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I leverage fundamental knowledge on physical-chemistry and engineering to study complex multi-phasic reaction systems and create novel synthetic catalytic materials for the sustainable production of renewable energies and chemicals.

 

By Integrating molecular -sensing and -actuation mechanisms directly on conventional catalysts my group is paving the way for autonomous catalytic reaction processes, allowing us to develop the next generation of process-intensive, modular, and robust reactors for chemicals production, energy conversion, and environmental remediation.

Expertise

  • Chemistry

    • Catalyst
    • Hydrogenation
    • Polymer
    • Water Oil Cream
    • Water Type
  • Chemical Engineering

    • Emulsion
    • Nanohybrid
    • Water

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We leverage our fundamental knowledge on physical chemistry and engineering to study complex multi-phasic reaction systems and create novel synthetic catalytic materials  for the sustainable production of renewable energies and chemicals.  By Integrating molecular -sensing and -actuation mechanisms directly on conventional catalysts we are paving the way for autonomous catalytic reaction processes, allowing us to develop the next generation of process-intensive, modular, and robust reactors for chemicals production, energy conversion, and environmental remediation

Publications

2025

Non-oxidative dehydrogenation of light alkanes using ceramic membranes: A technological and techno-economic assessment (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Haven, J. P.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036566179Leveraging green electricity to drive propylene production in membrane reactors (2025)Renewable & sustainable energy reviews, 212. Article 115448. Haven, J. P., Lefferts, L., Nijmeijer, A., van der Ham, A. G. J. & Faria Albanese, J. A.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2025.115448Industrial Perspective of Electrified Ethylene Production via Membrane-Assisted Nonoxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane (2025)ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering, 13(7), 2759-2773. Haven, J. P., Haanschoten, S., Lefferts, L., Nijmeijer, A., van der Ham, A. G. J. & Faria Albanese, J. A.https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c08549

2024

Renaissance of catalytic lean methane oxidation for sustainable maritime transportation (2024)Catalysis Reviews : Science and Engineering (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Policano, M., Lefferts, L. & Jimmy, J. A. F.https://doi.org/10.1080/01614940.2024.2443192Recent Progress on Ammonia Cracking Technologies for Scalable Hydrogen Production (2024)Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 49. Article 100945. Trangwachirachai, K., Rouwenhorst, K., Lefferts, L. & Faria Albanese, J. A.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2024.100945Water Confinement on Polymer Coatings Dictates Proton-Electron Transfer on Metal-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Nitrite (2024)JACS Au, 4(7), 2656-2665. Huang, P., Yan, Y., Martinho, R. P., Lefferts, L., Wang, B. & Faria Albanese, J.https://doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.4c00389Small-scale ammonia production: a superstructure approach (2024)Computer aided chemical engineering, 53, 1357-1362. Martínez, A., Huynh, T. A., Varela, C., Faria, J. & Zondervan, E.https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-28824-1.50227-1

Research profiles

I am very passionate about education and mentorship, which fits perfectly with the University of Twente long-standing track on high quality education. I teach in reaction kinetics and advanced catalysis in the BSc and MSc programs, respectively. Here, I have the opportunity to connect the research that my group does on catalysis and chemical reaction kinetics with our education, which help me to connect the next generation of chemical engineers and research scientists with the frontier research that we do in the group.

Affiliated study programs

Courses academic year 2025/2026

Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.

Courses academic year 2024/2025

Courses academic year 2023/2024

Address

University of Twente

Horst Complex (building no. 20), room ME361
De Horst 2
7522 LW Enschede
Netherlands

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Office ME 361

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