Publications (EG)

Khelif, M., Bouchenafa-Saib, N., Ibrir, A., Chennouf, Z., Boumessaidia, S., & Gaigneaux, E. (2026). BioMCM-41 mesoporous silica from agricultural waste for methylene blue removal and ANN-based prediction. Next Materials, 13, 103346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nxmate.2026.103346 (Original work published 2026)

Pitap‐Mbowou, M., Boyom‐Tatchemo, F. W., Devred, F., Kamgang‐Youbi, G., Acayanka, E., Cousin, R., Gaigneaux, E., & Laminsi, S. (2026). Fenton Catalytic Properties of FeOOH Nanoparticles Dispersed on Volcanic Ash Activated by Gliding Arc Plasma. Chemistry: A European Journal, 32(25), e71041. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.71041 (Original work published 2026)

Lozada, A. B., Villacrés, A., Endara, D., de la Torre, E., Gaigneaux, E., & Manangon-Perugachi, L. E. (2026). Hydrophobic Surface Modification of Microporous and Mesoporous Titanosilicates and Its Impact on Catalytic Performance in Epoxidation Reactions: A Review. Catalysts, 16(4), 299. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal16040299 (Original work published 2026)

Leonardi, S. A., Rodriguez, M., Miró, E. E., Gaigneaux, E., & Milt, V. G. (2025). The Use of the Gliding Arc Plasma Technique to Deposit Fe or Mn Oxides on Fibrous Ceramic Supports for Reactions of Environmental Interest. Materials, 18(24), 5479. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18245479 (Original work published 2025)

Boyom-Tatchemo, F., Devred, F., Acayanka, E., Kamgang-Youbi, G., Laminsi, S., & Gaigneaux, E. (2025). Gliding Arc Plasma Synthesis of MnO2 Nanomaterials for Catalytic Oxidation of Benzene: Effect of Plasmagenic Gas. Catalysts, 15(5), 451. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal15050451 (Original work published 2025)

Magerat, A., Hermans, S., & Gaigneaux, E. (2025). A novel versatile platform as efficient deoxydehydration (DODH) catalysts: Keggin polyoxometalates. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 375, 125432. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2025.125432 (Original work published 2025)

Gamez Rivera, S. A., Romdhane, F. B., Schnee, J., & Gaigneaux, E. (2025). Ni-exsolved catalysts from hard templated mesoporous LaNiO3 perovskite for highly efficient NH3 decomposition. Chemical Engineering Journal, 506, 160377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.160377 (Original work published 2025)

de la Torre-Miranda, N., Eloy, P., Gaigneaux, E., & Hermans, S. (2025). Granulated activated carbon oxidation, a comparison between wet-chemistry and plasma approaches in dry and wet forms. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 341, 130878. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2025.130878 (Original work published 2025)

Pitap-Mbowou, M., Boyom-Tatchemo, F. W., Acayanka, E., Kamgang-Youbi, G., Poupin, C., Gamez Rivera, S. A., Cousin, R., Gaigneaux, E., & Laminsi, S. (2024). Activation of volcanic ash as support for FeOx gliding arc plasma deposition and application in the catalytic oxidation of Rhodamine 6 G. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 12(6), 114589. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2024.114589 (Original work published 2024)

Rodriguez, M., Hanon, F., Devred, F., Gaigneaux, E., Miró, E. E., & Milt, V. G. (2024). Mn and Co decorated biomorphic ceria fiber catalysts for soot and benzene total oxidation. Chemosphere, 359, 142247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142247 (Original work published 2024)

Hanon, F., Hermans, S., & Gaigneaux, E. (2024). What are the species involved in the gliding arc plasma synthesis of heterogeneous catalysts? Catalysis Today, 430(issue PREPA13), 114550. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2024.114550 (Original work published 2024)

Obeid, M., Poupin, C., Labaki, M., Gupta, S., Aouad, S., Delattre, F., Ben Romdhane, F., Devred, F., Gaigneaux, E., Schnee, J., & Abi-Aad, E. (2024). Influence of the ultrasound power density in the ultrasound-assisted synthesis of Ni-based LDH catalysts for CO2 methanation. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 12(5), 114059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2024.114059 (Original work published 2024)

Hanon, F., & Gaigneaux, E. (2024). Improving the synthesis of heterogeneous catalysts by gliding arc plasma using the “no-cooling system”. Applied Materials Today, 40, 102408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2024.102408 (Original work published 2024)

Hanon, F., & Gaigneaux, E. (2024). Post-discharge: An interesting step to improve heterogeneous catalysts synthesized by glidarc plasma? Chemical Engineering Journal, 489, 151088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.151088 (Original work published 2024)

Marin, M. M., Biru, I. E., Stavarache, C. E., Avramescu, S. M., Vasilievici, G., Marinoiu, A., Dumitru, M., Devred, F., Gaigneaux, E., & Verziu, M. N. (2024). Conversion of limonene to limonene diol over activated carbon supported Ti catalyst. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. Published. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-024-05966-8 (Original work published 2024)

Araki, T., Devred, F., Gaigneaux, E., Hara, T., & Ichikuni, N. (2024). Effect of the cobalt addition on benzene oxidation of supported MnOx nanocluster catalysts. Chemistry Letters, 53(11). https://doi.org/10.1093/chemle/upae201 (Original work published 2024)

Lozada, A. B., Sango, A., Sangurima-Cedillo, A., Debut, A., Endara, D., de la Torre, E., Gaigneaux, E., & Manangon-Perugachi, L. E. (2024). Mesoporous titanosilicate-silica-coated cobalt ferrite core-shell catalysts for the oxidation of styrene. Catalysis Today, 430(PREPA13), 114513. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2024.114513 (Original work published 2024)

Schnee, J., Ben Romdhane, F., Devred, F., Miche, A., Magerat, A., Reja, D., Gaigneaux, E., Daturi, M., Thomas, C., & Costentin, G. (2024). Hydroxyapatite: A Matrix for Metal Exsolution Leading to Highly Dispersed Catalytically Active Species. Chemistry of Materials, 36(3), 1188-1196. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c01749 (Original work published 2024)

Boyom-Tatchemo, F. W., Poupi, A., Devred, F., Acayanka, E., Kamgang-Youbi, G., Aprile, C., Laminsi, S., & Gaigneaux, E. (2024). Plasma-Synthesized Combined Nitrogen and Cationic Species Doped-MnO2: Impact on Texture, Optical Properties, and Photocatalytic Activity. Catalysis Letters, 155(1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-024-04834-4 (Original work published 2024)

Rodriguez, m., Leonardi, S. A., Hanon, F., Miró, E. E., Milt, V. G., & Gaigneaux, E. (2024). Plasma-assisted deposition of Mn and Fe phases on CeO biomorphic fibers for soot combustion and CO oxidation. Catalysis Today, 431, 114457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2023.114457 (Original work published 2024)

Hanon, F., Devillers, M., & Gaigneaux, E. (2024). Towards the Understanding of Parameters Allowing to Anticipate the Precipitation Reaction of Metallic Precursors in Humid Air Gliding Arc Plasma Reactor. Plasma Chemistry & Plasma Processing. Published. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11090-024-10516-1 (Original work published 2024)

Gaigneaux, E., Debecker, D., Devillers, M., Dusselier, M., Hermans, S., & Martens, J. (2024). Preface. Catalysis Today, 437, 114761. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2024.114761 (Original work published 2024)

Gamez Rivera, S. A., Magerat, A., de la Torre, E., & Gaigneaux, E. (2023). Functionalization of carbon black for Ru complexation towards the oxidative cleavage of oleic acid. Molecular Catalysis, 541, 113097. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcat.2023.113097 (Original work published 2023)

SEUTCHA, R. L., KAMGANG-YOUBI, G., ACAYANKA, E., Vermile, V., Devred, F., Gaigneaux, E., & LAMINSI, S. (2023). Plasma synthesis of various polymorphs of tungsten trioxide nanoparticles using gliding electric discharge in humid air: characterization and photocatalytic properties. Plasma Science and Technology, 25(12), 125502. https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-6272/ace235 (Original work published 2023)

Magerat, A., Eeckhout, S., Hermans, S., & Gaigneaux, E. (2023). Encapsulation of a bis-amino phenol precatalyst for the deoxydehydration of 1,2-hexanediol. Catalysis Today, 429, 114468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2023.114468 (Original work published 2024)

Boyom-Tatchemo, F. W., Devred, F., Acayanka, E., Kamgang-Youbi, G., Nzali, S., Laminsi, S., & Gaigneaux, E. (2023). Effect of cation insertion on the stability of gliding arc plasma-precipitated mesoporous MnO2 dye bleaching catalysts. Journal of Materials Research, 38(17), 4144-4156. https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-023-01129-z (Original work published 2023)

Obeid, M., Poupin, C., Labaki, M., Aouad, S., Delattre, F., Gupta, S., Lucette Tidahy, H., Younis, A., Ben Romdhane, F., Gaigneaux, E., Schnee, J., & Abi-Aad, E. (2023). CO2 methanation over LDH derived NiMgAl and NiMgAlFe oxides: Improving activity at lower temperatures via an ultrasound-assisted preparation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 474, 145460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.145460 (Original work published 2023)

Gamez Rivera, S. A., de la Torre, E., & Gaigneaux, E. (2023). Palm Oil Valorization through the Oxidative Cleavage of Unsaturated Fatty Acids with Ru-Carbon Catalysts. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 62(12), 4928-4939. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.2c04498 (Original work published 2023)

Hidalgo, G., Barozzino Consiglio, G., Robeyns, K., Devillers, M., & Gaigneaux, E. (2023). Formation, Reactivity, and Catalytic Behavior of a Keggin Polyoxometalate/Bipyridine Hybrid in the Epoxidation of Cyclooctene with H2O2. Inorganic Chemistry, 62(22), 8576-8588. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00467 (Original work published 2023)

Esposito, S., Silvestri, B., Rossano, C., Vermile, V., Imparato, C., Manzoli, M., Bonelli, B., Russo, V., Gaigneaux, E., Aronne, A., & Di Serio, M. (2022). The role of metallic and acid sites of Ru-Nb-Si catalysts in the transformation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 310, 121340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121340 (Original work published 2022)

Marakatti, V., Ronda-Lloret, M., Krajčí, M., Joseph, B., Marini, C., Delgado, J. J., Devred, F., Shiju, N. R., & Gaigneaux, E. (2022). Highly active and stable Co (Co3O4)_Sm2O3 nano-crystallites derived from Sm2Co7 and SmCo5 intermetallic compounds in NH3 synthesis and CO2 conversion. Catalysis Science & Technology, 12(2), 686-706. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1cy01956b (Original work published 2022)

Smeets, V., Gaigneaux, E., & Debecker, D. (2022). Titanosilicate Epoxidation Catalysts: A Review of Challenges and Opportunities. ChemCatChem, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202101132 (Original work published 2021)

Meza Trujillo, I., Mary, A., Pietrzyk, P., Sojka, Z., & Gaigneaux, E. (2022). Nature and role of Cu(II) species in doped C12A7 catalysts for soot oxidation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 316, 121604. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121604 (Original work published 2022)

Gannoun, C., Ghorbel, A., & Gaigneaux, E. (2022). Influence of zirconia addition in TiO₂ and TiO₂–CeO₂ aerogels on the textural, structural and catalytic properties of supported vanadia in chlorobenzene oxidation. RSC Advances, 12(18), 10924-10932. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ra08611a (Original work published 2022)

Gamez Rivera, S. A., de la Torre, E., & Gaigneaux, E. (2022). Carbon supports for the oxidative cleavage of oleic acid: Influence of textural properties. Molecular Catalysis, 533, 112797. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112797 (Original work published 2022)

Hidalgo Gutierrez, G., Barozzino Consiglio, G., Devillers, M., & Gaigneaux, E. (2022). Active epoxidation bipyridine-oxodiperoxotungstate catalysts. Molecular Catalysis, 528, 112479. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112479 (Original work published 2022)

Hendrix, K., Bleyen, N., Mennecart, T., Eloy, P., Gaigneaux, E., & Valcke, E. (2022). Pyrite oxidation by nitrate and nitrite in sodium bicarbonate solution under anoxic and abiotic conditions. Applied Geochemistry, 137, 105203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2022.105203 (Original work published 2022)

Hendrix, K., Bleyen, N., Mennecart, T., Gaigneaux, E., Eloy, P., & Valcke, E. (2022). Surface-mediated redox activity in the Pyrite – Nitrate/nitrite – Hydrogen system under conditions relevant for the geological disposal of bituminized waste in Boom Clay. Applied Geochemistry, 143, 105386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2022.105386 (Original work published 2022)

Gamez Rivera, S. A., de la Torre, E., & Gaigneaux, E. (2022). Ru on Modified Carbon Submicrometric Spheres as Novel Catalysts for the Oxidative Cleavage of Oleic Acid with N‐Methylmorpholine‐N‐Oxide as Green Oxidizing Agent. ChemCatChem, 14(24). https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202201134 (Original work published 2022)

Gamez Rivera, S. A., de la Torre, E., & Gaigneaux, E. (2022). Carbon black-Polydopamine-Ruthenium composite as a recyclable boomerang catalyst for the oxidative cleavage of oleic acid. Chemical Engineering Journal, 427, 131820. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.131820 (Original work published 2021)

Díaz, J., Pizzio, L. R., Pecchi, G., Campos, C. H., Azócar, L., Briones, R., Romero, R., Henríquez, A., Gaigneaux, E., & Contreras, D. (2022). Tetrabutyl Ammonium Salts of Keggin-Type Vanadium-Substituted Phosphomolybdates and Phosphotungstates for Selective Aerobic Catalytic Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol. Catalysts, 12(5), 507. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12050507 (Original work published 2022)

Mbafou, C. F. G., Takam, B., Boyom-Tatchemo Frank W., Tarkwa, J.-B., Acayanka, E., Kamgang, G. Y., Gaigneaux, E., & Laminsi, S. (2022). Egg-derived porous plasma modified clay composite for wastewater remediation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(3), 6612-6626. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-22617-5 (Original work published 2022)

Hidalgo Gutierrez, G., Devillers, M., & Gaigneaux, E. (2022). Hybrid Materials Based on Keggin Phosphotungstate and Bipyridine with Valuable Hydrophobic and Redox Properties. Inorganic Chemistry, 61(32), 12494-12507. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c00342 (Original work published 2022)

Hadj Bachir, D., Boutoumi, H., Khalaf, H., Eloy, P., Schnee, J., & Gaigneaux, E. (2021). Influence of Operational Parameters on Photocatalytic Degradation of Linuron in Aqueous TiO2 Pillared Montmorillonite Suspension. Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, 16(3), 673-685. https://doi.org/10.9767/bcrec.16.3.11108.673-685 (Original work published 2021)

Avramescu, S., Ene, C. D., Ciobanu, M., Schnee, J., Devred, F., Bucur, C., Vasile, E., Colaciello, L., Richards, R., Gaigneaux, E., & Verziu, M. N. (2021). Nanocrystalline rhenium-doped TiO2: an efficient catalyst in the one-pot conversion of carbohydrates into levulinic acid. The synergistic effect between Brønsted and Lewis acid sites. Catalysis Science & Technology. Published. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1cy01450a (Original work published 2021)

Boyom-Tatchemo, F. W., Devred, F., Laminsi, S., & Gaigneaux, E. (2021). Temporal post-discharge reactions effect on the oxidative catalytic properties of plasma-synthesized α-MnO2 nanorods. Applied Catalysis A: General, 616, 118109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2021.118109 (Original work published 2021)

Gaigneaux, E., & Marakatti, V. (2021). Alkylation of resorcinol with tertiary butanol over zeolite catalysts: Shape selectivity vs acidity. Catalysis Communications, 152, 106291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2021.106291 (Original work published 2021)

Ruiz, P., Fernández, C., Ifandi, E., Eloy, P., Meza Trujillo, I., Devred, F., Gaigneaux, E., & Tsikouras, B. (2021). Abiotic Transformation of H2 and CO2 into Methane on a Natural Chromitite Rock. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 5(7), 1695-1708. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00046 (Original work published 2021)

Marakatti, V., Klimeš, J., ., P. K., Sorathia, K., Tew, D. P., & Gaigneaux, E. (2021). Insights on hydrogen bond assisted solvent selection in certain acid–base heterogeneous catalysis through acceptor and donor numbers. Catalysis Science & Technology, 11(4), 1345-1357. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cy02011g (Original work published 2021)

Manangon-Perugachi, L. E., Vivian, A., Eloy, P., Debecker, D., Aprile, C., & Gaigneaux, E. (2021). Hydrophobic titania-silica mixed oxides for the catalytic epoxidation of cyclooctene. Catalysis Today, 363, 128-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2019.05.020 (Original work published 2021)

Baldovino-Medrano, V. G., Farin, B., & Gaigneaux, E. (2021). Effect of secondary additives on the properties of vanadium‑aluminum mixed oxide tableted catalysts used in the oxidation of propane. Powder Technology, 387, 181-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2021.03.067 (Original work published 2021)

Manangon Perugachi, L. E., Smeets, V., VIVIAN, A., Kainthla, I., Eloy, P., Aprile, C., Debecker, D., & Gaigneaux, E. (2021). Mesoporous Methyl-Functionalized Titanosilicate Produced by Aerosol Process for the Catalytic Epoxidation of Olefins. Catalysts, 11(2), 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11020196 (Original work published 2021)

Marakatti, V., & Gaigneaux, E. (2020). Recent Advances in Heterogeneous Catalyst for Ammonia Synthesis. ChemCatChem, 12 (2020)(23), 5838-5857. https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202001141 (Original work published 2020)

Douven, S., Mahy, J. G., Wolfs, C., Reyserhove, C., Poelman, D., Devred, F., Gaigneaux, E., & Lambert, S. D. (2020). Efficient N, Fe Co-Doped TiO2 Active under Cost-Effective Visible LED Light: From Powders to Films. Catalysts, 10(5), 547. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10050547 (Original work published 2020)

Boyom Tatchemo, F. W., Devred, F., Ndiffo-Yemeli, G., Laminsi, S., & Gaigneaux, E. (2020). Plasma-induced redox reactions synthesis of nanosized α-, γ- and δ-MnO2 catalysts for dye degradation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 260, 118159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.118159 (Original work published 2020)

Chandran Rajendran, Govindaswamy Satishkumar, Lang, C., & Gaigneaux, E. (2020). Alumina grafted SBA-15 sustainable bifunctional catalysts for direct cross-coupling of benzylic alcohols to diarylmethanes. Catalysis Science & Technology, 10, 2583-2592. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CY00471E (Original work published 2020)

Smeets, V., Gaigneaux, E., & Debecker, D. (2020). Hierarchical micro-/macroporous TS-1 zeolite epoxidation catalyst prepared by steam assisted crystallization. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 293, 109801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2019.109801 (Original work published 2020)

Smeets, V., Baaziz, W., Ersen, O., Gaigneaux, E., Boissière, C., Sanchez, C., & Debecker, D. (2020). Hollow zeolite microspheres as a nest for enzymes: a new route to hybrid heterogeneous catalysts. Chemical Science, 11(4), 954-961. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9sc04615a (Original work published 2020)

Bahir D. Hadj, Khalaf H., Ferroukhi S., Boutoumi Y., Schnee J., & Gaigneaux, E. (2020). Preparation and characterization of TiO2 pillared clay: effect of palladium and photosensitizer on photocatalytic activity. Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, 24(3), 1-14. (Original work published 2020)

Lang, C., Schnee, J., Takam Mba, B. J., Devred, F., & Gaigneaux, E. (2020). Ammonium-substitution for successfully activating the bulk of Keggin acid salts in 1-butanol dehydration. Catalysis Science & Technology, 10, 6244. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cy00820f (Original work published 2020)

Pezzotta, C., Marakatti, V., & Gaigneaux, E. (2020). Role of Lewis and Brønsted acid sites in resorcinol tert-butylation over heteropolyacid-based catalysts. Catalysis Science & Technology, 10(23), 7984-7997. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cy01030h (Original work published 2020)

Kasinathan, P., Lang, C., Gaigneaux, E., Jonas, A., & Fernandes, A. (2020). Influence of Site Pairing in Hydrophobic Silica-Supported Sulfonic Acid Bifunctional Catalysts. Langmuir, 46(36), 13743-13751. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c01759 (Original work published 2020)

Santamaría, L., Devred, F., Gaigneaux, E., Vicente, M. A., Korili, S. A., & Gil, A. (2020). Effect of the surface properties of Me2+/Al layered double hydroxides synthesized from aluminum saline slag wastes on the adsorption removal of drugs. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 309, 110560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2020.110560 (Original work published 2020)