Title

Associate Professor

Contact Details

School of Engineering

University of Warwick

Coventry, CV4 7AL

United Kingdom

Room: F324

Tel: + 44 (0) 24 765 23385

Fax: + 44 (0) 24 764 18922

E-mail: v dot degirmenci at warwick dot ac dot uk

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Research Interests

My research concentrates on catalysis and reactor design. I am interested in the design and fundamental understanding of novel catalytic systems. In particular, my research activities are focused on;

• Development of new catalytic systems for the valorization of lignocellulosic biomass
• Integration of heterogeneous and homogeneous catalytic systems for biomass conversion
• In-situ characterization of supported transition metal complexes
• Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous zeolites and silicas
• Bronsted-Lewis acidity in mesoporous and microporous materials
• Methanol to liquid fuels reactions over novel hierarchical zeolites
• Heat and mass transfer effects in micro reactors for fine chemical synthesis
• Reactor design through non-traditional heating processes

>> Current research >>

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Selected Publications

• Mesoporous SSZ-13 zeolite prepared by a dual template method with improved performance in the methanol to olefins reaction, Journal of Catalysis, 298 (2013) 27–40. >>Link>>
• Dual template synthesis of highly mesoporous SSZ-13 zeolite with improved stability in the methanol-to-olefins reaction, Chemical Communications, 48 (2012) 9492-9494. >>Link>> 

Dr V Degirmenci