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Alain Goeppert is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on chemical engineering and engineering with significant contributions in various subfields including mechanical engineering, catalysis, process chemistry and technology, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, and materials chemistry.

The scientist's work is strongly centered on topics related to carbon dioxide capture and utilization. Key research themes include carbon dioxide capture technologies, carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis, catalysts for methane reforming, CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, membrane separation and gas transport, covalent organic framework applications, and radiopharmaceutical chemistry and applications.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Alain Goeppert include:

  • G. K. Surya Prakash (18 publications)
  • Christopher J. Koch (10 publications)
  • Raktim Sen (9 publications)
  • Zohaib Suhail (4 publications)
  • Anushan Alagaratnam (3 publications)

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on catalytic conversion and CO2 capture methods. Selected publications include:

  • "Hydroxide Based Integrated CO 2 Capture from Air and Conversion to Methanol," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Homogeneous Hydrogenation of CO2 and CO to Methanol: The Renaissance of Low-Temperature Catalysis in the Context of the Methanol Economy," 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Tertiary Amine-Ethylene Glycol Based Tandem CO2 Capture and Hydrogenation to Methanol: Direct Utilization of Post-Combustion CO2," 2020, ChemSusChem
  • "Renewable Methanol Synthesis through Single Step Bi-reforming of Biogas," 2020, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • "Glycol assisted efficient conversion of CO2 captured from air to methanol with a heterogeneous Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalyst," 2021, Journal of CO2 Utilization

The scientist publishes frequently in several specialized journals. These publication venues include:

  • ChemSusChem (2 publications)
  • Journal of CO2 Utilization (2 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie (2 publications)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (1 publication)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (1 publication)

Alain Goeppert's research integrates advanced catalysis techniques with process development to address challenges in sustainable chemical transformations, particularly the conversion of carbon dioxide into useful chemical products such as methanol. Their multidisciplinary approach spans core chemical engineering methodologies and emerging sustainability-focused solutions.

Best Publications

  • Chemical recycling of carbon dioxide to methanol and dimethyl ether: from greenhouse gas to renewable, environmentally carbon neutral fuels and synthetic hydrocarbons.

    George A. Olah;Alain Goeppert;G. K. Surya Prakash

  • Recycling of carbon dioxide to methanol and derived products – closing the loop

    Alain Goeppert;Miklos Czaun;John-Paul Jones;G. K. Surya Prakash

  • Anthropogenic Chemical Carbon Cycle for a Sustainable Future

    George A. Olah;G. K. Surya Prakash;Alain Goeppert

  • Air as the renewable carbon source of the future: an overview of CO2 capture from the atmosphere

    Alain Goeppert;Miklos Czaun;G. K. Surya Prakash;George A. Olah

  • Photocatalytic Conversion of CO2 to Hydrocarbon Fuels via Plasmon-Enhanced Absorption and Metallic Interband Transitions

    Wenbo Hou;Wei Hsuan Hung;Prathamesh Pavaskar;Alain Goeppert

  • Conversion of CO2 from Air into Methanol Using a Polyamine and a Homogeneous Ruthenium Catalyst

    Jotheeswari Kothandaraman;Alain Goeppert;Miklos Czaun;George A. Olah

  • Carbon Dioxide Capture from the Air Using a Polyamine Based Regenerable Solid Adsorbent

    Alain Goeppert;Miklos Czaun;Robert B. May;G. K. Surya Prakash

  • Beyond Oil and Gas: The Methanol Economy

    G. K. Surya Prakash;George Olah;Alain Goeppert

  • Nanostructured silica as a support for regenerable high-capacity organoamine-based CO2 sorbents

    Alain Goeppert;Sergio Meth;G. K. Surya Prakash;George A. Olah

  • Bi-reforming of methane from any source with steam and carbon dioxide exclusively to metgas (CO-2H2) for methanol and hydrocarbon synthesis.

    George A. Olah;Alain Goeppert;Miklos Czaun;G. K. Surya Prakash

  • Integrated CO2 Capture and Conversion to Formate and Methanol: Connecting Two Threads.

    Sayan Kar;Alain Goeppert;G K Surya Prakash

  • Integrative CO2 Capture and Hydrogenation to Methanol with Reusable Catalyst and Amine: Toward a Carbon Neutral Methanol Economy

    Sayan Kar;Raktim Sen;Alain Goeppert;G. K. Surya Prakash

  • Manganese-Catalyzed Sequential Hydrogenation of CO2 to Methanol via Formamide

    Sayan Kar;Alain Goeppert;Jotheeswari Kothandaraman;G. K. Surya Prakash

  • Hydroxide Based Integrated CO2 Capture from Air and Conversion to Methanol

    Raktim Sen;Alain Goeppert;Sayan Kar;G K Surya Prakash

  • CO2 capture by amines in aqueous media and its subsequent conversion to formate with reusable ruthenium and iron catalysts

    Jotheeswari Kothandaraman;Alain Goeppert;Miklos Czaun;George A. Olah

  • Advances in catalytic homogeneous hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to methanol

    Sayan Kar;Jotheeswari Kothandaraman;Alain Goeppert;G.K. Surya Prakash

  • Easily Regenerable Solid Adsorbents Based on Polyamines for Carbon Dioxide Capture from the Air

    Alain Goeppert;Hang Zhang;Miklos Czaun;Robert B. May

  • Single Step Bi-reforming and Oxidative Bi-reforming of Methane (Natural Gas) with Steam and Carbon Dioxide to Metgas (CO-2H2) for Methanol Synthesis: Self-Sufficient Effective and Exclusive Oxygenation of Methane to Methanol with Oxygen

    George A. Olah;Alain Goeppert;Miklos Czaun;Thomas Mathew

  • Mechanistic Insights into Ruthenium-Pincer-Catalyzed Amine-Assisted Homogeneous Hydrogenation of CO2 to Methanol.

    Sayan Kar;Raktim Sen;Jotheeswari Kothandaraman;Alain Goeppert

  • Ionic Liquid and Solid HF Equivalent Amine-Poly(Hydrogen Fluoride) Complexes Effecting Efficient Environmentally Friendly Isobutane−Isobutylene Alkylation

    George A. Olah;Thomas Mathew;Alain Goeppert;Béla Török

Frequent Co-Authors

G. K. Surya Prakash
G. K. Surya Prakash University of Southern California
George A. Olah
George A. Olah University of Southern California
Thomas Mathew
Thomas Mathew University of Southern California
Ralf Haiges
Ralf Haiges University of Southern California
Sekharipuram R. Narayanan
Sekharipuram R. Narayanan University of Southern California
Thorsten Bach
Thorsten Bach Technical University of Munich
Béla Török
Béla Török University of Massachusetts Boston
Francesco Pinna
Francesco Pinna Ca Foscari University of Venice
Stephen B. Cronin
Stephen B. Cronin University of Southern California

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