Jennifer Strunk
Industrial Chemistry and Heterogeneous Catalysis
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The research goal of the group is the use of renewable energy for the heterogeneously catalyzed activation of small molecules such as CO2, H2O, N2 or short-chain alcohols. We explore various ways of energy input, such as the use of light in photocatalysis, renewable electricity in electrocatalysis, new heat sources in thermal catalysis, or combinations thereof. A diverse toolbox of operando spectroscopy is applied to identify the active sites under reaction conditions to describe structure-function relationships. This includes the development of novel high-performance reactors and spectroscopic cells.
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Key publications:
Supported titanium oxide species as photocatalysts in 2-propanol oxidation: Linking selectivity to structural and electronic properties, M. Lang, M. Klahn, J. Strunk,* Appl. Surf. Sci. 2023, 611A, 155623.
Pivotal Role of Holes in Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction on TiO2, N. G. Moustakas, F. Lorenz, M. Dilla, T. Peppel, J. Strunk,* Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 17213–17219.
Transferring photocatalytic CO2 reduction mediated by Cu(N^N)(P^P)+ complexes from organic solvents into ionic liquid media, P. A. Forero-Cortés, M. Marx, N. G. Moustakas, F. Brunner, C. E. Housecroft, E. C. Constable, H. Junge, M. Beller, J. Strunk,* Green. Chem. 2020, 22, 4541–4549.
Atomic-Scale Explanation of O2 Activation at the Au–TiO2 Interface, N. Siemer, A. Lüken, M. Zalibera, J. Frenzel, D. Muñoz-Santiburcio, A. Savitsky, W. Lubitz, M. Muhler, D. Marx,* J. Strunk,* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 51, 18082–18092.
Proof of Equivalent Catalytic Functionality upon Photon-Induced and Thermal Activation of Supported Isolated Vanadia Species in Methanol Oxidation, B. Kortewille, I. E. Wachs, N. Cibura, O. Pfingsten, G. Bacher, M. Muhler, J. Strunk,* ChemCatChem 2018, 10, 2360–2364.