Dr. Florian Maurer Florian Maurer

Dr. Florian Maurer

  • Engesserstraße 15
    76131 Karlsruhe

Research Interests

Operando investigation and testing of catalytic materials

Characterization techniques using Synchrotron radiation

Noble metal-based solutions for reduction of local and global emissions

Dynamics in chemical reactors, processes, and heterogeneous catalysts

Work History

Since 01/2021

Coordinator of the collaboration research center TrackAct (https://www.trackact.kit.edu/)

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP)
03/2019-04/2019

Visiting Researcher

University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France, Institut de recherches sur la catalyse et l’environment de Lyon (IRCELYON, Villeurbanne)
11/2016-01/2021

Junior Scientist

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP)

Education

03/2017-01/2021

Dr. rer. nat.

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

PhD Thesis: Exhaust gas aftertreatment of lean-burn engines: Importance and elucidation of the noble metal-support interaction by operando spectroscopy
10/2014-09/2016

M.Sc. Chemistry

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Master's Thesis: Preparation and Investigation of Noble Metal Catalysts for the Water-Gas Shift Reaction Synthesized by Single and Double Flame Spray Pyrolysis
10/2011-09/2014

B.Sc. Chemistry

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Bachelor's Thesis: CID in der Ionenfalle: Energiekalibrierung mit "Thermometerionen

Further information

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ResearchGate

ORCID

Publications


Role of powders and coatings for relating catalytic activity and structure of Pt in emission control catalysis
Struzek, S.; Delrieux, T.; Maurer, F.; Gonçalves, D. S.; Heck, S.-L.; Klag, L.; Czechowsky, J.; Zimina, A.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2025. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering. doi:10.1039/D4RE00262H
Role of powders and coatings for relating catalytic activity and structure of Pt in emission control catalysis - Raw data
Struzek, S.; Delrieux, T.; Maurer, F.; Gonçalves, D. S.; Heck, S.-L.; Klag, L.; Czechowsky, J.; Zimina, A.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2025, März 24. doi:10.35097/urp37a5c07yzeeds
Role of powders and coatings - preliminary data
Struzek, S.; Delrieux, T.; Maurer, F.; Gonçalves, D. S.; Heck, S. L.; Klag, L.; Czechowsky, J.; Zimina, A.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2025, März 7. doi:10.35097/13dvc4pzw7v38xv5
Supplementary Information for Publication: Specifications for Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELN) in the Photon and Neutron Community
Jordt, P.
2025. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.13891464
Specifications for Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELN) in the Photon and Neutron Community
Jordt, P.; Osterhoff, M.; Tymoshenko, Y.; Hakim, B.; Dolcet, P.; Maurer, F.; Biniyaminov, V.; Amelung, L.; Dall’Antonia, F.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Weber, F.; Lohstroh, W.; Murphy, B. M.
2024. Synchrotron Radiation News, 37 (6), 3–8. doi:10.1080/08940886.2024.2432265
From Poison to Promotor: Spatially Isolated Metal Sites in Supported Rhodium Sulfides as Hydroformylation Catalysts
Neyyathala, A.; Fako, E.; De, S.; Gashnikova, D.; Maurer, F.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Schunk, S. A.; Hanf, S.
2025. Small Structures, 6 (1), 2400260. doi:10.1002/sstr.202400260
Lifecycle of Pd Clusters: Following the Formation and Evolution of Active Pd Clusters on Ceria During CO Oxidation by In Situ/Operando Characterization Techniques
Gashnikova, D.; Maurer, F.; Bauer, M. R.; Bernart, S.; Jelic, J.; Lützen, M.; Maliakkal, C. B.; Dolcet, P.; Studt, F.; Kübel, C.; Damsgaard, C. D.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2024. ACS Catalysis, 14 (19), 14871–14886. doi:10.1021/acscatal.4c02077
Supported Binuclear Gold Phosphine Complexes as CO Oxidation Catalysts: Insights into the Formation of Surface‐Stabilized Au Particles
Rang, F.; Delrieux, T.; Maurer, F.; Flecken, F.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Hanf, S.
2024. Small Science, 4 (12). doi:10.1002/smsc.202400345
Lifecycle of Pd Clusters: Following the Formation and Evolution of Active Pd Clusters on Ceria During CO Oxidation by In Situ/Operando Characterization Techniques - raw data
Gashnikova, D.; Maurer, F.; Bauer, M. R.; Bernart, S.; Jelic, J.; Lützen, M.; Maliakkal, C. B.; Dolcet, P.; Studt, F.; Kübel, C.; Damsgaard, C. D.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2024, September 16. doi:10.35097/0k5f6x56uxjsw7cw
Highly Active Oxidation Catalysts through Confining Pd Clusters on CeO2 Nano-Islands - raw data
Gashnikova, D.; Maurer, F.; Sauter, E.; Bernart, S.; Jelic, J.; Dolcet, P.; Maliakkal, C. B.; Wang, Y.; Wöll, C.; Studt, F.; Kübel, C.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J. D.
2024, Juli 16. doi:10.35097/PVkiykxrYcyhDLeP
Pd loading threshold for an efficient noble metal use in Pd/CeO2 methane oxidation catalysts
Zengel, D.; Marchuk, V.; Kurt, M.; Maurer, F.; Salcedo, A.; Michel, C.; Loffreda, D.; Aouine, M.; Loridant, S.; Vernoux, P.; Störmer, H.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2024. Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 358, Art.-Nr.: 124363. doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.124363
Highly Active Oxidation Catalysts through Confining Pd Clusters on CeO₂ Nano‐Islands
Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Gashnikova, D.; Maurer, F.; Sauter, E.; Bernart, S.; Jelic, J.; Dolcet, P.; Maliakkal, C. B.; Wang, Y.; Wöll, C.; Studt, F.; Kübel, C.; Casapu, M.
2024. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 63 (35), e202408511. doi:10.1002/anie.202408511
A laboratory scale fast characterizing feedback loop for optimizing technical emission control catalysts
Delrieux, T.; Sharma, S.; Maurer, F.; Dolcet, P.; Lausch, M.; Zimina, A.; Cárdenas, C.; Lott, P.; Casapu, M.; Sheppard, T. L.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2024. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, 9 (11), 2868–2881. doi:10.1039/D4RE00168K
A laboratory scale fast feedback characterization loop for optimizing coated catalysts for emission control - Raw data
Delrieux, T.; Sharma, S.; Maurer, F.; Dolcet, P.; Lausch, M.; Zimina, A.; Cardenas, C.; Lott, P.; Casapu, M.; Sheppard, T.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2024, Juni 12. doi:10.35097/SIMRazQvMFmcyCnX
Unlocking the Mysteries of Technical Catalyst Deactivation: A View from Space
Sharma, S.; Maurer, F.; Lott, P.; Sheppard, T. L.
2024. ChemCatChem, 16 (14), Art.-Nr.: e202301655. doi:10.1002/cctc.202301655
Opportunities and limitations of metal additive manufacturing of structured catalytic converters
Mehdipour, F.; Delrieux, T.; Maurer, F.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Klahn, C.; Dittmeyer, R.
2024. Catalysis Communications, 187, 106873. doi:10.1016/j.catcom.2024.106873
Identifying the Structure of Supported Metal Catalysts Using Vibrational Fingerprints from Ab Initio Nanoscale Models
Salcedo, A.; Zengel, D.; Maurer, F.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Michel, C.; Loffreda, D.
2023. Small, 19 (34). doi:10.1002/smll.202300945
Towards research data management with an electronic lab notebook in catalysis
Kornetzky, K.; Schulte, M.; Maurer, F.; Jung, N.; Chacko, R.; Deutschmann, O.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2023, März 15. 56. Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker (2023), Weimar, Deutschland, 15.–17. März 2023
One-pot synthesis of oxidation catalysts for emission control via solvent deficient precipitation
De Oliveira, A.; Czechowsky, J.; Maurer, F.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Wolf, M.
2023, März 15. 56. Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker (2023), Weimar, Deutschland, 15.–17. März 2023
Design of Single-Atom Catalysts and Tracking Their Fate Using Operando and Advanced X-ray Spectroscopic Tools
Sarma, B. B.; Maurer, F.; Doronkin, D. E.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2023. Chemical Reviews, 123 (1), 379–444. doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00495
Characterization of industrial relevant catalytic materials for emission control using x-ray absorption spectroscopy
Struzek, S.; Delrieux, T.; Zimina, A.; Goncalves, D. S.; Czechowsky, J.; Maurer, F.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2022, September 5. German conference for research with synchrotron radiation, neutrons and ion beams at large facilities (SNI 2022), Berlin, Deutschland, 5.–7. September 2022
New opportunities of synchrotron light for unraveling dynamics and bridging the complexity scales in catalysis
Maurer, F.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2022, September 5. German conference for research with synchrotron radiation, neutrons and ion beams at large facilities (SNI 2022), Berlin, Deutschland, 5.–7. September 2022
Systematic investigation on the effect of ceria morphology on the sintering and redispersion behavior of Pd and Pt nanoparticles
Dolcet, P.; Giacinto, A. D.; Maurer, M.; Czechowski, J.; Maurer, F.; Gross, S.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2022, August 29. 12th International Congress on Catalysis and Automotive Pollution Control (CAPoC 2022), Brüssel, Belgien, 29.–31. August 2022
Activation of Pt/CeO2 catalysts under applied conditions: from powder catalysts to monoliths
Maurer, F.; Struzek, S.; Delrieux, T.; Lott, P.; Casapu, M.; Deutschmann, O.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2022, August 29. 12th International Congress on Catalysis and Automotive Pollution Control (CAPoC 2022), Brüssel, Belgien, 29.–31. August 2022
Evolution of Pd single site catalysts supported on CeO2 under CO oxidation conditions monitored by operando XAS and DRIFT spectroscopy
Gashnikova, D.; Maurer, F.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2022, August 29. 12th International Congress on Catalysis and Automotive Pollution Control (CAPoC 2022), Brüssel, Belgien, 29.–31. August 2022
Structural dynamics of highly dispersed Pt single sites supported on CeO2 for oxidation reactions
Dolcet, P.; Maurer, F.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2022, August 30. 12th International Congress on Catalysis and Automotive Pollution Control (CAPoC 2022), Brüssel, Belgien, 29.–31. August 2022
Spatially resolved characterization and conversion measurements on Pt/CeO2 based oxidation catalysts for emission control under realistic conditions
Struzek, S.; Delrieux, T.; Maurer, F.; Lott, P.; Tomin, S.; Casapu, M.; Koch, T.; Deutschmann, O.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2022, Juni 28. 55. Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker (2022), Weimar, Deutschland, 27.–29. Juni 2022
Noble metal particle size and support morphology effects on emission control by mono and bimetallic catalysts
Casapu, M.; Dolcet, P.; De Giacinto, A.; Maurer, M.; Czechowsky, J.; Maurer, F.; Gross, S.; Behrens, S.; Studt, F.; Türk, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2022, Juni 29. 55. Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker (2022), Weimar, Deutschland, 27.–29. Juni 2022
Dynamic Structural Evolution of Ceria-Supported Pt Particles: A Thorough Spectroscopic Study
Wang, J.; Sauter, E.; Nefedov, A.; Heißler, S.; Maurer, F.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Wang, Y.; Wöll, C.
2022. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 126 (21), 9051–9058. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c02420
Tracking the evolution of Pt single site catalysts during CO oxidation using QEXAFS, HERFD-XANES and MCR-ALS as advanced tools
Maurer, F.; Dolcet, P.; Gänzler, A.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2022, März 30. 14th International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation (SRI 2022), Online, 28. März–1. April 2022
Exhaust gas aftertreatment of lean-burn engines: importance an elucidation of the noble metal-support interaction by operando spectroscopy. Dissertation
Maurer, F.
2022, Februar 14. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Surface Noble Metal Concentration on Ceria as a Key Descriptor for Efficient Catalytic CO Oxidation
Maurer, F.; Beck, A.; Jelic, J.; Wang, W.; Mangold, S.; Stehle, M.; Wang, D.; Dolcet, P.; Gänzler, A. M.; Kübel, C.; Studt, F.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2022. ACS catalysis, 12, 2473–2486. doi:10.1021/acscatal.1c04565
Time and spatially resolved operando QEXAFS studies during activation of Pt/CeO2 for low tem-perature oxidation catalysis
Maurer, F.; Lott, P.; Murzin, V.; Betz, B.; Votsmeier, M.; Vernoux, P.; Loridant, S.; Bornmann, B.; Frahm, R.; Deutschmann, O.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2022, Januar 25. European XFEL Users’ Meeting / DESY Photon Science Users’ Meeting (2022), Online, 21.–28. Januar 2022
Insights into the Structural Dynamics of Pt/CeO Single-Site Catalysts during CO Oxidation
Dolcet, P.; Maurer, F.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2021. Catalysts, 11 (5), Art.-Nr. 617. doi:10.3390/catal11050617
Tracking the structure of Pt single sites on CeO₂ and their CO, C₃H₆ and CH₄ oxidation activity
Maurer, F.; Jelic, J.; Wang, J.; Gänzler, A.; Dolcet, P.; Wöll, C.; Wang, Y.; Studt, F.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2021, März 19. 54. Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker (2021), Online, 16.–19. März 2021
Spatiotemporal Investigation of the Temperature and Structure of a Pt/CeO₂ Oxidation Catalyst for CO and Hydrocarbon Oxidation during Pulse Activation
Maurer, F.; Gänzler, A.; Lott, P.; Betz, B.; Votsmeier, M.; Loridant, S.; Vernoux, P.; Murzin, V.; Bornmann, B.; Frahm, R.; Deutschmann, O.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2021. Industrial & engineering chemistry research, 60 (18), 6662–6675. doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.0c05798
Tracking the evolution of Pt single sites on CeO2
Dolcet, P.; Maurer, F.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2021. ESRF Highlights 2020, 123–125
Tracking the formation, fate and consequence for catalytic activity of Pt single sites on CeO2
Maurer, F.; Jelic, J.; Wang, J.; Gänzler, A.; Dolcet, P.; Wöll, C.; Wang, Y.; Studt, F.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2020. Nature catalysis, 3, 824–833. doi:10.1038/s41929-020-00508-7
Exploiting the dynamic properties of Pt on ceria for low-temperature CO oxidation
Ferré, G.; Aouine, M.; Bosselet, F.; Burel, L.; Cadete Santos Aires, F. J.; Geantet, C.; Ntais, S.; Maurer, F.; Casapu, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Epicier, T.; Loridant, S.; Vernoux, P.
2020. Catalysis science & technology, 10 (12), 3904–3917. doi:10.1039/d0cy00732c
Unravelling the active Pt species supported on CeO2 for CO oxidation by UHV-FTIR and HERFD-XAS
Maurer, F.; Wang, J.; Gänzler, A.; Casapu, M.; Wöll, C.; Wang, Y.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2019, August. 14th European Congress on Catalysis (EuropaCat 2019), Aachen, Deutschland, 18.–23. August 2019
DFT study of Pt on CeO₂ under oxidizing and reducing conditions
Jelic, J.; Gänzler, A.; Maurer, F.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Studt, F.
2019, August. 14th European Congress on Catalysis (EuropaCat 2019), Aachen, Deutschland, 18.–23. August 2019
Rationally improving Pt/CeO2 oxidation catalysts using time and space resolved operando QEXAFS and IR-thermography
Maurer, F.; Gänzler, A. M.; Casapu, M.; Votsmeier, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2019, März. 52. Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker (2019), Weimar, Deutschland, 13.–15. März 2019
Unravelling the Different Reaction Pathways for Low Temperature CO Oxidation on Pt/CeO2 and Pt/Al2O3 by Spatially Resolved Structure–Activity Correlations
Gänzler, A. M.; Casapu, M.; Doronkin, D. E.; Maurer, F.; Lott, P.; Glatzel, P.; Votsmeier, M.; Deutschmann, O.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2019. The journal of physical chemistry letters, 10 (24), 7698–7705. doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b02768
Tuning the Pt/CeO Interface by in Situ Variation of the Pt Particle Size
Gänzler, A. M.; Casapu, M.; Maurer, F.; Störmer, H.; Gerthsen, D.; Ferré, G.; Vernoux, P.; Bornmann, B.; Frahm, R.; Murzin, V.; Nachtegaal, M.; Votsmeier, M.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2018. ACS catalysis, 8 (6), 4800–4811. doi:10.1021/acscatal.8b00330