Liam Thomas
Cardiff University
5 Papers
27 Citations
Liam Thomas is an academic researcher from Cardiff University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Catalysis & Chemistry. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 5 publications.
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Papers
CO adsorption over Pd nanoparticles: A general framework for IR simulations on nanoparticles
Constantinos D. Zeinalipour-Yazdi,Constantinos D. Zeinalipour-Yazdi,David J. Willock,Liam Thomas,Karen Wilson,Adam F. Lee +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, a DFT-based analysis of the CO vibrational spectra over catalytic nanoparticles under high coverages/pressures is discussed from an infrared (IR) spectra perspective.
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The conversion of levulinic acid into γ-valerolactone using Cu–ZrO2 catalysts
Daniel R. Jones,Sarwat Iqbal,Satoshi Ishikawa,Satoshi Ishikawa,Christian Reece,Liam Thomas,Peter J. Miedziak,David J. Morgan,Jennifer K. Edwards,Jonathon K. Bartley,David J. Willock,Graham J. Hutchings +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of a range of catalyst preparation parameters, namely molar Cu/Zr ratio, calcination temperature and the ageing time of the precipitates, were systematically investigated for hydrogenation of levulinic acid to give γ-valerolactone (GVL).
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A density functional study of oxygen vacancy formation on α-Fe2O3(0001) surface and the effect of supported Au nanoparticles
TL;DR: In this paper, the defect formation energy of gold metal nanoparticles supported on the α-Fe2O3(0001) surface has been investigated and it was shown that the presence of a metal particle substantially reduced the defect energy for surface oxygen vacancies in the oxide support.
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The direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide over Au and Pd nanoparticles: A DFT study
Nishtha Agarwal,Liam Thomas,Ali Nasrallah,Mala A. Sainna,Simon J. Freakley,Jennifer K. Edwards,C. Richard A. Catlow,Graham J. Hutchings,Stuart Hamilton Taylor,David J. Willock +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors use DFT calculations to discuss the direct synthesis of H2O2 from H2(g) and O2g and use this understanding to identify the important surface species derived from dioxygen.
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xNi–yCu–ZrO2 catalysts for the hydrogenation of levulinic acid to gamma valorlactone
Daniel R. Jones,Sarwat Iqbal,Liam Thomas,Satoshi Ishikawa,Satoshi Ishikawa,Christian Reece,Peter J. Miedziak,David J. Morgan,Jonathan K. Bartley,David J. Willock,Wataru Ueda,Wataru Ueda,Graham J. Hutchings +12 more
- 21 Feb 2018
TL;DR: In this article, a series of xNi-yCu-ZrO2 catalysts with a consistent metal loading of 50% but varying Ni and Cu composition were prepared by an oxalate gel precipitation method and tested for LA hydrogenation.
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