
List of publications
[#=equal contribution, *=corresponding authorship]
(23) “A catalyst for low-temperature CO2 activation”
X. Zhang, A. D. Chowdhury*
Nature Materials (2023) DOI: 10.1038/s41563-023-01546-9 (“News and Views”).
(22) “Mapping the Methanol-to-Gasoline Process Over Zeolite Beta”
Y. Ye, E. A. Hamad, X. Gong, T. B. Shoinkhorova, A. Dokania, J. Gascon*, A. D. Chowdhury*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2023, xx; DOI: 10.1002/anie.202303124
(21) “Evaluating Carbon Dioxide Reduction Over Copper supported on Precipitated Calcium Carbonate via Electrochemical Route”
L. Gu, J. Ftouni, A. D. Chowdhury*
Material Today Chemistry 2023, 30; 101539.
(20) “Evaluating the efficacy of nanosized CuZnAl and CuZnZr mixed oxides for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction”
M. M. M. Mostafa*, Y. Li, W. Halawani, K. Narasimharao, M. A. Salama, A. A. Alshehri, N. H. Khdary, S. Al-Faifi, L. Gu, A. D. Chowdhury*
Dalton Transactions 2023, 52; 5155-5168.
(19) “Elevating carbonium ion chemistry in zeolite catalysis”
A. D. Chowdhury*, J. Gascon*
Chem Catalysis 2023, 3; 100525.
(18) “Controllable synthesis of efficient and robust carbon-incorporated ruthenium-cobalt mixed metal phosphide-based bifunctional electrocatalyst for the water and urea oxidation”
L. Gu, Y. Li, A. D. Chowdhury*
Material Today Chemistry 2023, 27; 101290.
(17) “Are hierarchical zeolites good catalysts for Methane Dehydroaromatization? A critical analysis”
K. Liu#, M. Caglayan#, A. Dikhtiarenko, X. Zhang, O. Sayidov, E. A. Hamad, J. Gascon*, A. D. Chowdhury*
Catalysis Today 2023, 408; 22-35.
(16) “Enhanced and recyclable CO2 photoreduction into methanol over S-scheme PdO/GdFeO3 heterojunction photocatalyst under visible light”
M. M. M. Mostafa*, A. Shawky*, S. F. Zaman, K. Narasimharao, M. A. Salam, A. A. Alshehri, N. H. Khdary, S. Al-Faifi, A. D. Chowdhury
Journal of Molecular Liquids 2023, 377; 121528.
(15) "Revisiting the Semi-Hydrogenation of Phenylacetylene to Styrene over Palladium-Lead Alloyed Catalysts on Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Supports"
Y. Zheng#, L. Gu#, Y. Li#, J. Ftouni, A. D. Chowdhury*
Catalysts 2023, 13; 50.
(14) “Evaluating the Role of Descriptor- and Spectator-type Reaction Intermediates in Zeolite Catalysis”
X. Gong#, Y. Ye#, A. D. Chowdhury*
ACS Catalysis 2022, 12; 15463–15500.
(13) "First Generation Organic Reaction Intermediates in Zeolite Chemistry and Catalysis"
X. Gong#, M. Çağlayan#, Y. Ye, K. Liu, J. Gascon*, A. D. Chowdhury*
Chemical Reviews 2022, 122; 14275–14345
(12) "Illustrating the Overall Reaction Network of the Synthesis Gas to Hydrocarbons Process over Iron–Zeolite Bifunctional Catalysis"
X. Gong#, A. Ramirez#, E. Abou-Hamad, T. B. Shoinkhorova, M. Çağlayan, Y. Ye, W. Wang, N. Wehbe, R. Khairova, A. D. Chowdhury*, J. Gascon*
Chem Catalysis 2022, 2; 2328-2345
(11) “Visible-Light-Driven CO2 Reduction into Methanol Utilizing Sol-Gel-Prepared CeO2-Coupled Bi2O3 Nanocomposite Heterojunctions”
M. M. M. Mostafa*, A. Shawky*, S. F. Zaman, K. Narasimharao, M. A. Salam, A. A. Alshehri, N. H. Khdary, S. Al-Faifi, A. D. Chowdhury
Catalysts 2022, 12; 1479
(10) “Influence of zeolite ZSM-5 synthesis protocols and physicochemical properties in the methanol-to-olefin process”
H. S. Kamaluddin, X. Gong, P. Ma, K. Narasimharao, A. D. Chowdhury*, M. Mokhtar*
Material Today Chemistry 2022, 26; 101061
(9) “Electrochemical Characteristics of Nanosized Cu, Ni, and Zn Cobaltite Spinel Materials.”
M.M.M. Mostafa*, W. Bajafar, L. Gu, K. Narasimharao, M. A. Salam, A. Alshehri, N. H. Khdary, S. Al-Faifi, A. D. Chowdhury*
Catalysts 2022, 12; 893
(8) “Towards the Efficient Catalytic Valorization of Chitin to N-Acylethanolamine over Ni/CeO2 Catalyst: Exploring the Shape-Selective Reactivity”
Y. Zheng, L. Lu, W. Chen, A. Zheng*, A. Lei*, A. D. Chowdhury*
Catalysts 2022, 12; 460
(7) "Selectivity Descriptors For the Direct Hydrogenation of CO2 to Hydrocarbons During Zeolite-mediated Bifunctional Catalysis"
A. Ramirez#, X. Gong#, M. Caglayan, S.-A. Nastase, E. Abou-Hamad, L. Gevers, L. Cavallo, A. D. Chowdhury,* J. Gascon*
Nature Communications 2021, 12; 5914
(6) "Illuminating the Intrinsic Effect of Water Co-Feeding on Methane Dehydroaromatization: A Comprehensive Study"
M. Caglayan, A. Lucini Paioni, B. Dereli, G. Shterk, I. Hita, E. Abou-Hamad, A. Pustovarenko, A.H. Emwas, A. Dikhtiarenko, P. Castaño, L. Cavallo, M. Baldus, A. D. Chowdhury, J. Gascon*
ACS Catalysis 2021, 11; 11671–11684
(5) “Radical–Radical Cross-Coupling Assisted N–S Bond Formation Using Alternating Current Protocol”
Y. Yuan, J.-C. Qi, D.-X. Wang, Z. Chen, H. Wan, J.-Y. Zhu, H. Yi, A. D. Chowdhury, A. Lei*
CCS Chemistry 2021, 3; 3027–3038
(4) “Electrochemical Oxidation Enables Regioselective and Scalable α-C(sp3)-H Acyloxylation of Sulfides”
H. Wang, M. He, Y. Li, H. Zhang, D. Yang, M. Nagasaka, Z. Lv, Z. Guan, Y. Cao, F. Gong, Z. Zhou, J. Zhu, S. Samanta, A. D. Chowdhury, Aiwen Lei*
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2021, 143; 3628–3637
(3) “Initial Carbon‐Carbon Bond Formation during the Early Stages of Methane Dehydroaromatization”
M. Çağlayan, A. L. Paioni, E. Abou-Hamad, G. Shterk, A. Pustovarenko, M. Baldus, A. D. Chowdhury,* J. Gascon*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2020, 59; 16741-16746
(2) “Manganese-Catalyzed Oxidative Azidation of C(sp3)–H Bonds under Electrophotocatalytic Conditions”
L. Niu, C. Jiang, Y. Liang, D. Liu, F. Bu, R. Shi, H. Chen, A. D. Chowdhury, A. Lei*
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2020, 142; 17693–17702
(1) “Bond Activations Assisted by Redox Active Ligand Scaffolds”
F. F. Khan, A. D. Chowdhury,* G. K. Lahiri*
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2020, 13; 1138-1146 (Front Cover)
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Representative publications before joining Wuhan
■ “One-step Conversion of Crude Oil to Light Olefins Using a Multi-zone Reactor”
M. Alabdullah#, A. R.-Gomez#, T. Shoinkhorova, A. Dikhtiarenko, A. D. Chowdhury, I. Hita, S. R. Kulkarni, J. Vittenet, S. M. Sarathy, P. Castaño, A. B.-Sedjerari, E. A.-Hamad, W. Zhang, O. S. Ali, I. M.-Osorio, W. Xu, J. Gascon*
Nature Catalysis 2021, 4; 233-241
■ “Non-oxidative dehydrogenation of isobutane over supported vanadium oxide: nature of the active sites and coke formation”
A. Rodriguez-Gomez, A. D. Chowdhury, M. Caglayan, J. Bau, E. Abou-Hamad, J. Gascon*
Catalysis Science & Technology, 2020, 10; 6138-6151 (Back Cover)
■ “Acidity modification of ZSM-5 for enhanced production of light olefins from CO2”
A. Dokania, A. D. Chowdhury, A. Ramirez, S. Telalovic, E. Abou-Hamad, L. Gevers, J. Ruiz-Martinez, J. Gascon*
Journal of Catalysis 2020, 381, 347-354
■ “Coated sulfated zirconia/SAPO-34 for the direct conversion of CO2 to light olefins”
A. Ramirez, A. D. Chowdhury, M. Caglayan, A. Rodriguez-Gomez, N. Wehbe, E. Abou-Hamad, L. Gevers, S. Ould-Chikh, J. Gascon*
Catalysis Science & Technology 2020,10; 1507-1517
■ “Surface Enhanced Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Solid-state NMR Spectroscopy Illuminates Brønsted-Lewis Acid Synergy During the Zeolite Catalyzed Methanol-to-Hydrocarbons Process”
A. D. Chowdhury,*# I. Yarulina#, E. A. Hamad,* A. Gurinov, J. Gascon*
Chemical Science 2019, 10; 8946-8954 (HOT article and Inside Back Cover)
■ “Unraveling the Homologation Reaction Sequence of the Zeolite-Catalyzed Ethanol-to-Hydrocarbon Process”
A. D. Chowdhury, A. L. Paioni, G. T. Whiting, D. Fu, M. Baldus, B. M. Weckhuysen*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2019, 58; 3908-3912 (HOT article)
■ “On the Role of Zeolite Topology and Reactor Configuration on the Direct Conversion of CO2 to Light Olefins and Aaromatics”
A. Ramirez, A. D. Chowdhury, A. Dokania, P. Cnudde, M. Caglayan, I. Yarulina, E. A.-Hamad, L. Gevers, S. O.-Chikh, K. De Wispelaere, V. van Speybroeck,* J. Gascon*
ACS Catalysis 2019, 9; 6320-6334
■ “Visualising Pore Architecture and Molecular Transport Boundaries in Catalyst Bodies with Fluorescent Nanoprobes”
G. T. Whiting*, N. Nikolopoulos, I. Nikolopoulos, A. D. Chowdhury, B. M. Weckhuysen*
Nature Chemistry 2019, 11; 23-31
■ “A Supramolecular View on the Cooperative Role of Brønsted and Lewis Acid Sites in Zeolites for Methanol Conversion”
S. Bailleul, I. Yarulina, A. E. J. Hoffman, A. Dokania, E. A.-Hamad, A. D. Chowdhury, G. Pieters, J. Hajek, K. De Wispelaere, M. Waroquier, J. Gascon,* V. Van Speybroeck*
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2019, 141, 14823-14842
■ “Multiscale Mechanistic Insights of Shaped Catalyst Body Formulations and Their Impact on Catalytic Properties”
G. T. Whiting,* S.-H. Chung, D. Stosic, A. D. Chowdhury, L. I. van der Wal, D. Fu, J. Zecevic, A. Travert, K. Houben, M. Baldus, B. M. Weckhuysen*
ACS Catalysis 2019, 9; 4792-4803
■ “Bridging the Gap between the Direct and Hydrocarbon Pool Mechanisms of the Methanol-to-Hydrocarbon Process”
A. D. Chowdhury, A. L. Paioni, K. Houben, G. T. Whiting, M. Baldus, B. M. Weckhuysen*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2018, 57; 8095-8099
■ “Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution over Zeolites Generates Wheland-type Reaction Intermediates”
A. D. Chowdhury, K. Houben, G. T. Whiting, S.-H. Chung, M. Baldus, B. M. Weckhuysen*
Nature Catalysis 2018, 1; 23–31
■ “Recent Trends and Fundamental Insights in the Methanol-to-Olefins Process”
I. Yarulina#, A. D. Chowdhury#, F. Meirer, B. M. Weckhuysen*, Jorge Gascon*
Nature Catalysis 2018, 1; 398-411 (Highly Cited Article)
■ “The Curious Case of Ketene in Zeolite Chemistry and Catalysis”
A. D. Chowdhury*, J. Gascon*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2018, 57; 14982-14985 (Highlight article)
■ “Reversible and Site-Dependent Proton-Transfer in Zeolites Uncovered at the Single-Molecule Level”
Z. Ristanović, A. D. Chowdhury, R. Y. Brogaard, K. Houben, M. Baldus, J. Hofkens, M. B. J. Roeffaers, B. M. Weckhuysen*
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2018, 140; 14195-14205
■ “Isolating Clusters of Light Elements in Molecular Sieves with Atom Probe Tomography”
J. E. Schmidt, L. Peng, A. L. Paioni, H. L. Ehren, W. Guo, B. Mazumder, D. A. M. de Winter, Ö. Attila, D. Fu, A. D. Chowdhury, K. Houben, M. Baldus, J. D. Poplawsky,* B. M. Weckhuysen*
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2018, 140; 9154-9158
J. E. Schmidt, G. T. Whiting, A. D. Chowdhury, B. Seoane, B. M. Weckhuysen*
Zeolites in Catalysis: Properties and Applications 2017, RSC Catalysis Series No. 28:Chapter 7; pp. 240-276 (Book chapter: Edited by J. Čejka, R. E. Morris, P. Nachtigall)
■ “Highly-Oriented Growth of Catalytically Active Zeolite ZSM-5 Films with a Broad Range of Si/Al Ratios”
D. Fu, J. E. Schmidt, Z. Ristanovic´, A. D. Chowdhury, F. Meirer, B. M. Weckhuysen*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2017, 56; 11217-11211 (Inside Back Cover)
■ “Initial Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation during the Early Stages of Methanol-to-Olefin Process Proven by Zeolite-Trapped Acetate and Methyl Acetate”
A. D. Chowdhury#, K. Houben#, G. T. Whiting, M. Mokhtar, A. M. Asiri, S. A. Al-Thabaiti, S. N. Basahel, M. Baldus,* B. M. Weckhuysen*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2016, 55; 15840-15845 (VIP and Inside Back Cover)
■ "Zeolites and Zeotypes for Oil and Gas Conversion"
E. T. C. Vogt*, G. T. Whiting, A. D. Chowdhury, Bert M. Weckhuysen*
Advances in Catalysis 2015, Volume 58: Chapter 2; pp. 143-314 (Book Chapter: Edited by F. C. Jentoft)
■ “Towards a Practical Development of Light-Driven Acceptorless Alkanes Dehydrogenation”
A. D. Chowdhury, N. Weding, J. Julis, R. Franke, R. Jackstell, M. Beller*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2014, 53; 6477-6481