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Overview

Gaik-Khuan Chuah is affiliated with the National University of Singapore in Singapore. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily within the broader fields of chemistry, materials science, and engineering.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Within these fields, the notable subfields of study that Chuah has contributed to are:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Catalysis

The main research topics covered in their work focus on:

  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science

Gaik-Khuan Chuah's recent publications illustrate these research interests. Selected works include:

  • Highly efficient and robust Cu catalyst for non-oxidative dehydrogenation of ethanol to acetaldehyde and hydrogen, 2020, Journal of Catalysis
  • Zeolites in catalysis: sustainable synthesis and its impact on properties and applications, 2022, Catalysis Science & Technology
  • Recent Advances in Catalysts for the Conversion of Ethanol to Butadiene, 2020, Chemistry - An Asian Journal
  • Molten salt synthesis of a highly crystalline graphitic carbon nitride homojunction from a deep eutectic solvent for selective photocatalytic oxidation, 2023, Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Hydrophobicity and co-solvent effects on Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reduction/dehydration cascade reactions over Zr-zeolite catalysts, 2021, Journal of Catalysis

The main venues where Chuah has published their research comprise:

  • Journal of Catalysis
  • Chemistry - An Asian Journal
  • Catalysis Today
  • Catalysis Science & Technology
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Stephan Jaenicke
  • Hongwei Zhang
  • Ismail Bin Samsudin
  • Hui-Ru Tan
  • Hui Ru Tan

Best Publications

  • The influence of preparation conditions on the surface area of zirconia

    G. K. Chuah;S. Jaenicke;Siew Ann Cheong;K. S. Chan

  • Zirconium–Beta zeolite as a robust catalyst for the transformation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone via Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reduction

    Jie Wang;Stephan Jaenicke;Gaik-Khuan Chuah

  • Chemo- and regioselective Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley and Oppenauer reactions catalyzed by Al-free Zr-zeolite beta

    Yongzhong Zhu;Gaikhuan Chuah;Stephan Jaenicke

  • The Preparation of High-Surface-Area Zirconia: II. Influence of Precipitating Agent and Digestion on the Morphology and Microstructure of Hydrous Zirconia

    G.K. Chuah;S. Jaenicke;B.K. Pong

  • Thermal and hydrothermal stability of framework-substituted MCM-41 mesoporous materials

    L.Y. Chen;S. Jaenicke;G.K. Chuah

  • Highly efficient and robust Cu catalyst for non-oxidative dehydrogenation of ethanol to acetaldehyde and hydrogen

    Hongwei Zhang;Hui-Ru Tan;Stephan Jaenicke;Gaik-Khuan Chuah

  • Cyclisation of Citronellal to Isopulegol Catalysed by Hydrous Zirconia and Other Solid Acids

    G.K Chuah;S.H Liu;S Jaenicke;L.J Harrison

  • A combo Zr-HY and Al-HY zeolite catalysts for the one-pot cascade transformation of biomass-derived furfural to γ-valerolactone

    Hongwei Zhang;Weijia Yang;Irwan Iskandar Roslan;Stephan Jaenicke

  • An investigation into the preparation of high surface area zirconia

    G.K Chuah

  • Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley Reduction over Heterogeneous Catalysts

    G. K. Chuah;S. Jaenicke;Y. Z. Zhu;S. H. Liu

  • The preparation of high surface area zirconia — Influence of precipitating agent and digestion

    G.K. Chuah;S. Jaenicke

  • Catalytic carbon monoxide oxidation over strontium, cerium and copper-substituted lanthanum manganates and cobaltates

    K.S. Chan;J. Ma;S. Jaenicke;G.K. Chuah

  • A comparison of post-synthesis alumination and sol-gel synthesis of MCM-41 with high framework aluminum content

    L.Y. Chen;Z. Ping;G.K. Chuah;S. Jaenicke

  • Cyclisation of citronellal over zirconium zeolite beta— a highly diastereoselective catalyst to (±)-isopulegol

    Zhu Yongzhong;Nie Yuntong;Stephan Jaenicke;Gaik-Khuan Chuah

  • Ti-containing MCM-41 catalysts for liquid phase oxidation of cyclohexene with aqueous H2O2 and tert-butyl hydroperoxide

    L.Y. Chen;G.K. Chuah;S. Jaenicke

  • Selective Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reduction of α,βα,β-unsaturated aldehydes over Zr-zeolite beta

    Yongzhong Zhu;Gaik-Khuan Chuah;Stephan Jaenicke

  • Organic–inorganic hybrid catalysts for acid- and base-catalyzed reactions

    S Jaenicke;G.K Chuah;X.H Lin;X.C Hu

  • Effect of Er:YAG laser and organic matrix on porosity changes in human enamel.

    Deng Ying;G.K Chuah;Chin-Ying S Hsu

  • Supported zirconium propoxide—a versatile heterogeneous catalyst for the Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reduction

    Yongzhong Zhu;S Jaenicke;G.K Chuah

  • N-alkylation of amines with alcohols over alumina-entrapped Ag catalysts using the “borrowing hydrogen” methodology

    Huihui Liu;Gaik-Khuan Chuah;Stephan Jaenicke

  • The effect of digestion on the surface area and porosity of alumina

    G.K Chuah;S Jaenicke;T.H Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephan Jaenicke
Stephan Jaenicke National University of Singapore
Norbert Kruse
Norbert Kruse Washington State University
Jim Yang Lee
Jim Yang Lee National University of Singapore
Mohammed A. Gondal
Mohammed A. Gondal King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Kazu Okumura
Kazu Okumura Kogakuin University
K.L. Tan
K.L. Tan National University of Singapore
Ulf Hanefeld
Ulf Hanefeld Delft University of Technology
Bert M. Weckhuysen
Bert M. Weckhuysen Utrecht University
Shuzhou Li
Shuzhou Li Nanyang Technological University
Yoel Sasson
Yoel Sasson Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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