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Citations
7892
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15650
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Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa

Overview

Michael S. Scurrell is affiliated with the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Energy, with a focus on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, Biomedical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications

Scurrell has contributed to multiple research papers published in a variety of scientific venues. Recent papers include:

  • Solar photocatalytic glycerol reforming for hydrogen production over Ternary Cu/THS/graphene photocatalyst: Effect of Cu and graphene loading (2020), Renewable Energy
  • Dehydroaromatization of methane over noble metal loaded Mo/H-ZSM-5 zeolite catalysts (2021), Applied Petrochemical Research
  • The effect of microwave irradiation on heterogeneous catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (2021), Reviews in Chemical Engineering
  • Microwave modification of iron supported on beta silicon carbide catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (2022), Reaction Chemistry & Engineering
  • Photocatalytic hydrogen production from butanol reforming using Ag2O/TiO2 composite catalysts: Effects of AgxO and TiO2 precursors on the activity of the composite catalysts (2024), Applied Catalysis O Open

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Scurrell include:

  • Tumelo Seadira
  • Cornelius Mduduzi Masuku
  • Themba E. Tshabalala
  • Linda L. Jewell
  • Tau S. Ntelane

Scurrell has been recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa.

Best Publications

  • Oxidative coupling of methane using oxide catalysts

    G. J. Hutchings;M. S. Scurrell;J. R. Woodhouse

  • Silver nanoparticle catalysed redox reaction : An electron relay effect

    Kaushik Mallick;Mike Witcomb;Mike Scurrell

  • POLYMER STABILIZED SILVER NANOPARTICLES: A PHOTOCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS ROUTE

    K. Mallick;M. J. Witcomb;M. S. Scurrell

  • Gas Conversion to Liquid Fuels and Chemicals: The Methanol Route‐Catalysis and Processes Development

    Touhami Mokrani;Mike Scurrell

  • Prospects for the direct conversion of light alkanes to petrochemicalfeedstocks and liquid fuels - a review

    M S Scurrell

  • Hydroxyapatite as a novel support for gold and ruthenium catalysts: Behaviour in the water gas shift reaction

    Akula Venugopal;Mike S. Scurrell

  • Self-assembly of silver nanoparticles in a polymer solvent: formation of a nanochain through nanoscale soldering

    Kaushik Mallick;Mike J. Witcomb;Mike S. Scurrell

  • Activation of Au/TiO2 catalyst for CO oxidation.

    Jeff H. Yang;Juan D. Henao;Mpfunzeni C. Raphulu;Yingmin Wang

  • Polymerization of aniline by auric acid: Formation of gold decorated polyaniline nanoballs

    Kaushik Mallick;Mike J. Witcomb;Andy Dinsmore;Mike S. Scurrell

  • Low temperature reductive pretreatment of Au/Fe2O3 catalysts, TPR/TPO studies and behaviour in the water–gas shift reaction

    Akula Venugopal;Mike S. Scurrell

  • Fabrication of a metal nanoparticles and polymer nanofibers composite material by an in situ chemical synthetic route.

    Kaushik Mallick;Mike J. Witcomb;and Andy Dinsmore;Mike S. Scurrell

  • Catalysts and conditions for the highly efficient, selective and stable heterogeneous oligomerisation of ethylene

    J. Heveling;C.P. Nicolaides;M.S. Scurrell

  • Factors affecting the selectivity of the aromatization of light alkanes on modified ZSM-5 catalysts

    M.S. Scurrell

  • In situ synthesis of copper nanoparticles and poly(o-toluidine): A metal–polymer composite material

    Kaushik Mallick;Mike J. Witcomb;Mike S. Scurrell

  • Conversion of synthesis gas to dimethyl ether over bifunctional catalytic systems

    Alkeos C. Sofianos;Mike S. Scurrell

  • Developments in the production of methyl tert-butyl ether

    G.J. Hatchings;C.P. Nicolaides;M.S. Scurrell

  • Conversion of methane-ethylene mixtures over sulphate-treated zirconia catalysts

    M.S. Scurrell

  • Light alkanes aromatization to BTX over Zn-ZSM-5 catalysts: Enhancements in BTX selectivity by means of a second transition metal ion

    Louis M. Lubango;Mike S. Scurrell

  • Aromatization of n-hexane over Ga, Mo and Zn modified H-ZSM-5 zeolite catalysts

    Themba E. Tshabalala;Themba E. Tshabalala;Michael S. Scurrell

  • Hydrogenation of acetylene in excess ethylene on an alumina supported palladium catalyst in a static system

    William T. McGown;Charles Kemball;David A. Whan;Michael S. Scurrell

Frequent Co-Authors

Graham J. Hutchings
Graham J. Hutchings Cardiff University
Neil J. Coville
Neil J. Coville University of the Witwatersrand
Diane Hildebrandt
Diane Hildebrandt University of South Africa
Francesco Frusteri
Francesco Frusteri University of Messina
James A. Anderson
James A. Anderson University of Aberdeen
Kulamani Parida
Kulamani Parida Siksha O Anusandhan University
Francesco Arena
Francesco Arena University of Messina
Stuart Hamilton Taylor
Stuart Hamilton Taylor Cardiff University
David Glasser
David Glasser University of South Africa
Harold H. Kung
Harold H. Kung Northwestern University

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