Conte, Marco - University of Sheffield - Department of Chemistry

个人简介

Dr. Marco Conte obtained a Laurea in Chemistry from the University of Padova in 2003. This was followed by a PhD from Cardiff University in 2006. He was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of York from 2006 to 2009 and at the Cardiff School of Chemistry from 2010 to 2013. In 2013 he was appointed as Lecturer at the University of Sheffield.

研究领域

The research activity of our group is focussed in heterogeneous catalysis, with particular emphasis placed on the identification of structure-activity correlations and kinetic studies. In fact, the understanding of a catalyst structure, as well as of the intermediates generated during a catalytic process, are essential factors to design catalysts with enhanced selectivity towards specific and desired products. To achieve this target an array of spectroscopic tools are used (NMR, SS-NMR, XPS, EPR, XRPD an IR methods),which are complemented by computational studies. Research areas of interest are: Nanostructured metal oxides This research area is centred in the synthesis and testing of metal oxides for the oxidation of hydrocarbons to alcohols and ketones, and oxidative dehydrogenation to alkenes, using molecular oxygen as oxidant. Zeolites. Research in zeolites is twofold: development of hierarchical zeolites for isomerization and oxidation reactions under mild conditions, and studies on the formation and nucleation of zeolite crystals from nematic phases. Marco Zeolite Metal nanoparticles Supported metal nanoparticles are developed within the group principally for studies on oxidative kinetic resolution, and the determination of the activation parameters of these processes. Activated carbons Activated carbons are a complex framework presenting several functionalised groups and a vast range of pore size distributions. Methods for the modification of these structural features, and how these affect the diffusion of fluids within a carbon matrix are investigated. Molecular modelling Computational methods are used to gather insights in the oxidation of hydrocarbons,and especially for the study of autoxidation pathways and H-abstraction reactions.

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Conte M & Hippler MFA (2016) Dynamic-NMR and Quantum-Chemical Study of the Stereochemistry and Stability of the Chiral MoO 2 (acac) 2 Complex in Solution. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. View this article in WRRO Liu X, Conte M, Elias D, Lu L, Morgan DJ, Freakley SJ, Johnston P, Kiely CJ & Hutchings GJ (2016) Investigation of the active species in the carbon-supported gold catalyst for acetylene hydrochlorination. Catal. Sci. Technol., 6(13), 5144-5153. Conte M, Liu X, Murphy DM, Taylor SH, Whiston K & Hutchings GJ (2016) Insights into the Reaction Mechanism of Cyclohexane Oxidation Catalysed by Molybdenum Blue Nanorings. Catalysis Letters, 146(1), 126-135. View this article in WRRO Liu X, Ryabenkova Y & Conte M (2015) Catalytic oxygen activation versus autoxidation for industrial applications: a physicochemical approach. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 17(2), 715-731. View this article in WRRO Liu X, Conte M, Sankar M, He Q, Murphy DM, Morgan D, Jenkins RL, Knight D, Whiston K, Kiely CJ & Hutchings GJ (2015) Liquid phase oxidation of cyclohexane using bimetallic Au–Pd/MgO catalysts. Applied Catalysis A: General, 504, 373-380. View this article in WRRO Liu X, Conte M, Weng W, He Q, Jenkins RL, Watanabe M, Morgan DJ, Knight DW, Murphy DM, Whiston K, Kiely CJ & Hutchings GJ (2015) Molybdenum blue nano-rings: an effective catalyst for the partial oxidation of cyclohexane. Catal. Sci. Technol., 5(1), 217-227. View this article in WRRO Alhumaimess M, Lin Z, He Q, Lu L, Dimitratos N, Dummer NF, Conte M, Taylor SH, Bartley JK, Kiely CJ & Hutchings GJ (2014) Oxidation of benzyl alcohol and carbon monoxide using gold nanoparticles supported on MnO2 nanowire microspheres. Chemistry - A European Journal, 20(6), 1701-1710.