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Selim Senkan

RECENT PAPERS

Duan, S; Kahn, M; Senkan, S. "High-throughput nanoparticle catalysis: Partial oxidation of propylene." Combinatorial Chem. & High Throughput Screening, 10 (2): 111-119 FEB 2007.

Soyer, S; Uzun, A; Senkan, S; Onal, I. "A quantum chemical study of nitric oxide reduction by ammonia (SCR reaction) on V2O5 catalyst surface." Catalysis Today, 118 (3-4): 268-278 DEC 15 2006.

Senkan, S; Kahn, M; Duan, S; Ly, A; Leidhom, C. "High-throughput metal nanoparticle catalysis by pulsed laser ablation." Catalysis Today, 117 (1-3): 291-296 SEP 30 2006.

Onal, I; Soyer, S; Senkan, S. "Adsorption of water and ammonia on TiO2-anatase cluster models." Surface Science, 600 (12): 2457-2469 JUN 15 2006.

Duan, S; Senkan, S. "Catalytic conversion of ethanol to hydrogen using combinatorial methods."
Industrial & Eng. Chem. Res, 44 (16): 6381-6386 AUG 3 2005.

Inal, F; Senkan, SA. "Effects of oxygenate concentration on species mole fractions in premixed n-heptane flames." Fuel, 84 (5): 495-503 MAR 2005. 

Krantz, K; Senkan, S. "Systematic evaluation of monometallic catalytic materials for lean-burn NOx reduction using combinatorial methods." Catalysis Today, 98 (3): 413-421 DEC 1 2004.

Senkan, S., S. Ozturk, K. Krantz, et al., "Photoionization Detection (PID) as a High Throughput Screening Tool in Catalysis," Appl. Catal. A-Gen., 254 (1):97-106 (Nov. 10, 2003).

Miyazaki, T., S. Ozturk, I. Onal, et al., "Selective Oxidation of Propylene to Propylene Oxide using Combinatorial Methodologies," Catal. Today, 81(3):473-484 (Jun 30, 2003).

Inal F., G. Tayfur, T.R. Melton, S.M. Senkan, “Experimental and artificial neural network modeling study on soot formation in premixed hydrocarbon flames,” Fuel, 82 (12): 1477-1490 AUG 2003.

Granata., S., T. Faravelli, E. Ranzi, N. Olten, S. Senkan, “Kinetic modeling of counterflow diffusion flames of butadiene,” Combustion and Flame, 131 (3): 273-284 NOV 2002.

Inal, F., S.M. Senkan, “Effects of equivalence ratio on species and soot concentrations in premixed N-heptane flames,” Combustion and Flame, 31 (1-2): 16-28 OCT 2002.

Inal, F., S.M. Senkan, “Effects of Oxygenate Additives on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbonos (PAHs) and Soot Formation,” Combust. Sci. Technology, 174 (9):1-19 (Sep. 2002).

Ozturk, S., S. Senkan, “Discovery of New Fuel-lean NO Reduction Catalyst Leads Using Combinatorial Methodologies,” Appl. Catal. B – Environ, 38 (3), 243-248 (2002).

Olten, N., S. Senkan, “Effect of Oxygen Addition on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Formation in 1,3 Butadiene Counter-Flow Diffusion Flames,” Combust. Flame, 125 (1-2), 1032-1039 (2001).

Rodemerck, U., O. Buyevskaya, P. Claus, S. Senkan, M. Baerns, “High-throughput Synthesis and Screening of Catalytic Materials – Case Study on the Search for a Low-temperature Oxidation Catalyst for Concentration Propane,” Chem. Eng. J., 81 (103), 3-11 (2001).

Senkan, S., “Combinatorial Heterogeneous Catalysis – A New Path in an Old Field,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 40 (2), 312-329 (2001).

Smirniotis, P., S. Senkan , “Environmental catalysis – Preface,” Catalysis Today, 62 (4): 279-279 NOV 25 2000

Olten, N., S. M. Senkan, “On-Line Measurements of the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) in Counter flow Ethylene Diffusion Flame,” Combust. Sci. Tech., 159, 1-16 (2000).

Krantz, K., S. Ozturk, S. Senkan, “Application of Combinatorial Catalysis to the Selective Reduction of NO by C₃H₆,” Catalysis Today, 62 (4), 281-289 (2000).

Senkan, S., A. Ly, “Resonance Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization as a Diagnostic Tool in Glow Discharge Plasmas,” J. Vac. Sci. Tech. B, 18 (3), 1364-1368 (2000).

Melton, T. R., F. Inal, S. Senkan, “The Effects of Equivalence Ratio on the Formation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Soot in Premixed Butane Flames,” Comb. Flame, 121 (4), 671-678 (2000).

Ozturk, S., I. Onal, S. Senkan, “Partial Oxidation of Methane on SiO₂ (Quartz) Surface - A Quantum Chemical Study,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 39 (2), 250-258 (2000).

Senkan, S., K. Krantz, S. Ozturk, I. Onal, “High Throughput Testing of Heterogeneous Catalyst Libraries Using Array Microreactors and Mass Spectrometry,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 38 (18), 2794-2799 (1999).

Olten, N., S. Senkan, “Formation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in an Atmospheric Pressure Ethylene Diffusion Flame,” Combust. Flame, 118 (3), 500-507 (1999).

Senkan, S. M., S. Ozturk, “Discovery and Optimization of Heterogeneous Catalysts Using Combinatorial Chemistry,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 38 (6), 791-795 (1999).

Senkan, S. M., “High-throughput Screening of Solid-State Catalyst Libraries,” Nature, 394 (6691), 350-353 (1998).

Marinov, N. M., W. J. Pitz, C. K.Westbrook, A. M.Vincitore, M. J. Castaldi, S. Senkan, “Aromatic and Polyaromatic Hydrocarbon Formation in a Laminar Premixed n-Butane Flame,” Combust. Flame, 114 (1-2), 192-213 (1998).

Vincitore, A. M., S. Senkan, “Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Formation in Opposed Flow Diffusion Flames of Ethane,” Combust. Flame, 114 (1-2), 259-266 (1998).

Chan, K. Y., F. Inal, S. Senkan, “Suppression of Coke in the Steam Pyrolysis of Alkanes: Ethane and Propane,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 37 (3), 901-907 (1998).

Castaldi, M. J., S. Senkan, “Real-time, Ultrasensitive Monitoring of Air Toxics by Laser Photoionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry,” J. Air and Waste Mgmt., 48 (1), 77-81 (1998).

Senkan, S. M., S. C. Deskin, “A Continuous-purge Pulsed Valve Suitable for High-Temperature Applications,” Rev. Sci. Instrum., 68 (11), 4286-4287 (1997).

Onal, I., S. Senkan, “Quantum Chemical Study of the Catalytic Oxidative Coupling of Methane,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 36 (10), 4028-4032 (1997).

Huang, J. W., I, Onal, S. M. Senkan, “Formation of Trace Byproducts in the Premixed Flames of CH₃Cl/C₂H₄,” Environ. Sci. Technol., 31 (5), 1372-1381 (1997).

Gittins, C. M., M. J. Castaldi, S. M. Senkan et al., “Real-time Quantitative Analysis of Combustion-generated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Resonance-enhanced Multiphoton Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry,” Anal. Chem, 69 (3), 286-293 (1997).

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