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Fields of interest: 

Heterogeneous catalysis

Inorganic materials

Nanoparticles

Transition metals

Recent publications:

Influence of the support composition and acidity on the catalytic properties of mesoporous SBA-15, Al-SBA-15, and Al₂O₃-supported Pt catalysts for cinnamaldehyde hydrogenation - S. Handjani, E. Marceau, J. Blanchard, J. M. Krafft, M.Che, P. Mäki-Arvela, N. Kumar, J. Wärnå and D. Yu. Murzin – J. Catal., 282, 228-236 (2011)

Genesis of supported carbon-coated Co nanoparticles with controlled magnetic properties, prepared by decomposition of chelate complexes – K. Tarasov,P. Beaunier, M. Che, E. Marceau and Y. Li - J. Nanoparticle Res., 13, 1873-1887 (2011).

Nickel (II) nitrate vs. acetate: influence of the precursor on the structure and reducibility of Ni/MCM-41 and Ni/Al-MCM-41 catalysts – E. Marceau, M. Che,J. Čejka and A. Zukal – ChemCatChem, 2, 413-422 (2010).

EXAFS spectroscopy as a tool to probe metal-support interaction and surface molecular structures in oxide-supported catalysts: application to Al₂O₃-supported Ni(II) complexes and ZrO₂-supported tungstates – X. Carrier, E. Marceau, H. Carabineiro, V. Rodríguez-González and M. Che – Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 11, 7527-7539 (2009).

From Al₂O₃-supported Ni(II) – ethylenediamine complexes to CO hydrogenation catalysts: characterization of the surface sites and catalytic properties – E. Marceau, A. Löfberg, J. M. Giraudon, F. Négrier, M. Che and L. Leclercq -  Appl. Catal. A 362, 34-39 (2009).

Molybdenum oxide catalysts for metathesis of higher 1-alkenes via supporting MoO₂(acetylacetonate)₂ and MoO₂(glycolate)₂ on SBA-15 mesoporous molecular sieves – H. Balcar, D. Mishra, E. Marceau, X. Carrier, N. Žilková and Z. Bastl – Appl. Catal. A 359, 129-135 (2009).

Comparing Al-SBA-15 support and Pt/Al-SBA-15 catalyst: changes in Al speciation and acidic properties induced by the introduction of Pt via aqueous medium – S. Handjani, S. Dzwigaj, J. Blanchard, E. Marceau, J.-M. Krafft and M. Che– Top. Catal. 52, 334-343 (2009). 

From mesoporous alumina to Pt/Al₂O₃ catalyst: a comparative study of the aluminas synthesis in aqueous medium, physicochemical properties and stability – S. Handjani, J. Blanchard, E. Marceau, P. Beaunier and M. Che – Micropor. Mesopor. Mater. 116, 14-21 (2008).

A study of cobalt speciation in Co/Al₂O₃ catalysts prepared from solutions of cobalt-ethylenediamine complexes - F. Dumond, E. Marceau and M. Che - J. Phys. Chem. C111, 4780-4789 (2007).

Stabilization of hexagonal close-packed metallic nickel for alumina-supported systems prepared from Ni(II) glycinate – V. Rodríguez-González, E. Marceau, P. Beaunier, M. Che and C. Train – J. Solid State Chem. 180, 22-30 (2007).