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Robert A. Schoonheydt

Robert A. Schoonheydt

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Chemistry
Belgium
2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
85
Citations
22895
World Ranking
2720
National Ranking
34

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Robert A. Schoonheydt is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium, specializing in research spanning multiple disciplines within materials science and chemistry. Their work focuses significantly on catalytic processes and materials chemistry, with a notable presence in chemical engineering as well.

The scientist's research is centered on several main fields of study including:

  • Materials Science
  • Chemistry
  • Chemical Engineering

Within these fields, the primary subfields of study encompass:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Mechanical Engineering

The topics covered in their research include:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions

A selection of recent published papers demonstrates the breadth and focus of their work:

  • Coordination and activation of nitrous oxide by iron zeolites, 2021, Nature Catalysis
  • Cage effects control the mechanism of methane hydroxylation in zeolites, 2021, Science
  • Spectroscopic Definition of a Highly Reactive Site in Cu-CHA for Selective Methane Oxidation: Tuning a Mono-μ-Oxo Dicopper(II) Active Site for Reactivity, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • In Situ UV-Vis-NIR Absorption Spectroscopy and Catalysis, 2024, Chemical Reviews
  • Selective Formation of α-Fe(II) Sites on Fe-Zeolites through One-Pot Synthesis, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Robert A. Schoonheydt frequently collaborates with several researchers, a few notable co-authors include:

  • Bert F. Sels
  • Edward I. Solomon
  • Max L. Bols
  • Dieter Plessers
  • Hannah M. Rhoda

Their work commonly appears in a range of scholarly journals, with multiple publications in:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Chemical Reviews
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Catalysis

Best Publications

  • Surface Chemistry and Spectroscopy of Chromium in Inorganic Oxides.

    Bert M. Weckhuysen;Israel E. Wachs;Robert A. Schoonheydt

  • Selective Oxidation of Methane by the Bis(μ-oxo)dicopper Core Stabilized on ZSM-5 and Mordenite Zeolites

    Marijke H Groothaert;Pieter J Smeets;Bert F Sels;Pierre A Jacobs

  • A [Cu2O]2+ core in Cu-ZSM-5, the active site in the oxidation of methane to methanol

    Julia S. Woertink;Pieter J. Smeets;Marijke H. Groothaert;Michael A. Vance

  • Alkane dehydrogenation over supported chromium oxide catalysts

    Bert M Weckhuysen;Robert A Schoonheydt

  • Chromophores in porous silicas and minerals: preparation and optical properties

    Günter Schulz-Ekloff;Dieter Wöhrle;Bast van Duffel;Robert A. Schoonheydt

  • The active site of low-temperature methane hydroxylation in iron-containing zeolites

    Benjamin E. R. Snyder;Pieter Vanelderen;Pieter Vanelderen;Max L. Bols;Simon D. Hallaert

  • Visible spectroscopy of methylene blue on hectorite, laponite B, and barasym in aqueous suspension

    J Cenens;Robert Schoonheydt

  • Bis(μ-oxo)dicopper in Cu-ZSM-5 and Its Role in the Decomposition of NO: A Combined in Situ XAFS, UV−Vis−Near-IR, and Kinetic Study

    Marijke H. Groothaert;Jeroen A. van Bokhoven;Andrea A. Battiston;Bert M. Weckhuysen

  • Iron and Copper Active Sites in Zeolites and Their Correlation to Metalloenzymes

    Benjamin E. R. Snyder;Max L. Bols;Robert A. Schoonheydt;Bert F. Sels

  • Spectroscopic Definition of the Copper Active Sites in Mordenite: Selective Methane Oxidation

    Pieter Vanelderen;Pieter Vanelderen;Benjamin E. R. Snyder;Ming-Li Tsai;Ryan G. Hadt

  • Cu based zeolites: A UV–vis study of the active site in the selective methane oxidation at low temperatures

    Pieter J. Smeets;Marijke H. Groothaert;Robert A. Schoonheydt

  • Olefin polymerization over supported chromium oxide catalysts

    Bert M Weckhuysen;Robert A Schoonheydt

  • Oxygen precursor to the reactive intermediate in methanol synthesis by Cu-ZSM-5

    Pieter J. Smeets;Ryan G. Hadt;Julia S. Woertink;Pieter Vanelderen

  • Spectroscopy and coordination chemistry of cobalt in molecular sieves

    An A Verberckmoes;Bert M Weckhuysen;Robert A Schoonheydt

  • Recent progress in diffuse reflectance spectroscopy of supported metal oxide catalysts

    Bert M. Weckhuysen;Robert A. Schoonheydt

  • MCM-48-Supported Vanadium Oxide Catalysts, Prepared by the Molecular Designed Dispersion of VO(acac)2: A Detailed Study of the Highly Reactive MCM-48 Surface and the Structure and Activity of the Deposited VOx

    M Baltes;K Cassiers;P Van der Voort;Bert Weckhuysen

  • Transition-metal ions in zeolites: coordination and activation of oxygen.

    Pieter J. Smeets;Julia S. Woertink;Bert F. Sels;Edward I. Solomon

  • A theoretical study of the alkylation reaction of toluene with methanol catalyzed by acidic mordenite.

    AM Vos;X Xavier Rozanska;RA Schoonheydt;van Ra Rutger Santen

  • Surface and Interface Chemistry of Clay Minerals

    Robert Schoonheydt;CT Johnston

  • Pillared Clays and Pillared Layered Solids

    R. A. Schoonheydt;T. Pinnavaia;Gerhard Lagaly;Nick Gangas

  • COMBINED DRS-RS-EXAFS-XANES-TPR STUDY OF SUPPORTED CHROMIUM CATALYSTS

    Bert M. Weckhuysen;Robert A. Schoonheydt;Jih-Mirn Jehng;Israel E. Wachs

Frequent Co-Authors

Bert M. Weckhuysen
Bert M. Weckhuysen Utrecht University
Bert F. Sels
Bert F. Sels KU Leuven
Edward I. Solomon
Edward I. Solomon Stanford University
Paul Geerlings
Paul Geerlings Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Cliff T. Johnston
Cliff T. Johnston Purdue University West Lafayette
Ryan G. Hadt
Ryan G. Hadt California Institute of Technology
Robin H. A. Ras
Robin H. A. Ras Aalto University

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