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Richard I. Masel is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Energy, Chemical Engineering, and Engineering, with subfields including Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Process Chemistry and Technology, Catalysis, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's work covers several main topics related to carbon dioxide conversion and energy technologies. These include:

  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
  • Hydrogen Storage and Materials

Richard I. Masel has contributed to a number of publications with notable examples spanning recent years:

  • "An industrial perspective on catalysts for low-temperature CO2 electrolysis," 2021, Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Next-generation anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers operating for commercially relevant lifetimes," 2020, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • "Performance and long-term stability of CO2 conversion to formic acid using a three-compartment electrolyzer design," 2020, Journal of CO2 Utilization
  • "A Review of the Use of Immobilized Ionic Liquids in the Electrochemical Conversion of CO2," 2020, C - Journal of Carbon Research
  • "Understanding Limitations in Electrochemical Conversion to CO at Low CO2 Concentrations," 2024, ACS Energy Letters

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Zengcai Liu
  • Hongzhou Yang
  • Jerry J. Kaczur
  • Syed D. Sajjad
  • Michael G. Resch

Richard I. Masel's publications appear in several venues, reflecting a focus on applied energy and chemical engineering research. These venues include:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Nature Nanotechnology
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Journal of CO2 Utilization
  • ACS Energy Letters

Best Publications

  • Principles of Adsorption and Reaction on Solid Surfaces

    Richard I. Masel

  • Ionic Liquid–Mediated Selective Conversion of CO2 to CO at Low Overpotentials

    Brian A. Rosen;Amin Salehi-Khojin;Michael R. Thorson;Wei Zhu

  • Direct formic acid fuel cells

    C. Rice;S. Ha;R.I. Masel;P. Waszczuk

  • Rapid Production of Metal−Organic Frameworks via Microwave-Assisted Solvothermal Synthesis

    Zheng Ni;Richard I. Masel

  • Catalysts for direct formic acid fuel cells

    C. Rice;S. Ha;R.I. Masel;A. Wieckowski

  • Size effects in electronic and catalytic properties of unsupported palladium nanoparticles in electrooxidation of formic acid.

    Wei Ping Zhou;Adam Lewera;Robert Larsen;Rich I. Masel

  • The effect of electrolyte composition on the electroreduction of CO2 to CO on Ag based gas diffusion electrodes

    Sumit Verma;Sumit Verma;Xun Lu;Sichao Ma;Sichao Ma;Richard I. Masel

  • An industrial perspective on catalysts for low-temperature CO2 electrolysis

    Richard I. Masel;Zengcai Liu;Hongzhou Yang;Jerry J. Kaczur

  • A Priori Catalytic Activity Correlations: The Difficult Case of Hydrogen Production from Ammonia

    J. C. Ganley;F. S. Thomas;Edmund G Seebauer;R. I. Masel

  • Chemical kinetics and catalysis

    Richard I. Masel

  • Nanoparticle Silver Catalysts That Show Enhanced Activity for Carbon Dioxide Electrolysis

    Amin Salehi-Khojin;Huei Ru Molly Jhong;Brian A. Rosen;Wei Zhu

  • Performance characterization of Pd/C nanocatalyst for direct formic acid fuel cells

    S. Ha;R. Larsen;R.I. Masel

  • Crossover of formic acid through Nafion® membranes

    Young-Woo Rhee;Su Y Ha;Richard I Masel

  • Sustainion Imidazolium-Functionalized Polymers for Carbon Dioxide Electrolysis

    Robert B. Kutz;Qingmei Chen;Hongzhou Yang;Syed D. Sajjad

  • High power density direct formic acid fuel cells

    Yimin Zhu;Su Y. Ha;Richard I. Masel

  • Grain Boundary Defect Elimination in a Zeolite Membrane by Rapid Thermal Processing

    Jungkyu Choi;Hae Kwon Jeong;Mark A. Snyder;Jared A. Stoeger

  • Electrochemical conversion of CO2 to formic acid utilizing Sustainion™ membranes

    Hongzhou Yang;Jerry J. Kaczur;Syed Dawar Sajjad;Richard I. Masel

  • The behavior of palladium catalysts in direct formic acid fuel cells

    Yimin Zhu;Zakia Khan;R.I. Masel

  • A nanoparticle catalyst with superior activity for electrooxidation of formic acid

    Piotr Waszczuk;Thomas M Barnard;Cynthia Rice;Richard I Masel

  • Unusually active palladium-based catalysts for the electrooxidation of formic acid

    Robert Larsen;Su Ha;Joseph Zakzeski;Richard I. Masel

  • Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cells with 600 mA cm–2 at 0.4 V and 22 °C

    S. Ha;R. Larsen;Y. Zhu;R. I. Masel

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Shannon
Mark A. Shannon University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Amin Salehi-Khojin
Amin Salehi-Khojin University of Illinois at Chicago
Andrzej Wieckowski
Andrzej Wieckowski University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Su Ha
Su Ha Washington State University
Saeed Moghaddam
Saeed Moghaddam University of Florida
Keith R. Cadwallader
Keith R. Cadwallader University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Hae-Kwon Jeong
Hae-Kwon Jeong Texas A&M University
William H. Miller
William H. Miller University of California, Berkeley
Paul J. A. Kenis
Paul J. A. Kenis University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Eric Pop
Eric Pop Stanford University

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