Prof. Dirk E. De Vos

Personals:

Full professor 
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M²S)
Centr. vr Oppervlaktechemie & Katalyse

Catalysis of Organic Reactions, using heterogeneous, homogeneous or biocatalysts. Focal points of attention are zeolite catalysts, Layered Double Hydroxide Catalysts, Metal-Organic Frameworks as heterogeneous catalysts, nanoparticles of noble metals (Au, Pd, ..), Palladium, Osmium, Manganese, Tungsten and Molybdenum Catalysts.
Important reactions under scrutiny are oxidations: epoxidations, hydroxylations, alcohol oxidations, incorporation of carbon dioxide in organic molecules, dynamic kinetic resolutions of alcohols and amines, selective hydrogenations of polyfunctional molecules, new routes in aromatics functionalization via C-H activation
Physicochemical Characterization of Heterogeneous Catalysts, using i.a. Surface titration with mass spectrometric techniques, FT-IR, ESR spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy
Analysis of organic compounds, using GC, GCMS, LCMS

Description expertise

Catalysis of Organic Reactions, using heterogeneous, homogeneous or biocatalysts. Focal points of attention are
• zeolite catalysts,
• Layered Double Hydroxide Catalysts,
• Metal-Organic Frameworks as heterogeneous catalysts,
• nanoparticles of noble metals (Au, Pd, ..),
• Palladium, Osmium, Manganese, Tungsten and Molybdenum Catalysts.

Important reactions under scrutiny are
• oxidations: epoxidations, hydroxylations, alcohol oxidations,
• incorporation of carbon dioxide in organic molecules,
• dynamic kinetic resolutions of alcohols and amines,
• selective hydrogenations of polyfunctional molecules,
• new routes in aromatics functionalization via C-H activation

Physicochemical Characterization of Heterogeneous Catalysts, using i.a. Surface titration with mass spectrometric techniques, FT-IR, ESR spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy
Analysis of organic compounds, using GC, GCMS, LCMS
Synthesis of organic compounds with biological activity

Description expertise techniques

TPR-MS; TPD-MS; Surface titrations with mass spectroscopy
GC, GCMS, LCMS
FTIR, Raman spectroscopy
ESR spectroscopy
fluorescence spectroscopy 

Prof. Dirk E. De Vos, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven