ji, A. Lawal, A. Nyholm,

R.J. Gorte and O.A. Abdelrahman

Catal. Sci. Tech., 2020

19. Electric-Field-Assisted Modulation

of Surface Thermochemistry ,

M. Shetty, M.A. Ardagh, Y. Pang, O.A. Abdelrahman and P.J. Daunehauer

ACS. Catal., 2020

Efield GA.JPG

17. Resonance-Promoted Formic

Acid Oxidation via Dynamic

Electrocatalytic Modulation,

J.Gopeesingh, M.A.

Ardagh, M. Shetty, S. Burke,

P.J. Dauenhauer, O.A. Abdelrahman

ACS. Catal., 2020

16. Steam-Induced Coarsening of

Single-Unit-Cell MFI Zeolite

Nanosheets and Its Effect on

External Surface Brønsted Acid

Catalysis,Y. Guefrachi, G. Sharma,

D. Xu, G. Kumar, K. P. Vinter, O. A.

Abdelrahman, X. Li, S. Alhassan, P.J.

Dauenhauer, A. Navrotsky, W. Zhang,

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl., 2020

15. Catalytic Resonance Theory:

Parallel Reaction Pathway

Control, M. A. Ardagh, M. Shetty, A.

Kuznetsov, Q. Zhang, P. Christopher,

D. G. Vlachos, O. A. Abdelrahman,

P. J. Dauenhauer,

Chem. Sci., 2020

2019

14. Dehydra-Decyclization of

Tetrahydrofuran on H-ZSM5:

Mechanisms, Pathways, and

Transition State Entropy,S. Li,

O. A. Abdelrahman, G. Kumar,

M. Tsapatsis, D.G. Vlachos, S.

Caratzoulas, P.J. Dauenhauer,

ACS Catal.,2019

13. Microkinetic Analysis of Acetone

Hydrogenation Over Pt/SiO2,

X. Gao, A. Heyden, O. A.

Abdelrahman, J. Q. Bond,

J. Catal., 2019, 374, 183-198

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12. Principles of Dynamic

Heterogeneous Catalysis:

Surface Resonance and Turnover

Frequency Response, M. A.

Ardagh, O. A. Abdelrahman,

P.J. Dauenhauer,

ACS Catal., 2019

11. A Quantitative Study of the

Structure–Activity Relationship

in Hierarchical Zeolites Using

Liquid‐phase Reactions, D. Xu,

O. A. Abdelrahman, S.H. Ahn, Y.

Guefrachi, A. Kuznetsov, L.Ren, S.

Hwang, M. Khaleel, S. Al Hassan,

D. Liu, S. Bong Hong, P.J.

Dauenhauer, M. Tsapatsis,

AIChE Journal, 2019

10. Catalytic Resonance Theory:

superVolcanoes, Catalytic

Molecular Pumps, and Oscillatory

Steady State, M.A. Ardagh, T. Birol, Q. Zhang, O.A. Abdelrahman,

P.J. Dauenhauer,

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2019

2018

9. On the Entropy of Adsorbed Molecules

in Confined Spaces,P.J. Dauenhauer and

O.A. Abdelrahman,

ACS Cent. Sci., 2018

8. Multi-Functional Cascade Catalysis of

Itaconic Acid Hydrodeoxygenation to

3-Methyl-Tetrahydrofuran,D. Sung Park,

O.A. Abdelrahman, K.P. Vinter, P. Howe,

J.Q. Bond, T.M. Reineke,

K. Zhang, P.J. Dauenhauer,

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2018

2017

7. Simple Quantification of

Zeolite Acid Site Density by Reactive

Gas Chromatography,O.A. Abdelrahman,

K. P. Vinter, L. Ren, D. Xu, R. J. Gorte, M.

Tsapatsis and P. J. Dauenhauer,

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2017

6. Biomass-Derived Butadiene by

Dehydra-Decyclization of

Tetrahydrofuran, O. A. Abdelrahman,

D. S. Park, K. P. Vinter, C. S. Spanjers, L.

Ren, H. J. Cho, D. G. Vlachos, W. Fan, M.

Tsapatsis and P. J. Dauenhauer,

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2017

5. Renewable Isoprene by Sequential

Hydrogenation of Itaconic Acid and

Dehydra-Decyclization of 3-Methyl-

Tetrahydrofuran, O. A. Abdelrahman,

D. S. Park, K. P. Vinter, C. S. Spanjers, L.

Ren, H. J. Cho, K. Zhang, W. Fan,

M. Tsapatsis and P. J. Dauenhauer,

ACS Catal., 2017

4. Microkinetic analysis of C3 – C5

ketone hydrogenation over supported

Ru catalysts, O. A. Abdelrahman, A.

Heyden and J. Q. Bond,

J. Catal., 2017

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2015

3. Towards rational design of stable

supported metal catalysts for

aqueous-phase processing: Insights

from the hydrogenation of

levulinic acid, O.A. Abdelrahman, H.Y. Luo

A. Heyden, Y. Román-Leshkov, J.Q. Bond

J. Catal., 2015

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2014

2. Analysis of kinetics and reaction

pathways in the aqueous-phase

hydrogenation of levulinic acid to form

γ-valerolactone over Ru/C, O. A.

Abdelrahman, A. Heyden and J. Q. Bond,

ACS Catal., 2014

1. An examination of the intrinsic activity

and stability of various solid acids

during the catalytic decarboxylation

of γ-Valerolactone, A.B. Kellicutt, R.

Salary, O.A. Abdelrahman and J.Q. Bond,

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2014

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