Publications

 2023

 46

M. Brizes, J.-Y. Chen, H. Pineault, N.A. Brunelli,* “Evaluating the per site activity of common mesoporous materials as supports for aminosilica catalysts for the aldol reaction and condensation.” Applied Catalysis A: General., 2023,  650, 118997. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2022.118997) 

 2022

45

J.-Y. Chen, H. Pineault N.A. Brunelli,* “Quantifying the fraction and activity of different types of catalytic sites at different surface densities of aminosilanes in SBA-15 for the aldol reaction and condensation,” J. Catalysis, 2022, 413, 1048-1055. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2022.08.015) 

44

N. Deshpande, J.-Y. Chen, E.H. Cho, T. Kobayashi, L.-C. Lin, H. Pineault, N.A. Brunelli,* “Tuning micropore volume of SBA-15 to enhance catalytic activity,” J. Catalysis (accepted).

43

M. Kasula, A.P. Spanos, N.A. Brunelli,* “Investigating the impact of synthesis conditions to increase yield and tin inclusion for Lewis acid nano-Sn-MFI zeolites,” Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 61, 5, 1977-1984. (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.iecr.1c03979) 

2021 

42

J.-Y. Chen, N.A. Brunelli,* “Investigating the impact of microporosity of aminosilica catalysts in coupling reactions for biomass upgrading to fuel,” Energy & Fuels, 2021, 35, 18, 14885-14893.

41

P. Ranadive, Z. Blanchette, A. Spanos, W. Medlin, N.A. Brunelli,* “Scalable synthesis of selective hydrodeoxygenation core@shell Pd@TiO2 nanocatalysts,” J. Flow Chemistry, 2021, 11, 393-406.

40

A. Spanos, A. Parulkar, N.A. Brunelli,* “Enhancing hydrophobicity and catalytic activity of nano-Sn-Beta for alcohol ring opening of epoxides through post-synthetic treatment with fluoride,” J. Catalysis, 2021, 404, 430-439.

2020 

39

M. Gray, M. Hines, M. Parsutkar, A.J. Wahlstrom, N.A. Brunelli,* T.V. RajanBabu,* “On the Mechanism of Cobalt-Catalyzed Heterodimerization of Acrylates and 1,3-Dienes. Reaction Progress Kinetic Analysis and A Potential Role of Cationic Cobalt(I) Intermediates” ACS Catalysis, 2020, 10 (7), 4337-4348.

38

M.R. Whitaker, A. Parulkar, N.A. Brunelli,* “Selective production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from fructose in the presence of an acid-functionalized SBA-15 catalyst modified with a sulfoxide polymer,” Molecular Systems Design and Engineering, 2020, 5, 257-268.

2019

37

A. Kane, N. Deshpande, N.A. Brunelli,* “Impact of surface loading on catalytic activity of regular and low Micropore SBA-15 in the Knoevenagel Condensation,” AIChE Journal, 2019, 65 (12), e16791.

36

A. Parulkar, A.P. Spanos, N. Deshpande, N.A. Brunelli,* “Synthesis and catalytic testing of Lewisacidic nano zeolite Beta for epoxide ring opening with alcohols,” Applied Catalysis A: General, 2019, 577, 28-34.

35

N. Deshpande, E.H. Cho, A.P. Spanos, L.-C. Lin, N.A. Brunelli,* “Tuning Molecular Structure of Tertiary Amine Catalysts for Glucose Isomerization,” J. Catalysis, 2019, 372, 119-127.

34

P. Ranadive, A. Parulkar, N.A. Brunelli,* “Jet-Mixing Reactor for the Production of MonodisperseSilver Nanoparticles Using a Reduced Amount of Capping Agent,” Reaction Chemistry and Engineering, 2019, 4 (10), 1779-1789.

33

M.R. Whitaker, A. Parulkar, P. Ranadive, R. Joshi, N.A. Brunelli,* “Examining Acid FormationDuring the Selective Dehydration of Fructose to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural in DMSO and Water,”ChemSusChem, 2019, 12 (10), 2211-2219.

32

N. Olson, N. Deshpande, S. Gunduz, U.S. Ozkan, N.A. Brunelli,* “Utilizing Imogolite Nanotubes asa Tunable Catalytic Material for the Selective Isomerization of Glucose to Fructose,” CatalysisToday, 2019, 323, 69-75.

31

N. Deshpande, A. Parulkar, R. Joshi, B. Diep, A. Kulkarni, N.A. Brunelli,* “Epoxide ring openingwith alcohols using heterogeneous Lewis acid catalysts: Mechanism and Regioselectivity,” J. Catalysis, 2019, 370, 46-54.

2018

30

A. Parulkar, R. Joshi, N. Deshpande, N.A. Brunelli,* “Synthesis and Catalytic Testing of LewisAcidic Nano-MFI Zeolites for the Epoxide Ring Opening Reaction with Alcohol,” Applied CatalysisA: General, 2018, 566, 25-32.

29

A. Parulkar, J.A. Thompson, M. Hurt, B.-Z. Zhan, N.A. Brunelli,* “Improving HydrodenitrogenationCatalyst Performance through Analyzing Hydrotreated Vacuum Gas Oil Using Ion Mobility-MassSpectrometry,” Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 2018, 57 (27), 8845-8854.

2017

28

A. Parulkar, N.A. Brunelli,* “High-Yield Synthesis of ZIF-8 Nanoparticles Using StoichiometricReactants in a Jet-Mixing Reactor,” Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2017, 56 (37),10384-10392.

27

N. Deshpande, L. Pattanaik, M.R. Whitaker, C.-T. Yang, L.-C. Lin, N.A. Brunelli,* “SelectivelyConverting Glucose to Fructose Using Immobilized Tertiary Amines.” J. Catalysis, 2017, 353, 205-210.

2015

26

E.G. Moschetta, S. Negretti, K.M. Chepiga, N.A. Brunelli, Y. Labreche, Y. Feng, F. Rezaei, R.P.Lively, W.J. Koros, H.M.L. Davies,* and C.W. Jones.* "Composite Polymer/Oxide Hollow FiberContactors: Versatile and Scalable Flow Reactors for Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactions in OrganicSynthesis." Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2015, 54 (22), 6470-6474.

25

L. Espinal, M.L. Green, D.A. Fischer, D.M. DeLongchamp, C. Jaye, J.C. Horn, M.A. Sakwa-Novak,W. Chaikittisilp, N.A. Brunelli, C.W. Jones. “Interrogating the Carbon and Oxygen K-edgeNEXAFS of a CO2-dosed Hyperbranched Aminosilica.” Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2015,6 (1), 148-152.

24

E.G. Moschetta, N.A. Brunelli, C.W. Jones. “Reaction-dependent heteroatom modification of acid-base catalytic cooperativity in aminosilica materials.” Applied Catalysis A: General 2015, 504 (5),429-439.

2014 

23

A.J. Brown, N.A. Brunelli, K. Eum, F. Rashidi, J.R. Johnson, W.J. Koros, C.W. Jones, S. Nair.“Interfacial Microfluidic Processing of Metal-Organic Framework Hollow Fiber Membranes.”Science. 2014, 345 (6192), 72-75.

22

D.-Y. Kang, N.A. Brunelli, G.I. Yucelen, A. Venkatasubramanian, J. Zang, J. Leisen, P.J. Hesketh,C.W. Jones, S. Nair. “Direct Synthesis of Single-Walled Aluminosilicate Nanotubes with EnhancedMolecular Adsorption Selectivity.” Nature Communication 2014, 5, 1-9.

21

B.R. Pimental, A. Parulkar, E. Zhou, N.A. Brunelli,* R.P. Lively.* “Zeolite ImidazolateFrameworks: Next-Generation Materials for Energy-Efficient Gas Separations.” ChemSusChem2014, 7 (12), 3202- 3240.

20

S.A. Didas, R. Zhu, N.A. Brunelli, D.S. Sholl, C.W. Jones. “Thermal, Oxidative, and CO2 InducedDegradation of Primary Amines used for CO2 Capture: Effect of Alkyl Linker on Stability,” Journalof Physical Chemistry C. 2014, 118 (23), 12302-12311.

19

J.A. Thompson, J.T. Vaughn, N.A. Brunelli, W.J. Koros, C.W. Jones, S. Nair. "Mixed-linker zeoliticimidazolate framework mixed-matrix membranes for aggressive CO2 separation from natural gas,"Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 2014, 192, 43-51.

18

H.J. Kim, N.A. Brunelli, A.J. Brown, K.S. Jang, W. Kim, F. Rashidi, J.R. Johnson, W.J. Koros, C.W.Jones, S. Nair. “Silylated Mesoporous Silica Membranes on Polymeric Hollow Fiber Supports:Synthesis and Permeation Properties,” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2014, 6 (20), 17877-17886.

2013 

17

N.A. Brunelli, C.W. Jones, (2013), “Tuning Acid-Base Cooperativity to Create Next GenerationSilica- Supported Organocatalysts.” J. Catalysis 308, 60-72.

16

N.A. Brunelli,* E.L. Neiholdt, K.P. Giapis, R.C. Flagan, J.L. Beauchamp, (2013) “Continuous FlowIon Mobility Separation with Mass Spectrometric Detection Using a Nano-Radial DifferentialMobility Analyzer at Low Flow Rates.” Analytical Chemistry (DOI: 10.1021/ac3032417).

15

W. Long, N.A. Brunelli, E.W. Ping, C.W. Jones. “A Single-Component Hybrid Pd Catalyst for theHighly-Selective Reduction of Alkynes to cis-Alkenes,” ACS Catalysis 2013, 3 (8), 1700-1708.

14

K.M. Chepiga, Y. Fan, N.A. Brunelli, C.W. Jones, H.M.L. Davies. “Silica-Immobilized ChiralDirhodium (II) Catalyst for Enantioselective Carbenoid Reactions,” Organic Letters 2013, 15 (24),6136-6139.

13

D.M. Holunga, N.A. Brunelli, R.C. Flagan. “A Tool for Uniform Coating of 300 mm Wafers with Nanoparticles,” Journal of Nanoparticle Research 2013, 15 (11), 1-10.

12

A. Varga, M. Pfohl, N.A. Brunelli, M. Schreier, K. Giapis, S. Haile. "Carbon nanotubes as electronicinterconnects in solid acid fuel cell electrodes," Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2013, 15 (37), 15470-15476.

11

J.A. Thompson, N.A. Brunelli, R.P. Lively, J.R. Johnson, C.W. Jones, S. Nair. “Tunable CO2Adsorbents by Mixed-Linker Synthesis and Postsynthetic Modification of Zeolitic ImidazolateFrameworks.” Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 2013, 117 (16), 8198-8207.

2012

10

N.A. Brunelli, K. Venkatasubbaiah, C.W. Jones. “Cooperative Catalysis with Acid-Base BifunctionalMesoporous Silica: Impact of Grafting and Co-condensation Synthesis Methods on MaterialStructure and Catalytic Properties.” Chemistry of Materials 2012, 24 (13), 2433-2442.

9

N.A. Brunelli, K. Venkatasubbaiah, C.W. Jones. “Effect of Linker Length on the CooperativeInteractions of Supported Amines in Catalysis and CO2 Capture,” Journal of the American ChemicalSociety 2012, 134 (34), 13950-13953.

8

N.A. Brunelli, W. Long, K. Venkatasubbaiah, C.W. Jones. “Catalytic Regioselective Epoxide Ring Opening with Phenol using Homogeneous and Supported Analogues of Dimethylaminopyridine.”Topics in Catalysis 2012, 55 (7-10), 432-438.

7

Y. Kuwahara, D.-Y. Kang, J. Copeland, N.A. Brunelli, S.A. Didas, P. Bollini, C. Sievers, T.Kamegawa, H. Yamashita, C.W. Jones. “Dramatic Enhancement of CO2 Uptake by Poly(ethyleneimine) Using Zirconosilica Supports,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 2012,134 (26), 10757-10760.

6

J.A. Thompson, C.R. Blad, N.A. Brunelli, M.E. Lydon, R.P. Lively, C.W. Jones, S. Nair. “HybridZeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks: Controlling Framework Porosity and Functionality by Mixed-Linker Synthesis,” Chemistry of Materials 2012, 24 (10), 1930-1936.

5

P. Bollini, N.A. Brunelli, S.A. Didas, C.W. Jones. “Dynamics of CO2 Adsorption onto AmineAdsorbents. 1. Assessment of Heat Effects,” Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 2012,51 (46), 15145- 15152.

4

P. Bollini, N.A. Brunelli, S.A. Didas, C.W. Jones. “Dynamics of CO2 Adsorption onto AmineAdsorbents. 2. Insights into Adsorbent Design,” Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research2012, 51 (46), 15153-15162.

2011 

3

J. Jiang, M. Attoui, M. Heim, N.A. Brunelli, P. McMurry, G. Kasper, R.C. Flagan, K. Giapis, G.Mouret. “Transfer Functions and Penetrations of Five Differential Mobility Analyzers for Sub-2 nmParticle Classification.” Aerosol Science and Technology 2011, 45 (4), 480-492.

2010 

2

A. Varga, N.A. Brunelli, M.W. Louie, K.P. Giapis, S.M. Haile. “Composite nanostructured solid-acidfuel- cell electrodes via electrospray deposition.” Journal of Materials Chemistry 2010, 20 (30),6309-6315.

2009 

1

N.A. Brunelli, R.C. Flagan, K.P. Giapis. “Radial Differential Mobility Analyzer for One Nanometer Particle Classification.” Aerosol Science and Technology 2009, 43 (1), 53-59.