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Michael Hunger is affiliated with the University of Stuttgart in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, with significant contributions in Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, and Spectroscopy.

The scientist has authored numerous publications focusing on several interconnected topics. These include Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis, Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications, Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis, Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions, Catalysis for Biomass Conversion, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies.

Frequent coauthors associated with Michael Hunger's work are Landong Li, Michael Dyballa, Weili Dai, Pieter Cnudde, and E. Redekop.

Publication venues where the scientist's work has appeared repeatedly include The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Angewandte Chemie, and ACS Catalysis.

Notable recent papers reflect a focus on zeolite catalysis and acid site characterization:

  • Spectroscopic Signature of Lewis Acidic Framework and Extraframework Sn Sites in Beta Zeolites (2020, ACS Catalysis)
  • Experimental and Theoretical Evidence for the Promotional Effect of Acid Sites on the Diffusion of Alkenes through Small-Pore Zeolites (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • Disentangling Brønsted Acid Sites and Hydrogen-Bonded Silanol Groups in High-Silica Zeolite H-ZSM-5 (2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C)
  • Hydrogen Bond Formation of Brønsted Acid Sites in Zeolites (2020, Chemistry of Materials)
  • Effect of aluminum and sodium on the sorption of water and methanol in microporous MFI-type zeolites and mesoporous SBA-15 materials (2020, Adsorption)

Best Publications

  • Br⊘nsted Acid Sites in Zeolites Characterized by Multinuclear Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy

    Michael Hunger

  • Base catalysis on microporous and mesoporous materials: recent progress and perspectives

    Jens Weitkamp;Michael Hunger;Ute Rymsa

  • Improved Postsynthesis Strategy to Sn-Beta Zeolites as Lewis Acid Catalysts for the Ring-Opening Hydration of Epoxides

    Bo Tang;Weili Dai;Guangjun Wu;Naijia Guan

  • Evidence for an initiation of the methanol-to-olefin process by reactive surface methoxy groups on acidic zeolite catalysts.

    Wei Wang;Andreas Buchholz;Michael Seiler;Michael Hunger

  • Reactivity of surface alkoxy species on acidic zeolite catalysts.

    Wei Wang;Michael Hunger

  • In situ IR, NMR, EPR, and UV/Vis Spectroscopy: Tools for New Insight into the Mechanisms of Heterogeneous Catalysis.

    Michael Hunger;Jens Weitkamp

  • Multinuclear solid-state NMR studies of acidic and non-acidic hydroxyl protons in zeolites

    Michael Hunger

  • Nuclear magnetic resonance studies on the acidity of zeolites and related catalysts

    H. Pfeifer;D. Freude;M. Hunger

  • Mechanisms of the Deactivation of SAPO-34 Materials with Different Crystal Sizes Applied as MTO Catalysts

    Weili Dai;Guangjun Wu;Landong Li;Naijia Guan

  • Magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance studies of water molecules adsorbed on Brønsted- and Lewis-acid sites in zeolites and amorphous silica–aluminas

    Michael Hunger;Dieter Freude;Harry Pfeifer

  • Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance investigations of the nature, property, and activity of acid sites on solid catalysts.

    Yijiao Jiang;Jun Huang;Weili Dai;Michael Hunger

  • Thermal stability and dehydroxylation of Brønsted acid sites in silicoaluminophosphates H-SAPO-11, H-SAPO-18, H-SAPO-31, and H-SAPO-34 investigated by multi-nuclear solid-state NMR spectroscopy

    A Buchholz;W Wang;M Xu;A Arnold

  • 1H MAS NMR studies on the acidity of zeolites

    D. Freude;M. Hunger;H. Pfeifer;W. Schwieger

  • Mechanistic investigations of the methanol-to-olefin (MTO) process on acidic zeolite catalysts by in situ solid-state NMR spectroscopy

    Wei Wang;Yijiao Jiang;Michael Hunger

  • Understanding the Early Stages of the Methanol-to-Olefin Conversion on H-SAPO-34

    Weili Dai;Chuanming Wang;Michael Dyballa;Guangjun Wu

  • On the reactivity of surface methoxy species in acidic zeolites.

    Yijiao Jiang;Michael Hunger;Wei Wang

  • Mesoporous Zr-Beta zeolites prepared by a post-synthetic strategy as a robust Lewis acid catalyst for the ring-opening aminolysis of epoxides

    Bo Tang;Weili Dai;Xiaoming Sun;Xiaoming Sun;Guangjun Wu

  • FTIR study of weak hydrogen bonding of Broensted hydroxyls in zeolites and aluminophosphates

    Marina A. Makarova;Adeola F. Ojo;Khalid Karim;Michael Hunger

  • Multinuclear MAS n.m.r. and i.r. spectroscopic study of silicon incorporation into SAPO-5, SAPO-31, and SAPO-34 molecular sieves

    Bodo Zibrowius;Elke Löffler;Michael Hunger

  • Hydrophobic properties of all-silica zeolite beta

    J. Stelzer;M. Paulus;M. Hunger;J. Weitkamp

Frequent Co-Authors

Jens Weitkamp
Jens Weitkamp University of Stuttgart
Jun Huang
Jun Huang University of Sydney
Wei Wang
Wei Wang Lanzhou University
Yijiao Jiang
Yijiao Jiang Macquarie University
Dieter Freude
Dieter Freude Leipzig University
Weili Dai
Weili Dai Nankai University
Landong Li
Landong Li Nankai University
Harry Pfeifer
Harry Pfeifer Leipzig University
Naijia Guan
Naijia Guan Nankai University
Guangjun Wu
Guangjun Wu Nankai University

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