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Alain Tuel is affiliated with Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 in France and has a research focus spanning materials science and chemistry, with publications also touching on biomedical engineering and catalysis. Their work emphasizes areas such as materials chemistry and inorganic chemistry within these broader fields of study.

The scientist's research primarily addresses topics related to zeolite catalysis and synthesis, catalytic processes in materials science, and mesoporous materials and catalysis. Additional areas of work include catalysis for biomass conversion, nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions, catalysis and oxidation reactions, and carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis.

Their recent publications reflect a strong interest in catalyst development and characterization, including the selective cycloaddition of CO2 to epoxides, carbon deposition on catalyst supports, and the transport properties of porous materials. Notable recent papers include:

  • Robust pyrrole-Schiff base Zinc complexes as novel catalysts for the selective cycloaddition of CO2 to epoxides, 2021, Journal of CO2 Utilization
  • Contributions and limitations of IR spectroscopy of CO adsorption to the characterization of bimetallic and nanoalloy catalysts, 2021, Catalysis Today
  • Selective Carbon Deposition on γ-Alumina Acid Sites: toward the Design of Catalyst Supports with Improved Hydrothermal Stability in Aqueous Media, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Faster transport in hollow zeolites, 2020, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
  • Kinetics of n-Hexane Cracking over Mesoporous HY Zeolites Based on Catalyst Descriptors, 2021, Catalysts

Frequent publication venues for Alain Tuel include Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, SSRN Electronic Journal, Catalysis Science & Technology, Topics in Catalysis, and Journal of CO2 Utilization.

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their scientific activity, with repeated co-authorship alongside several researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Corentin Chatelard
  • Mathias Dodin
  • Raquel Martínez-Franco
  • Taha Elgayyar
  • Frédéric Meunier

Best Publications

  • Modification of mesoporous silicas by incorporation of heteroelements in the framework

    A. Tuel

  • Hydrothermal synthesis of high surface LiFePO4 powders as cathode for Li-ion cells

    Giuseppina Meligrana;Claudio Gerbaldi;A. Tuel;Silvia Bodoardo

  • Perspectives on zeolite-encapsulated metal nanoparticles and their applications in catalysis

    David Farrusseng;Alain Tuel

  • Hollow TS-1 crystals formed via a dissolution–recrystallization process

    Yongrui Wang;Yongrui Wang;Min Lin;Alain Tuel

  • Metallophthalocyanine functionalized silicas: catalysts for the selective oxidation of aromatic compounds

    Alexander B Sorokin;Alain Tuel

  • A Fast and Efficient Ion-Exchange Procedure To Remove Surfactant Molecules from MCM-41 Materials

    Natacha Lang;Alain Tuel

  • Characterization and Catalytic Behavior of Co/SiO2 Catalysts: Influence of Dispersion in the Fischer–Tropsch Reaction

    Arnaud Barbier;Alain Tuel;Iztok Arcon;Aloz Kodre;Aloz Kodre

  • Hydroxylation of phenol over TS-1: Surface and solvent effects

    A. Tuel;S. Moussa-Khouzami;Y.Ben Taarit;C. Naccache

  • Evolution of a VPO Catalyst in n-Butane Oxidation Reaction During the Activation Time

    M. Abon;K.E. Bere;A. Tuel;P. Delichere

  • Knoevenagel and aldol condensations catalysed by a new diamino-functionalised mesoporous material

    B.M. Choudary;M.Lakshmi Kantam;P. Sreekanth;T. Bandopadhyay

  • Synthesis and characterization of Ti-containing mesoporous silicas

    S. Gontier;A. Tuel

  • Synthesis and catalytic properties of TS-1 with mesoporous/microporous hierarchical structures obtained in the presence of amphiphilic organosilanes

    Yohan Cheneviere;Frédéric Chieux;Valérie Caps;Alain Tuel

  • Nanometric monodispersed titanium oxide particles on mesoporous silica: synthesis, characterization, and catalytic activity in oxidation reactions in the liquid phase

    A. Tuel;L.G. Hubert-Pfalzgraf

  • Hollow Zeolite Structures: An Overview of Synthesis Methods

    Céline Pagis;Ana Rita Morgado Prates;David Farrusseng;Nicolas Bats

  • Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic properties of the new TiZSM-12 zeolite

    A. Tuel

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Trivalent Metal Containing Mesoporous Silicas Obtained by a Neutral Templating Route

    A. Tuel;S. Gontier

  • Hydroxyls of silica powders

    A.P. Legrand;H. Hommel;A. Tuel;A. Vidal

  • Nanoporous zeolite single crystals: ZSM-5 nanoboxes with uniform intracrystalline hollow structures

    Yongrui Wang;Alain Tuel

  • Investigation of structural iron species in Fe-mesoporous silicas by spectroscopic techniques

    A. Tuel;I. Arcon;J. M. M. Millet

  • Characterisation of Variations in Vanadium Phosphate Catalyst Microstructure with Preparation Route

    Christopher J. Kiely;Andrew Burrows;Sujata Sajip;Graham J. Hutchings

Frequent Co-Authors

David Farrusseng
David Farrusseng Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Frederic Meunier
Frederic Meunier Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Claudio Gerbaldi
Claudio Gerbaldi Polytechnic University of Turin
Graham J. Hutchings
Graham J. Hutchings Cardiff University
Iztok Arčon
Iztok Arčon University of Nova Gorica
Claude Naccache
Claude Naccache Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Caroline Mellot-Draznieks
Caroline Mellot-Draznieks Collège de France
Christopher J. Kiely
Christopher J. Kiely Lehigh University
Jean-Paul Amoureux
Jean-Paul Amoureux University of Lille

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