Applied chemistry research group
Head of the research group
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TalTech priority area
Overview
The research group’s competencies include: Co-valorization of CO₂ and oil shale intocatalysts and adsorbents for chemicalindustry. Application of said catalysts to oxidationof organic sulfur and relevant adsorbents to adsorb sulfurous compounds form liquidhydrocarbon streams. Extracting added value from mining wasteand process waters via selective removalof required metals. In cooperation with the Industrial Chemistry group, research into oxidative valorization ofkerogen is conducted.
Research group member
Doctoral students
Research classification (Frascati)
Keyword
metal-organic framework
CO₂ adsorption and utilization (CCSU)
heterogeneous catalysis
adsorption
liquid separation
oil shale as raw material for chemical industry
mechanochemistry
Related projects
- Barghi, B., Jürisoo, M., Volokhova, M., Seinberg, L., Reile, I., Mikli, V., Niidu, A. Process optimization for catalytic oxidation of dibenzothiophene over UiO-66-NH2 by using a response surface methodology // ACS omega (2022) vol. 7, 19, p. 16288-16297 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c05965 - Parve, J., Kudryashova, M., Shalima, T., Villo, L., Ferschel, M., Niidu, A., Liblikas, I., Reile, I., Aav, R., Gathergood, N., Vares, L., Pehk, T., Parve, O. Stereoselective Synthesis of γ-(Acyloxy)Carboxylic Acids and γ-Lactones Features the Switch of Stereopreference of CalB Along Sodium γ-Hydroxycarboxylate Homologues // European journal of organic chemistry (2023) vol. 26, 3, art. e202201329.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202201329 - Kaldas, K., Niidu, A., Preegel, G., Uustalu, J. M., Muldma, K., Lopp, M. Aspects of kerogen oxidative dissolution in subcritical water using oxygen from air // Oil shale (2021) 3, p. 199-214 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2021.3.02 - Pihl, O., Khaskhachikh, V., Kravetskaja, J., Niidu, N., Siirde, A. Co-pyrolysis of Estonian oil shale with polymer wastes // ACS omega (2021) vol. 6, 47, p. 31658–31666 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c04188 - Barghi, B., Niidu, A., Karimzadeh, R. The effect of water and zinc loading on LPG catalytic cracking for light olefin production using Response Surface Methodology // Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences (2021) vol. 70, 2, p. 135-147 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.3176/proc.2021.2.01 - Hernandez, J.G., Halasz, I., Crawford, D.E., Niidu, A. et al. European research in focus : mechanochemistry for sustainable industry (COST Action MechSustInd) // European journal of organic chemistry (2020) vol. 2020, 1, p. 8-9 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201901718 - Angerhofer, A., Mittelette, S., Mohamed, S., Moores, A., Mortera-Carbonell, A. J., Nagapudi, K., Niidu, A., Puccetti, F., Stahorsky, M., Vugrin, L. et al. Kinetics and basic understanding : general discussion // Faraday Discussions (2023) vol. 241, p. 306-340.
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2FD90082C - Niidu, A., Grénman, H., Muldma, K., Kaldas, K., Mikli, V., Lopp, M. Behavior of Estonian oil shale in acidic oxidative conditions // Frontiers in Chemical Engineering (2022) vol. 4, art. 590115.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fceng.2022.590115 - Balaž, M., Laurencin, D., Mack, J., Maini, L., Mazzeo, P. P., Mohamed, S., Nagapudi, K., Niidu, A., Vainauskas, J., Zuffa, C. et al. Shear processes and polymer mechanochemistry : general discussion // Faraday Discussions (2023) vol. 241, p. 466-484.
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2FD90084J - Niidu, A. A potential route towards new methods for extracting value from shale oil side stream // Oil shale (2019) vol. 36, 2S, p. 128–141 : ill.
http://www.kirj.ee/public/oilshale_pdf/2019/issue_2S/OS-2019-2S-128-141.pdf https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2019.2S.04 - Pihl, O., Niidu, A., Merkulova, N., Fomitšov, M., Siirde, A., Tšepelevitš, M. Gas-chromatographic determination of sulfur compounds in the gasoline fractions of shale oil and oil obtained from used tires // Oil shale (2019) vol. 36, 2S, p. 188–196 : ill.
http://www.kirj.ee/public/oilshale_pdf/2019/issue_2S/OS-2019-2S-188-196.pdf https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2019.2S.09 - Mets, B., Lopp, M., Uustalu, J.M., Muldma, K., Niidu, A., Kaldas, K. A two-step model for assessing the potential of shale-derived chemicals by oxidation of kukersite // Oil shale (2023) vol. 40, 4, p. 344-362.
https://doi.org/10.3176/oil.2023.4.04 - Barghi, B., Mõistlik, T., Raag, A., Volokhova, M., Reile, I., Seinberg, L., Mikli, V., Niidu, A. Deep oxidative desulfurization of planar compounds over functionalized metal-organic framework UiO-66(Zr): An optimization study // ACS omega (2024) vol. 9, 22, p. 23329-23338.
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