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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
    • Water Oil Cream
    • Catalysis
  • Chemical Engineering

    • Hydrogenation
    • Chemical Kinetics Characteristics
    • Nanoparticle
    • Carbon Nanotube
  • Material Science

    • Nanohybrid

Organisations

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

2026

Shaping catalysts for lean methane oxidation (2026)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Chiquetto Policano, M.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036574006Catalytic nitrate and nitrite hydrogenation across scales: From active site design to pilot-scale demonstration (2026)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Betting, J.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036572866Data supporting the publication: Bismuth doping enhances the stability of Pd/CeO2 nanorods during lean methane oxidation (2026)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. 4TU.Centre for Research Data. Pouw, F., Chiquetto Policano, M., Lefferts, L. & Faria Albanese, J. A.https://doi.org/10.4121/39ca232b-bbe8-432d-87e8-196b4139affd.v1Data supporting the publication: Bismuth doping tailors the activity of Pd/CeO2 nanorods for lean methane oxidation (2026)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. 4TU.Centre for Research Data. Chiquetto Policano, M., Pouw, F., Lipsky, F., Lefferts, L., Trevizam Dorini, T., Song, T., Andrés, J. & Faria Albanese, J. A.https://doi.org/10.4121/56d93240-edd1-47e2-b4c0-e0753b15b8c3.v1Data supporting the publication: The effect of Pt concentration on lean methane oxidation over Pd-Pt/CeO2 catalysts depends on ceria faceting (2026)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. 4TU.Centre for Research Data. Chiquetto Policano, M., Bugajska, J., Lefferts, L. & Faria Albanese, J. A.https://doi.org/10.4121/6ee2d661-d6de-4c5c-a3a3-f79cee6635d6Data supporting the publication: From powder to monolith: scale-up of Pd/CeO2 lean methane oxidation catalysts (2026)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. 4TU.Centre for Research Data. Chiquetto Policano, M., Faria Albanese, J. A., Lefferts, L., Francis Bruggeman, D., van Os, P. & Huizinga, A.https://doi.org/10.4121/f1155fc6-59e6-459b-8503-f84e02251ac9.v1Data supporting the publication: Elucidating the deactivation of Pd/CeO2 nanocubes, nanorods, and nano-octahedrons in lean methane oxidation (2026)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. 4TU.Centre for Research Data. Chiquetto Policano, M., Faria Albanese, J. A. & Lefferts, L.https://doi.org/10.4121/f61835a1-eb88-4c77-9f4a-300fd75604e5Data and code supporting the publication: Polaron-mediated oxygen transfer dictates lean methane oxidation on Pd/CeO2 catalysts (2026)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. 4TU.Centre for Research Data. Chiquetto Policano, M., Lipsky, F., Restrepo, J. C., Lefferts, L., Custódio Silva Lemos, S., Manuel Andrés Bort, J., Banerjee, A. & Faria Albanese, J. A.https://doi.org/10.4121/f9e74384-215b-4958-8ffe-2a2a88664ad3.v1Renaissance of catalytic lean methane oxidation for sustainable maritime transportation (2026)Catalysis Reviews, 68(2), 269-349. Policano, M., Lefferts, L. & Jimmy, J. A. F.https://doi.org/10.1080/01614940.2024.2443192Correction to “A Career in Catalysis Daniel Resasco” (2026)ACS catalysis, 16(4), 4065-4065. Resasco, J., Faria Albanese, J., Alvarez, W., Crossley, S., Haller, G. L., Herrera, J. E., Jacobs, G., Lercher, J., Li, G., Lobban, L., Noronha, F. B., Ruiz, M. P., Sooknoi, T. & Wang, B.https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5c08582

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 2026/2027

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 2025/2026

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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