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Michel Waroquier

Michel Waroquier

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Chemistry
Belgium
2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
80
Citations
20054
World Ranking
3479
National Ranking
47

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Michel Waroquier is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has contributed to multiple research areas within chemistry and materials science. Their work primarily spans inorganic chemistry, materials chemistry, catalysis, organic chemistry, and spectroscopy, reflecting a broad expertise in chemical sciences.

The research topics Michel Waroquier has focused on include:

  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
  • Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications

Waroquier's recent papers illustrate a particular interest in diffusion processes and catalytic mechanisms involving zeolites and related materials. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Light Olefin Diffusion during the MTO Process on H-SAPO-34: A Complex Interplay of Molecular Factors", 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "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
  • "Ab initio enhanced sampling kinetic study on MTO ethene methylation reaction", 2020, Journal of Catalysis
  • "Experimental and Theoretical Evidence for the Promotional Effect of Acid Sites on the Diffusion of Alkenes through Small-Pore Zeolites", 2021, Angewandte Chemie
  • "Universal descriptors for zeolite topology and acidity to predict the stability of butene cracking intermediates", 2023, Catalysis Science & Technology

Frequently publishing in journals such as ChemPhysChem, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Angewandte Chemie, Journal of the American Chemical Society, and Journal of Catalysis, Waroquier's work is disseminated across well-regarded venues in the field.

Key collaborators in Waroquier's research include Véronique Van Speybroeck, Pieter Cnudde, E. Redekop, Natale G. Porcaro, and Silvia Bordiga, reflecting multiple joint efforts and collaborations over time.

Best Publications

  • Synthesis Modulation as a Tool To Increase the Catalytic Activity of Metal–Organic Frameworks: The Unique Case of UiO-66(Zr)

    Frederik Vermoortele;Bart Bueken;Gaëlle Le Bars;Ben Van de Voorde

  • Electrophilicity and Nucleophilicity Index for Radicals

    Freija De Vleeschouwer;Veronique Van Speybroeck;Michel Waroquier;and Paul Geerlings

  • Advances in theory and their application within the field of zeolite chemistry.

    Veronique Van Speybroeck;Karen Hemelsoet;Lennart Joos;Michel Waroquier

  • Electronic Effects of Linker Substitution on Lewis Acid Catalysis with Metal–Organic Frameworks

    Frederik Vermoortele;Matthias Vandichel;Ben Van de Voorde;Rob Ameloot

  • Regioselectivity in the ring opening of non-activated aziridines.

    Sonja Stanković;Matthias D'hooghe;Saron Catak;Heesung Eum

  • A Complete Catalytic Cycle for Supramolecular Methanol‐to‐Olefins Conversion by Linking Theory with Experiment

    David M. McCann;David Lesthaeghe;Philip W. Kletnieks;Darryl R. Guenther

  • Understanding the Failure of Direct C ? C Coupling in the Zeolite‐Catalyzed Methanol‐to‐Olefin Process

    David Lesthaeghe;Veronique Van Speybroeck;Guy B. Marin;Michel Waroquier

  • Unraveling the reaction mechanisms governing methanol-to-olefins catalysis by theory and experiment

    Karen Hemelsoet;Jeroen Van der Mynsbrugge;Kristof De Wispelaere;Michel Waroquier

  • Determining the storage, availability and reactivity of NH3 within Cu-Chabazite-based Ammonia Selective Catalytic Reduction systems.

    I Lezcano-Gonzalez;U Deka;B Arstad;A Van Yperen-De Deyne

  • First principle chemical kinetics in zeolites: the methanol-to-olefin process as a case study

    Veronique Van Speybroeck;Kristof De Wispelaere;Jeroen Van der Mynsbrugge;Matthias Vandichel

  • Minimal basis iterative stockholder : atoms in molecules for force-field development

    Toon Verstraelen;Steven Vandenbrande;Farnaz Heidar-Zadeh;Louis Vanduyfhuys

  • Active site engineering in UiO-66 type metal-organic frameworks by intentional creation of defects: a theoretical rationalization

    Matthias Vandichel;Julianna Hajek;Frederik Vermoortele;Michel Waroquier

  • Nature of active sites on UiO-66 and beneficial influence of water in the catalysis of Fischer esterification

    Chiara Caratelli;Julianna Hajek;Francisco G. Cirujano;Michel Waroquier

  • Ab Initio Calculations for Hydrocarbons: Enthalpy of Formation, Transition State Geometry, and Activation Energy for Radical Reactions

    Mark Saeys;Marie-Francoise Reyniers;Guy B. Marin;Veronique Van Speybroeck

  • QuickFF: A program for a quick and easy derivation of force fields for metal-organic frameworks from ab initio input.

    Louis Vanduyfhuys;Steven Vandenbrande;Toon Verstraelen;Rochus Schmid

  • First Principle Kinetic Studies of Zeolite-Catalyzed Methylation Reactions

    Veronique Van Speybroeck;Jeroen Van der Mynsbrugge;Matthias Vandichel;Karen Hemelsoet

  • Theoretical insights on methylbenzene side-chain growth in ZSM-5 zeolites for methanol-to-olefin conversion.

    David Lesthaeghe;Annelies Horré;Annelies Horré;Michel Waroquier;Guy B. Marin

  • TAMkin: a versatile package for vibrational analysis and chemical kinetics.

    An Ghysels;Toon Verstraelen;Karen Hemelsoet;Michel Waroquier

  • Design of zeolite by inverse sigma transformation

    Elke Verheyen;Lennart Joos;Kristof Van Havenbergh;Eric Breynaert

  • Zeolite shape-selectivity in the gem-methylation of aromatic hydrocarbons.

    David Lesthaeghe;Bart De Sterck;Veronique Van Speybroeck;Guy B. Marin

Frequent Co-Authors

Norbert De Kimpe
Norbert De Kimpe Ghent University
Guy Marin
Guy Marin Ghent University
Pascal Van Der Voort
Pascal Van Der Voort Ghent University
Paul W. Ayers
Paul W. Ayers McMaster University
Karen Leus
Karen Leus Ghent University
Dirk De Vos
Dirk De Vos KU Leuven
Paul Geerlings
Paul Geerlings Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Frank De Proft
Frank De Proft Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Christian V. Stevens
Christian V. Stevens Ghent University

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