Publications by Fatma Pelin Uran

Unraveling metal effects on CO2 uptake in pyrene-based metal-organic frameworks

Emad Oveisi, Berend Smit, Wendy Lee Queen, Christopher Patrick Ireland, Pascal Alexander Schouwink, Fatma Pelin Uran, Elias Moubarak, Andres Adolfo Ortega Guerrero, Miriam Jasmin Pougin, Jordi Espin Marti, Yutao Li

Pyrene-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have tremendous potential for various applications. With infinite structural possibilities, the MOF community often relies on simulations to identify the most promising candidates for given applications. Among t ...

NATURE PORTFOLIO2025

Adsorption in Pyrene-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks: The Role of Pore Structure and Topology

Berend Smit, Wendy Lee Queen, Christopher Patrick Ireland, Fatma Pelin Uran, Andres Adolfo Ortega Guerrero, Miriam Jasmin Pougin, Jordi Espin Marti

Pore topology and chemistry play crucial roles in the adsorption characteristics of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). To deepen our understanding of the interactions between MOFs and CO2 during this process, we systematically investigate the adsorption prop ...

2024

Pyrene-based metal organic frameworks: from synthesis to applications

Berend Smit, Daniele Ongari, Christopher Patrick Ireland, Fatma Pelin Uran, Andres Adolfo Ortega Guerrero

Pyrene is one of the most widely investigated aromatic hydrocarbons given to its unique optical and electronic properties. Hence, pyrene-based ligands have been attractive for the synthesis of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) in the last few years. In this ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2021

Toward Optimal Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation from Water Using Pyrene-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks

Berend Smit, Mehrdad Asgari, Christopher Patrick Ireland, Fatma Pelin Uran, Andres Adolfo Ortega Guerrero, Özge Kadioglu

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising materials for the photocatalytic H-2 evolution reaction (HER) from water. To find the optimal MOF for a photocatalytic HER, one has to consider many different factors. For example, studies have emphasized the i ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2021

Inorganic and Metal-Organic Heterogeneous Catalysts for Hydrogen Energy Applications

Fatma Pelin Uran

The main focus of this thesis is the exploration of inorganic and metal-organic heterogeneous catalysts for hydrogen (H2) energy applications. In particular, we investigated metal nanoparticles (NPs) and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for their employment ...

EPFL2021

Sustainable Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes to Anilines with Highly Active in-situ Generated Copper Nanoparticles

Mounir Driss Mensi, Berend Smit, Kyriakos Stylianou, Christopher Patrick Ireland, Ngoc Tú Nguyên, Fatma Pelin Uran

Metal nanoparticles (NPs) are usually stabilized by a capping agent, a surfactant, or a support material, to maintain their integrity. However, these strategies can impact their intrinsic catalytic activity. Here, we demonstrate that the in-situ formation ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag2020

Discovery of a self-healing catalyst for the hydrolytic dehydrogenation of ammonia borane

Mounir Driss Mensi, Emad Oveisi, Fatmah Ebrahim, Kyriakos Stylianou, Andrzej Gladysiak, Bardiya Valizadeh, Ngoc Tú Nguyên, Fatma Pelin Uran

Sustainable catalysts based on earth-abundant elements are considered as economical alternatives to precious-metal-bearing catalysts and could be impactful for many applications. Self-healing sustainable catalysts, which in addition to their 'green' charac ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2019