Laurens Mandemaker

Postdoctoral Fellow
Employed since: September 2016
Email: l.d.b.mandemaker@uu.nl
Room: David de Wied 4th floor study area

Research

Research

Surface nanobubbles are nanoscopic gaseous objects, which are formed mainly on hydrophobic surfaces. Although many catalytic processes taken place at the solid-liquid-gas interface, the implications of surface nanobubbles in the field of heterogeneous catalysis are totally not explored. A prominent example where surface nanobubbles may play a role is the catalytic hydrogenation of biomass-derived chemicals. In this project, we will develop a high-temperature, high-pressure Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)-Vibrational Spectroscopy set-up to investigate the one pot hydrogenation reaction of levulinic acid into pentanoic acid over Ru/H-ZSM-5. To enable a detailed AFM investigation large coffin-shaped ZSM-5 crystals will be investigated and the presence and properties of the surface nanobubbles will be studied as a function of the surface roughness and Si/Al ratio (i.e., changing surface hydrophilicity). The latter will be realized by applying different post-treatments, while altering the hydrogenation conditions may affect the stability of the formed surface nanobubbles.

C.V.

C.V.

2016-present:
PhD candidate under supervision of prof.dr.ir. Bert Weckhuysen at the faculty of Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Utrecht University. Focus of research: “Can We Observe Surface Nanobubbles during Biomass Catalysis on Zeolite Surfaces?: An Operando AFM-Vibrational Spectroscopy Study”

2014 – 2016:
Master’s degree in “Nanomaterials: Chemistry & Physics”., Utrecht University, Netherlands.
Thesis entitled: “The Methanol-to-Olefins Reactions: the Influence of Water Studied by in situ Spectroscopy”.

2011-2014:
Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Utrecht University, Netherlands.
Thesis entitled: “Shape Selectivity in zeolites: Accessibility of zeolite pores by fluorescent organic probes”

1992:
Born in de Bilt, Netherlands (9th of October)

News

03 November 2022

Publication in Angewandte Chemie: Review of techniques to study nano plastics

On October 21, 2022, Laurens Mandemaker and Florian Meirer published a review in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Angewandte Chemie investigating the different micro-spectroscopic techniques available specifically for the detection of […]

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Publications

Wijten, J H J; Mandemaker, L D B; van Eeden, T C; Dubbeld, J E; Weckhuysen, B M

In Situ Study on Ni–Mo Stability in a Water-Splitting Device: Effect of Catalyst Substrate and Electric Potential Journal Article

In: ChemSusChem, 2020, (cited By 0).

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Mandemaker, L D B; Rivera-Torrente, M; Delen, G; Hofmann, J P; Lorenz, M; Belianinov, A; Weckhuysen, B M

Nanoweb Surface-Mounted Metal–Organic Framework Films with Tunable Amounts of Acid Sites as Tailored Catalysts Journal Article

In: Chemistry - A European Journal, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 691-698, 2020, (cited By 5).

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Amirilargani, M; Yokota, G N; Vermeij, G H; Merlet, R B; Delen, G; Mandemaker, L D B; Weckhuysen, B M; Winnubst, L; Nijmeijer, A; de Smet, L C P M; Sudhölter, E J R

Melamine-Based Microporous Organic Framework Thin Films on an Alumina Membrane for High-Flux Organic Solvent Nanofiltration Journal Article

In: ChemSusChem, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 136-140, 2020, (cited By 1).

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Amirilargani, M; Yokota, G N; Vermeij, G H; Merlet, R B; Delen, G; Mandemaker, L D B; Weckhuysen, B M; Winnubst, L; Nijmeijer, A; de Smet, L C P M; Sudhölter, E J R

Melamine-Based Microporous Organic Framework Thin Films on an Alumina Membrane for High-Flux Organic Solvent Nanofiltration Journal Article

In: ChemSusChem, 2019, (cited By 0).

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Wijten, J H J; Riemersma, R L; Gauthier, J; Mandemaker, L D B; Verhoeven, M W G M T; Hofmann, J P; Chan, K; Weckhuysen, B M

Electrolyte Effects on the Stability of Ni−Mo Cathodes for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Journal Article

In: ChemSusChem, vol. 12, no. 15, pp. 3491-3500, 2019, (cited By 13).

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Brand, R P; Mandemaker, L D B; Delen, G; Rijnveld, N; Weckhuysen, B M

Behavior of a Metal Organic Framework Thin-Film at Elevated Temperature and Pressure as Studied with an Autoclave-Inserted Atomic Force Microscope Journal Article

In: ChemPhysChem, vol. 19, no. 18, pp. 2397-2404, 2018, (cited By 3).

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Fu, D; Schmidt, J E; Pletcher, P; Karakiliç, P; Ye, X; Vis, C M; Bruijnincx, P C A; Filez, M; Mandemaker, L D B; Winnubst, L; Weckhuysen, B M

Uniformly Oriented Zeolite ZSM-5 Membranes with Tunable Wettability on a Porous Ceramic Journal Article

In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, vol. 57, no. 38, pp. 12458-12462, 2018, (cited By 8).

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Mandemaker, L D B; Filez, M; Delen, G; Tan, H; Zhang, X; Lohse, D; Weckhuysen, B M

Time-Resolved in Situ Liquid-Phase Atomic Force Microscopy and Infrared Nanospectroscopy during the Formation of Metal-Organic Framework Thin Films Journal Article

In: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, vol. 9, no. 8, pp. 1838-1844, 2018, (cited By 11).

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Delen, G; Ristanović, Z; Mandemaker, L D B; Weckhuysen, B M

Mechanistic Insights into Growth of Surface-Mounted Metal-Organic Framework Films Resolved by Infrared (Nano-) Spectroscopy Journal Article

In: Chemistry - A European Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 187-195, 2018, (cited By 26).

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