Selected Publications
“Supported Molecular Iridium Catalysts: Resolving Effects of Metal Nuclearity and Supports as Ligands,” J. Lu, P. Serna, C. Aydin, N. D. Browning, and B. C. Gates, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133, 16186 (2011).
“Zeolite-and MgO-Supported Molecular Iridium Complexes: Support and Ligand Effects in Catalysis of Ethene Hydrogenation and H-D Exchange in the Conversion of H2 and D2,” J. Lu, P. Serna, and B. C. Gates, ACS Catalysis, 1, 1549 (2011).
Ir6 Clusters Compartmentalized in the Supercages of Zeolite NaY: Direct Imaging of a Catalyst with Aberration-Corrected Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy,” C. Aydin, J. Lu, M. Shirai, N. D. Browning, and B. C. Gates, ACS Catalysis, 1, 1613 (2011).
Conversion of Anisole Catalyzed by Platinum Supported on Alumina: The Reaction Network,” R. C. Runnebaum, R. Lobo-Lapidus, T. Nimmanwudipong, D. E. Block, and B. C. Gates, Energy & Fuels, 25,191 (2011).
“Tracking Iridium Atoms with Electron Microscopy: First Steps of Metal Nanocluster Formation in One-Dimensional Zeolite Channels,” C. Aydin, J. Lu, A. J. Liang, C.-Y. Chen, N. D. Browning, and B. C. Gates, Nano Letters, 11, 5537 (2011).
Catalytic Conversion of Compounds Representative of Lignin-derived Bio-oils: Pathways to Renewable Fuels and Chemicals,” R. C. Runnebaum, T. Nimmanwudipong, D. E. Block, and B. C. Gates, Catalysis Science and Technology, 2, 113 (2012).
“Conversion of 4-methylanisole catalyzed by Pt/γ-Al2O3 and by Pt/SiO2-Al2O3: reaction networks and evidence of oxygen removal,” R. C. Runnebaum, T. Nimmanwudipong, R. R. Limbo, D. E. Block, and B. C. Gates, Catalysis Letters, 142, 7 (2012).
“Upgrading of lignin-derived compounds: reactions of eugenol catalyzed by HY zeolite and Pt/γ-Al2O3,” T. Nimmanwudipong, R. C. Runnebaum, S. E. Ebeler, D. E. Block, and B. C. Gates, Catalysis Letters, 142, 151 (2012).
“Atomically Dispersed Supported Metal Catalysis,” M. Flytzani-Stephanopoulos and B. C. Gates, Annual Reviews of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vol 3, pp. 545-74, (2012).
“Imaging Isolated Gold Atom Catalytic Sites in Zeolite NaY,” J. Lu, C. Aydin, N. D. Browning, and B. C. Gates, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 51, 5842 (2012).
“Hydrogen Activation and Metal Hydride Formation Trigger Cluster Formation from Supported Iridium Complexes,” J. Lu, C. Aydin, N. D. Browning, and B. C. Gates, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, 5022 (2012).
“A Smart Catalyst: Sinter-resistant Supported Iridium Clusters Visualized with Electron Microscopy,” C. Aydin, J. Lu, N. D. Browning, and B. C. Gates, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 51, 5929 (2012).
“Site-isolated Mononuclear Iridium Complex Catalyst Supported in the 1-Dimensional Channels of Zeolite HSSZ-53: Characterization by Spectroscopy and Aberration-Corrected Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy,” J. Lu, C. Aydin, A. J. Liang, C. -Y. Chen, N. D. Browning, and B. C. Gates, ACS Catalysis, 2, 1002 (2012).
“Catalytic Conversion of Furan to Gasoline-Range Aliphatic Hydrocarbons via Ring Opening and Decarbonylation Reactions Catalyzed by Pt/γ-Al2O3,” R. C. Runnebaum, T. Nimmanwudipong, J. Doan, D. E. Block, and B. C. Gates, Catalysis Letters, 142, 664 (2012).
“A Highly Selective Catalyst for Partial Hydrogenation of 1,3-Butadiene: MgO-Supported Rhodium Clusters Selectivity Poisoned with CO,” D. Yardimci, P. Serna, and B. C. Gates, ChemCatChem, 4, 1547 (2012).
“Atomically Resolved Site-Isolated Catalyst on MgO: Mononuclear Osmium Dicarbonyls formed from Os3(CO)12,” C. Aydin, A. Kulkarni, M. Chi, N. D. Browning, and B. C. Gates, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 3, 1865 (2012).
“Structures and Stability of Irn(CO)m,” M. Chen, J. E. Dyer, B. C. Gates, A. Katz and D. A. Dixon, Molecular Physics, 110, 1977 (2012).
“Mononuclear Zeolite-Supported Iridium Catalyst: Kinetic, Spectroscopic, Electron Microscopic, and Size-Selective Poisoning Evidence for an Atomically Dispersed True Catalyst at 22 °C,” E. Bayram, J. Lu, C. Aydin, A. Uzun, N. D. Browning, B. C. Gates and R. G. Finke, ACS Catalysis, 2, 1947 (2012).
“Selective Hydrodeoxygenation of Guaiacol Catalyzed by Platinum Supported on Magnesium Oxide,” T. Nimmanwudipong, C. Aydin, J. Lu, R. Runnebaum, K. Brodwater, N. D. Browning, D. E. Block and B. C. Gates, Catalysis Letters, 142, 1190 (2012).
“Oxide- and Zeolite-Supported Isostructural Ir(C2H4)2 Complexes: Molecular-level Observations of Electronic Effects of Supports as Ligands,” J. Lu, C. Aydin, N. D. Browning and B. C. Gates, Langmuir, 28, 12806 (2012).
“Tuning Catalytic Selectivity: Zeolite- and Magnesium Oxide-Supported Molecular Rhodium Catalysts for Hydrogenation of 1,3-Butadiene,” D. Yardimci, P. Serna, and B. C. Gates, ACS Catalysis, 2, 2100 (2012).
“Sinter-Resistant Catalysts: Supported Iridium Nanoclusters with Intrinsically Limited Sizes,” J. Lu, C. Aydin, N. D. Browning, L. Wang, and B. C. Gates, Catalysis Letters, 142, 1445 (2012).
“Defragmenting Catalysis” (editorial), B. C. Gates and T. J. Marks, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 51, 11644 (2012).
“Surface-Mediated Synthesis of Dimeric Rhodium Catalysts on MgO: Tracking Changes in the Nuclearity and Ligand Environment of the Catalytically Active Sites by X-Ray Absorption and Infrared Spectroscopies,” D. Yardimci, P. Serna, and B. C. Gates, Chemistry-A European Journal, 19, 1235 (2013).
“Three-Dimensional Structural Analysis of MgO-Supported Osmium Clusters by Electron Microscopy with Single-Atom Sensitivity,” C. Aydin, A. Kulkarni, M. Chi, N. D. Browning, and B. C. Gates, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, in press (2013).
“Quantitative Z-Contrast Imaging of Supported Metal Complexes and Clusters – A Gateway to Understanding Catalysis on the Atomic Scale,” N. D. Browning, C. Aydin, J. Lu, A. Kulkarni, N. L. Okamoto, V. Ortalan, B. W. Reed, A. Uzun, and B. C. Gates, ChemCatChem, in press (2013).
“MgO-Supported Bimetallic Catalysts Consisting of Segregated, Essentially Molecular Rhodium and Osmium Species,” J. D. Kistler, P. Serna, and B. C. Gates, Dalton Transactions, in press (2013).
“Zeolite-Supported Bimetallic Catalyst: Controlling Selectivity of Rhodium Complexes by Nearby Iridium Complexes,” J. Lu, C. Martinez-Macias, C. Aydin, N. D. Browning, and B. C. Gates, Catalysis Science & Technology (2013).
“Formation of MgO-Supported Manganese Carbonyl Complexes by Chemisorption of Mn(CO)5CH3,” S. Khabuanchalad, J. Wittayakun, R. J. Lobo-Lapidus, S. Stoll, R. D. Britt, and B. C. Gates, Langmuir, in press (2013).
“Catalysis by Solid Acids,” A. Katz and B. C. Gates, “Encyclopedia of Catalysis,” Wiley-Interscience, submitted (2013).
Books
“Chemistry of Catalytic Processes,” B. C. Gates, J. R. Katzer, and G. C. A. Schuit, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1979. Russian translation: Mir, Moscow, 1981. Japanese translation: Tokyo Kagaku Dozin, Tokyo, 1984. Chinese translation, Chemical Engineering Publication Press, Beijing, 1985.
“Metal Clusters in Catalysis,” B. C. Gates, L. Guczi, and H. Knözinger, editors, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1986.
“Surface Organometallic Chemistry: Molecular Approaches to Surface Catalysis,” J.-M. Basset, B. C. Gates, J. P. Candy, A. Choplin, M. Leconte, F. Quignard, and C. Santini, editors, Kluwer, Dordrecht, 1988.
“Catalytic Chemistry,” B. C. Gates, Wiley, New York, 1992.
“Advances in Catalysis,” Volume 41, D. D. Eley, W. O. Haag, and B. C. Gates, editors, Academic Press, San Diego, 1996.
“Advances in Catalysis,” Volume 42, D. D. Eley, W. O. Haag, B. C. Gates, and H. Knözinger, editors, Academic Press, San Diego, 1998.
“Advances in Catalysis,” Volume 43, W. O. Haag, B. C. Gates, and H. Knözinger, editors, Academic Press, San Diego, 1999.
“Advances in Catalysis,” Volume 44, W. O. Haag, B. C. Gates, and H. Knözinger, editors, Academic Press, San Diego, 1999.
“Advances in Catalysis,” Volume 45, B. C. Gates and H. Knözinger, editors, Academic Press, San Diego, 2000. Reprinted as “Impact of Surface Science on Catalysis,” B. C. Gates and H. Knözinger, editors, Academic Press, San Diego, 2000.
“Advances in Catalysis,” Volume 46, B. C. Gates and H. Knözinger, editors, Academic Press, San Diego, 2001.
“Advances in Catalysis,” Volume 47, B. C. Gates and H. Knözinger, editors, Academic Press, Amsterdam, 2002.
“Advances in Catalysis,” Volume 48, B. C. Gates and H. Knözinger, editors, Academic Press, Amsterdam, 2004.
“Advances in Catalysis,” Volume 49, B. C. Gates and H. Knözinger, editors, Academic Press, Amsterdam, 2006.
“Advances in Catalysis,” Volume 50, B. C. Gates and H. Knözinger, editors, Academic Press, Amsterdam, 2006.
“Advances in Catalysis,” Volume 51, B. C. Gates and H. Knözinger, editors, Academic Press, Amsterdam, 2007.
“Advances in Catalysis,” Volume 52, B. C. Gates and H. Knözinger, editors, F. C. Jentoft, Associate Editor, Academic Press, Amsterdam, 2009.
“Advances in Catalysis,” Volume 53, B. C. Gates and H. Knözinger, editors, F. C. Jentoft, Associate Editor, Academic Press, Amsterdam, 2010.
“Advances in Catalysis,” Volume 54, B. C. Gates and H. Knözinger, editors, F. C. Jentoft, Associate Editor, Academic Press, Amsterdam, 2011.
“Advances in Catalysis,” Volume 55, B. C. Gates and F. C. Jentoft, editors, Academic Press, Amsterdam, 2012.
U.S. Patents
“Production of Very Strongly Acidic Solids for Hydrocarbon Conversions,” B. C. Gates, V. L. Magnotta, and G. C. A. Schuit, U.S. 4,123,379, October 31, 1978.
“Catalyst, Method for Catalyst Manufacture, and Use,” D. Fraenkel and B. C. Gates, U.S. 4, 294, 725, October 13, 1981.
“Stable Zeolite-Supported Transition Metal Catalysts, Methods for Making Them and Uses Thereof,” B. C. Gates and P.-L. Zhou, U. S. 5,026,673, June 25, 1991.
“Supported Group-4, Group-5, and Group-6 Metal Clusters, Preparation of the Material and Use of the Material as a Catalyst,” pending, U. S. and EU.
Foreign Patent
“Catalyst, Method for Catalyst Manufacture, and Use,” D. Fraenkel and B. C. Gates, Canada, Common Market Countries, Israel, Japan, and South Africa
