Publications by Thibault Xavier Florian Fovanna

Preparation, Quantification, and Reaction of Pd Hydrides on Pd/ Al2O3 in Liquid Environment

Oliver Kröcher, Thibault Xavier Florian Fovanna

The ability to study in situ the formation and consumption of Pd hydrides (PdH) in liquid environments is a significant challenge hampering a deeper understanding of catalyzed liquid-phase hydrogenation reactions. Here, using quick scanning X-ray absorptio ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2023

Reduction of PdO/Al2O3 in Liquid Cyclohexane Followed In Situ by ATR-IR, High-Energy XRD, and XAS

Oliver Kröcher, Davide Ferri, Thibault Xavier Florian Fovanna

Supported Pd-based catalysts used in heterogeneously catalyzed liquid phase processes often undergo an activation step through reduction of the oxide phase or of the oxidic passivation layer prior to reaction. An oxidized Pd/Al2O3 catalyst was reduced by u ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2021

Liquid phase in situ spectroscopic investigations of heterogeneous catalysts

Thibault Xavier Florian Fovanna

In this work, we have studied various aspects of catalysts and catalytic processes at the solid-liquid interface, e.g. the reduction of supported PdO, the formation of Pd hydrides, their quantification, the their reactivity in a transient in time-resolved ...

EPFL2020

Water Inhibition of Oxymethylene Dimethyl Ether Synthesis over Zeolite H-Beta: A Combined Kinetic and in Situ ATR-IR Study

Oliver Kröcher, Christophe Jean Baranowski, Thibault Xavier Florian Fovanna

The effect of water on the kinetics of oxymethylene dimethyl ether (OME) synthesis from dimethoxymethane (OME1) and trioxane (TRI) has been investigated in a combined kinetic and in situ infrared spectroscopy study. The kinetic study revealed that a water ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2020

Ruthenium on phosphorous-modified alumina as an effective and stable catalyst for catalytic transfer hydrogenation of furfural

Oliver Kröcher, Davide Ferri, Gaël Peng, Thibault Xavier Florian Fovanna

Supported ruthenium was used in the liquid phase catalytic transfer hydrogenation of furfural. To improve the stability of Ru against leaching, phosphorous was introduced on a Ru/Al2O3 based catalyst upon impregnation with ammonium hypophosphite followed b ...

2020