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Overview

Helmut Knözinger was affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research primarily focused on chemistry, with significant contributions in inorganic chemistry, catalysis, electrical and electronic engineering, organic chemistry, and polymers and plastics.

Their scholarly output included publications in the area of catalysis and oxidation reactions, molecular junctions and nanostructures, transition metal oxide nanomaterials, catalytic processes in materials science, zeolite catalysis and synthesis, inorganic chemistry and materials, and the synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic and organometallic compounds.

Knözinger published five research papers in the venue Catalysis from A to Z, all released in 2020. These works addressed various aspects of catalysis and surface chemistry, such as solid-solid wetting, the phase cooperation concept, the site isolation concept, the dynamics of surface reactions, and surface reconstruction.

  • solid-solid wetting (2020, Catalysis from A to Z)
  • phase cooperation concept (2020, Catalysis from A to Z)
  • site isolation concept (2020, Catalysis from A to Z)
  • dynamics of surface reactions (2020, Catalysis from A to Z)
  • surface reconstruction (2020, Catalysis from A to Z)

The topics covered in these papers aligned closely with their broader research interests in catalysis and related chemical processes. Their work spanned theoretical concepts as well as experimental methodologies within the field of inorganic chemistry and catalysis, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach.

Best Publications

  • Handbook of Heterogeneous Catalysis

    Gerhard Ertl;Helmut Knözinger;Ferdi Schüth;Jens Weitkamp

  • Catalytic Aluminas: Surface Models and Characterization of Surface Sites

    H. Knözinger;P. Ratnasamy

  • IR spectroscopy of small and weakly interacting molecular probes for acidic and basic zeolites

    Helmut Knözinger;Sylvia Huber

  • Preparation of Solid Catalysts

    Gerhard Ertl;Helmut Knözinger;Jens Weitkamp

  • Handbook of Heterogeneous Catalysis. 2nd Edition

    Gerhard Ertl;Helmut Knözinger;Ferdi Schüth;Jens Weitkamp

  • Metal Clusters in Catalysis

    Bruce C. Gates;H. Knözinger;L. Guczi

  • Genesis and Structure of WOx/ZrO2 Solid Acid Catalysts†

    Markus Scheithauer;Robert K. Grasselli;Helmut Knözinger

  • The Haag–Dessau mechanism of protolytic cracking of alkanes☆

    S. Kotrel;Helmut Knözinger;Bruce C. Gates

  • XPS study of copper aluminate catalysts

    G. Ertl;R. Hierl;H. Knözinger;N. Thiele

  • Species formed after NO adsorption and NO+O2 co-adsorption on TiO2: an FTIR spectroscopic study

    Konstantin Hadjiivanov;Helmut Knözinger

  • Heterogeneous Catalysis and Solid Catalysts

    Olaf Deutschmann;Helmut Knözinger;Karl Kochloefl;Thomas Turek

  • Heterogeneous Catalysis and Solid Catalysts, 1. Fundamentals

    Olaf Deutschmann;Helmut Knözinger;Karl Kochloefl;Thomas Turek

  • Variation of the Si/Al ratio in nanosized zeolite Beta crystals

    S. Mintova;V. Valtchev;T. Onfroy;C. Marichal

  • The dehydration of alcohols on alumina: XIV. Reactivity and mechanism

    Helmut Knözinger;Horst Bühl;Karel Kochloefl

  • Characterization of mixed copper-manganese oxides supported on titania catalysts for selective oxidation of ammonia

    A Wollner;F Lange;H Schmelz;H Knozinger

  • Enhanced surface acidity in mixed alumina–silicas: a low-temperature FTIR study

    W Daniell;U Schubert;R Glöckler;A Meyer

  • Carbon monoxide — A low temperature infrared probe for the characterization of hydroxyl group properties on metal oxide surfaces

    M.I. Zaki;H. Knözinger

  • X-ray photoemission study of oxygen and nitric oxide adsorption on MoS2

    Zhuang Shuxian;W.Keith Hall;Gerhard Ertl;Helmut Knözinger

  • The effect of CeO2 structure on the activity of supported Pd catalysts used for methane steam reforming

    Radu Craciun;Wayne Daniell;Helmut Knözinger

  • Structure and redox properties of MnOx/Yttrium-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) catalyst and its used in CO and CH4 oxidation

    Radu Craciun;Brian Nentwick;Konstantin Hadjiivanov;Helmut Knözinger

  • Active Sites and Reactive Intermediates in Titanium Silicate Molecular Sieves

    P. Ratnasamy;D. Srinivas

Frequent Co-Authors

Konstantin Hadjiivanov
Konstantin Hadjiivanov Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Bruce C. Gates
Bruce C. Gates University of California, Davis
Mohamed I. Zaki
Mohamed I. Zaki Minia University
Robert K. Grasselli
Robert K. Grasselli Technical University of Munich
Jens Weitkamp
Jens Weitkamp University of Stuttgart
Gerhard Ertl
Gerhard Ertl Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Michel Che
Michel Che Sorbonne University
Ferdi Schüth
Ferdi Schüth Max Planck Society
Patricia Concepción
Patricia Concepción Universitat Politècnica de València
Thomas Turek
Thomas Turek Clausthal University of Technology

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