Some lectures and publications.

 

‘Some experiences in industrial catalysis’,

 Journal of Molecular Catalysis, March 2009. doi: 10.1016/j.molcata.2008.11.015   

Memorial symposium in honour of Professor Eric Derouane, Lisbon, Sep 2008

 

‘Progress in catalyst deactivation’, Invited lecture, Eurokin 10th Anniversary Symposium, IFP, Lyon, 2008

 

Book review: “Catalysis for Renewables: From Feedstock to Energy Production”

Platinum Metals Review, 52 (4), 229-230, 2008. doi: 10.1595/147106708X364922

 

‘Catalyst deactivation’, Chapter 2 in ‘Catalyst deactivation, regeneration and disposal’ , December 2007.

A multi-author technical investigation commissioned by the members of the Catalytic Advances Program,

The Catalyst Group.

 

‘Measurement and modelling of catalyst decay – the Eurokin survey’   Open access link to article.

Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 46(8), 2392 – 2398 (2007).  doi: 10.1021/ie060590v

10th International Symposium on Catalyst Deactivation, Berlin, February 2006

 

‘Some pitfalls in modelling catalyst decay using integral reaction data’

RSC SURCAT, Symposium on Applied Catalysis, Glasgow, July 2007

10th International Symposium on Catalyst Deactivation, Berlin, February 2006

 

‘Reflection absorption infrared study of the adsorption of dimethylamine on copper (110) and nickel (111) surfaces’,

S. Chalker, S. Haq, J.J. Birtill, T.S. Nunney & R. Raval,

Surface Science, 600, 2364-2371 (2006)  doi:10.1016/j.susc.2006.03.038

 

‘But will it last until the shut-down?  Deciphering catalyst decay’

Catalysis Today, 81, 531-545 (2003),  doi:10.1016/S0920-5861(03)00152-4

Invited lecture: RSC/ IChemE symposium on ‘Catalyst Life Cycle’, University of Bath, 2002

 

‘Corrosion chemistry in methylamines process streams - fundamental principles, laboratory simulation and monitoring techniques’

Akzo Nobel Catalysts Symposium, Methylamines Seminar, The Netherlands 2001

 

‘Degradation of methanol and methylamines to carbon over heated alloy surfaces’

J.J. Birtill, P. Ridley, S. Liddle, T.S. Nunney & R. Raval,

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 40(2), 553-557 (2001)  DOI: 10.1021/ie0005856

 

‘Industrial catalyst decay: performance at plant scale, research life-tests and accelerated decay’

J.J. Birtill in ‘Catalyst Deactivation’ (ed., B. Delmon & G.F. Froment), pp43-62, Elsevier 1999

Plenary lecture, 8th International Symposium on Catalyst Deactivation, Brugge, 1999.
Invited lecture, iAC-RSC Conference on ‘Engineering Catalytic Chemistry’, Stockton UK, 2000.

 

‘Optimization of reaction conditions in single-stage reductive amination of aldehydes and ketones’

J.J. Birtill, M. Chamberlain, J. Hall, R. Wilson & I. Costello in ‘Catalysis of Organic Reactions’
(ed., F.E. Herkes), pp255-272, Marcel Dekker, 1998, (Proceedings of the 17th ORCS conference).

 

‘Prediction and monitoring of plant catalyst performance using laboratory tests’

Plenary lecture: Network for Industrial Catalysis in Europe (NICE) workshop on
‘Catalyst Testing and Characterization’ Frankfurt, 1997. 

 

‘Some catalytic problems in reductive amination of aldehydes and ketones’

J.J. Birtill in ‘Catalysis of Organic Reactions’ (ed., M.G. Scaros & M.L. Prunier), pp249-262,
Marcel Dekker, 1998, (Proceedings of the 15th ORCS conference).

 

‘Comparison of Akzo catalysts LA-30 and KDC-6 at experimental scale for production of methylamines’

Akzo Nobel Catalysts Symposium, Methylamines Seminar, Noordwijk, The Netherlands 1994

 

‘By-products formation in methylamines’

Akzo Catalysts Symposium, Methylamines Seminar, Scheveningen, The Netherlands 1991

 

 

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