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Australia
2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
87
Citations
26875
World Ranking
2416
National Ranking
67

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Adam F. Lee is affiliated with Griffith University in Australia and has made contributions mainly in the fields of engineering and materials science. Their research output spans various subfields including materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, and inorganic chemistry.

Their work addresses multiple topics, with notable focus areas such as catalysis and hydrodesulfurization studies, catalysis for biomass conversion, catalytic processes in materials science, advanced photocatalysis techniques, metal-organic frameworks synthesis and applications, chemical synthesis and reactions, and mesoporous materials and catalysis.

Recent publications demonstrate a range of research interests and collaborations. Among these are:

  • Strong metal-support interaction promoted scalable production of thermally stable single-atom catalysts (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane: catalytic and mechanistic aspects and future trends (2021, Chemical Society Reviews)
  • Full-Spectrum White Light-Emitting Diodes Enabled by an Efficient Broadband Green-Emitting CaY2ZrScAl3O12:Ce3+ Garnet Phosphor (2022, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces)
  • A spatially orthogonal hierarchically porous acid-base catalyst for cascade and antagonistic reactions (2020, Nature Catalysis)
  • Hydrogenolysis of Lignin-Derived Aromatic Ethers over Heterogeneous Catalysts (2021, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering)

Frequent coauthors associated with Adam F. Lee include:

  • Karen Wilson
  • Lee J. Durndell
  • Mark A. Isaacs
  • Christopher M. A. Parlett
  • Deshetti Jampaiah

Their publications appear regularly in specialized journals such as Materials Today Chemistry, ChemSusChem, Catalysis Science & Technology, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, and ACS Catalysis.

This body of work reflects a sustained engagement with catalytic processes and materials development that intersect with engineering and chemical sciences disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Hierarchical porous materials: catalytic applications.

    Christopher M. A. Parlett;Karen Wilson;Adam F. Lee

  • Heterogeneous catalysis for sustainable biodiesel production via esterification and transesterification

    Adam F. Lee;James A. Bennett;Jinesh C. Manayil;Karen Wilson

  • Structure-reactivity correlations in MgAl hydrotalcite catalysts for biodiesel synthesis

    David G. Cantrell;Lisa J. Gillie;Adam F. Lee;Karen Wilson

  • Ag Alloyed Pd Single-Atom Catalysts for Efficient Selective Hydrogenation of Acetylene to Ethylene in Excess Ethylene

    Guang Xian Pei;Guang Xian Pei;Xiao Yan Liu;Aiqin Wang;Adam F. Lee

  • Atomically dispersed nickel as coke-resistant active sites for methane dry reforming

    Mohcin Akri;Shu Zhao;Xiaoyu Li;Xiaoyu Li;Ketao Zang

  • Non defect-stabilized thermally stable single-atom catalyst

    Rui Lang;Wei Xi;Jin-Cheng Liu;Yi-Tao Cui

  • Classical strong metal–support interactions between gold nanoparticles and titanium dioxide

    Hailian Tang;Hailian Tang;Yang Su;Bingsen Zhang;Adam F. Lee

  • High-activity, single-site mesoporous Pd/Al2O3 catalysts for selective aerobic oxidation of allylic alcohols

    Simon F.J. Hackett;Rik M. Brydson;Mhairi H. Gass;Ian Harvey

  • Investigation of Ni-based alumina-supported catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene: structural characterization and reactivity studies

    E. Heracleous;A.F. Lee;K. Wilson;A.A. Lemonidou

  • Highly selective hydrogenation of furfural over supported Pt nanoparticles under mild conditions

    Martin J. Taylor;Lee J. Durndell;Mark A. Isaacs;Christopher M.A. Parlett

  • Cobalt promoted TiO2/GO for the photocatalytic degradation of oxytetracycline and Congo Red

    Wan-Kuen Jo;Santosh Kumar;Mark A. Isaacs;Adam F. Lee

  • Evaluation of the activity and stability of alkali-doped metal oxide catalysts for application to an intensified method of biodiesel production

    Claire S. MacLeod;Adam P. Harvey;Adam F. Lee;Karen Wilson

  • Artificial photosynthesis as a frontier technology for energy sustainability

    Tom Faunce;Stenbjorn Styring;Michael R Wasielewski;Gary W Brudvig

  • Heterogeneously Catalyzed Hydrothermal Processing of C5–C6 Sugars

    Xingguang Zhang;Karen Wilson;Adam F. Lee

  • Li–CaO catalysed tri-glyceride transesterification for biodiesel applications

    Robert S. Watkins;Adam F. Lee;Karen Wilson

  • Structure-activity relations in Cs-doped heteropolyacid catalysts for biodiesel production

    K. Narasimharao;D.R. Brown;Adam Lee;A.D. Newman

  • Catalysts in production of biodiesel: a review

    K. Narasimharao;Adam Fraser Lee;Karen Wilson

  • Strong metal-support interaction promoted scalable production of thermally stable single-atom catalysts

    Kaipeng Liu;Kaipeng Liu;Xintian Zhao;Guoqing Ren;Guoqing Ren;Tao Yang

  • Surface modification of natural fibers using bacteria:depositing bacterial cellulose onto natural fibers to create hierarchical fiber reinforced nanocomposites

    Marion Pommet;Julasak Juntaro;Jerry Y.Y. Heng;Athanasios Mantalaris

  • A magnetically separable SO 4 /Fe-Al-TiO 2 solid acid catalyst for biodiesel production from waste cooking oil

    Jabbar Gardy;Amin Osatiashtiani;Oscar Céspedes;Ali Hassanpour

  • Evidence for the Surface‐Catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura Reaction over Palladium Nanoparticles: An Operando XAS Study

    Peter J. Ellis;Ian J. S. Fairlamb;Simon F. J. Hackett;Karen Wilson

Frequent Co-Authors

Karen Wilson
Karen Wilson Griffith University
Mark A. Isaacs
Mark A. Isaacs Aston University
Richard M. Lambert
Richard M. Lambert University of Cambridge
Ian J. S. Fairlamb
Ian J. S. Fairlamb University of York
Luca Olivi
Luca Olivi Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste
Alexander Bismarck
Alexander Bismarck University of Vienna
Tao Zhang
Tao Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Duncan W. Bruce
Duncan W. Bruce University of York
Juan A. Melero
Juan A. Melero King Juan Carlos University
Christopher Hardacre
Christopher Hardacre University of Manchester

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