Professor Russell Howe
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Professor Russell Howe
B.Sc.(Hons), Ph.D., D.Sc. (Canterbury University, NZ)
Chair of Chemistry
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Latest Publications
Ultrafast 2D-IR spectroscopy of intensely optically scattering pelleted solid catalysts
The Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 158, no. 11, 114201Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0139103
Counting the Acid Sites in a Commercial ZSM-5 Zeolite Catalyst
ACS physical chemistry Au, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 74-83Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCombining quasielastic neutron scattering and molecular dynamics to study methane motions in ZSM-5
The Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 157, no. 18, 184702Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSupported Pt Enabled Proton-Driven NAD(P)+ Regeneration for Biocatalytic Oxidation
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, vol. 14, no. 18, pp. 20943-20952Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c01743
Carbene-like reactivity of methoxy groups in a single crystal SAPO-34 MTO catalyst
Catalysis Science and Technology, vol. 12, no. 7, pp. 2289-2305Contributions to Journals: Articles
- Research
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Research Overview
My main interests are in Materials Chemistry, Surface Chemistry and Catalysis. The theme of the research is the understanding and application of materials and surface chemistry at the molecular level. This involves the synthesis of new materials, the characterization of these, and the development of applications in areas such as adsorption, heterogeneous catalysis, and host:guest chemistry. Examples of materials studied are microporous zeolites and zeolite analogues, oxide and other novel photocatalyst materials.
Strong emphasis is placed on spectroscopic techniques for the molecular characterization of solids and surfaces. These techniques have included FTIR spectroscopy and microscopy, Raman spectroscopy and microscopy, ESR spectroscopy, solid state NMR spectroscopy, and X-ray absorption spectroscopy. X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy are used routinely for structural characterization, and surface analysis by techniques such as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and electron microprobe analysis plays an important role.
Current Research
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- Investigation of novel mixed-oxide photocatalyst materials with EPR spectroscopy ( a research collaboration with Professors Abbie McLaughlin and Angel Cuesta).
- Synchrotron infrared microspectroscopy of reactions in single crystals of zeotype materials (a research collaboration with the group of Professor Paul Wright at the University of St Andrews).
- Investigation of catalytic processes in zeolites using neutron spectroscopy (a research collaboration with the group of Professor David Lennon at the University of Glasgow).
- Two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy of zeolites using femtosecond laser techniques (a research collaboration with Dr Paul Donaldson at the Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory).
- Understanding and improving zeolite catalysts for the carbonylation of methanol (a research collaboration with the group of Professor Xinbin Ma at Tianjin University, China).
- Understanding and improving the catalytic regeneration of NADH, the key energy carrier in enzymatic biocatalysis (a research collaboration with Dr Xiaodong Wang at Lancaster University).
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- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
- No current teaching duties
- Publications
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Ultrafast 2D-IR spectroscopy of intensely optically scattering pelleted solid catalysts
The Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 158, no. 11, 114201Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0139103
Counting the Acid Sites in a Commercial ZSM-5 Zeolite Catalyst
ACS physical chemistry Au, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 74-83Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCombining quasielastic neutron scattering and molecular dynamics to study methane motions in ZSM-5
The Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 157, no. 18, 184702Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSupported Pt Enabled Proton-Driven NAD(P)+ Regeneration for Biocatalytic Oxidation
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, vol. 14, no. 18, pp. 20943-20952Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c01743
Carbene-like reactivity of methoxy groups in a single crystal SAPO-34 MTO catalyst
Catalysis Science and Technology, vol. 12, no. 7, pp. 2289-2305Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDirecting the H2-driven Selective Regeneration of NADH via Sn-doped Pt/SiO2
Green Chemistry, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 1451-1455Contributions to Journals: ArticlesNew Spectroscopic Insight into the Deactivation of a ZSM-5 Methanol-to-Hydrocarbons Catalyst
ChemCatChem, vol. 13, no. 11, pp. 2625-2633Contributions to Journals: ArticlesNeutron spectroscopy studies of methanol to hydrocarbons catalysis over ZSM-5
Catalysis Today, vol. 368, pp. 20-27Contributions to Journals: ArticlesStudies of propene conversion over H-ZSM-5 demonstrate the importance of propene as an intermediate in methanol-to-hydrocarbons chemistry
Catalysis Science and Technology, vol. 11, no. 8, pp. 2924-2938Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d1cy00048a
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/16689/1/Hawkins_etal_Studies_of_propeno_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
NADH Regeneration: A Case Study of Pt-catalyzed NAD+ Reduction with H2
ACS Catalysis, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 283-289Contributions to Journals: Articles