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57
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Overview

Ulf Hanefeld is affiliated with Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and engineering, with a significant focus on enzyme catalysis and immobilization.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Engineering

Subfields of their research cover:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Key topics addressed within their work are:

  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Biochemical and Molecular Research

Hanefeld's publication record features several recent papers that highlight their research interests. Notable examples include:

  • "Biocatalysis making waves in organic chemistry," 2021, Chemical Society Reviews

Frequently publishing alongside a range of collaborators, notable co-authors include:

  • Peter-Leon Hagedoorn (20 publications)
  • Luuk Mestrom (7 publications)
  • Stefan R. Marsden (7 publications)
  • José Coloma (6 publications)
  • Fabio Tonin (6 publications)

Hanefeld has contributed to prominent journals extensively, with multiple works published in the following venues:

  • Catalysts (5 publications)
  • ChemCatChem (4 publications)
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (3 publications)
  • Catalysis Science & Technology (3 publications)
  • ACS Catalysis (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • Understanding enzyme immobilisation

    Ulf Hanefeld;Lucia Gardossi;Edmond Magner

  • Green Chemistry and Catalysis

    Roger Arthur Sheldon;Isabel W. C. E. Arends;Ulf Hanefeld

  • Renewable Chemicals: Dehydroxylation of Glycerol and Polyols

    Jeroen ten Dam;Ulf Hanefeld

  • Biocatalysis in non-conventional media—ionic liquids, supercritical fluids and the gas phase

    Sara Cantone;Ulf Hanefeld;Alessandra Basso

  • Enantioselective C-C bond synthesis catalysed by enzymes.

    Joly Sukumaran;Ulf Hanefeld

  • Enzyme immobilisation: fundamentals and application

    Ulf Hanefeld;Linqiu Cao;Edmond Magner

  • Biocatalysis explained: from pharmaceutical to bulk chemical production

    Eman M. M. Abdelraheem;Eman M. M. Abdelraheem;Hanna Busch;Ulf Hanefeld;Fabio Tonin

  • Knowledge-based design of bimodular and trimodular polyketide synthases based on domain and module swaps: a route to simple statin analogues

    Anand Ranganathan;Máire Timoney;Matthew Bycroft;Jesús Cortés

  • Reagents for (ir)reversible enzymatic acylations

    Ulf Hanefeld

  • The selective addition of water to CC bonds; enzymes are the best chemists

    Jianfeng Jin;Ulf Hanefeld

  • TUD-1: synthesis and application of a versatile catalyst, carrier, material ...,

    Selvedin Telalović;Anand Ramanathan;Guido Mul;Ulf Hanefeld

  • Cyclopalladated imine catalysts in Heck arylation: search for the catalytic species

    Mathias Nowotny;Ulf Hanefeld;Henk van Koningsveld;Thomas Maschmeyer

  • Zr‐T<scp>UD</scp>‐1: A Lewis Acidic, Three‐Dimensional, Mesoporous, Zirconium‐Containing Catalyst

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  • Mechanism of homogeneously and heterogeneously catalysed Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley-Oppenauer reactions for the racemisation of secondary alcohols.

    Dirk Klomp;Thomas Maschmeyer;Ulf Hanefeld;Joop A. Peters

  • Pt/Al2O3 Catalyzed 1,3-Propanediol Formation from Glycerol using Tungsten Additives

    Jeroen ten Dam;Jeroen ten Dam;Kristina Djanashvili;Freek Kapteijn;Ulf Hanefeld

  • Noncovalent Anchoring of Asymmetric Hydrogenation Catalysts on a New Mesoporous Aluminosilicate: Application and Solvent Effects

    Chrétien Simons;Ulf Hanefeld;Isabel W. C. E. Arends;Roger A. Sheldon

  • 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Synthesis from Hexoses Is Autocatalytic

    Adeline Ranoux;Kristina Djanashvili;Isabel W. C. E. Arends;Ulf Hanefeld

  • Enantioselective synthesis of cyanohydrins catalysed by hydroxynitrile lyases – a review

    Paula Bracco;Hanna Busch;Jan von Langermann;Ulf Hanefeld

  • The selective addition of water

    Verena Resch;Verena Resch;Ulf Hanefeld

  • Towards catalytic cascade reactions: asymmetric synthesis using combined chemo-enzymatic catalysts

    Chrétien Simons;Ulf Hanefeld;Isabel W. C. E. Arends;Thomas Maschmeyer;Thomas Maschmeyer

  • Co-TUD-1 : A ketone-selective catalyst for cyclohexane oxidation

    Mohamed S. Hamdy;Anand Ramanathan;Thomas Maschmeyer;Ulf Hanefeld

  • Introduction: Green Chemistry and Catalysis

    Roger Arthur Sheldon;Isabel W. C. E. Arends;Ulf Hanefeld

  • Enantioselective Enzyme-Catalysed Synthesis of Cyanohydrins

    Jarle Holt;Ulf Hanefeld

Frequent Co-Authors

Isabel W. C. E. Arends
Isabel W. C. E. Arends Utrecht University
Thomas Maschmeyer
Thomas Maschmeyer University of Sydney
Roger A. Sheldon
Roger A. Sheldon Delft University of Technology
Joop A. Peters
Joop A. Peters Delft University of Technology
Dmitri I. Svergun
Dmitri I. Svergun European Bioinformatics Institute
Mohamed S. Hamdy
Mohamed S. Hamdy King Khalid University
Edmond Magner
Edmond Magner University of Limerick
Adriaan J. Minnaard
Adriaan J. Minnaard University of Groningen
Romano V. A. Orru
Romano V. A. Orru Maastricht University
Freek Kapteijn
Freek Kapteijn Delft University of Technology

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