Unraveling the role of water in mechanism changes for economically viable catalytic plastic upcycling

Taeeun Kwon, Byeongchan Ahn, Ki Hyuk Kang, Wangyun Won*, Insoo Ro*

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Nature communications

Catalytic Approaches to Tackle Mixed Plastic Waste Challenges: A Review

Taeeun Kwon, Huijeong Jeong, Mireu Kim, Sungyup Jung*, Insoo Ro*

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Langmuir

Hybrid Quantum Neural Network Model with Catalyst Experimental Validation: Application for the Dry Reforming of Methane

Jiwon Roh, Seunghyeon Oh, Donggyun Lee, Chonghyo Joo, Jinwoo Park, Il Moon, Insoo Ro*, Junghwan Kim*  

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ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Interpretable machine learning framework for catalyst performance prediction and validation with dry reforming of methane

Jiwon Roh, Hyundo Park, Hyukwon Kwon, Chonghyo Joo, Il Moon, Hyungtae Cho, Insoo Ro*, Junghwan Kim*  

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Applied Catalysis B

Accelerating active catalyst discovery: a probabilistic prediction-based screening methodology with applications in dry reforming of methane

Hyundo Park, Jiwon Roh, Hyungtae Cho, Insoo Ro*, Junghwan Kim* 

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Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Investigating the influence of Ru structures and supports on hydrogenolysis of polyethylene plastic waste

Huy Nguyen-Phu, Taeeun Kwon, Taehyup Kim, Lien Thi Do, Ki Hyuk Kang, Insoo Ro*  

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Chemical Engineering Journal

Investigating the impact of TiO₂ crystalline phases on catalytic properties of Ru/TiO₂ for hydrogenolysis of polyethylene plastic waste

Taehyup Kim, Huy Nguyen-Phu, Taeeun Kwon, Ki Hyuk Kang, Insoo Ro*  

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Environmental Pollution 

Strategic use of thermo-chemical processes for plastic waste valorization

Sungyup Jung, Insoo Ro* 

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Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering 

Role of phase in NiMgAl mixed oxide catalysts for CO₂ dry methane reforming (DRM) 

Huy Nguyen-Phu, Taehyup Kim, Youngchan Kim, Ki Hyuk Kang, Hyungtae Cho, Junghwan Kim*, Insoo Ro*  

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Catalysis Today

Enhanced Stability of Atomically Dispersed Pd Catalysts via Ionic Liquid Layer Deposition for Selective Acetylene Hydrogenation to Ethylene in Excess Ethylene 

Youngchan Kim, Taehyup Kim, Ki Hyuk Kang, Insoo Ro* 

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ChemCatChem 

One-step production of renewable adipic acid esters from mucic acid over an Ir–ReO_x/C catalyst with low Ir loading 

Jun Hee Jang, Jack T. Hopper, Insoo Ro, Phillip Christopher*, Mahdi M. Abu-Omar*  

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Catalysis Science & Technology

Bifunctional hydroformylation on heterogeneous Rh-WO_x pair site catalysts  

Insoo Ro, Ji Qi, Seungyeon Lee, Mingjie Xu, Xingxu Yan, Zhenhua Xie, Gregory Zakem, Austin Morales, Jingguang G. Chen, Xiaoqing Pan, Dionisios G. Vlachos, Stavros Caratzoulas, Phillip Christopher* 

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Nature 

Support functionalization as an approach for modifying activation entropies of catalytic reactions on atomically dispersed metal sites 

Gregory Zakem, Insoo Ro, Jordan Finzel, Phillip Christopher* 

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Journal of Catalysis  

Ligand structure effect in oil-soluble phosphorus-containing molybdenum precursors for slurry-phase hydrocracking of heavy oil 

Ki Hyuk Kang, Ngoc Thuy Nguyen, Duy Van Pham, Pill Won Seo, Narae Kang, Chul Wee Lee, Min-Chul Chung, Chee-Hun Kwak, Insoo Ro, Young-Pyo Jeon, Sunyoung Park* 

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Journal of Catalysis   

Synthesis of Heteroatom Rh−ReO_x Atomically Dispersed Species on Al₂O₃ and Their Tunable Catalytic Reactivity in Ethylene Hydroformylation 

Insoo Ro, Mingjie Xu, George W. Graham, Xiaoqing Pan, Phillip Christopher* 

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ACS Catalysis 

Structural Evolution of Atomically Dispersed Pt Catalysts Dictates Reactivity 

Leo DeRita, Joaquin Resasco, Sheng Dai, Alexey Boubnov, Ho Viet Thang, Adam S. Hoffman , Insoo Ro , George W. Graham, Simon R. Bare, Gianfranco Pacchioni, Xiaoqing Pan, Phillip Christopher*

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Nature Materials  

Approaches for Understanding and Controlling Interfacial Effects in Oxide-Supported Metal Catalysts 

Insoo Ro, Joaquin Resasco, Phillip Christopher* 

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ACS Catalysis 

Intrinsic Activity of Interfacial Sites for Pt-Fe and Pt-Mo Catalysts in the Hydrogenation of Carbonyl Groups 

Insoo Ro, Isaias B. Aragaoa, Zachary J. Brentzel, Yifei Liu, Keishla R. Rivera-Dones, Madelyn R. Ball, Daniela Zanchet, George W. Huber*, James A. Dumesic* 

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Applied Catalysis B: Environmental   

The Role of Pt-Fe_xO_y Interfacial Sites for CO Oxidation 

Insoo Ro, Isaias B. Aragao, Joseph P. Chada, Yifei Liu, Keishla R. Rivera-Dones, Madelyn R. Ball, Daniela Zanchet, James A. Dumesic*, George W. Huber* 

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Journal of Catalysis   

Catalysts Synthesized by Selective Deposition of Fe onto Pt for the Water-Gas Shift Reaction 

Isaias Barbosa Aragao, Insoo Ro, Yifei Liu, Madelyn Ball, George W. Huber, Daniela Zanchet*, James A. Dumesic* 

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Applied Catalysis B: Environmental  

Production of renewable C4-C6 monoalcohols from waste biomass-derived carbohydrate via aqueous-phase hydrodeoxygenation over Pt-ReO_x/Zr-P 

Jechan Lee, Insoo Ro, Hyung Ju Kim, Yong Tae Kim*, Eilhann E. Kwon*, George W. Huber* 

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Process Safety and Environmental Protection 

Synthesis Gas Conversion over Rh-based Catalysts Promoted by Fe and Mn 

Yifei Liu, Florian Göeltl, Insoo Ro, Madelyn R. Ball, Canan Sener, Isaias Barbosa Aragão, Daniela Zanchet, George W. Huber, Manos Mavrikakis, James A. Dumesic* 

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ACS Catalysis 

Measurement of Intrinsic Catalytic Activity of Pt monometallic and Pt-MoO_x Interfacial Sites over Visible Light Enhanced PtMoO_x/SiO₂ Catalyst in Reverse Water Gas Shift Reaction 

Insoo Ro, Canan Sener, Thomas M. Stadelman, Madelyn R. Ball, Juan M. Venegas, Samuel P. Burt, Ive Hermans, James A. Dumesic, George W. Huber* 

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Journal of Catalysis 

The Role of the Cu-ZrO₂ Interfacial Sites for Ethanol Conversion and Methanol Synthesis from CO₂ and H₂ 

Insoo Ro, Yifei Liu, Madelyn R. Ball, David H. K. Jackson, Joseph Paul Chada, Canan Sener, Thomas F. Kuech, Rostam J. Madon, George W. Huber, James A. Dumesic*

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ACS Catalysis 

Intrinsic Kinetics of Plasmon-enhanced Reverse Water Gas Shift on Au and Au-Mo Interfacial Sites Supported on Silica 

Insoo Ro, Ronald Carrasquillo-Flores, James A. Dumesic, George W. Huber* 

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Applied Catalysis A: General 

Reverse Water–Gas Shift on Interfacial Sites Formed by Deposition of Oxidized Molybdenum Moieties onto Gold Nanoparticles 

Ronald Carrasquillo-Flores, Insoo Ro, Mrunmayi D. Kumbhalkar, Samuel Burt, Carlos A. Carrero, Ana C. Alba-Rubio, Jeffrey T. Miller, Ive  Hermans, George W. Huber, James A. Dumesic* 

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Journal of the American Chemical Society  

Stabilizing Cobalt Catalysts for Aqueous-phase reactions by Strong Metal-support Interaction 

Jechan Lee, Samuel P. Burt, Carlos A. Carrero, Ana C. Alba-Rubio, Insoo Ro, Brandon J. O’Neill, Hyung Ju Kim, David H.K. Jackson, Thomas F. Kuech, Ive Hermans, James A. Dumesic, George W. Huber* 

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Journal of Catalysis  

Plasmon-enhanced Reverse Water Gas Shift Reaction over Oxide Supported Au Catalysts 

Aniruddha A. Upadhye, Insoo Ro, Xu Zeng, Hyung Ju Kim, Isabel Tejedor, Marc A. Anderson, James A. Dumesic, George W. Huber* 

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Catalysis Science & Technology  

Plasmon-Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting with Size-Controllable Gold Nanodot Arrays 

Hyung Ju Kim, Sang Ho Lee, Aniruddha A. Upadhye, Insoo Ro, M. Isabel Tejedor-Tejedor, Marc A. Anderson, Won Bae Kim*, George W. Huber* 

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ACS Nano 

Fabrication of Copper Nanoparticles in a Thick Polyimide Film Cured by Rapid Thermal Annealing 

Min Young Choi, Dong Joo Choi, Key-One Ahn, Insoo Ro, Young-Ho Kim*, Sang-Hee Suh 

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Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology