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Patricio Ruiz is affiliated with the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium, where their research focuses primarily on chemical engineering and environmental science. The scientist's work spans various subfields, including catalysis, materials chemistry, environmental chemistry, environmental engineering, and mechanical engineering.

The body of research by Patricio Ruiz concentrates heavily on catalytic processes in materials science and catalysts for methane reforming. Key topics include catalysis and oxidation reactions, methane hydrates and related phenomena, as well as carbon dioxide capture technologies and CO2 sequestration through geologic interactions.

Among the recent publications are two notable papers. One is titled "Preliminary results on the role of the deposition of small amounts of ZrO2 on Al2O3 support on the partial oxidation of methane and ethane over Rh and Ni supported catalysts," published in 2020 in Catalysis Today. The other paper, from 2021, is "Abiotic Transformation of H2 and CO2 into Methane on a Natural Chromitite Rock," which appeared in ACS Earth and Space Chemistry.

Patricio Ruiz's research has involved collaboration with several frequent co-authors, including Cécilia Mateos-Pedrero, S.R.G. Carrazán, Camila Fernández, Elena Ifandi, and Pierre Eloy. These partnerships indicate a multidisciplinary approach spanning both chemical and environmental aspects of catalytic science.

The scientist's publication record appears in venues that specialize in catalysis and earth sciences, highlighting both "Catalysis Today" and "ACS Earth and Space Chemistry" as frequent publication venues.

  • Catalysis Today
  • ACS Earth and Space Chemistry

  • Cécilia Mateos-Pedrero
  • S.R.G. Carrazán
  • Camila Fernández
  • Elena Ifandi
  • Pierre Eloy

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies

  • Chemical Engineering
  • Environmental Science

  • Catalysis
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

Best Publications

  • Methanation of CO2: Further insight into the mechanism over Rh/gamma-Al2O3 catalyst

    Antoine Beuls;Colas Swalus;Marc Jacquemin;Georges Heyen

  • Mechanistic study of low temperature CO2 methanation over Rh/TiO2 catalysts

    Alejandro Karelovic Burotto;Patricio Ruiz

  • CO2 hydrogenation at low temperature over Rh/gamma-Al2O3 catalysts: effect of the metal particle size on catalytic performances and reaction mechanism

    Alejandro Karelovic Burotto;Patricio Ruiz

  • Catalytic production of methane from CO2 and H2 at low temperature: insight on the reaction mechanism

    Marc Jacquemin;Antoine Beuls;Patricio Ruiz

  • Effect of Coexistence of Magnesium Vanadate Phases in the Selective Oxidation of Propane To Propene

    Xingtao Gao;P. Ruiz;Qin Xin;Xiexian Guo

  • Oxygen-Exchange Properties of MoO3: An in situ Raman Spectroscopy Study

    G. Mestl;Bernard Delmon;Patricio Ruiz;H. Knozinger

  • Improving the hydrogenation function of Pd/γ-Al2O 3 catalyst by Rh/γ-Al2O3 Addition in CO2 methanation at low temperature

    Alejandro Karelovic;Patricio Ruiz

  • The role of copper particle size in low pressure methanol synthesis via CO2 hydrogenation over Cu/ZnO catalysts

    Alejandro Karelovic;Alejandro Karelovic;Patricio Ruiz

  • Influence of the amount of titania on the texture and structure of titania supported on silica

    R. Castillo;B. Koch;Patricio Ruiz;Bernard Delmon

  • Synthesis, characterisation, catalytic activity and structural stability of LaCo1-yFeyO3 ± λ perovskite catalysts for combustion of ethanol and propane

    Nora A. Merino;Bibiana P. Barbero;Patricio Ruiz;Luis E. Cadus

  • The role of bismuth as promoter in Pd-Bi catalysts for the selective oxidation of glucose to gluconate

    Mireille Wenkin;Patricio Ruiz;Bernard Delmon;Michel Devillers

  • CO2 methanation on Rh/γ-Al2O3 catalyst at low temperature: “In situ” supply of hydrogen by Ni/activated carbon catalyst

    Colas Swalus;Marc Jacquemin;Claude Poleunis;Patrick Bertrand

  • Sb2o3/sb2o4 in Reducing/oxidizing Environments - An In-situ Raman-spectroscopy Study

    G. Mestl;P. Ruiz;B. Delmon;H. Knozinger

  • Determination of the Size of Supported Pd Nanoparticles by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy. Comparison with X-ray Diffraction, Transmission Electron Microscopy, and H2 Chemisorption Methods

    Robert Wojcieszak;Michel Genet;Pierre Eloy;Patricio Ruiz

  • Investigation of the behaviour of a Pd/γ-Al2O3 catalyst during methane combustion reaction using in situ DRIFT spectroscopy

    Olivier Demoulin;Michaël Navez;Patricio Ruiz

  • Soot combustion with K/MgO as catalyst

    Romel Jiménez;Ximena García;Caroline Cellier;Patricio Ruiz

  • Influence of metallic precursors on the properties of carbon-supported bismuth-promoted palladium catalysts for the selective oxidation of glucose to gluconic acid

    M. Wenkin;R. Touillaux;P. Ruiz;B. Delmon

  • Structuration of LaMnO3 perovskite catalysts on ceramic and metallic monoliths: Physico-chemical characterisation and catalytic activity in methane combustion

    Eglantine Arendt;A. Maione;A. Klisinska;O. Sanz

  • The active role of CO2 at low temperature in oxidation processes: the case of the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane on NiMoO4 catalysts

    Frédéric Dury;Eric M. Gaigneaux;Patricio Ruiz

  • Catalytic synergy in the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane over MgVO catalysts

    Srg Carrazan;C. Peres;JP Bernard;Marie Ruwet

  • Preparation and characterization of three pure magnesium vanadate phases as catalysts for selective oxidation of propane to propene

    Xingtao Gao;P. Ruiz;Qin Xin;Xiexian Guo

  • Operando resonance Raman spectroscopic characterisation of the oxidation state of palladium in Pd/γ-Al2O3 catalysts during the combustion of methane

    Olivier Demoulin;Michaël Navez;Eric M. Gaigneaux;Patricio Ruiz

  • Effect of the structural and morphological properties of Cu/ZnO catalysts prepared by citrate method on their activity toward methanol synthesis from CO2 and H2 under mild reaction conditions

    Alejandro Karelovic;Alice Bargibant;Camila Fernández;Patricio Ruiz

  • Investigation of parameters influencing the activation of a Pd/gamma-alumina catalyst during methane combustion.

    Olivier Demoulin;Günther Rupprechter;Isabelle Seunier;Baptiste Le Clef

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard Delmon
Bernard Delmon Université Catholique de Louvain
Eric M. Gaigneaux
Eric M. Gaigneaux Université Catholique de Louvain
Patrick Bertrand
Patrick Bertrand Université Catholique de Louvain
Paul Grange
Paul Grange Université Catholique de Louvain
Miguel Ángel Centeno
Miguel Ángel Centeno Spanish National Research Council
Clément Sanchez
Clément Sanchez Collège de France
Qin Xin
Qin Xin Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Gabriele Centi
Gabriele Centi University of Messina
Daniel Duprez
Daniel Duprez University of Poitiers
Vicente Rives
Vicente Rives University of Salamanca

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