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Michèle Besson is affiliated with Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 in France and has a research focus primarily in materials science, chemistry, and engineering. Their work broadly covers topics related to catalytic processes and materials chemistry, with additional focus areas including inorganic chemistry, mechanical engineering, organic chemistry, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The scientist's research topics encompass a diverse range of catalytic and material science themes such as:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis

Their publication record includes recent papers across several respected journals and covers a span from 2020 to 2024. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Importance of the decoration in shaped cobalt nanoparticles in the acceptor-less secondary alcohol dehydrogenation," 2020, Catalysis Science & Technology
  • "Activity of heterogeneous supported Cu and Ru catalysts in acceptor-less alcohol dehydrogenation," 2020, Catalysis Communications
  • "Selective Carbon Deposition on γ-Alumina Acid Sites: toward the Design of Catalyst Supports with Improved Hydrothermal Stability in Aqueous Media," 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Influence of Capping Ligands on the Catalytic Performances of Cobalt Nanoparticles Prepared with the Organometallic Route," 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • "Ultrasonication-Assisted Preparation of Au-Pt/ZrO2 Catalysts for the Selective Base-Free Oxidation of Glucose to Glucaric Acid," 2024, ChemCatChem

Frequent collaborators in their work include Noémie Perret, Kamila Kaźmierczak, Carine Michel, Guillaume Viau, and Jean-Yves Piquemal. These co-authors have contributed to multiple publications alongside the scientist.

Michèle Besson's research has been published in various scientific journals, including:

  • Catalysis Science & Technology
  • Catalysis Communications
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • ChemCatChem

Best Publications

  • Conversion of Biomass into Chemicals over Metal Catalysts

    Michèle Besson;Pierre Gallezot;Catherine Pinel

  • Selective oxidation of alcohols and aldehydes on metal catalysts

    Michèle Besson;Pierre Gallezot

  • Chemoselective catalytic oxidation of glycerol with air on platinum metals

    Régis Garcia;Michèle Besson;Pierre Gallezot

  • Deactivation of metal catalysts in liquid phase organic reactions

    Michèle Besson;Pierre Gallezot

  • Selective aqueous phase oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid over Pt/C catalysts: influence of the base and effect of bismuth promotion

    Hicham Ait Rass;Nadine Essayem;Michèle Besson

  • Selective Aerobic Oxidation of 5‐HMF into 2,5‐Furandicarboxylic Acid with Pt Catalysts Supported on TiO2‐ and ZrO2‐Based Supports

    Hicham Ait Rass;Nadine Essayem;Michèle Besson

  • Catalytic Oxidation of Glucose on Bismuth-Promoted Palladium Catalysts

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  • Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Biomass-Based Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol Over Supported Bimetallic Catalysts

    Doan Pham Minh;Michèle Besson;Catherine Pinel;Patrick Fuertes

  • Heterogeneous Catalytic Hydrogenation of Biobased Levulinic and Succinic Acids in Aqueous Solutions

    Louis Corbel-Demailly;Louis Corbel-Demailly;Bao-Khanh Ly;Doan-Pham Minh;Benoit Tapin

  • Catalytic wet air oxidation of Kraft bleaching plant effluents in the presence of titania and zirconia supported ruthenium

    Albin Pintar;Michèle Besson;Pierre Gallezot

  • Catalytic wet air oxidation of Kraft bleach plant effluents in a trickle-bed reactor over a Ru/TiO2 catalyst

    Albin Pintar;Michèle Besson;Pierre Gallezot

  • Study of Monometallic Pd/TiO2 Catalysts for the Hydrogenation of Succinic Acid in Aqueous Phase

    Benoit Tapin;Florence Epron;Catherine Especel;Bao Khanh Ly

  • Catalytic wet air oxidation of carboxylic acids on TiO2-Supported ruthenium catalysts

    Jean-Christophe Béziat;Michèle Besson;Pierre Gallezot;Sylvain Durécu

  • Oxidation of primary alcohols with air on carbon-supported platinum catalysts for the synthesis of aldehydes or acids

    Pavel Korovchenko;Cécile Donze;Pierre Gallezot;Michèle Besson

  • Catalytic wet-air oxidation of industrial effluents: total mineralization of organics and lumped kinetic modelling

    Albin Pintar;Gorazd Berčič;Michèle Besson;Pierre Gallezot

  • Stereoselective reduction of disubstituted aromatics on colloidal rhodium

    Kamel Nasar;Fabienne Fache;Marc Lemaire;Jean-Christophe Béziat

  • Catalytic wet air oxidation of a high strength p-nitrophenol wastewater over Ru and Pt catalysts: Influence of the reaction conditions on biodegradability enhancement

    Mariángel Martín-Hernández;Mariángel Martín-Hernández;Julián Carrera;María Eugenia Suárez-Ojeda;Michèle Besson

  • On the role of the atmosphere in the catalytic glycerol transformation over iridium-based catalysts

    Florian Auneau;Florian Auneau;Sébastien Noël;Guillaume Aubert;Michèle Besson

  • Catalytic wet air oxidation of N,N-dimethylformamide aqueous solutions: Deactivation of TiO2 and ZrO2-supported noble metal catalysts

    Nicolas Grosjean;Claude Descorme;Michèle Besson

  • Selective catalytic oxidation of glyceric acid to tartronic and hydroxypyruvic acids

    Peter Fordham;Michèle Besson;Pierre Gallezot

  • Effect of Addition Mode of Re in Bimetallic Pd–Re/TiO2 Catalysts Upon the Selective Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol

    Bao Khanh Ly;Doan Pham Minh;Catherine Pinel;Michèle Besson

Frequent Co-Authors

Catherine Pinel
Catherine Pinel Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Pierre Gallezot
Pierre Gallezot Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Carine Michel
Carine Michel Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Valentin N. Parmon
Valentin N. Parmon Russian Academy of Sciences
Florence Epron
Florence Epron University of Poitiers
Albin Pintar
Albin Pintar National Institute of Chemistry
Aharon Gedanken
Aharon Gedanken Bar-Ilan University
Guillaume Viau
Guillaume Viau Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse
Youssef Habibi
Youssef Habibi Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
Vladimir L. Kuznetsov
Vladimir L. Kuznetsov University of Oxford

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