Publications

Ag- and Cu-promoted mesoporous Ta-SiO2 catalysts prepared by non-hydrolytic sol-gel for the conversion of ethanol to butadiene

Denis Dochain, Ales Styskalik, Damien P. Debecker*

Catalysts, 9, 920

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Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Manganese a Metal–Organic Framework and its Transformation to Porous MnO/Carbon Nanocomposite Utilized as a Shuttle Suppressing Layer in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

David Skoda,* Tomas Kazda, Lukas Munster, Barbora Hanulikova, Ales Styskalik, Pierre Eloy, Damien P. Debecker, Petr Vyroubal, Ivo Kuritka

Journal of Materials Science, 54 (2019) 14102-14122

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Synthesis, characterization and catalytic activity of single site, Lewis acidic aluminosilicates

Ales Styskalik,* Joshua G. Abbott, Michael C. Orick, Damien P. Debecker, Craig E. Barnes*

Catalysis Today, 334 (2019) 131-139

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Biocatalytic transamination in a monolithic flow reactor: improving enzyme grafting for enhanced performance

Ludivine van den Biggelaar, Patrice Soumillion, Damien P. Debecker*

RSC Advances, 9 (2019) 18538-18546

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NaAlO₂ supported on titanium dioxide as solid base catalyst for the carboxymethylation of allyl alcohol with DMC

Sreerangappa Ramesh, François Devred, Damien P. Debecker*

Applied Catalysis A: General, 581 (2019) 31-36

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Combining CO₂ capture and catalytic conversion to methane

Paulina Melo Bravo, Damien P. Debecker*

Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy, 1 (2019) 53-65

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Mesoporous TiO₂ Support Materials for Ru-Based CO₂ Methanation Catalysts

Ara Kim, Clément Sanchez, Bernard Haye, Cédric Boissière, Capucine Sassoye,* Damien P. Debecker*

ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2 (2019) 3220-3230

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Macrocellular titanosilicate monoliths as highly efficient structured olefin epoxidation catalysts

Valentin Smeets, Ludivine van den Biggelaar, Tarek Barakat, Eric M. Gaigneaux, Damien P. Debecker*

ChemCatChem, 11 (2019) 1593-1597

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Aerosol route to TiO₂–SiO₂ catalysts with tailored pore architecture and high epoxidation activity

Valentin Smeets, Cédric Boissière, Clément Sanchez, Eric M. Gaigneaux, Elise Peeters, Bert F. Sels, Michiel Dusselier, Damien P. Debecker*

Chemistry of Materials, 31 (2019), 1610-1619

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Sustaining the transition from petro- to biobased chemical industry with flow chemistry

Romaric Gérardy, Romain Morodo-Martinez, Julien Estager, Patricia Luis, Damien P. Debecker, Jean-Christophe M. Monbaliu

Topics in Current Chemistry 377 (2019) 1-35

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Synthesis of carbonate esters by carboxymethylation using NaAlO₂ as a highly active heterogeneous catalyst

Sreerangappa Ramesh, Kiran Indukuri, Oliver Riant, Damien P. Debecker*

Organic Process Research & Development, 22 (2018) 1846-1851

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Novel ceramic paper structures for diesel exhaust purification

Sabrina A. Leonardi, Fernando E. Tuler, Eric M.Gaigneaux, Damien P. Debecker*, Eduardo E. Miró, Viviana G. Milt*

Environmental Science and Pollution Research – 25 (2018) 35276-35286

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Mesoporous methyl-functionalized Sn-silicates generated by the aerosol process for the sustainable production of ethyl lactate

Alvise Vivian, Luca Fusaro, Damien P. Debecker*, Carmela Aprile*

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 6 (2018) 14095-14103

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Sorption and pervaporation study of methanol/dimethyl carbonate mixture with poly(etheretherketone) (PEEK-WC) membrane

Wenqi Li, Francesco Galiano,* Julien Estager, Jean-Christophe M. Monbaliu, Damien P. Debecker, Alberto Figoli,* Patricia Luis*

Journal of Membrane Science, 567 (2018) 303-31

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Application of pervaporation in the production of glycerol carbonate

Wenqi Li, Sreerangappa Ramesh ; Julien Estager, Jean-Christophe Monbaliu, Damien P. Debecker, Patricia Luis*

Chemical Engineering & Processing: Process Intensification, 132 (2018) 127-136

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In situ insight on the Ruthenium catalyzed growth of carbon nanostructures

Mounib Bahri, Kassiogé Dembélé, Capicune Sassoye, Damien P. Debecker, Simona Moldovan, Anne-Sophie Gay, Charles Hirlimann, Clément Sanchez, Ovidiu Ersen*

Nanoscale, 10 (2018) 14957-14965

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Titania-silica catalysts for lactide production from renewable alkyl lactates: structure-activity relations

Rik De Clercq, Michiel Dusselier,* Claude Poleunis, Damien P. Debecker, Lars Giebeler, Ekaterina Makshina and Bert F. Sels*

ACS Catalysis, 8 (2018) 8130−8139

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Innovative Sol-Gel Routes for the Bottom-up Preparation of Heterogeneous Catalysts

Damien P. Debecker*

The Chemical Record – 18 (2018) 662-675

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Thickness characterization toolbox for transparent protective coatings on polymer substrates

Matthias Van Zele, Jonathan Watté, Jan Hasselmeyer, Hannes Rijckaert, Yannick Vercammen, Steven Verstuyft, Davy Deduytsche, Christophe Detavernier, Damien P. Debecker, Claude Poleunis, Isabel Van Driessche, Klaartje De Buysser

Materials, 11(7) (2018) 1101

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Aerosol processing: a wind of innovation in the field of advanced heterogeneous catalysts

Damien P. Debecker,* Solène Le Bras, Cédric Boissière, Alexandra Chaumonnot, Clément Sanchez*

Chemical Society Reviews, 47 (2018) 4112-4155

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Mesoporous SiO₂–TiO₂ epoxidation catalysts: tuning surface polarity to improve performance in the presence of water

Valentin Smeets, Lilia Ben Mustapha, Josefine Schnee, Eric M. Gaigneaux, Damien P. Debecker*

Molecular Catalysis, 451 (2018) 192-206

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Hydrotalcite promoted by NaAlO₂ as strongly basic catalysts with record activity in glycerol carbonate synthesis

Sreerangappa Ramesh, François Devred, Ludivine van den Biggelaar, Damien P. Debecker*

ChemCatChem, 10 (2018) 1398-1405

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CO₂ methanation on Ru/TiO₂ catalysts: on the effect of mixing anatase and rutile TiO₂ supports

Ara Kim, Damien P. Debecker,* François Devred, Vincent Dubois, Clément Sanchez, Capucine Sassoye*

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 220 (2018) 615-625

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A review on catalytic oxidation of chloroaromatics from

Cuicui Du, Shengyong Lu,* Qiuling Wang, Alfons G. Buekens, Mingjiang Ni, Damien P. Debecker

Chemical Engineering Journal, 334 (2018) 519-544

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Development of a Solid Phase Array Assay for the Screening of Galactose Oxidase Activity and for Fast Identification of Inhibitors

Martin J. Weissenborn, Damien P. Debecker, Bruno Linclau, Nicholas J. Turner,* Sabine L. Flitsch*

Protein & Peptide Letters, 24 (2017) 742-746

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In situ solid-gas reactivity of nanoscaled metal borides from molten salt synthesis

Guillaume Gouget, Damien P. Debecker, Ara Kim, Giorgia Olivieri, Jean-Jacques Gallet, Fabrice Bournel, Cyril Thomas, Ovidiu Ersen, Simona Moldovan, Clément Sanchez, Sophie Carenco, David Portehault*

Inorganic Chemistry, 56 (2017) 9225-9234

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High-yield synthesis of ethyl lactate with mesoporous SnSi mixed oxide catalysts prepared by the aerosol-assisted sol-gel process

Nicolas Godard, Alvise Vivian, Luca Fusaro, Lorenzo Cannavicci, Carmela Aprile, Damien P. Debecker*

ChemCatChem, 9 (2017) 2211–2218

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Room temperature synthesis of glycerol carbonate catalyzed by spray dried sodium aluminate microspheres

Sreerangappa Ramesh, Damien P. Debecker*

Catalysis Communications, 97 (2017) 102-105

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Enantioselective Transamination in Continuous Flow Mode with Transaminase Immobilized in a Macrocellular Silica Monolith

L. van den Biggelaar, P. Soumillion, D.P. Debecker*

Catalysts, 7 (2017) 54

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Silver Nanoparticle Catalyzed Dearomatization of Indoles towards 3 Spiroindolenines via a 5-exo-dig Spirocyclization

Schröder, U. Sharma, M. Mertens, F. Devred, D.P. Debecker, R. Luque, E. Van der Eycken*

ACS Catalysis, 5 (2016) 8156–8161

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Selective CO₂ methanation on Ru/TiO₂ catalyst: unravelling the decisive role of the TiO₂ support crystal structure

Kim, C. Sanchez, G. Patriarche, O. Ersen, S. Moldovan, A. Wisnet, C. Sassoye, D.P. Debecker*

Catalysis Science & Technology, 6 (2016) 8117-8128

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The Active State of Supported Ruthenium Oxide Nanoparticles during Carbon Dioxide Methanation

S. Carenco, C. Sassoye, M. Faustini, P. Eloy, D.P. Debecker, H. Bluhm, M. Salmeron

Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 120 (2016) 15354−15361

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Ordered and disordered evolution of the pore mesostructure in hybrid silica anti-reflective films obtained by one-pot self-assembly method

M.N. Ghazzal*, D.P. Debecker, E.M. Gaigneaux

Thin Solid Films, 611 (2016) 117-124

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Catalytic ceramic papers for diesel soot oxidation: a spray method for enhanced performance

Catalytic ceramic filters for soot oxidation

F.E. Tuler, E.M.Gaigneaux, E.E. Miró, V.G. Milt*, D.P. Debecker^*

Catalysis Communications 72 (2015) 116-120

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First Acidic Macro-Mesocellular Aluminosilicate Monolithic foams “SiAl(HIPE)” and their Catalytic Properties

D.P. Debecker*, C. Boissière*, G. Laurent, S. Huet, P. Eliaers, C. Sanchez, R. Backov

Chemical Communications 51 (2015) 14018-14021

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Selective Ni-catalyzed conversion of lignin-derived phenolic compounds to cyclohexanone-based polymer building blocks

From wood to polymers

Schutyser, S. Van den Bosch, J. Dijkmans, S. Turner, M. Meledina, G. Van Tendeloo, D.P. Debecker, B.F. Sels*

ChemSusChem, 8 (2015) 1805-1818

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WO3-SiO2 metathesis prepared by the aerosol assisted sol-gel process

Preparation of super-microporous WO₃-SiO₂ olefin metathesis catalysts by the aerosol-assisted sol-gel process

S. Maksasithorn, P. Praserthdam, K. Suriye, D.P. Debecker*

Microporous Mesoporous Materials, 213 (2015) 125-133

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WO₃-based catalysts prepared by non-hydrolytic sol-gel for the production of propene by cross-metathesis of ethene and 2-butene

S. Maksasithorn, P. Praserthdam, K. Suriye, M. Devillers, D.P. Debecker*

Applied Catalysis A: General, 488 (2014) 200-207

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Avoiding rhenium loss in non-hydrolytic synthesis of highly active Re-Si-Al olefin metathesis catalysts

K. Bouchmella, M. Stoyanova, U. Rodemerck, D.P. Debecker, P.H. Mutin

Catalysis Communications, 58 (2015) 183-186

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CO₂ methanation with shape-controlled Pd nanoparticles embedded in mesoporous silica: Elucidating stability and selectivity issues

J. Martins, N. Batail, S. Silva, S. Rafik-Clement, A. Karelovic, D.P. Debecker, A. Chaumonnot, D. Uzio

Catalysis Communications, 58 (2015) 11-15

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Total oxidation of propane with a nano-RuO₂/TiO₂ catalyst

D.P. Debecker, B. Farin, E.M. Gaigneaux, C. Sanchez, C. Sassoye

Applied Catalysis A: General – 481 (2014) 11-18

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NaOH modified WO3/SiO2 catalysts for propylene production from 2-butene and ethylene metathesis

S. Maksasithorn, D.P. Debecker, P. Praserthdam, J. Panpranot, K. Suriye, S.K.N. Ayudhya

Chinese Journal of Catalysis – 35 (2014) 232-241

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Synthesis of Amorphous Aluminosilicates by Grafting: Tuning the Building and Final Structure of the Deposit by Selecting the Appropriate Synthesis Conditions

M. Caillot, A. Chaumonnot, M. Digne, C. Poleunis, D.P. Debecker, J. van Bokhoven*

Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 185 (2014) 179-189

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Aerosol route to nanostructured WO₃-SiO₂-Al₂O₃ metathesis catalysts: Towards higher propene yield

D.P. Debecker*, M. Stoyanova, U. Rodemerck, F. Colbeau-Justin, C. Boissère, A. Chaumonnot, A. Bonduelle, C. Sanchez*

Applied Catalysis A: General – 470 (2014) 458-466

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An alternative method for the incorporation of silver in Ag-VO_x/TiO₂ catalysts for the total oxidation of benzene

R. Delaigle, M.M.F. Joseph, D.P. Debecker, P. Eloy and E.M. Gaigneaux*

Topics in catalysis – 56 (2013) 1867-1874

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Calibration of the XPS binding energy scale for the characterization of heterogeneous catalysts: Is everything really under control?

M. Jacquemin, M.J. Genet, E.M. Gaigneaux, D.P. Debecker*                   BLOG POST

ChemPhysChem – 14 (2013) 3618–3626

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Effect of the size and distribution of supported Ru nanoparticles on their activity in ammonia synthesis under mild reaction conditions

C. Fernández, C. Sassoye, C. Sanchez, D.P. Debecker, P. Ruiz*

Applied Catalysis A: General – 474 (2014) 194-202

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Olefin metathesis with mesoporous rhenium-silicium-aluminum mixed oxides obtained via a one-step non-hydrolytic sol-gel route

K. Bouchmella, P.H. Mutin*, M. Stoyanova, C. Poleunis, P. Eloy,U. Rodemerck, E.M. Gaigneaux, D.P. Debecker*

Journal of Catalysis, 301 (2013) 233-241

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Mesoporous mixed oxide catalysts via non-hydrolytic sol-gel: A review

D.P. Debecker, V. Hulea, P.H. Mutin*

Applied Catalysis A: General, 451 (2013) 192–206

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Effect of support on V2O5 catalytic activity in Chlorobenzene oxidation

C. Gannoun, R. Delaigle, D.P. Debecker, P. Eloy, A. Ghorbel, E.M. Gaigneaux

Applied Catalysis A: General, 447-448 (2012) 1-6

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Non-hydrolytic sol-gel route to highly active MoO₃-SiO₂-Al₂O₃ metathesis catalysts (cover)

D.P. Debecker*, K. Bouchmella, M. Stoyanova, U. Rodemerck, E.M. Gaigneaux and P.H. Mutin*

Catalysis Science & Technology, 2 (6) (2012) 1157–1164

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Non-hydrolytic sol-gel routes to heterogeneous catalysts (review paper)

D.P. Debecker* and P. Hubert Mutin*

Chemical Society Reviews, 41 (9) (2012) 3624 – 3650

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One-pot Aerosol Route to MoO₃-SiO₂-Al₂O₃ Catalysts with Ordered Super-Microporosity and High Olefin Metathesis Activity

D.P. Debecker*, M. Stoyanova, F. Colbeau-Justin, U. Rodemerck, C. Boissière, E.M. Gaigneaux, C. Sanchez*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 51 (2012) 2129-2131

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Photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine 6G on Mesoporous Titania Films: Combined effect of Texture and dye Aggregation forms

M. N. Ghazzal*, H. Kebaili, M. Joseph, D.P. Debecker, P. Eloy, J. De Coninck, E. M. Gaigneaux

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 115-116 (2012) 276-284

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Sustainable aqueous route to highly stable suspensions of monodispersed Nano Ruthenia

C. Sassoye*, G. Muller, D.P. Debecker, A. Karelovic, S. Cassaignon, C. Pizarro, P. Ruiz, C. Sanchez

Green Chemistry, 13 (2011) 3230-3237

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Sol–gel derived V₂O₅–TiO₂ mesoporous materials as catalysts for the total oxidation of chlorobenzene

C. Gannoun, R. Delaigle, P. Eloy, D.P. Debecker, A. Ghorbel, E.M. Gaigneaux*

Catalysis Communications, 15 (2011) 1-5

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Genesis of active and inactive species during the preparation of MoO₃/SiO₂-Al₂O₃ metathesis catalysts via wet impregnation

D.P. Debecker*, M. Stoyanova, U. Rodemerck, A. Léonard, B.-L. Su, E.M. Gaigneaux

Catalysis Today, 169 (2011) 60-68

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Preparation of MoO₃/SiO₂-Al₂O₃ metathesis catalysts via wet impregnation with different Mo precursors

D.P. Debecker*, M. Stoyanova, U. Rodemerck and E.M. Gaigneaux

Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 340 (2011) 65-76

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Effect of the chromium precursor nature on the physicochemical and catalytic properties of Cr-ZSM-5 catalysts: Application to the ammoxidation of ethylene

F. Ayari*, M. Mhamdi, D.P. Debecker, E.M. Gaigneaux, J. Alvarez-Rodriguez, A.R. Guerrero-Ruiz, G. Delahay, A. Ghorbel

Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 339 (2011) 8-16

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Evaluation of dioxin total oxidation catalysts: Confronting studies on model-molecules with tests on PCDD/F-containing gas stream

D.P. Debecker*, R. Delaigle, P.C. Hung, A.G. Buekens, E.M. Gaigneaux, M.B. Chang

Chemosphere, 82 (2011) 1337-1342

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Flame-made MoO₃/SiO₂-Al₂O₃ metathesis catalysts with highly dispersed and highly active molybdate species

D.P. Debecker*, B. Schimmoeller*, M. Stoyanova, C. Poleunis, P. Bertrand, U. Rodemerck, E.M. Gaigneaux

Journal of Catalysis, 277 (2011) 154-163

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Opposite effect of Al on the performances of MoO₃/SiO₂-Al₂O₃ catalysts in the metathesis and in the partial oxidation of propene

D.P. Debecker*, D. Hauwaert, M. Stoyanova, A. Barkschat, U. Rodemerck, E.M. Gaigneaux*

Applied Catalysis A: General, 391 (2011) 78-85

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Thermal spreading as an alternative for the wet impregnation method: advantages and downsides in the preparation of MoO₃/SiO₂-Al₂O₃ metathesis catalysts

D.P. Debecker*, M. Stoyanova, U. Rodemerck, P. Eloy, A. Léonard, B.-L. Su, E.M. Gaigneaux*

Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 114 (2010) 18664–18673

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Total oxidation of benzene and chlorobenzene with MoO₃– and WO₃-promoted V₂O₅/TiO₂ catalysts prepared by a nonhydrolytic sol-gel route

D.P. Debecker, R. Delaigle, K. Bouchmella, P. Eloy, E.M. Gaigneaux, P.H. Mutin*

Catalysis Today, 157 (2010) 125-130

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Flame-made vs. wet-impregnated vanadia/titania in the total oxidation of chlorobenzene: possible role of VO_x species

B. Schimmoeller, R. Delaigle, D.P. Debecker, E.M. Gaigneaux*

Catalysis Today, 157 (2010) 198-203

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Ag-V₂O₅/TiO₂ total oxidation catalyst: autocatalytic removal of the surfactant and synergy between silver and vanadia

D.P. Debecker, R. Delaigle, M.M.F. Joseph, C. Faure, E.M. Gaigneaux

Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 175 (2010) 805-809

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Facile preparation of MoO₃/SiO₂-Al₂O₃ olefin metathesis catalysts by thermal spreading

D.P. Debecker, M. Stoyanova, U. Rodemerck, E.M. Gaigneaux

Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 175 (2010) 581-585

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One-step non-hydrolytic sol–gel preparation of efficient V₂O₅-TiO₂ catalysts for VOC total oxidation

D.P. Debecker, K. Bouchmella, R. Delaigle, P. Eloy, E.M. Gaigneaux, P.H. Mutin*

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 93 (2010) 38-45

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Nouvelle méthode de préparation de catalyseurs hétérogène à base de nanoparticules d’argent

D.P. Debecker* and E.M. Gaigneaux*

Chimie Nouvelle, 101 (2009) 1-3

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Design of SiO₂-Al₂O₃-MoO₃ metathesis catalysts by nonhydrolytic sol-gel

D.P. Debecker, K. Bouchmella, C. Poleunis, P. Eloy, P. Bertrand, E. M. Gaigneaux and P. H. Mutin*

Chemistry of Materials, 21 (2009) 2817-2824

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Exploring, tuning and exploiting the basicity of hydrotalcites for applications in heterogeneous catalysis (review paper)

D.P. Debecker*, E.M. Gaigneaux and G. Busca

Chemistry-A European journal, 15 (2009) 3920-3935

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Revisiting the Behaviour of Vanadia-Based Catalysts in the Abatement of (Chloro)-Aromatic Pollutants: Towards an Integrated Understanding

R. Delaigle, D.P. Debecker, F. Bertinchamps and E.M. Gaigneaux*

Topics in Catalysis, 52 (2009) 501-516

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A New Bio-Inspired Route to Metal Nanoparticle-Based Heterogeneous Catalysts

D.P. Debecker*, C. Faure*, M.-E. Meyre, A. Derré and E.M. Gaigneaux*

Small, 4 (2008) 1806-1812

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Abatement of model molecules for dioxin total oxidation on V₂O₅-WO₃/TiO₂ catalysts: the case of substituted oxygen-containing VOC

D.P. Debecker, R. Delaigle, P. Eloy and E.M. Gaigneaux*

Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 289 (2008) 38-43

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On the impact of the choice of model VOC in the evaluation of V-based catalysts for the total oxidation of dioxins: furan vs. chlorobenzene

D.P. Debecker, F. Bertinchamps, N. Blangenois, P. Eloy and E.M. Gaigneaux*

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 74 (2007) 223–232