Advanced Catalysis Engineering - Dr. Sharon Mitchell

Precise size determination of supported catalyst nanoparticles via generative AI and scanning transmission electron microscopy
H. Eliasson, A. Lothian, I. Surin, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez, R. Erni
Small Methods 2024, 2401108 (doi:10.1002/smtd.202401108)
Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy for the analysis of single-atom catalysts
M. Agrachev, V. Giulimondi, I. Surin, S. Mitchell, G. Jeschke, J. Pérez Ramírez
Chem Catal. 2024, 4, 101136 (doi:10.1016/j.checat.2024.101136)
Design principles of catalytic materials for CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol
T. Pinheiro Araújo, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Adv. Mater. 2024, in press (doi:10.1002/adma.202409322, frontispiece)
Convergent active site evolution in platinum single atom catalysts for acetylene hydrochlorination and implications for toxicity minimization
V. Giulimondi, M. Vanni, S. Damir, T. Zou, S. Mitchell, F. Krumeich, A. Ruiz-Ferrando, N. López, J.J. Gata-Cuesta, G. Guillén-Gosálbez, J.J. Smit, P. Johnston, J. Pérez-Ramírez
ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 13652-13664 (doi:10.1021/acscatal.4c03533, supplementary cover)
Understanding and controlling reactivity patterns of Pd₁@C₃N₄-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura couplings
M.E. Usteri, G. Giannakakis, A. Bugaev, J. Pérez-Ramírez, S. Mitchell
ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 12635-12646 (doi:10.1021/acscatal.4c03531)
The need to integrate mass- and energy-based metrics with life cycle impacts for sustainable chemicals manufacture
E. Lucas, A.J. Martín, S. Mitchell, A. Nabera, L.F. Santos, J. Pérez-Ramírez, G. Guillén-Gosálbez
Green Chem. 2024, 26, 9300-9309 (doi:10.1039/D4GC00394B)
Low-nuclearity CuZn ensembles on ZnZrO_x catalyze methanol synthesis from CO₂
T. Pinheiro Araújo, G. Giannakakis, J. Morales-Vidal, M. Agrachev, Z. Ruiz-Bernal, P. Preikschas, T. Zou, F. Krumeich, P.O. Willi, W.J. Stark, R.N. Grass, G. Jeschke, S. Mitchell, N. López, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 3101 (doi:10.1038/s41467-024-47447-6, read behind the paper, featured in New Editors' Highlights)
Droplet-based microfluidics reveals insights into cross‑coupling mechanisms over single‑atom heterogeneous catalysts
T. Moragues, G. Giannakakis, A. Ruiz-Ferrando, C.N. Borca, T. Huthwelker, A. Bugaev, A.J. deMello, J. Pérez-Ramírez, S. Mitchell
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202401056 (doi:10.1002/anie.202401056, front cover)
Angew. Chem. 2024, 136, e202406901 (doi:10.1002/ange.202406901, front cover)
The future of chemical sciences is sustainable
S. Mitchell, A.J. Martín, G. Guillén-Gosálbez, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202318676 (doi:10.1002/anie.202318676, back cover)
Angew. Chem. 2024,136, e202318676 (doi:10.1002/ange.202318676, back cover)
CO cofeeding affects product distribution in CH₃Cl coupling over ZSM-5 zeolite: pressure twists the plot
Z. Zhang, M. Vanni, X. Wu, P. Hemberger, A. Bodi, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202401060 (doi:10.1002/anie.202401060)
Angew. Chem. 2024, 136, e202401060 (doi:10.1002/ange.202401060)
Design of technical ZnO/ZrO₂ catalysts for CO₂ hydrogenation to green methanol
T. Zou, T. Pinheiro Araújo, M. Agrachev, X. Jin, F. Krumeich, G. Jeschke, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
J. Catal. 2024, 430, 115344 (doi:10.1016/j.jcat.2024.115344, featured in the 60th Commemorative Anniversary Issue)
Quantitative description of metal center organization and interactions in single atom catalysts
K. Rossi, A. Ruiz-Ferrando, D. Faust Akl, V. Gimenez Abalos, J. Heras-Domingo, R. Graux, X. Hai, J. Lu, D. Garcia-Gasulla, N. López, J. Pérez-Ramírez, S. Mitchell
Adv. Mater. 2024, 36, 2307991 (doi:10.1002/adma.202307991, frontispiece)
Transcending scales in catalysis for sustainable development
S. Mitchell, A.J. Martín, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Nat. Chem. Eng. 2024, 1, 13-15 (doi:10.1038/s44286-023-00005-1)
Language models and protocol standardization guidelines for accelerating synthesis planning in heterogeneous catalysis
M. Suvarna, A.C. Vaucher, S. Mitchell, T. Laino, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 7964 (doi:10.1038/s41467-023-43836-5)
Reaction environment design for multigram synthesis via Sonogashira coupling over heterogeneous palladium single-atom catalysts
D. Poier, D. Faust Akl, E. Lucas, A. Rodrigues Machado, G. Giannakakis, S. Mitchell, G. Guillén-Gosálbez, R. Marti, J. Pérez-Ramírez
ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2023, 11, 16935-16945 (doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c04183)
Geminal atom catalysis for cross-coupling
X. Hai, Y. Zheng, Q. Yu, N. Guo, S. Xi, X. Zhao, S. Mitchell, X. Luo, V. Tulus, M. Wang, X. Sheng, L. Ren, X. Long, J. Li, P. He, H. Lin, Y. Cui, X. Peng, J. Shi, J. Wu, C. Zhang, R. Zou, G. Guillén-Gosálbez, J. Pérez-Ramírez, M.J. Koh, Y. Zhu, J. Li, J. Lu
Nature 2023, 622, 754-760 (doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06529-z)
Recent advances in heterogeneous single-cluster catalysis
X. Li, S. Mitchell, Y. Fang, J. Li, J. Pérez-Ramírez, J. Lu
Nat. Rev. Chem. 2023, 7, 754–767 (doi:10.1038/s41570-023-00540-8)
Reaction-induced metal-metal oxide interactions in Pd-In₂O₃/ZrO₂ catalysts drive selective and stable CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol
T. Pinheiro Araújo, J. Morales-Vidal, G. Giannakakis, C. Mondelli, H. Eliasson, R. Erni, J.A. Stewart, S. Mitchell, N. López, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202306563 (doi:10.1002/anie.202306563, inside cover)
Angew. Chem. 2023, 42, e202310340 (doi:10.1002/ange.202306563)
Selectivity control in palladium-catalyzed CH₂Br₂ hydrodebromination on carbon-based materials by nuclearity and support engineering
M. Vanni, V. Giulimondi, A. Ruiz-Ferrando, F. Krumeich, A. Clark, S. Mitchell, N. Lopez, J. Pérez-Ramírez
ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 5828-5840 (doi:10.1021/acscatal.2c06394)
Reaction-induced formation of stable mononuclear Cu(I)Cl species on carbon for low-footprint vinyl chloride production
D. Faust Akl, G. Giannakakis, A. Ruiz-Ferrando, M. Agrachev, J.D. Medrano-García, G. Guillén-Gosálbez, G. Jeschke, A.H. Clark, O.V. Safonova, S. Mitchell, N. López, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Adv. Mater. 2023, 35, 2211464 (doi:10.1002/adma.202211464)
Low‑valent manganese atoms stabilized on ceria for nitrous oxide synthesis
I. Surin, Z. Tang, J. Geiger, S. Damir, H. Eliasson, M. Agrachev, F. Krumeich, S. Mitchell, V.A. Kondratenko, E.V. Kondratenko, G. Jeschke, R. Erni, N. López, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Adv. Mater. 2023, 35, 2211260 (doi:10.1002/adma.202211260, back cover)
Challenges and opportunities in engineering the electronic structure of single-atom catalysts
V. Giulimondi, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 2981-2997 (doi:10.1021/acscatal.2c05992, supplementary cover)
Design of flame-made ZnZrO_x catalysts for sustainable methanol synthesis from CO₂
T. Pinheiro Araújo, J. Morales-Vidal, T. Zou, M. Agrachev, S. Verstraeten, P.O. Willi, R.N. Grass, G. Jeschke, S. Mitchell, N. López, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Adv. Energy Mater. 2023, 13, 2204122 (doi:10.1002/aenm.202204122, front cover)
Droplet-based microfluidics platform for the synthesis of single-atom heterogeneous catalysts
T. Moragues, S. Mitchell, D. Faust Akl, J. Pérez-Ramírez, A. deMello
Small Structures 2023, 4, 2200284 (doi:10.1002/sstr.202200284, front cover)
Flame-made ternary Pd-In₂O₃-ZrO₂ catalyst with enhanced oxygen vacancy generation for CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol
T. Pinheiro Araújo, C. Mondelli, M. Agrachev, T. Zou, P.O. Willi, K.M. Engel, R.N. Grass, W.J. Stark, O.V. Safonova, G. Jeschke, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 5610 (doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33391-w)
Transfer hydrogenation with a carbon-nitride-supported palladium single-atom photocatalyst and water as a proton source
E. Zhao, M. Li, B. Xu, X. Wang, Y. Jing, D. Ma, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez, Z. Chen
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202207410 (doi:10.1002/anie.202207410)
Angew. Chem. 2022, 134, e202207410 (doi:10.1002/ange.202207410)
Unifying views on catalyst deactivation
A.J. Martín, S. Mitchell, C. Mondelli, S. Jaydev, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Nat. Catal. 2022, 5, 854-866 (doi:10.1038/s41929-022-00842-y)
Assessing the environmental benefit of palladium-based single-atom heterogeneous catalysts for Sonogashira coupling
D. Faust Akl, D. Poier, S.C. D’Angelo, T. Pinheiro Araújo, V. Tulus, O.V. Safonova, S. Mitchell, R. Marti, G. Guillén-Gosálbez, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Green Chem. 2022, 24, 6879-6888 (doi:10.1039/d2gc01853e, inside front cover)
Elucidation of metal local environments in single-atom catalysts based on carbon nitrides
S. Büchele, A. Yakimov, S.M. Collins, A. Ruiz-Ferrando, Z. Chen, E. Willinger, D.M. Kepaptsoglou, Q.M. Ramasse, C.R. Müller, O.V. Safonova, N. López, C. Copéret, J. Pérez-Ramírez, S. Mitchell
Small 2022, 18, 2202080 (doi:10.1002/smll.202202080)
Elucidation of radical- and oxygenate-driven paths in zeolite-catalyzed conversion of methanol and methyl chloride to hydrocarbons
A. Cesarini, S. Mitchell, G. Zichittella, M. Agrachev, S.P. Schmid, G. Jeschke, Z. Pan, A. Bodi, P. Hemberger, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Nat. Catal. 2022, 5, 605-614 (doi:10.1038/s41929-022-00808-0, read behind the paper)
Automated image analysis for single-atom detection in catalytic materials by transmission electron microscopy
S. Mitchell, F. Parés, D. Faust Akl, S. Collins, D. Kepaptsoglou, Q. Ramasse, D. Garcia-Gasulla, J. Pérez-Ramírez, N. López
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 8018-8029 (doi:10.1021/jacs.1c12466, highlighted by C&EN)
Single-atom heterogeneous catalysts for sustainable organic synthesis
G. Giannakakis, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Trends Chem. 2022, 4, 264-276 (doi:10.1016/j.trechm.2022.01.008)
Natural wood-based catalytic membrane microreactors for continuous hydrogen generation
K. Tu, S. Büchele, S. Mitchell, L. Stricker, C. Liu, C. Goldhahn, J. Allaz, Y. Ding, R. Günther, Z. Zhang, J. Sun, S. Stucki, G. Panzarasa, S. Zeeman, I. Burgert, J. Pérez-Ramírez, T. Keplinger
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14, 8417-8426 (doi:10.1021/acsami.1c22850)
Redispersion strategy for high-loading carbon-supported metal catalysts with controlled nuclearity
V. Giulimondi, S.K. Kaiser, M. Agrachev, F. Krumeich, A.H. Clark, S. Mitchell, G. Jeschke, J. Pérez-Ramírez
J. Mater. Chem. A 2022, 10, 5953-5961 (doi:10.1039/D1TA09238C, inside front cover)
Carbon‑supported bimetallic ruthenium‑iridium catalysts for selective and stable hydrodebromination of dibromomethane
A.J. Saadun, S. Mitchell, H. Bonchev, J. Pérez-Ramírez
ChemCatChem 2022, 14, e202101494 (doi:10.1002/cctc.202101494, cover feature)
Scalable two-step annealing method for preparing ultra-high-density single-atom catalyst libraries
X. Hai, S. Xi, S. Mitchell, K. Harrath, H. Xu, D. Faust Akl, D. Kong, J. Li, Z. Li, T. Sun, H. Yang, Y. Cui, C. Su, X. Zhao, J. Li, J. Pérez-Ramírez, J. Lu
Nat. Nanotechnol. 2022, 17, 174-181 (doi:10.1038/s41565-021-01022-y)
Atomically precise control in the design of low-nuclearity supported metal catalysts
S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Nat. Rev. Mater. 2021, 6, 969-985 (doi:10.1038/s41578-021-00360-6, front cover)
Precursor nuclearity and ligand effects in atomically-dispersed heterogeneous iron catalysts for alkyne semi-hydrogenation
D. Faust Akl, A. Ruiz-Ferrando, E. Fako, R. Hauert, O. Safonova, S. Mitchell, N. López, J. Pérez-Ramírez
ChemCatChem 2021, 13, 3247-3256 (doi:10.1002/cctc.202100235)
Impact of heteroatom speciation on the activity and stability of carbon-based catalysts for propane dehydrogenation
S. Büchele, G. Zichittella, S. Kanatakis, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
ChemCatChem 2021, 13, 2599-2608 (doi:10.1002/cctc.202100208, cover feature)
Nanoscale engineering of catalytic materials for sustainable technologies
S. Mitchell, R. Qin, N. Zheng, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Nat. Nanotechnol. 2021, 16, 129-139 (doi:10.1038/s41565-020-00799-8, front cover)
Design of local atomic environments in single-atom electrocatalysts for renewable energy conversions
T. Sun, S. Mitchell, J. Li, P. Lyu, X.B. Wu, J. Pérez-Ramírez, J. Lu
Adv. Mater. 2021, 33, 2003075 (doi:10.1002/adma.202003075)
Single-atom heterogeneous catalysts across the periodic table
S.K. Kaiser, Z. Chen, D. Faust Akl, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Chem. Rev. 2020, 120, 11703-11809 (doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00576, front cover)
Activation of copper species on carbon nitride for enhanced activity in the arylation of amines
E. Vorobyeva, V.C. Gerken, S. Mitchell, A. Sabadell-Rendón, R. Hauert, S. Xi, A. Borgna, D. Klose, S.M. Collins, P.A. Midgley, D.M. Kepaptsoglou, Q.M. Ramasse, A. Ruiz-Ferrando, E. Fako, M.A. Ortuño, N. López, E.M. Carreira, J. Pérez-Ramírez
ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 11069-11080 (doi:10.1021/acscatal.0c03164)
Single atom catalysis: a decade of stunning progress and the promise for a bright future
S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Nat. Commun. 2020, 11:4302 (doi:10.1038/s41467-020-18182-5)
Carrier induced modification of palladium nanoparticles on porous boron nitride for alkyne semi-hydrogenation
S. Büchele, Z. Chen, E. Fako, F. Krumeich, R. Hauert, O.V. Safonova, N. López, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez‐Ramírez
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 19639-19644 (doi:10.1002/anie.202005842)
Angew. Chem. 2020, 139, 19807-19812 (doi: 10.1002/ange.202005842)
Substrate substitution effects in the Fries rearrangement of aryl esters over zeolite catalysts
R. Lin, S. Mitchell, T. Netscher, J. Medlock, R.T. Stemmler, W. Bonrath, U. Létinois, J. Pérez Ramírez
Catal. Sci. Technol. 2020, 10, 4282-4292 (doi:10.1039/D0CY00590H)
Structure sensitivity and evolution of nickel-bearing nitrogen-doped carbons in the electrochemical reduction of CO₂
S. Büchele, A.J. Martín, S. Mitchell, F. Krumeich, S.M. Collins, S. Xi, A. Borgna, J. Pérez-Ramírez
ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 3444-3454 (doi:10.1021/acscatal.9b05333)
Nitrogen-doped carbons with hierarchical porosity via chemical blowing towards long-lived metal-free catalysts for acetylene hydrochlorination
S.K. Kaiser, K.S. Song, S. Mitchell, A. Coskun, J. Pérez Ramírez
ChemCatChem 2020, 12, 1922-1925 (doi:10.1002/cctc.201902331, front cover)
Aluminum redistribution in ZSM-5 zeolite upon interaction with gaseous halogens and hydrogen halides and implications in catalysis
V. Paunović, S. Mitchell, R. Verel, S.S. Lee, J. Pérez-Ramírez
J. Phys. Chem. C 2020, 1, 722-733 (doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b09984)
Dual catalyst system for selective vinyl chloride production via ethene oxychlorination
M. Scharfe, V. Paunović, S. Mitchell, R. Hauert, S. Xi, A. Borgna, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Catal. Sci. Technol. 2020, 10, 560-575 (doi:10.1039/C9CY01801H)
Epitaxially-directed iridium nanostructures on titanium dioxide for the selective hydrodechlorination of dichloromethane
A.J. Saadun, G. Zichittella, V. Paunović, B.A. Markaide-Aiastui, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 528-542 (doi:10.1021/acscatal.9b04467)
Tailoring nitrogen-doped carbons as hosts for single-atom catalysts
S. Büchele, Z. Chen, S. Mitchell, R. Hauert, F. Krumeich, J. Pérez-Ramírez
ChemCatChem 2019, 11, 2812-2820 (doi:10.1002/cctc.201900547, top downloaded paper)
Atom-by-atom resolution of structure-function relations over low-nuclearity metal catalysts
E. Vorobyeva, E. Fako, Z. Chen, S.M. Collins, D. Johnstone, P.A. Midgley, R. Hauert, O.V. Safonova, G. Vilé, N. López, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 8724-8729 (doi:10.1002/anie.201902136, hot paper, highlighted in ChemViews))
Angew. Chem. 2019, 131, 8816-8821 (doi:10.1002/ange.201902136)
Impact of carrier acidity on the conversion of syngas to higher alcohols over zeolite-supported copper-iron catalysts
H.T. Luk, C. Mondelli, S. Mitchell, D. Curulla Ferré, J.A. Stewart, J. Pérez-Ramírez
J. Catal. 2019, 371, 116-125 (doi:10.1016/j.jcat.2019.01.021)
Tunability and scalability of single-atom catalysts based on carbon nitride
Z. Chen, S. Mitchell, F. Krumeich, R. Hauert, S. Yakunin, M.V. Kovalenko, J. Pérez-Ramírez
ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2019, 7, 5223-5230 (doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b06148)
Controlling the speciation and reactivity of carbon-supported gold nanostructures for catalysed acetylene hydrochlorination
S. Kaiser, R. Lin, S. Mitchell, E. Fako, F. Krumeich, R. Hauert, O.V. Safonova, V.A. Kondratenko, E.V. Kondratenko, S.M. Collins, P.A. Midgley, N. López, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 359-369 (doi:10.1039/C8SC03186J, inside front cover)
Ensemble design in nickel phosphide catalysts for alkyne semi-hydrogenation
D. Albani, K. Karajovic, B. Tata, Q. Li, S. Mitchell, N. López, J. Pérez-Ramírez
ChemCatChem 2019, 11, 457-464 (doi:10.1002/cctc.201801430, cover feature)
Hydrotalcite-derived mixed oxides for the synthesis of a key vitamin A intermediate reducing waste
F.J.A.G. Coumans, S. Mitchell, J. Schütz, J. Medlock, J. Pérez Ramírez
ACS Omega 2018, 3, 15293-15301 (doi:10.1021/acsomega.8b02234)
Role of carbonaceous supports and potassium promoter on higher alcohols synthesis over copper-iron catalysts
H.T. Luk, C. Mondelli, S. Mitchell, S. Siol, J.A. Stewart, D. Curulla Ferre, J. Pérez-Ramírez
ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 9604-9618 (doi:10.1021/acscatal.8b02714)
Shedding new light on nanostructured catalysts with positron annihilation spectroscopy
S. Mitchell, L. Gerchow, R. Warringham, P. Crivelli, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Small Methods 2018, 2, 1800268 (doi:10.1002/smtd.201800268, back cover)
The multifaceted reactivity of single-atom heterogeneous catalysts
S. Mitchell, E. Vorobyeva, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 15316–15329 (doi:10.1002/anie.201806936, frontispiece, top downloaded paper)
Angew. Chem. 2018, 130, 15538–15552 (doi:10.1002/ange.201806936)
Selective ensembles in supported palladium sulfide nanoparticles for alkyne semi-hydrogenation
D. Albani, M. Shahrokhi, Z. Chen, S. Mitchell, R. Hauert, N. López, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Nat. Commun. 2018, 9:2634 (doi:10.1038/s41467-018-05052-4, read behind the paper)
A heterogeneous single-atom palladium catalyst surpassing homogeneous systems for Suzuki coupling
Z. Chen, E. Vorobyeva, S. Mitchell, E. Fako, M.A. Ortuño, N. López, S.M. Collins, P.A. Midgley, S. Richard, G. Vilé, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Nat. Nanotechnol. 2018, 13, 702-707 (doi:10.1038/s41565-018-0167-2, highlighted by ETH News, C&EN, Nature Catalysis)
Structure-performance descriptors and the role of Lewis acidity in the methanol-to-propylene process
I. Yarulina, S. Bailleul, K. De Wispelaere, J. Goetzer, M. Radersma, E. Abou-Hamad, I. Vollmer, M. Goesten, B. Mezari, E.J.M. Hensen, J.S. Martínez-Espín, M. Morten, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez, U. Olsbye, B.M. Weckhuysen, V. Van Speybroeck, F. Kapteijn, J. Gascon
Nat. Chem. 2018, 10, 804-812 (doi:10.1038/s41557-018-0081-0, cover, read behind the paper)
Single-atom heterogeneous catalysts based on distinct carbon nitride scaffolds
Z. Chen, E. Vorobyeva, S. Mitchell, E. Fako, N. López, S.M. Collins, R.K. Leary, P.A. Midgley, R. Hauert, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Natl. Sci. Rev. 2018, 5, 642-652 (doi:10.1093/nsr/nwy048, highlighted by the WeChat platform cailiaoren, Eurekalert, Nanowerk News, and Science Newsline)
Acidity effects in positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy of zeolites
R. Warringham, L. Gerchow, D. Cooke, P. Crivelli, R. Vallery, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
J. Phys. Chem. C 2018, 122, 3443-3453 (doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b11336)
Activated TiC-SiC composite for natural gas upgrading via catalytic oxyhalogenation
G. Zichittella, B. Puértolas, S. Siol, V. Paunović, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
ChemCatChem 2018, 10, 1282-1290 (doi:10.1002/cctc.201701632, cover feature)
Selective methane oxybromination over nanostructured ceria catalysts
V. Paunović, G. Zichittella, S. Mitchell, R. Hauert, J. Pérez-Ramírez
ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 291-303 (doi:10.1021/acscatal.7b03074)
Elucidating the distribution and speciation of boron and cesium in BCsX zeolite catalysts for styrene production
A.J. Martín, S. Mitchell, O. Scholder, R. Verel, R. Hauert, L. Bernard, C. Jensen, M. Schwefer, J. Pérez-Ramírez
ChemPhysChem 2018, 19, 437-445 (doi:10.1002/cphc.201701086)
Single atom catalysis
S. Mitchell, J. M. Thomas, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Catal. Sci. Technol. 2017, 7, 4248-4249 (doi:10.1039/c7cy90090b)
Semi-hydrogenation of acetylene on indium oxide: proposed single ensemble catalysis
D. Albani, M. Capdevila-Cortada, G. Vilé, S. Mitchell, O. Martin, N. López, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 10755-10760 (doi:10.1002/anie.201704999)
Angew. Chem. 2017, 129, 10895-10900 (doi:10.1002/ange.201704999)
Tailoring the framework composition of carbon nitride to improve the catalytic efficiency of the stabilised palladium atoms
E. Vorobyeva, Z. Chen, S. Mitchell, R. K. Leary, P. Midgley, J. M. Thomas, R. Hauert, E. Fako, N. López, J. Pérez-Ramírez
J. Mater. Chem. A 2017, 5, 16393-16403 (doi:10.1039/C7TA04607C, featured in a themed collection of International Year of the Periodic Table : Single Atoms as Active Catalysts)
Visualising compositional heterogeneity during the scale up of multicomponent zeolite bodies
A.J. Martin, S. Mitchell, K. Kunze, K.C. Weston, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Mater. Horiz. 2017, 4, 857-861 (doi:10.1039/C7MH00088J, inside front cover)
Europium oxybromide catalysts for efficient bromine looping in natural gas valorization
V. Paunović, R. Lin, M. Scharfe, A.P. Amrute, S. Mitchell, R. Hauert, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 9791-9795 (doi:10.1002/anie.201704406)
Angew. Chem. 2017, 129, 9923-9927 (doi:10.1002/ange.201704406)
Design of a technical Mg-Al mixed oxide catalyst for the continuous manufacture of glycerol carbonate
G.M. Lari, A.B.L. de Moura, L. Weimann, S. Mitchell, C. Mondelli, J. Pérez-Ramírez
J. Mater. Chem. A 2017, 5, 16200-16211 (doi:10.1039/C7TA02061A)
Mapping the birth and evolution of pores upon thermal activation of layered hydroxides
R. Warringham, S. Mitchell, R. Murty, R. Schaeublin, P. Crivelli, J. Kenvin, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Chem. Mater. 2017, 29, 4052-4062 (doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b00734, front cover)
Pore topology effects in positron annihilation spectroscopy of zeolites
A. Zubiaga, R. Warringham, S. Mitchell, L. Gerchow, D. Cooke, P. Crivelli, J. Pérez-Ramírez
ChemPhysChem 2017, 18, 470-479 (doi:10.1002/cphc.201601258, front cover)
Stabilization of single metal atoms on graphitic carbon nitride
Z. Chen, S. Mitchell, E. Vorobyeva, R.K. Leary, R. Hauert, T. Furnival, Q.M. Ramasse, J.M. Thomas, P.A. Midgley, D. Dontsova, M. Antonietti, S. Pogodin, N. López, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Adv. Funct. Mater. 2017, 27, 1605785 (doi:10.1002/adfm.201605785, frontispiece)
Interfacial acidity in ligand-modified ruthenium nanoparticles boosts the performance for the continuous hydrogenation of levulinic acid to gamma-valerolactone
D. Albani, Q. Li, G. Vilé, S. Mitchell, N. Almora-Barrios, P.T. Witte, N. López, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Green Chem. 2017, 19, 2361-2370 (doi:10.1039/C6GC02586B, front cover)
Engineering of ZSM-5 zeolite crystals for enhanced lifetime in the production of light olefins via 2-methyl-2-butene cracking
S. Mitchell, M. Boltz, J. Liu, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Catal. Sci. Technol. 2017, 7, 64-74 (doi:10.1039/C6CY01009A, inside front cover, highlighted article, hot article)
Lanthanide compounds as catalysts for the one-step synthesis of vinyl chloride from ethylene
M. Scharfe, P.A. Lira-Parada, A.P. Amrute, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
J. Catal. 2016, 344, 524-534 (doi:10.1016/j.jcat.2016.10.026)
Insights into the mechanism of zeolite detemplation by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy
R. Warringham, L. Gerchow, A. Zubiaga, D. Cooke, P. Crivelli, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
J. Phys. Chem. C 2016, 120, 25451-25461 (doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b08931)
Structuring hybrid palladium nanoparticles in metallic monolithic reactors for continuous-flow three-phase alkyne hydrogenation
D. Albani, G. Vilé, M.A. Beltran Toro, R. Kaufmann, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
React. Chem. Eng. 2016, 1, 454-462 (doi:10.1039/c6re00114a)
Mechanochemically activated CaO-based MgO-stabilized CO₂ sorbents: Highly effective materials prepared via a scalable technique
A. Kurlov, M. Broda, D. Hosseini, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez, C.R. Müller
ChemSusChem 2016, 9, 2380-2390 (doi:10.1002/cssc.201600510)
Structural analysis of IPC zeolites and related materials using positron annihilation spectroscopy and high-resolution argon adsorption
J. Jagiello, M. Sterling, P. Eliášová, M. Opanasenko, A. Zukal, R.E. Morris, M. Navaro, Alvaro Mayoral, P. Crivelli, R. Warringham, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez, J. Čejka
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2016, 18, 15269-15277 (doi:10.1039/c6cp01950a)
Quantifying the complex pore architecture of hierarchical faujasite zeolites and the impact on diffusion
J. Kenvin, S. Mitchell, M. Sterling, R. Warringham, T. C. Keller, P. Crivelli, J. Jagiello, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Adv. Funct. Mater. 2016, 26, 5621-5630 (doi:10.1002/adfm.201601748)
The assessment of pore connectivity in hierarchical zeolites using positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy: instrumental and morphological aspects
A. Zubiaga, R. Warringham, M. Boltz, D. Cooke, P. Crivelli, D. Gidley, J. Pérez-Ramírez, S. Mitchell
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2016, 18, 9211-9219 (doi:10.1039/C6CP00408C)
Indium oxide as a superior catalyst for methanol synthesis via CO₂ hydrogenation
O. Martin, A.J. Martín, C. Mondelli, S. Mitchell, T.F. Segawa, R. Hauert, C. Drouilly, D. Curulla-Ferré, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 6261-6265 (doi:10.1002/anie.201600943, front cover, highlighted in C&EN)
Angew. Chem. 2016, 128, 6369-6373 (doi:10.1002/ange.201600943)
Synergistic effects in silver-indium electrocatalysts for carbon dioxide reduction
G.O. Larrazábal, A.J. Martín, S. Mitchell, R. Hauert, J. Pérez-Ramírez
J. Catal. 2016, 343, 266-277 (doi:10.1016/j.jcat.2015.12.014)
Ligand ordering determines the catalytic response of hybrid palladium nanoparticles in hydrogenation
D. Albani, G. Vilé, S. Mitchell, P.T. Witte, N. Almora-Barrios, R. Verel, N. López, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Catal. Sci. Technol. 2016, 6, 1621-1631 (doi:10.1039/C5CY01921D)
Deoxygenation of bio-oil over solid base catalysts: From model to realistic feeds
B. Puértolas, T. Keller, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Appl. Catal., B 2016, 184, 77-86 (doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2015.11.017)
Deactivation mechanisms of tin-zeolites in biomass conversions
G.M. Lari, P.Y. Dapsens, D. Scholz, S. Mitchell, C. Mondelli, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Green Chem. 2016, 18, 1249-1260 (doi:10.1039/C5GC02147B, inside front cover, highlighted in Chemistry World)
Structural analysis of hierarchically-organized zeolites
S. Mitchell, A.B. Pinar, J. Kenvin, P. Crivelli, J. Kärger, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Nat. Commun. 2015, 6:8633 (doi:10.1038/ncomms9633)
Aluminum redistribution during the preparation of hierarchical zeolites by desilication
S. Mitchell, M. Milina, R. Verel, M. Hernández-Rodríguez, A.B. Pinar, L.B. McCusker, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 14156-14164 (doi:10.1002/chem.201500992)
Design of base zeolite catalysts by alkali-metal grafting in alcoholic media
T.C. Keller, K. Desai, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
ACS Catal. 2015, 5, 5388-5396 (doi:10.1021/acscatal.5b00761)
Structure analysis of a BEC-type germanosilicate zeolite including the location of the flexible organic cations in the channels
S. Smeets, L. Koch, N. Mascello, J. Sesseg, L.B. McCusker, M. Hernández-Rodríguez, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
CrystEngComm 2015, 17, 4865-4870 (doi:10.1039/C5CE00731C)
Porosity-acidity interplay in hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolites for pyrolysis oil valorization to aromatics
B. Puértolas, A. Veses, M.S. Callén, S. Mitchell, T. García, J. Pérez-Ramírez
ChemSusChem 2015, 12, 2383-3293 (doi:10.1002/cssc.201500685)
Invited book review 'Principles and practice of heterogeneous catalysis, second completely revised edition'
J. Pérez-Ramírez, S. Mitchell
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 6680-6681 (doi:10.1002/anie.201503261)
Angew. Chem. 2015, 127, 6780-6781 (doi:10.1002/ange.201503261 )
Hierarchically-structured MnO₂-Co/C nanocomposites: highly efficient and magnetically-recyclable catalysts for the aerobic oxidation of alcohols
J. Zhi, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez, O. Reiser
ChemCatChem 2015, 7, 2585-2589 (doi:10.1002/cctc.201500549)
Unified method to the total pore volume and pore size distribution of hierarchical zeolites from argon adsorption and mercury intrusion
J. Kenvin, J. Jagiello, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Langmuir 2015, 31, 1242-1247 (doi:10.1021/la504575s)
Structuring zeolite bodies for enhanced heat-transfer properties
L. Borchardt, N.-L. Michels, T. Nowak, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 2015, 208, 196-202 (doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2015.01.028)
Impact of pore connectivity in the design of long-lived zeolite catalysts
M. Milina, S. Mitchell, D. Cooke, P. Crivelli, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 1591-1594 (doi:10.1002/anie.201410016, back cover)
Angew. Chem. 2015, 127, 1698-1701 (doi:10.1002/ange.201411639, back cover)
Hydroxyapatite, an exceptional catalyst for the gas-phase deoxygenation of bio-oil by aldol condensation
E.G. Rodrigues, T.C. Keller, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Green Chem. 2014, 16, 4870-4874 (doi:10.1039/C4GC01432D, front cover)
Design of hydrothermally-stable dawsonite-based sorbents in technical form for CO₂ capture
O. Martin, M. Hammes, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Energy Envion. Sci. 2014, 7, 3640-3650 (doi:10.1039/c4ee02012j)
Effects of binders on the performance of shaped hierarchical MFI zeolites in methanol-to-hydrocarbons
N.-L. Michels, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
ACS Catal. 2014, 4, 2409-2417 (doi:10.1021/cs500353b, front cover)
From the Lindlar catalyst to supported ligand-modified palladium nanoparticles: selectivity patterns and accessibility constraints in the continuous-flow three-phase hydrogenation of acetylenic compounds
G. Vilé, N. Almora-Barrios, S. Mitchell, N. López, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 5926-5937 (doi:10.1002/chem.201304795, front cover, highlighted in ChemistryViews)
Superior mass transfer properties of technical zeolite bodies with hierarchical porosity
L. Gueudré, M. Milina, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Adv. Funct. Mater. 2014, 24, 209-219 (doi:10.1002/adfm.201203557, inside cover)
Mesopore quality determines the lifetime of hierarchically-structured zeolite catalysts
M. Milina, S. Mitchell, P. Crivelli, D. Cooke, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Nat. Commun. 2014, 5:3922 (doi:10.1038/ncomms4922)
Rediscovering zeolite mechanochemistry - a pathway beyond current synthesis and modification boundaries
G. Majano, L. Borchardt, S. Mitchell, V. Valtchev, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 2014, 194, 106-114 (doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2014.04.006)
Prospectives for bio-oil upgrading via esterification over zeolite catalysts
M. Milina, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Catal. Today 2014, 235, 176-183 (doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2014.02.047)
Bifunctional Cu/H-ZSM-5 zeolite with hierarchical porosity for hydrocarbon abatement under cold-start conditions
B. Puértolas, L. García-Andujar, T. García, M.V. Navarro, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Appl. Catal., B 2014, 154-155, 161-170 (doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2014.02.013)
Hierarchical zeolites by desilication: occurrence and catalytic impact of recrystallization and restructuring
D. Verboekend, M. Milina, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Cryst. Growth Des. 2013, 13, 5025-5035 (doi:10.1021/cg4010483, front cover)
Interdependence between porosity, acidity, and catalytic performance in hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolites prepared by post-synthetic modification
M. Milina, S. Mitchell, N.-L. Michels, J. Kenvin, J. Pérez Ramírez
J. Catal. 2013, 308, 398-407 (doi:10.1016/j.jcat.2013.08.020)
Advanced visualization strategies bridge the multidimensional complexity of technical catalysts
S. Mitchell, N.-L. Michels, G. Majano, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Curr. Opin. Chem. Eng. 2013, 2, 304-311 (doi:10.1016/j.coche.2013.04.005)
From powder to technical body: the undervalued science of catalyst scale up
S. Mitchell, N.-L. Michels, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Chem. Soc. Rev. 2013, 42, 6094-6112 (doi:10.1039/C3CS60076A, inside cover)
Hierarchical zeolites overcome all obstacles: next stop industrial implementation
D. Verboekend, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Chimia 2013, 67, 327-332 (doi:10.2533/chimia.2013.327)
Hierarchical FAU and LTA-type zeolites by post-synthetic design: a new generation of highly efficient base catalysts
D. Verboekend, T.C. Keller, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Adv. Funct. Mater. 2013, 23, 1923-1934 (doi:10.1002/adfm.201202320, front cover)
Surface and pore structure assessment of hierarchical MFI zeolites by advanced water and argon sorption studies
M. Thommes, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
J. Phys. Chem. C 2012, 116, 18816-18823 (doi:10.1021/jp3051214)
Hierarchically structured zeolite bodies: assembling micro-, meso-, and macroporosity levels in complex materials with enhanced properties
N.-L. Michels, S. Mitchell, M. Milina, K. Kunze, F. Krumeich, F. Marone, M. Erdmann, N. Marti, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Adv. Funct. Mater. 2012, 22, 2509-2518 (doi:10.1002/adfm.201103120)
Visualization of hierarchically structured zeolite bodies from macro to nano length scales
S. Mitchell, N.-L. Michels, K. Kunze, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Nature Chem. 2012, 4, 825-831 (doi:10.1038/nchem.1403)
Jenseits des Gewohnten
D. Verboekend, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Chemie&more 2012, 168, 1-2
Decoupling porosity and compositional effects on desilicated ZSM-5 zeolites for optimal alkylation performance
M. Milina, S. Mitchell, Z. Domínguez Trinidad, D. Verboekend, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Catal. Sci. Technol. 2012, 2, 759-766 (doi:10.1039/C2CY00456A)
Expanding the horizons of hierarchical zeolites: beyond laboratory curiosity towards industrial realization
J. Pérez-Ramírez, S. Mitchell, D. Verboekend, M. Milina, N.-L. Michels, F. Krumeich, N. Marti, M. Erdmann
ChemCatChem 2011, 3, 1731-1734 (doi:10.1002/cctc.201100264)
Towards more efficient monodimensional zeolite catalysts: n-alkane hydro-isomerisation on hierarchical ZSM-22
D. Verboekend, K. Thomas, M. Milina, S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez, J.-P. Gilson
Catal. Sci. Technol. 2011, 1, 1331-1335 (doi:10.1039/C1CY00240F)
Full compositional flexibility in the preparation of mesoporous MFI zeolites by desilication
D. Verboekend, S. Mitchell, M. Milina, J.C. Groen, J. Pérez-Ramírez
J. Phys. Chem. C 2011, 115, 14193-14203 (doi:10.1021/jp201671s)
Preparation of organic-functionalized mesoporous ZSM-5 zeolites by consecutive desilication and silanization
S. Mitchell, A. Bonilla, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Mater. Chem. Phys. 2011, 127, 278-284 (doi:10.1016/j.matchemphys.2011.02.003)
Mesoporous zeolites as enzyme carriers: synthesis, characterization, and application in biocatalysis
S. Mitchell, J. Pérez-Ramírez
Catal. Today 2011, 168, 28-37 (doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2010.10.058)
Perturbing the properties of layered double hydroxides by continuous coprecipitation with short residence time
S. Abelló, S. Mitchell, M. Santiago, G. Stoica, J. Pérez-Ramírez
J. Mater. Chem. 2010, 20, 5878-5887 (doi:10.1039/C0JM00088D)
Comparative study of the synthesis of layered transition metal molybdates
S. Mitchell, A. Gomez-Aviles, C. Gardner, W. Jones
J. Solid State Chem. 2010, 183, 198-207 (doi:10.1016/j.jssc.2009.10.011)
The application of focused microwave irradiation coupled with freeze drying to investigate the reaction of MgO and Al₂O₃slurries in the formation of layered double hydroxides
S. Mitchell, I. Baxendale and W. Jones
Green Chem. 2008, 9, 373-378 (doi:10.1039/B801365A)
A synchrotron radiation study of the hydrothermal synthesis of layered double hydroxides from MgO and Al₂O₃slurries
S. Mitchell, T. Biswick, W. Jones, G. Williams, D. O'Hare
Green Chem. 2007, 9, 373-378 (doi:10.1039/B613795D)

ETH Hönggerberg
HCI E129
Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1
8093 Zurich
tel: +41 4463 23123