Professor Robbie Burch OBE

Yablonsky, G.S., Pilasombat, R., Breen, J.P., Burch, R. and Hengrasmee, S.
Cycles Across an Equilibrium: A Kinetic Investigation of the Reverse and Forward WGS Reaction over a 2%Pt/CeO₂ Catalyst (Experimental Data and Qualitative Interpretation)
Chem. Eng. Sci. 65, 2010, 2325–2332.

Lopez-Haro, M., Delgado, J.J., Eloy del Rio, J.M.C., Bernal, S., Burch, R., Cauqui, M.A., Trasobares, S., rez-Omil, J.A.P., Bayle-Guillemaud, P. and Calvino, J.J.
Bridging the Gap between CO Adsorption Studies on Gold Model Surfaces and Supported Nanoparticles.
Angew. Chem. 122, 2010, 2025 –2029.

Burch, R., Golunski, S.E. and Gladden, L.F.
Studies of Precious Metal Catalysts in the CARMAC Programme
Platinum Metals Review 2010, 137–146.

Breen, J.P., Burch, R. and Hill, CJ
NOx storage during H₂ assisted selective catalytic reduction of NOx reaction over a Ag/Al₂O₃ catalyst
Catalysis Today, 145, 2009, 34-37.

Inceesungvorn, B., Meunier, F.C., Hardacre, C., Burch R. and Griffin, K. Selective catalytic reduction of O₂ with excess H₂ in the presence of C₂H₄ or C₃H₆
Chem. Commun., 2008, 6212–6214.

Meunier, F.C., Yablonsky, G., Reid, D., Shekhtman, S.O., Hardacre, C., Burch, R. and Lazman, M.
Negative apparent kinetic order in steady-state kinetics of the water gas shift reaction over a Pt-CeO₂ catalyst.
Catalysis Today, 138, 2008, 216-221.

Namba, T., Meunier, F.C., Hardacre, C., Breen, J.P., Burch, R., Masukawa, S., Uchisawa, J. and Obuchi, A.
Formation of ammonia during the NO-H₂ reaction over Pt/ZrO₂.
J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 2008, 18157-18163.

Breen, J.P., Burch, R., Fontaine-Gautrelet, C., Hardacre, C. and Rioche, C.
Insight into the key aspects of the regeneration process in the NOx storage reduction (NSR) reaction probed using fast transient kinetics coupled with isotopically labelled (NO)- N¹⁵ over Pt and Rh-containing Ba/Al₂O₃ catalysts.
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 81, 2008, 150-159.

McLaughlin, L., Novakova, E., Burch, R. and Hardacre, C.
Hydrogenation/hydrogenolysis of disulfides using sulfided Ni/Mo catalysts.
Applied Catalysis A: General 340, 2008, 162-168.

Crawford, P., Burch, R., Hardacre, C., Hindle, K.T., Hu, P. and Rooney, D.W.
The energetics of tetrahydrocarbazole aromatization over Pd(111): a computational analysis.
J. Chem. Phys. 128, 2008, 105104-105109.

Shekhtman, S.O., Goguet, A., Burch, R., Hardacre, C. and Maguire, N.
CO multipulse TAP studies of 2% Pt/CeO₂ catalyst: influence of catalyst pretreatment and temperature on the number of active sites observed.
J. Catalysis 253, 2008, 303-311.

Breen, J.P., Burch, R., Kulkarni, M., McLaughlin, D., Collier, P.J., Golunski, S.E.
Improved selectivity in the toluene alkylation reaction through understanding and optimising the process variables.
Applied Catalysis A, 316 2007, 53-60.

Burch, R.
Gold catalysts for pure hydrogen production in the water-gas shift reaction: activity, structure and reaction mechanism.
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 8, 2006, 5483-5500.

Tibiletti, D., Meunier, F.C., Goguet, A., Reid, D., Burch, R., Boaro, M., Vicario, M., Trovarelli, A.
An investigation of possible mechanisms of the water-gas shift reaction over a ZrO₂-supported Pt catalyst.
Journal of Catalysis, 244, 2006, 183-191.

Tibiletti, D., Goguet, A., Reid, D., Meunier, F.C. and Burch, R.
On the need to use steady-state or operando techniques to investigate reaction mechanisms: An in situ DRIFTS and SSITKA-based study example.
Catal. Today, 113, 2006, 94-101.

Yeung, C.M.Y., Meunier F., Burch, R., Thompsett, D. and Tsang, S.C.
Comparison of new microemulsion prepared Pt-in-ceria catalysts with conventional Pt-on-ceria catalyst for water gas shift reaction.
J. Phys. Chem. B Letters 110, 2006, 8540-8543.

Goguet, A., Shekhtman, S.O., Burch, R., Hardacre, C., Meunier, F. and Yablonsky, G.S.
Pulse-response TAP studies of the reverse water-gas shift reaction over a Pt/CeO₂ catalyst
J. Catalysis 237, 2006, 102-110

Tibiletti, D., Amieiro-Fonseca, A., Burch, R., Chen, Y., Fisher, J.M., Goguet, A., Hardacre, C., Hu, P. and Thompsett,D.
DFT and in situ EXAFS investigation of gold/cerie-zirconia low-temperature water gas shift catalysts: Identification of the nature of the active form of gold.
J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 2005, 22553-22559

Breen, J.P., Burch, R., Hardacre, C. and Hill, C.J.
Structural Investigation of the Promotional Effect of Hydrogen during the Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx with Hydrocarbons over Ag/Al₂O₃ Catalysts
J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 2005, 4805-4807.

Rioche, C., Kulkarni, S., Meunier, F.C., Breen J.P. and Burch, R.
Steam reforming of model compounds and fast pyrolysis bio-oil on supported noble metal catalysts.
Appl. Catal. B: Environmental 61, 2005, 130-139

Meunier F.C., Tibiletti, D., Goguet, A., Reid, D. and Burch, R.
On the reactivity of carbonate species on a Pt/ceria catalyst under various reaction atmospheres: Application of the isotopic exchange technique.
Appl. Catal. A:General 289, 2005, 104-112

Goguet, A., Meunier, F.C., Tibiletti, D., Breen, J.P. and Burch, R.
Spectrokinetic investigation of reverse water gas shift reaction intermediates over a Pt/CeO₂ catalyst
J. Phys. Chem. B108, 2004, 20240-20246.

Burch, R.
Knowledge and know-how in emission control for automotive applications
Catalysis Reviews: Science and Engineering 46, 2004, 271-334.

Tibiletti, D., Goguet, A., Meunier, F.C., Breen, J.P. and Burch, R.
On the importance of steady-state isotopic techniques for the investigation of the mechanism of the reverse water-gas-shift reaction.
Chem. Commun. 2004, 1636-1637

Goguet, A., Meunier, F., Breen, J.P., Burch, R., Petch, M.I., and Ghenciu, A.F.
Study of the origin of the deactivation of a Pt/CeO₂ catalyst during reverse water gas shift (RWGS) reactio
J. Catal. 226, 2004, 382-392

Burch, R., Daniells, S.T., Breen, J.P. and Hu, P.
A combined transient and computational study of the dissociation of N₂O on platinum catalysts
J. Catal. 224, 2004, 252-260

Active-site coating for molecular discrimination in heterogeneous catalysis
Collier P, Golunski S, Malde C, Breen J and Burch R
J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 12414-12415

Low-temperature catalytic decomposition of N₂O on platinum and bismuth-modified platinum:
identification of active sites
Burch R, Attard G.A., Daniells S.T., et al.
Chem. Commun., 2002, 22, 2738-2739

A review of the selective reduction of NOx with hydrocarbons under lean-burn conditions with
non-zeolitic oxide and platinum group metal catalysts.
Burch, R., Breen, J.P. and Meunier, F.C.
Appl. Catal. B: Environmental, 2002, 39, 283-303.

N₂O and NO₂ formation on Pt(111): a density functional theory study.
Burch, R., Daniells, S.T. and Hu, P.
J. Chem. Phys., 2002, 117, 2902-2908

Metal-catalysed steam reforming of ethanol in the production of hydrogen for fuel cell applications.
Breen, J.P., Burch, R. and Coleman, H.M.
Appl. Catal. B: Environmental, 2002, 39, 65-74

An investigation of catalysts for the on board synthesis of NH₃. A possible route to low temperature NOx reduction for lean-burn engines.
Breen, J.P., Burch, R. and Lingaiah, N.
Catal. Letts., 2002, 79, 171-174.