The University of Queensland

Bismuth based photoelectrodes for solar water splitting

Akter Monny, Sabiha, Wang, Zhiliang, Konarova, Muxina and Wang, Lianzhou (2021). Bismuth based photoelectrodes for solar water splitting. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 61, 517-530. doi: 10.1016/j.jechem.2021.01.047

Conversion of agricultural waste into stable biocrude using spinel oxide catalysts

Atanda, Luqman, Fraga, Gabriel Luiz Lopes, Ahmed, Mohamed H. M., Alothman, Zeid A., Na, Jongbeom, Batalha, Nuno, Aslam, Waqas and Konarova, Muxina (2021). Conversion of agricultural waste into stable biocrude using spinel oxide catalysts. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 402 123539, 123539. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123539

Metal-incorporated mesoporous oxides: synthesis and applications

Bastakoti, Bishnu Prasad, Kuila, Debasish, Salomon, Carlos, Konarova, Muxina, Eguchi, Miharu, Na, Jongbeom and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2021). Metal-incorporated mesoporous oxides: synthesis and applications. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 401 123348, 123348. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123348

Syngas to higher alcohols synthesis over 3D printed KMoCo/ZSM5 monolith

Aslam, Waqas, Ahmed, Mohamed H., Qui, Tengfei and Konarova, Muxina (2020). Syngas to higher alcohols synthesis over 3D printed KMoCo/ZSM5 monolith. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 3 100024, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ceja.2020.100024

Ti3C2 MXenes-derived NaTi2(PO4)3/MXene nanohybrid for fast and efficient hybrid capacitive deionization performance

Chen, Zeqiu, Xu, Xingtao, Ding, Zibiao, Wang, Kai, Sun, Xun, Lu, Ting, Konarova, Muxina, Eguchi, Miharu, Shapter, Joseph G., Pan, Likun and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2020). Ti3C2 MXenes-derived NaTi2(PO4)3/MXene nanohybrid for fast and efficient hybrid capacitive deionization performance. Chemical Engineering Journal, 407 127148, 127148. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.127148

Red-mud based porous nanocatalysts for valorisation of municipal solid waste

Ahmed, Mohamed H.M., Batalha, Nuno, Qiu, Tengfei, Hasan, MD Mahmudul, Atanda, Luqman, Amiralian, Nasim, Wang, Lianzhou, Peng, Hong and Konarova, Muxina (2020). Red-mud based porous nanocatalysts for valorisation of municipal solid waste. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 396 122711, 122711. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122711

Hydrocarbon hydrogen carriers for catalytic transfer hydrogenation of guaiacol

Fraga, Gabriel, Yin, Yuling, Konarova, Muxina, Hasan, M. D., Laycock, Bronwyn, Yuan, Qinghong, Batalha, Nuno and Pratt, Steven (2020). Hydrocarbon hydrogen carriers for catalytic transfer hydrogenation of guaiacol. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45 (51), 27381-27391. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.07.136

Nanostructured NiMoS2/carbon catalysts for syngas conversion to higher alcohols

Aslam, Waqas , Ma, Qing , Tang, Fengqui , Chen, Jiuling , Beltramini, Jorge , Rudolph, Victor , Wang, Geoff and Konarova, Muxina (2020). Nanostructured NiMoS2/carbon catalysts for syngas conversion to higher alcohols. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 20 (8), 5260-5266. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2020.18525

Self-sustaining smouldering combustion of waste: a review on applications, key parameters and potential resource recovery

Wyn, Hons K., Konarova, Muxina, Beltramini, Jorge, Perkins, Greg and Yermán, Luis (2020). Self-sustaining smouldering combustion of waste: a review on applications, key parameters and potential resource recovery. Fuel Processing Technology, 205 106425, 106425. doi: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2020.106425

The catalytic activity of KMoCo carbon spheres for higher alcohols synthesis from syngas

Aslam, Waqas, Beltramini, Jorge N., Atanda, Luqman A., Batalha, Nuno R., Schülli, Tobias U. and Konarova, Muxina (2020). The catalytic activity of KMoCo carbon spheres for higher alcohols synthesis from syngas. Applied Catalysis A: General, 605 117803, 117803. doi: 10.1016/j.apcata.2020.117803

Functional mesoporous silica nanoparticles for catalysis and environmental applications

Singh, Baljeet, Na, Jongbeom, Konarova, Muxina, Wakihara, Toru, Yamauchi, Yusuke, Salomon, Carlos and Gawande, Manoj B. (2020). Functional mesoporous silica nanoparticles for catalysis and environmental applications. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 93 (12) bcsj.20200136, 1459-1496. doi: 10.1246/bcsj.20200136

Beyond hydrogen evolution: solar driven water-donating transfer hydrogenation over platinum/carbon nitride

Han, Chenhui, Du, Lili, Konarova, Muxina, Qi, Dong-Chen, Phillips, David Lee and Xu, Jingsan (2020). Beyond hydrogen evolution: solar driven water-donating transfer hydrogenation over platinum/carbon nitride. ACS Catalysis, 10 (16) acscatal.0c01932, 9227-9235. doi: 10.1021/acscatal.0c01932

Tailored nanoarchitecturing of microporous ZIF-8 to hierarchically porous double-shell carbons and their intrinsic electrochemical property

Kim, Minjun, Park, Teahoon, Wang, Chaohai, Tang, Jing, Lim, Hyunsoo, Hossain, Md Shahriar A., Konarova, Muxina, Yi, Jin Woo, Na, Jongbeom, Kim, Jeonghun and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2020). Tailored nanoarchitecturing of microporous ZIF-8 to hierarchically porous double-shell carbons and their intrinsic electrochemical property. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 12 (30) acsami.0c07467, 34065-34073. doi: 10.1021/acsami.0c07467

Molten salt synthesis of atomic heterogeneous catalysts: Old chemistry for advanced materials

Xiao, Mu, Luo, Bin, Konarova, Muxina, Wang, Zhiliang and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Molten salt synthesis of atomic heterogeneous catalysts: Old chemistry for advanced materials. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2020 (31), 2942-2949. doi: 10.1002/ejic.202000391

Enabling compact GTL by 3D-printing of structured catalysts

Konarova, Muxina, Jones, Greg and Rudolph, Victor (2020). Enabling compact GTL by 3D-printing of structured catalysts. Results in Engineering, 6 100127, 100127. doi: 10.1016/j.rineng.2020.100127

A review on advanced catalytic co-pyrolysis of biomass and hydrogen-rich feedstock: insights into synergistic effect, catalyst development and reaction mechanism

Ahmed, Mohamed H.M., Batalha, Nuno, Mahmudul, Hasan M.D., Perkins, Greg and Konarova, Muxina (2020). A review on advanced catalytic co-pyrolysis of biomass and hydrogen-rich feedstock: insights into synergistic effect, catalyst development and reaction mechanism. Bioresource Technology, 310 123457, 123457. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123457

Magnetic nanocellulose: a potential material for removal of dye from water

Amiralian, Nasim, Mustapic, Mislav, Hossain, Md. Shahriar A., Wang, Chaohai, Konarova, Muxina, Tang, Jing, Na, Jongbeom, Khan, Aslam and Rowan, Alan (2020). Magnetic nanocellulose: a potential material for removal of dye from water. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 394 122571, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122571

Catalyst‐electrolyte interactions in aqueous reline solutions for highly selective electrochemical CO2 reduction

Garg, Sahil, Li, Mengran, Rufford, Thomas Edward, Ge, Lei, Rudolph, Victor, Knibbe, Ruth, Konarova, Muxina and Wang, Guoxiong (2020). Catalyst‐electrolyte interactions in aqueous reline solutions for highly selective electrochemical CO2 reduction. ChemSusChem, 13 (2) cssc.201902433, 304-311. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201902433

Catalyst–Electrolyte Interactions in Aqueous Reline Solutions for Highly Selective Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction

Garg, Sahil, Li, Mengran, Rufford, Thomas E., Ge, Lei, Rudolph, Victor, Knibbe, Ruth, Konarova, Muxina and Wang, Geoff G. X. (2020). Catalyst–Electrolyte Interactions in Aqueous Reline Solutions for Highly Selective Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction. ChemSusChem, 13 (2), 282-282. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201903390

Front Cover: Catalyst–Electrolyte Interactions in Aqueous Reline Solutions for Highly Selective Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction (ChemSusChem 2/2020)

Garg, Sahil, Li, Mengran, Rufford, Thomas E., Ge, Lei, Rudolph, Victor, Knibbe, Ruth, Konarova, Muxina and Wang, Geoff G. X. (2020). Front Cover: Catalyst–Electrolyte Interactions in Aqueous Reline Solutions for Highly Selective Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction (ChemSusChem 2/2020). ChemSusChem, 13 (2), 278-278. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201903391

Fabricating highly efficient heterostructured CuBi2O4 photocathodes for unbiased water splitting

Monny, Sabiha Akter, Zhang, Lei, Wang, Zhiliang, Luo, Bin, Konarova, Muxina, Du, Aijun and Wang, Lianzhou (2020). Fabricating highly efficient heterostructured CuBi2O4 photocathodes for unbiased water splitting. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 8 (5), 2498-2504. doi: 10.1039/c9ta10975g

Hybridization of ZSM‐5 with spinel oxides for biomass vapour upgrading

Konarova, Muxina, Atanda, Luqman, Batalha, Nuno, Stark, Terra, Perkins, Greg, Odedairo, Taiwo, Wang, Lianzhou, Wang, Zhiliang and Tabulo, Ben (2020). Hybridization of ZSM‐5 with spinel oxides for biomass vapour upgrading. ChemCatChem, 12 (5) cctc.201902023, 1403-1412. doi: 10.1002/cctc.201902023

Toward excellence of transition metal-based catalysts for CO2 electrochemical reduction: an overview of strategies and rationales

Li, Mengran, Garg, Sahil, Chang, Xiaoxia, Ge, Lei, Li, Liye, Konarova, Muxina, Rufford, Thomas E., Rudolph, Victor and Wang, Geoff (2020). Toward excellence of transition metal-based catalysts for CO2 electrochemical reduction: an overview of strategies and rationales. Small Methods, 4 (7) 2000033, 2000033. doi: 10.1002/smtd.202000033

Recent advances in liquefaction technologies for production of liquid hydrocarbon fuels from biomass and carbonaceous wastes

Perkins, Greg, Batalha, Nuno, Kumar, Adarsh, Bhaskar, Thallada and Konarova, Muxina (2019). Recent advances in liquefaction technologies for production of liquid hydrocarbon fuels from biomass and carbonaceous wastes. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 115 109400, 109400. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2019.109400

Role of promoters and catalyst supports for selective synthesis of higher alcohols over molybdenum carbides

Aslam, Waqas, Beltramini, Jorge, Atanda, Luqman, Rashidi, Masih and Konarova, Muxina (2019). Role of promoters and catalyst supports for selective synthesis of higher alcohols over molybdenum carbides. Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 97 (7), 2077-2085. doi: 10.1002/cjce.23458

Understanding the roles of oxygen vacancy in hematite based photoelectrochemical process

Wang, Zhiliang, Mao, Xin, Chen, Peng, Xiao, Mu, Monny, Sabiha Akter, Wang, Songcan, Konarova, Muxina, Du, Aijun and Wang, Lianzhou (2019). Understanding the roles of oxygen vacancy in hematite based photoelectrochemical process. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 58 (4), 1030-1034. doi: 10.1002/anie.201810583

Highly active and robust Ni–MoS2 supported on mesoporous carbon: a nanocatalyst for hydrodeoxygenation reactions

Mukundan, Swathi, Wahab, Md A., Atanda, Luqman, Konarova, Muxina and Beltramini, Jorge (2019). Highly active and robust Ni–MoS2 supported on mesoporous carbon: a nanocatalyst for hydrodeoxygenation reactions. RSC Advances, 9 (30), 17194-17202. doi: 10.1039/c9ra02143d

Understanding the Roles of Oxygen Vacancies in Hematite-Based Photoelectrochemical Processes

Wang, Zhiliang, Mao, Xin, Chen, Peng, Xiao, Mu, Monny, Sabiha Akter, Wang, Songcan, Konarova, Muxina, Du, Aijun and Wang, Lianzhou (2018). Understanding the Roles of Oxygen Vacancies in Hematite-Based Photoelectrochemical Processes. Angewandte Chemie, 131 (4), 1042-1046. doi: 10.1002/ange.201810583

Process development status of fast pyrolysis technologies for the manufacture of renewable transport fuels from biomass

Perkins, Greg, Bhaskar, Thallada and Konarova, Muxina (2018). Process development status of fast pyrolysis technologies for the manufacture of renewable transport fuels from biomass. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 90, 292-315. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2018.03.048

TiN-Cu heterogeneous nanocatalysts for effective depolymerisation of oxidised lignin

Rashidi, Masih, Konarova, Muxina, Aslam, Waqas and Beltramini, Jorge Norberto (2018). TiN-Cu heterogeneous nanocatalysts for effective depolymerisation of oxidised lignin. ChemistrySelect, 3 (12), 3379-3385. doi: 10.1002/slct.201702771

Enabling Process Intensification by 3 D Printing of Catalytic Structures

Konarova, Muxina, Aslam, Waqas, Ge, Lei, Ma, Qing, Tang, Fengqiu, Rudolph, Victor and Beltramini, Jorge Norberto (2017). Enabling Process Intensification by 3 D Printing of Catalytic Structures. ChemCatChem, 9 (21), 4132-4138. doi: 10.1002/cctc.201700829

C-H bond cyanation of arenes using N,N-dimethylformamide and NH4HCO3 as a CN source over a hydroxyapatite supported copper catalyst

Venu, Boosa, Vishali, Bilakanti, Naresh, Gutta, Kumar, Velisoju Vijay, Sudhakar, Medak, Kishore, Ramineni, Beltramini, Jorge, Konarova, Muxina and Venugopal, Akula (2016). C-H bond cyanation of arenes using N,N-dimethylformamide and NH4HCO3 as a CN source over a hydroxyapatite supported copper catalyst. Catalysis Science and Technology, 6 (22), 8055-8062. doi: 10.1039/c6cy01536k

High yield conversion of cellulosic biomass into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and a study of the reaction kinetics of cellulose to HMF conversion in a biphasic system

Atanda, Luqman, Konarova, Muxina, Ma, Qing, Mukundan, Swathi, Shrotri, Abhijit and Beltramini, Jorge (2016). High yield conversion of cellulosic biomass into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and a study of the reaction kinetics of cellulose to HMF conversion in a biphasic system. Catalysis Science and Technology, 6 (16), 6257-6266. doi: 10.1039/c6cy00820h

Guaiacol hydrodeoxygenation reaction catalyzed by highly dispersed, single layered MoS2/C

Mukundan, Swathi, Konarova, Muxina, Atanda, Luqman, Ma, Qing and Beltramini, Jorge (2015). Guaiacol hydrodeoxygenation reaction catalyzed by highly dispersed, single layered MoS2/C. Catalysis Science and Technology, 5 (9), 4422-4432. doi: 10.1039/c5cy00607d

Direct production of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural via catalytic conversion of simple and complex sugars over phosphated TiO2

Atanda, Luqman, Shrotri, Abhijit, Mukundan, Swathi, Ma, Qing, Konarova, Muxina and Beltramini, Jorge (2015). Direct production of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural via catalytic conversion of simple and complex sugars over phosphated TiO2. ChemSusChem, 8 (17), 2907-2916. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201500395

Nano- and microscale engineering of the molybdenum disulfide-based catalysts for syngas to ethanol conversion

Konarova, Muxina, Tang, Fengqiu, Chen, Jiuling, Wang, Geoff, Rudolph, Victor and Beltramini, Jorge (2014). Nano- and microscale engineering of the molybdenum disulfide-based catalysts for syngas to ethanol conversion. ChemCatChem, 6 (8), 2394-2402. doi: 10.1002/cctc.201402067

Effects of nano-confinement on the hydrogen desorption properties of MgH2

Konarova, Muxina, Tanksale, Akshat, Beltramini, Jorge Norberto and Lu, Gao Qing (2013). Effects of nano-confinement on the hydrogen desorption properties of MgH2. Nano Energy, 2 (1), 98-104. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2012.07.024

Synthesis and hydrogen storage properties of magnesium nanoparticles with core/shell structure

Konarova, Muxina, Beltramini, Jorge Norberto and Lu, Max (2013). Synthesis and hydrogen storage properties of magnesium nanoparticles with core/shell structure. Materials Science Forum, 736, 120-126. doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.736.120

Effect of synthesis parameters on the hydrogen desorption of MgH2/C composite prepared using organo-magnesium

Konarova, Muxina, Beltramini, Jorge Norberto, Lu, Gao Qing and Tanksale,Akshat (2011). Effect of synthesis parameters on the hydrogen desorption of MgH2/C composite prepared using organo-magnesium. International Journal of Energy Engineering, 1 (1), 27-32.

Synthesis of carbon-coated LiFePO4 nanoparticles with high rate performance in lithium secondary batteries

Konarova, Muxina and Taniguchi, Izumi (2010). Synthesis of carbon-coated LiFePO4 nanoparticles with high rate performance in lithium secondary batteries. Journal of Power Sources, 195 (11), 3661-3667. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.11.147

Physical and electrochemical properties of LiFePO4 nanoparticles synthesized by a combination of spray pyrolysis with wet ball-milling

Konarova, Muxina and Taniguchi, Izumi (2009). Physical and electrochemical properties of LiFePO4 nanoparticles synthesized by a combination of spray pyrolysis with wet ball-milling. Journal of Power Sources, 194 (2), 1029-1035. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.06.046

Preparation of carbon coated LiFePO4 by a combination of spray pyrolysis with planetary ball-milling followed by heat treatment and their electrochemical properties

Konarova, Muxina and Taniguchi, Izumi (2009). Preparation of carbon coated LiFePO4 by a combination of spray pyrolysis with planetary ball-milling followed by heat treatment and their electrochemical properties. Powder Technology, 191 (1-2), 111-116. doi: 10.1016/j.powtec.2008.09.013

Preparation of LiFePO4/C composite powders by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis followed by heat treatment and their electrochemical properties

Konarova, Muxina and Taniguchi, Izumi (2008). Preparation of LiFePO4/C composite powders by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis followed by heat treatment and their electrochemical properties. Materials Research Bulletin, 43 (12), 3305-3317. doi: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2008.02.014

Synthesis of spherical LiMn2O4 microparticles by a combination of spray pyrolysis and drying method

Taniguchi, Izumi, Fukuda, Norifumi and Konarova, Muxina (2008). Synthesis of spherical LiMn2O4 microparticles by a combination of spray pyrolysis and drying method. Powder Technology, 181 (3), 228-236. doi: 10.1016/j.powtec.2007.05.011

Catalyst-electrolyte interactions in aqueous reline solutions for highly selective electrochemical CO2 reduction

Garg, Sahil, Li, Mengran, Rufford, Thomas E., Ge, Lei, Rudolph, Victor, Knibbe, Ruth, Konarova, Muxina and Wang, Geoff (2019). Catalyst-electrolyte interactions in aqueous reline solutions for highly selective electrochemical CO2 reduction. 4th Queensland Annual Chemistry Symposium, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 29 November 2019.

Porous MgH2/C composite with fast hydrogen storage kinetics

Konarova, Muxina, Tanksale, Akshat, Beltramini, Jorge Norberto and Lu, Gao Qing (2012). Porous MgH2/C composite with fast hydrogen storage kinetics. International Conference: Photosynthesis Research for Sustainability, Baku, Azerbaijan, 24-30 July 2011. Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.02.073