Application of physico-chemical methods for monitoring catalysts in status operandi (operando spectroscopy: in particular EPR, UV-vis, Raman)
catalyst characterization
structure-function relationships in catalysis
Present main research topics
structure-function relationships of catalysts based on transition metal oxides and supported metals in transformations of hydrocarbons (selective oxidation, dehydrogenation, oligomerization)
simultaneous couplings of several operando methods for monitoring heterogeneous catalytic gas phase reactions
adaption of operando methods for liquid phase processes (homogeneous and heterogeneous) under elevated pressure
adaption of coupled in situ-methods for monitoring catalyst synthesis
catalytically activetransition metal centres in zeolites
