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5023
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121

Overview

Gadi Rothenberg is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, specializing in research spanning energy, materials science, and engineering. Their work focuses extensively on materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, electrical and electronic engineering, catalysis, and electrochemistry.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials

Frequent publication venues for Rothenberg's work include:

  • ChemSusChem
  • ChemCatChem
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Catalysis Science & Technology
  • ChemPhysChem

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Rothenberg demonstrate a range of topics related to sustainable materials and energy technologies. Selected significant publications are:

  • "Biodegradable Plastics: Standards, Policies, and Impacts," 2020, ChemSusChem
  • "A membrane-free flow electrolyzer operating at high current density using earth-abundant catalysts for water splitting," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "CO2 Hydrogenation at Atmospheric Pressure and Low Temperature Using Plasma-Enhanced Catalysis over Supported Cobalt Oxide Catalysts," 2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • "Beyond Lithium-Based Batteries," 2020, Materials
  • "An Anion-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Containing Only Abundant and Affordable Materials," 2021, Energy Technology

Rothenberg frequently collaborates with scholars such as Ning Yan, Vitaly Gitis, N. Raveendran Shiju, Petrus C. M. Laan, and Jasper Biemolt, with multiple joint publications evidencing ongoing research partnerships.

In addition to journal articles, Rothenberg has contributed to books published by World Scientific, with a focus on porous materials and topics relating to energy, environment, and the circular economy. Notable book titles include several editions of the "Handbook of Porous Materials" (2020) and the "Handbook of Energy, Environment, and the Circular Economy" (2024).

Best Publications

  • Solid Acid Catalysts for Biodiesel Production –-Towards Sustainable Energy

    Anton A. Kiss;Alexandre C. Dimian;Gadi Rothenberg

  • Catalysis: Concepts and Green Applications

    Gadi. Rothenberg

  • Transition‐metal nanoparticles: synthesis, stability and the leaching issue

    Laura Durán Pachón;Gadi Rothenberg

  • Understanding Solid/Solid Organic Reactions

    Gadi Rothenberg;Andrew P. Downie;Colin L. Raston;Janet L. Scott

  • Biodiesel by catalytic reactive distillation powered by metal oxides

    Anton A. Kiss;Alexandre C. Dimian;Gadi Rothenberg

  • Biodegradable Plastics: Standards, Policies, and Impacts

    Layla Filiciotto;Gadi Rothenberg

  • Copper-catalyzed Suzuki cross-coupling using mixed nanocluster catalysts.

    Mehul B. Thathagar;Jurriaan Beckers;Gadi Rothenberg

  • The pros and cons of lignin valorisation in an integrated biorefinery

    Zea Strassberger;Stefania Tanase;Gadi Rothenberg

  • Click Chemistry: Copper Clusters Catalyse the Cycloaddition of Azides with Terminal Alkynes

    Laura Durán Pachón;Jan H. van Maarseveen;Gadi Rothenberg

  • The heterogeneous advantage: biodiesel by catalytic reactive distillation

    Anton A. Kiss;Florin Omota;Alexandre C. Dimian;Gadi Rothenberg

  • Catalytic routes towards acrylic acid, adipic acid and ε-caprolactam starting from biorenewables

    Rolf Beerthuis;Gadi Rothenberg;N. Raveendran Shiju

  • Pd nanoclusters in C-C coupling reactions: proof of leaching.

    Mehul B. Thathagar;Johan E. ten Elshof;Gadi Rothenberg

  • Ion‐ and Atom‐Leaching Mechanisms from Palladium Nanoparticles in Cross‐Coupling Reactions

    Anvil V. Gaikwad;Alexandre Holuigue;Mehul B. Thathagar;Johan E. ten Elshof

  • Desulfurisation of oils using ionic liquids: selection of cationic and anionic components to enhance extraction efficiency

    John D. Holbrey;Ignacio López-Martin;Gadi Rothenberg;Kenneth R. Seddon

  • Palladium-free and ligand-free Sonogashira cross-coupling

    Mehul B. Thathagar;Jurriaan Beckers;Gadi Rothenberg

  • Lanthanide-Based Metal Organic Frameworks: Synthetic Strategies and Catalytic Applications

    Céline Pagis;Marilena Ferbinteanu;Gadi Rothenberg;Stefania Tanase

  • Pd Nanoclusters in CC Coupling Reactions: Proof of Leaching

    Mehul B. Thathagar;Johan E. ten Elshof;Gadi Rothenberg

  • Anion and Cation Effects on Imidazolium Salt Melting Points: A Descriptor Modelling Study

    Ignacio López-Martin;Ignacio López-Martin;Enrico Burello;Paul N. Davey;Kenneth R. Seddon

  • Mesoporous Silica with Site-Isolated Amine and Phosphotungstic Acid Groups: A Solid Catalyst with Tunable Antagonistic Functions for One-Pot Tandem Reactions

    N. Raveendran Shiju;Albert H. Alberts;Syed Khalid;David R. Brown

  • A Critical Look at Direct Catalytic Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide to Olefins

    Maria Ronda‐Lloret;Gadi Rothenberg;N. Raveendran Shiju

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoel Sasson
Yoel Sasson Hebrew University of Jerusalem
David Eisenberg
David Eisenberg Harvard University
Anton A. Kiss
Anton A. Kiss Delft University of Technology
Johan A. Westerhuis
Johan A. Westerhuis University of Amsterdam
Antonio Sepúlveda-Escribano
Antonio Sepúlveda-Escribano University of Alicante
James H. Clark
James H. Clark University of York
Karen Wilson
Karen Wilson Griffith University
Johan E. ten Elshof
Johan E. ten Elshof University of Twente
Jing-Li Luo
Jing-Li Luo Shenzhen University
Keith W. Waldron
Keith W. Waldron Norwich Research Park

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