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J.W. Niemantsverdriet

J.W. Niemantsverdriet

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Chemistry
Netherlands
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
24214
World Ranking
3964
National Ranking
94

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

J.W. Niemantsverdriet is affiliated with Syngaschem in the Netherlands and has a significant research footprint primarily in materials science and chemistry. Their work spans a diverse range of topics related to catalytic processes and advanced materials, with notable contributions to catalysis and energy conversion.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Catalytic Role of Metal Nanoparticles in Selectivity Control over Photodehydrogenative Coupling of Primary Amines to Imines and Secondary Amines (2021, ACS Catalysis)
  • Mechanistic insight into carbon-carbon bond formation on cobalt under simulated Fischer-Tropsch synthesis conditions (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Rationally Designed Metal Cocatalyst for Selective Photosynthesis of Bibenzyls via Dehalogenative C-C Homocoupling (2021, ACS Catalysis)
  • Optimized CO2 Capture of the Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework ZIF-8 Modified by Solvent-Assisted Ligand Exchange (2021, ACS Omega)
  • Photocatalytic Abstraction of Hydrogen Atoms from Water Using Hydroxylated Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Hydrogenative Coupling Reactions (2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Niemantsverdriet include:

  • Yongwang Li
  • Ren Su
  • C. J. Weststrate
  • Xiaodong Wen
  • Flemming Besenbacher

Their publications appear most often in the following venues:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie

The main fields of study for Niemantsverdriet are:

  • Materials Science
  • Chemistry

Their subfields of specialization feature:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Inorganic Chemistry

The primary research topics they focus on include:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications

Best Publications

  • Concepts of modern catalysis and kinetics

    Ib Chorkendorff;Johannes Willem Niemantsverdriet

  • Spectroscopy in catalysis

    J. W. Niemantsverdriet

  • Electrocatalysts for the generation of hydrogen, oxygen and synthesis gas

    Foteini M. Sapountzi;Jose M. Gracia;C.J. Weststrate;Hans O.A. Fredriksson

  • Behavior of metallic iron catalysts during Fischer-Tropsch synthesis studied with Mössbauer spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, carbon content determination, and reaction kinetic measurements

    J. W. Niemantsverdriet;A. M. Van der Kraan;W. L. Van Dijk;H. S. Van der Baan

  • THERMAL DESORPTION ANALYSIS: COMPARATIVE TEST OF TEN COMMONLY APPLIED PROCEDURES

    A.M. de Jong;J.W. Niemantsverdriet

  • Basic reaction steps in the sulfidation of crystalline MoO3 to MoS2, as studied by X-ray photoelectron and infrared emission spectroscopy

    Th. Weber;J. C. Muijsers;J. H. M. C. van Wolput;C. P. J. Verhagen

  • Surface Science Approach to Modeling Supported Catalysts

    Pieter L. J. Gunter;J. W. (Hans) Niemantsverdriet;Fabio H. Ribeiro;Gabor A. Somorjai

  • Structure of Amorphous MoS3

    Th. Weber;J. C. Muijsers;J. W. Niemantsverdriet

  • Fundamental understanding of deactivation and regeneration of cobalt Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalysts

    A.M. Saib;D.J. Moodley;I.M. Ciobîcă;M.M. Hauman

  • Relationship between Iron Carbide Phases (ε-Fe2C, Fe7C3, and χ-Fe5C2) and Catalytic Performances of Fe/SiO2 Fischer–Tropsch Catalysts

    Qiang Chang;Chenghua Zhang;Chengwei Liu;Yuxue Wei

  • Carbon deposition as a deactivation mechanism of cobalt-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalysts under realistic conditions

    D.J. Moodley;D.J. Moodley;J. van de Loosdrecht;A.M. Saib;M.J. Overett

  • Cobalt Fischer-Tropsch synthesis : deactivation by oxidation?

    J. van de Loosdrecht;B.S. Balzhinimaev;J.-A. Dalmon;J.W. Niemantsverdriet

  • Fischer-Tropsch synthesis : catalysts and chemistry

    J. van de Loosdrecht;F.G. Botes;I.M. Ciobica;A.C. Ferreira

  • Chemical kinetics and catalysis

    R. A. van Santen;J. W. Niemantsverdriet

  • Cellulose model surfaces - simplified preparation by spin coating and characterization by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy

    Eero Kontturi;Peter C. THüNE;J. W. Niemantsverdriet

  • The conversion of di-σ bonded ethylene to ethylidyne on Pt(111) monitored with sum frequency generation: evidence for an ethylidene (or ethyl) intermediate

    Paul Cremer;Colin Stanners;J.W. Niemantsverdriet;Y.R. Shen

  • Correlation between Hydrodesulfurization Activity and Order of Ni and Mo Sulfidation in Planar Silica-Supported NiMo Catalysts: The Influence of Chelating Agents

    L Coulier;V.H.J de Beer;J.A.R van Veen;J.W Niemantsverdriet

  • On the time-dependent behavior of iron catalysts in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

    J.W. Niemantsverdriet;A.M. van der Kraan

  • Structure and catalytic properties of molybdenum oxide catalysts supported on zirconia

    Komandur V. R. Chary;Kondakindi Rajender Reddy;Gurram Kishan;J. W. Niemantsverdriet

  • Sulfidation mechanism of molybdenum catalysts supported on SiO2/Si(100) model support studied by surface spectroscopy

    A. M. de Jong;H. J. Borg;L. J. van IJzendoorn;V. G. F. M. Soudant

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus Wandelt
Klaus Wandelt University of Bonn
Joachim Loos
Joachim Loos South China University of Technology
Ib Chorkendorff
Ib Chorkendorff Technical University of Denmark
HH Hidde Brongersma
HH Hidde Brongersma Eindhoven University of Technology
PJ Piet Lemstra
PJ Piet Lemstra Eindhoven University of Technology
Eero Kontturi
Eero Kontturi Aalto University
Steen Mørup
Steen Mørup Technical University of Denmark
Yong-Wang Li
Yong-Wang Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Emiel J. M. Hensen
Emiel J. M. Hensen Eindhoven University of Technology
Bruce C. Gates
Bruce C. Gates University of California, Davis

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