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Simon Penner is affiliated with the University of Innsbruck in Austria and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering. Their research predominantly focuses on catalytic processes and materials chemistry with a strong emphasis on catalysis and oxidation reactions.

The main fields of study for Simon Penner include:

  • Materials Science
  • Chemical Engineering

Within these broad fields, Penner's work delves into several subfields, including:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Mechanical Engineering

Penner's key research topics highlight a concentration on catalytic processes and materials, featuring areas such as:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
  • Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
  • Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion

The scientist's publication record includes several papers notable for their focus on catalytic materials and processes. Some recent papers include:

  • Mechanistic insights into the catalytic methanol steam reforming performance of Cu/ZrO2 catalysts by in situ and operando studies (2020, Journal of Catalysis)
  • Steering the Methane Dry Reforming Reactivity of Ni/La2O3 Catalysts by Controlled In Situ Decomposition of Doped La2NiO4 Precursor Structures (2020, ACS Catalysis)
  • Atomic-Scale Insights into Nickel Exsolution on LaNiO3 Catalysts via In Situ Electron Microscopy (2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C)
  • LaCoO3-BaCoO3 porous composites as efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction (2023, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • Mechanistic in situ insights into the formation, structural and catalytic aspects of the La2NiO4 intermediate phase in the dry reforming of methane over Ni-based perovskite catalysts (2021, Applied Catalysis A General)

Simon Penner frequently collaborates with a set of coauthors, including:

  • Bernhard Klötzer
  • Aleksander Gurlo
  • Maged F. Bekheet
  • Christoph W. Thurner
  • Kevin Ploner

The scientist's research is represented strongly in publication venues such as:

  • ACS Catalysis
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Catalysts
  • Catalysis Science & Technology
  • Review of Scientific Instruments

Best Publications

  • In Situ FT-IR Spectroscopic Study of CO2 and CO Adsorption on Y2O3, ZrO2, and Yttria-Stabilized ZrO2.

    Eva-Maria Köck;Michaela Kogler;Thomas Bielz;Bernhard Klötzer

  • How to Control the Selectivity of Palladium‐based Catalysts in Hydrogenation Reactions: The Role of Subsurface Chemistry

    Marc Armbrüster;Malte Behrens;Fabrizio Cinquini;Karin Föttinger

  • Subsurface‐Controlled CO2 Selectivity of PdZn Near‐Surface Alloys in H2 Generation by Methanol Steam Reforming

    Christoph Rameshan;Werner Stadlmayr;Christian Weilach;Simon Penner

  • Hydrogen on In2O3: Reducibility, Bonding, Defect Formation, and Reactivity

    Thomas Bielz;Harald Lorenz;Wilfrid Jochum;Reinhard Kaindl

  • Formation of Intermetallic Compounds by Reactive Metal–Support Interaction: A Frequently Encountered Phenomenon in Catalysis

    Simon Penner;Marc Armbrüster

  • High CO2 Selectivity in Methanol Steam Reforming through ZnPd/ZnO Teamwork

    Matthias Friedrich;Simon Penner;Marc Heggen;Marc Armbrüster

  • Comparison of the reactivity of different Pd–O species in CO oxidation

    Harald Gabasch;Axel Knop-Gericke;Robert Schlögl;Marta Borasio

  • Hydrogen production by methanol steam reforming on copper boosted by zinc-assisted water activation.

    Christoph Rameshan;Christoph Rameshan;Werner Stadlmayr;Simon Penner;Harald Lorenz

  • Growth and structural stability of well-ordered PdZn alloy nanoparticles

    Simon Penner;Bernd Jenewein;Harald Gabasch;Bernhard Klötzer

  • Novel methanol steam reforming activity and selectivity of pure In2O3

    Harald Lorenz;Wilfrid Jochum;Bernhard Klötzer;Michael Stöger-Pollach

  • Pd-In2O3 interaction due to reduction in hydrogen: Consequences for methanol steam reforming

    Harald Lorenz;Stuart Turner;Oleg I. Lebedev;Gustaaf Van Tendeloo

  • Interactions of O2 with Pd Nanoparticles on α-Al2O3(0001) at Low and High O2 Pressures

    S. Penner;P. Bera;S. Pedersen;L. T. Ngo

  • Ni–perovskite interaction and its structural and catalytic consequences in methane steam reforming and methanation reactions

    Ramona Thalinger;Martin Gocyla;Marc Heggen;Rafal Dunin-Borkowski

  • Pd/Ga2O3 methanol steam reforming catalysts: Part I. Morphology, composition and structural aspects

    Simon Penner;Harald Lorenz;Wilfrid Jochum;Michael Stöger-Pollach

  • Platinum nanocrystals supported by silica, alumina and ceria: metal-support interaction due to high-temperature reduction in hydrogen

    Simon Penner;Di Wang;Dang Sheng Su;Günther Rupprechter

  • In Situ-Determined Catalytically Active State of LaNiO3 in Methane Dry Reforming

    Nicolas Bonmassar;Maged F. Bekheet;Lukas Schlicker;Albert Gili

  • Steam reforming of methanol on PdZn near-surface alloys on Pd(1 1 1) and Pd foil studied by in-situ XPS, LEIS and PM-IRAS

    Christoph Rameshan;Christian Weilach;Werner Stadlmayr;Simon Penner

  • Surface Carbon as a Reactive Intermediate in Dry Reforming of Methane to Syngas on a 5% Ni/MnO Catalyst

    Albert Gili;Lukas Schlicker;Maged F. Bekheet;Oliver Görke

  • Hydrogen on polycrystalline β-Ga2O3: Surface chemisorption, defect formation, and reactivity

    Wilfrid Jochum;Simon Penner;Karin Föttinger;Reinhard Kramer

  • Mechanistic insights into the catalytic methanol steam reforming performance of Cu/ZrO2 catalysts by in situ and operando studies

    Kevin Ploner;Maximilian Watschinger;Parastoo Delir Kheyrollahi Nezhad;Thomas Götsch;Thomas Götsch

  • Water−Gas Shift and Formaldehyde Reforming Activity Determined by Defect Chemistry of Polycrystalline In2O3

    Thomas Bielz;Thomas Bielz;Harald Lorenz;Peter Amann;Bernhard Klötzer

  • ZnO is a CO2-selective steam reforming catalyst

    Harald Lorenz;Matthias Friedrich;Marc Armbrüster;Bernhard Klötzer

  • Growth and decomposition of aligned and ordered PdO nanoparticles.

    Simon Penner;Di Wang;Bernd Jenewein;Harald Gabasch

Frequent Co-Authors

Aleksander Gurlo
Aleksander Gurlo Technical University of Berlin
Axel Knop-Gericke
Axel Knop-Gericke Max Planck Society
Marc Armbrüster
Marc Armbrüster Chemnitz University of Technology
Di Wang
Di Wang Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Robert Schlögl
Robert Schlögl Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Dmitry Zemlyanov
Dmitry Zemlyanov Purdue University West Lafayette
Michael Hävecker
Michael Hävecker Max Planck Society
Marc Heggen
Marc Heggen Forschungszentrum Jülich
Detre Teschner
Detre Teschner Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society

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