Publications by Matthias Beller

Ni-Based Nanoparticles Catalyzed Hydrodeoxygenation of Ketones, Ethers, and Phenols to (Cyclo) Aliphatic Compounds

Paul Joseph Dyson, Yelin Hu, Matthias Beller, Mingyang Liu, Xiang Li

Catalytic hydrodeoxygenation is of prime importance in the valorization of biomass-based feedstocks to produce essential chemicals and fuels. To carry out this process in a more cost-effective and sustainable manner, the use of 3D-metal-based nanostructure ...

Amer Chemical Soc2023

A Cobalt Nanocatalyst for the Hydrogenation and Oxidative Dehydrogenation of N-heterocycles

Paul Joseph Dyson, Yelin Hu, Matthias Beller, Mingyang Liu, Xiang Li

Catalytic hydrogenation and oxidative dehydrogenation of N-heterocycles to produce tetrahydroquinoline and quinoline derivatives are important reactions of particular importance in the agrochemical and pharmaceutical industries. Herein, we report earth-abu ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag2023

A general and robust Ni-based nanocatalyst for selective hydrogenation reactions at low temperature and pressure

Paul Joseph Dyson, Yelin Hu, Matthias Beller, Mingyang Liu

Catalytic hydrogenations are important and widely applied processes for the reduction of organic compounds both in academic laboratories and in industry. To perform these reactions in sustainable and practical manner, the development and applicability of n ...

Amer Assoc Advancement Science2023

Selective Acceptorless Dehydrogenation of Primary Amines to Imines by Core-Shell Cobalt Nanoparticles

Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei, Matthias Beller, Xinjiang Cui

Core-shell nanocatalysts are attractive due to their versatility and stability. Here, we describe cobalt nanoparticles encapsulated within graphitic shells prepared via the pyrolysis of a cationic poly-ionic liquid (PIL) with a cobalt(II) chloride anion. T ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2020

Recent progress for reversible homogeneous catalytic hydrogen storage in formic acid and in methanol

Gabor Laurenczy, Matthias Beller

Development of technologies using hydrogen as an energy carrier instead of fossil fuels is strongly required today. Especially, new, reversible, sustainable hydrogen storage technologies have received increasing attention. Formic acid (FA) and methanol (CH ...

Elsevier2018

Towards Hydrogen Storage through an Efficient Ruthenium-Catalyzed Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid

Gabor Laurenczy, Matthias Beller, Katerina Stefania Sordakis

2018

Editorial

Gabor Laurenczy, Matthias Beller

Swiss Chemical Soc2015

Chemical Equilibria in Formic Acid/Amine-CO2 Cycles under Isochoric Conditions using a Ruthenium(II) 1,2-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane Catalyst

Gabor Laurenczy, Matthias Beller, Katerina Stefania Sordakis

The equilibrium position in formic acid/amine–CO2 systems has been examined as a function of pressure and tem- perature under isochoric conditions. The homogeneous ruthe- nium(II)-1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane catalyst was active in both reactions, that ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag2014

Towards the development of a hydrogen battery

Gabor Laurenczy, Matthias Beller

A novel Ru-catalyzed hydrogenation of carbon dioxide proceeds with an unprecedented high formic acid to amine ratio (AAR of 2.69), which results in an improved energy content. The presented catalyst system allows for reversible fast hydrogen loading (even ...

Royal Soc Chemistry2012

Efficient Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid Using an Iron Catalyst

Gabor Laurenczy, Paul Joseph Dyson, Matthias Beller

Hydrogen is one of the essential reactants in the chemical industry, though its generation from renewable sources and storage in a safe and reversible manner remain challenging. Formic acid (HCO2H or FA) is a promising source and storage material in this r ...

American Association for the Advancement of Science2011

Ruthenium-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Bicarbonate in Water

Gabor Laurenczy, Matthias Beller

Hydrogenation of bicarbonates in water: By using a ruthenium-based catalytic system hydrogenation of sodium bicarbonate was achieved in water in comparable high TONs and yields. The hydrogenation of sodium bicarbonate takes place with the catalytic system ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag Berlin2010

A Well-Defined Iron Catalyst for the Reduction of Bicarbonates and Carbon Dioxide to Formates, Alkyl Formates, and Formamides

Gabor Laurenczy, Rosario Scopelliti, Paul Joseph Dyson, Matthias Beller

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2010