Jennifer Strunk
Industrial Chemistry and Heterogeneous Catalysis
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.