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Mark Crocker is affiliated with the University of Kentucky in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a significant focus on Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering as subfields. Additional notable subfields include Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Catalysis, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's work covers several core research topics, including:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Algal Biology and Biofuel Production
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Biodiesel Production and Applications
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications

Mark Crocker's recent publications reflect these research interests. Key papers include:

  • Investigation into the Catalytic Roles of Various Oxygen Species over Different Crystal Phases of MnO2 for C6H6 and HCHO Oxidation, 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • Bioplastic Feedstock Production from Microalgae with Fuel Co-products: A Techno-economic and Life Cycle Impact Assessment, 2020, Algal Research
  • Insights into the Structure-Activity Relationships of Highly Efficient CoMn Oxides for the Low Temperature NH3-SCR of NOx, 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Synergy between β-Mo2C Nanorods and Non-thermal Plasma for Selective CO2 Reduction to CO, 2020, Chem
  • Hydrophobic Functionalization of HY Zeolites for Efficient Conversion of Glycerol to Solketal, 2020, Applied Catalysis A General

The frequent publication venues for Mark Crocker illustrate the topical focus of their work and include:

  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Applied Catalysis A General
  • BioEnergy Research
  • ChemCatChem
  • ACS Catalysis

Collaboration is a characteristic feature of their research activities, with several frequent coauthors contributing extensively. Notable collaborators include:

  • Bingbing Chen
  • Chuan Shi
  • Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez
  • Yaying Ji
  • Robert Pace

Best Publications

  • Catalytic deoxygenation of fatty acids and their derivatives to hydrocarbon fuels via decarboxylation/decarbonylation

    Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez;Mark Crocker

  • Bio-oil upgrading over platinum catalysts using in situ generated hydrogen

    Courtney A. Fisk;Tonya Morgan;Yaying Ji;Mark Crocker

  • Investigation into the Catalytic Roles of Various Oxygen Species over Different Crystal Phases of MnO2 for C6H6 and HCHO Oxidation

    Bingbing Chen;Bo Wu;Limei Yu;Mark Crocker

  • Conversion of Triglycerides to Hydrocarbons Over Supported Metal Catalysts

    Tonya Morgan;Daniel Grubb;Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez;Mark Crocker

  • Catalytic removal of formaldehyde at room temperature over supported gold catalysts

    Bing-Bing Chen;Chuan Shi;Mark Crocker;Yu Wang

  • Thermochemical conversion of biomass to liquid fuels and chemicals

    Mark Crocker

  • Catalytic deoxygenation of triglycerides and fatty acids to hydrocarbons over carbon-supported nickel

    Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez;Tonya Morgan;Joseph Lacny;Susanta Mohapatra

  • Catalytic deoxygenation of triglycerides to hydrocarbons over supported nickel catalysts

    Tonya Morgan;Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez;Anne E. Harman-Ware;Yaying Ji

  • Biodiesel synthesis using calcined layered double hydroxide catalysts

    J. Link Shumaker;Czarena Crofcheck;S. Adam Tackett;Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez

  • Microalgae as a renewable fuel source: Fast pyrolysis of Scenedesmus sp.

    Anne E. Harman-Ware;Tonya Morgan;Michael Wilson;Mark Crocker

  • FeOx-supported gold catalysts for catalytic removal of formaldehyde at room temperature

    Bing-bing Chen;Xiao-bing Zhu;Mark Crocker;Yu Wang

  • 1 H NMR spectroscopy of titania. Chemical shift assignments for hydroxy groups in crystalline and amorphous forms of TiO2

    Mark Crocker;Ruud H. M. Herold;Antonio E. Wilson;Munro Mackay

  • Bioplastic feedstock production from microalgae with fuel co-products: A techno-economic and life cycle impact assessment

    Braden D. Beckstrom;Michael H. Wilson;Mark Crocker;Jason C. Quinn

  • Al2O3-based passive NOx adsorbers for low temperature applications

    Yaying Ji;Shuli Bai;Mark Crocker

  • A study of the mechanism of low-temperature SCR of NO with NH3 on MnOx/CeO2

    Li Xu;Xiao-Song Li;Mark Crocker;Zhao-Shun Zhang

  • Catalytic formaldehyde removal by “storage-oxidation” cycling process over supported silver catalysts

    Chuan Shi;Bing-bing Chen;Xiao-song Li;Mark Crocker

  • Effect of Cu and Sn promotion on the catalytic deoxygenation of model and algal lipids to fuel-like hydrocarbons over supported Ni catalysts

    Ryan Loe;Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez;Tonya Morgan;Lilia Sewell

  • Identification and thermochemical analysis of high-lignin feedstocks for biofuel and biochemical production

    Venugopal Mendu;Anne E Harman-Ware;Mark Crocker;Jungho Jae

  • Complete oxidation of formaldehyde at ambient temperature over γ-Al2O3 supported Au catalyst

    Bing-bing Chen;Xiao-bing Zhu;Mark Crocker;Yu Wang

  • Synthesis and structural characterisation of tripodal titanium silsesquioxane complexes: a new class of highly active catalysts for liquid phase alkene epoxidation

    Mark Crocker;Ruud H. M. Herold;A. Guy Orpen

  • Biodiesel production from soybean oil using calcined Li–Al layered double hydroxide catalysts

    J. Link Shumaker;Czarena Crofcheck;S. Adam Tackett;Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez

Frequent Co-Authors

Chuan Shi
Chuan Shi Dalian University of Technology
Rodney Andrews
Rodney Andrews University of Kentucky
A. Guy Orpen
A. Guy Orpen University of Bristol
Uschi M. Graham
Uschi M. Graham University of Kentucky
Gary Jacobs
Gary Jacobs The University of Texas at San Antonio
John Ralph
John Ralph Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
Agustín Bueno-López
Agustín Bueno-López University of Alicante
Mark A. Isaacs
Mark A. Isaacs Aston University
Karen Wilson
Karen Wilson Griffith University
James A. Dumesic
James A. Dumesic University of Wisconsin–Madison

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