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Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt is affiliated with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. Their research spans several interconnected fields with a primary focus on materials science, chemical engineering, and engineering.

Their subfields of study include materials chemistry, catalysis, mechanical engineering, renewable energy and sustainability, and organic chemistry. Their work concentrates heavily on catalytic processes within materials science, addressing multiple facets of catalysis and oxidation reactions alongside applications in methane reforming and hydrodesulfurization.

Key research topics covered in their publications encompass:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Nanomaterials for Catalytic Reactions
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt include:

  • Dmitry E. Doronkin (47 joint publications)
  • Maria Casapu (42 joint publications)
  • Anna Zimina (41 joint publications)
  • Thomas L. Sheppard (33 joint publications)
  • Erisa Saraçi (29 joint publications)

The scientist has contributed substantially to several prominent publication venues, with a notable volume of work appearing in:

  • ChemCatChem (19 publications)
  • ACS Catalysis (18 publications)
  • Catalysis Science & Technology (17 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (10 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie (9 publications)

Among recent research outputs, notable papers include:

  • Tracking the formation, fate and consequence for catalytic activity of Pt single sites on CeO2, 2020, Nature Catalysis
  • In situ formation of ZnOx species for efficient propane dehydrogenation, 2021, Nature
  • Stabilizing Cu+ in Cu/SiO2 Catalysts with a Shattuckite-Like Structure Boosts CO2 Hydrogenation into Methanol, 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • Design of Single-Atom Catalysts and Tracking Their Fate Using Operando and Advanced X-ray Spectroscopic Tools, 2022, Chemical Reviews
  • Phase- and Surface Composition-Dependent Electrochemical Stability of Ir-Ru Nanoparticles during Oxygen Evolution Reaction, 2021, ACS Catalysis

Best Publications

  • A review of catalytic upgrading of bio-oil to engine fuels

    Peter Mølgaard Mortensen;Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt;Peter Arendt Jensen;K.G. Knudsen

  • In Situ Investigations of Structural Changes in Cu/ZnO Catalysts

    J.-D Grunwaldt;A.M Molenbroek;N.-Y Topsøe;H Topsøe

  • Toward an Intensified Process of Biomass-Derived Monomers:The Influence of 5‑(Hydroxymethyl)furfural Byproducts on theGold-Catalyzed Synthesis of 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid

    Weiss Naim;Oliver R. Schade;Erisa Saraçi;Dominik Wüst

  • Preparation of Supported Gold Catalysts for Low-Temperature CO Oxidation via “Size-Controlled” Gold Colloids

    Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt;Christoph Kiener;Clemens Wögerbauer;Alfons Baiker

  • Future Challenges in Heterogeneous Catalysis: Understanding Catalysts under Dynamic Reaction Conditions.

    Kai F. Kalz;Ralph Kraehnert;Muslim Dvoyashkin;Roland Dittmeyer

  • Screening of Catalysts for Hydrodeoxygenation of Phenol as a Model Compound for Bio-oil

    Peter Mølgaard Mortensen;Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt;Peter Arendt Jensen;Anker D. Jensen

  • Comparative study of Au/TiO2 and Au/ZrO2 catalysts for low-temperature CO oxidation

    Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt;Marek Maciejewski;Olav Sven Becker;Patrizia Fabrizioli

  • Tracking the formation, fate and consequence for catalytic activity of Pt single sites on CeO2

    Florian Maurer;Jelena Jelic;Junjun Wang;Andreas Gänzler

  • Gold/Titania Interfaces and Their Role in Carbon Monoxide Oxidation

    Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt;Alfons Baiker

  • In situ formation of ZnOx species for efficient propane dehydrogenation.

    Dan Zhao;Dan Zhao;Xinxin Tian;Xinxin Tian;Dmitry E. Doronkin;Shanlei Han;Shanlei Han

  • Transportation fuels from biomass fast pyrolysis, catalytic hydrodeoxygenation, and catalytic fast hydropyrolysis

    Trine M.H. Dabros;Magnus Zingler Stummann;Martin Høj;Peter Arendt Jensen

  • The adhesion and shape of nanosized Au particles in a Au/TiO2 catalyst

    N. Lopez;N. Lopez;J.K. Nørskov;T.V.W. Janssens;A. Carlsson

  • X-ray absorption spectroscopy under reaction conditions: suitability of different reaction cells for combined catalyst characterization and time-resolved studies

    J.-D. Grunwaldt;M. Caravati;S. Hannemann;A. Baiker

  • Tuning the Structure of Platinum Particles on Ceria In Situ for Enhancing the Catalytic Performance of Exhaust Gas Catalysts

    Andreas M. Gänzler;Maria Casapu;Philippe Vernoux;Stéphane Loridant

  • CO hydrogenation to methanol on Cu–Ni catalysts: Theory and experiment

    Felix Studt;Felix Studt;Frank Abild-Pedersen;Frank Abild-Pedersen;Qiongxiao Wu;Anker Degn Jensen

  • Stabilizing Cu+ in Cu/SiO2 Catalysts with a Shattuckite-Like Structure Boosts CO2 Hydrogenation into Methanol

    Jiafeng Yu;Meng Yang;Meng Yang;Jixin Zhang;Qingjie Ge

  • Sunlight induced photo-thermal synergistic catalytic CO2 conversion via localized surface plasmon resonance of MoO3−x

    Jue Li;Yinghao Ye;Liqun Ye;Fengyun Su

  • Combining XRD and EXAFS with on-Line Catalytic Studies for in situ Characterization of Catalysts

    Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt;Bjerne S. Clausen

  • Tuning the Pt/CeO2 Interface by in Situ Variation of the Pt Particle Size

    Andreas M. Gänzler;Maria Casapu;Florian Maurer;Heike Störmer

  • Internal steam reforming in solid oxide fuel cells: Status and opportunities of kinetic studies and their impact on modelling

    David Mogensen;J.-D. Grunwaldt;Peter Vang Hendriksen;Kim Dam-Johansen

  • Hard and soft X-ray microscopy and tomography in catalysis: bridging the different time and length scales.

    Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt;Christian G. Schroer

  • Supercritical Fluids in Catalysis: Opportunities of In Situ Spectroscopic Studies and Monitoring Phase Behavior

    Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt;Roland Wandeler;Alfons Baiker

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfons Baiker
Alfons Baiker ETH Zurich
Anker Degn Jensen
Anker Degn Jensen Technical University of Denmark
Olaf Deutschmann
Olaf Deutschmann Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Felix Studt
Felix Studt Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Ying Zhou
Ying Zhou Southwest Petroleum University
Jakob Birkedal Wagner
Jakob Birkedal Wagner Technical University of Denmark
Greta R. Patzke
Greta R. Patzke University of Zurich
Di Wang
Di Wang Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Nicolae Barsan
Nicolae Barsan University of Tübingen

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