
B.Sc.(Hons), Ph.D., D.Sc. (Canterbury University, NZ)
Chair of Chemistry
- About
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- Email Address
- r.howe@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272948
- Office Address
Meston Room 041
- School/Department
- School of Natural and Computing Sciences
Latest Publications
On the transition to gasoline-to-olefins chemistry in the cracking reactions of 1-octene over H-ZSM-5 catalysts
Applied Catalysis A: General, vol. 667, 119442Contributions to Journals: ArticlesUltrafast 2D-IR spectroscopy of intensely optically scattering pelleted solid catalysts
The Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 158, no. 11, 114201Contributions to Journals: ArticlesNeutron scattering studies of the methanol-to-hydrocarbons reaction
Catalysis Science and Technology, vol. 13, no. 7, pp. 1976-1990Contributions to Journals: Review articlesCounting the Acid Sites in a Commercial ZSM-5 Zeolite Catalyst
ACS physical chemistry Au, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 74-83Contributions to Journals: ArticlesInsights into Methanol-to- Hydrocarbon Catalysis over ZSM-5 and SAPO-34 from Operando Synchrotron Infrared Microspectroscopy
Modern Developments in Catalysis: Volume 2. World Scientific Publishing Co., Inc., pp. 423-460, 38 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/9781800612013_0011
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- 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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On the transition to gasoline-to-olefins chemistry in the cracking reactions of 1-octene over H-ZSM-5 catalysts
Applied Catalysis A: General, vol. 667, 119442Contributions to Journals: ArticlesUltrafast 2D-IR spectroscopy of intensely optically scattering pelleted solid catalysts
The Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 158, no. 11, 114201Contributions to Journals: ArticlesNeutron scattering studies of the methanol-to-hydrocarbons reaction
Catalysis Science and Technology, vol. 13, no. 7, pp. 1976-1990Contributions to Journals: Review articlesCounting the Acid Sites in a Commercial ZSM-5 Zeolite Catalyst
ACS physical chemistry Au, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 74-83Contributions to Journals: ArticlesInsights into Methanol-to- Hydrocarbon Catalysis over ZSM-5 and SAPO-34 from Operando Synchrotron Infrared Microspectroscopy
Modern Developments in Catalysis: Volume 2. World Scientific Publishing Co., Inc., pp. 423-460, 38 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/9781800612013_0011
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Combining 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: ArticlesCarbene-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: ArticlesA Spectroscopic Paradox: The Interaction of Methanol with ZSM-5 at Room Temperature
Topics in Catalysis, vol. 64, no. 9-12, pp. 672-684Contributions to Journals: Articles