Patents

Synthesis and Use of Nanocrystalline Zeolites, US patent application no. 11/379015, filed 4/17/06

2008

Adsorption of Chromate on Amino-Functionalized Nanocrystalline Silicalite-1, Karna Barquist, Sarah C. Larsen*, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, in press.

Transition Metal and Organic Functionalization of Hollow Zeolite Structures, Ramasubramanian Kanthasamy, Karna Barquist and Sarah C. Larsen*, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, in press.

Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO₂ with Ammonia using Nanocrystalline NaY and CuY Zeolites, Sherrie Elzey, Anamika Mubayi, Vicki H. Grassian, Sarah C. Larsen*, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 2008, 285, 48-57.

Silicalite Nanoparticles that Promote Transgene Expression, Megan E. Pearce, Benjamin Mai, Namhoon Lee, Sarah C. Larsen*** and Aliasger K. Salem, Nanotechnology, 2008, 19 175103-175109.

Brightening the Science Curriculum with Semiconducting Nanocrystals, Russell Larsen, Norbert Pienta and Sarah C. Larsen**, Book Chapter in Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education, 2008, Eds. Aldrin E. Sweeney & Sudipta Seal, American Scientific Publishers.

ATR-FTIR spectroscopy in the undergraduate chemistry laboratory. Part II: a physical chemistry laboratory experiment on surface adsorption, Jennifer D. Schuttlefield, Sarah C. Larsen**, Vicki H. Grassian, J. Chem. Edu., 2008, 85, 282-284.

2007

Solid-State MAS NMR Studies of Sulfonic Acid-Functionalized SBA-15, Ramasubramanian Kanthasamy, Isa K. Mbaraka, Brent H. Shanks, Sarah C. Larsen*, Applied Magnetic Resonance, 2007, 32, 513-526.

Nanocrystalline Zeolites and Zeolite Structures: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications, Sarah C. Larsen*, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2007, 111, 18464-18474.

Visible Light Photoreduction of Cr(VI) in Aqueous Solution Using Iron-Containing Zeolite Tubes, R. Kanthasamy, Sarah C. Larsen*, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2007, 100, 340-349.

Adsorption, Desorption and Thermal Oxidation of 2-CEES on Nanocrystalline Zeolites, Shannon Stout, Sarah C. Larsen***, Vicki H. Grassian, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2007, 100, 77-86.

Brightening the Science Curriculum with Semiconducting Nanocrystals, Russell Larsen, Norbert Pienta and Sarah C. Larsen**, Book Chapter in press

Vanadyl Protein Complexes in Biological Magnetic Resonance, Vol 29. Metals in Biology: Applications of High Resolution EPR to Metalloenzymes, Editors, Graeme R. Hanson and Lawrence J. Berliner, Springer Publishers, Sarah C. Larsen*** and N. Dennis Chasteen, book chapter, in press.

2006

Adsorption and Thermal Oxidation of DMMP in Nanocrystalline NaY, Kevin Knagge, Matthew Johnson. Vicki H. Grassian, Sarah C. Larsen***, Langmuir, 2006, 22, 11077-11084.

Integration of a Communicating Science Module into an Advanced Chemistry Laboratory Course, Jessica Renaud, Christopher Squier, Sarah C. Larsen*, Journal of Chemical Education, 2006, 83, 1029-1031.

Self-Assembly of Colloidal Silicalite-1 and Copper Coated Silicalite-1 Nanocrystals, W. Song, V. H. Grassian, S.C. Larsen***, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2006, 88, 77-83.

2005

Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO₂ with Urea in Nanocrystalline NaY Zeolite, Gonghu Li, Conrad A. Jones, Vicki H. Grassian, Sarah C. Larsen***, Journal of Catalysis, 2005, 234, 401-413.

An FT-IR Study of NO₂, Reduction in Nanocrystalline NaY Zeolite: Effect of Zeolite Crystal Size and Adsorbed Water, G. Li, S. C. Larsen***, V.H. Grassian, Catalysis Letters, 2005, 103, 23-32.

Microscopic and Macroscopic Characterization of Organosilane Functionalized Nanocrystalline NaZSM-5, W. Song, J.F.Woodworth, V. H. Grassian, and S.C. Larsen***, Langmuir, 2005, 21, 7009-7014.

High Yield Method for Nanocrystalline Zeolite Synthesis, W. Song, V.H. Grassian, S.C. Larsen***, Chemical Communications, 2005, 2951-2953.

DFT Calculations of EPR Parameters of Transition Metal Complexes: Implications for Catalysis, Alexander Saladino and Sarah C. Larsen*, Catalysis Today, 2005, 105, 122-133.

Applications of Zeolites in Environmental Catalysis, S.C. Larsen*, Environmental Catalysis, 2005, Ed. Vicki H. Grassian, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Development of Improved Materials for Environmental Applications: Nanocrystalline NaY Zeolites, Weiguo Song, Gonghu Li, Vicki H. Grassian, Sarah C. Larsen***, Environmental Science and Technology, 2005, 39, 1214-1220.

Development of Nanocrystalline Zeolites as Environmental Catalysts, Y, H. Alwy, G. Li, V.H. Grassian, and S.C. Larsen***, Nanotechnology and the Environment, Ed. B. Karn, ACS Symposium Series 890, American Chemical Society, Washington DC, 2005. pp. 277-283.

A Magnetic Resonance Investigation of Vanadia and Vanadium-Molybdenum Gels Synthesized with Peroxovanadate Precursors, J.W. Wiench, C.J. Fontenot, J. Woodworth, G.L. Schrader***, M. Pruski*** and S.C.Larsen***, Journal of Physical Chemistry, 2005, 109, 1756-1762.

Catalytic reduction of NO₂ in Nanocrystalline NaY zeolite, Gonghu Li, Sarah C. Larsen***, Vicki Grassian, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 2005, 227, 25-35.

2004

Two-dimensional Pulsed EPR Studies of Vanadium-Exchanged Zeolites, James Woodworth, Michael K. Bowman, Sarah C. Larsen***, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2004, 108, 16128-16134.

Synthesis, Characterization and Adsorption Properties of Nanocrystalline ZSM-5, W. Song, R. E. Justice, C.A. Jones, V. H. Grassian, S.C. Larsen***, Langmuir, 2004, 20, 8301-8306.

Hexagonal, Hollow, Aluminum-Containing ZSM-5 Tubes Prepared From Mesoporous Silica Templates, W. Song, R. Kanthasamy, V. H. Grassian, S.C. Larsen*, Chemical Communications, 2004, 1920-1921.

Size-dependent Properties of Nanocrystalline Silicalite Synthesized with Systematically varied Crystal Sizes, W. Song, R.E. Justice, C. A. Jones, V.H. Grassian, S.C.Larsen***, Langmuir, 2004, 20, 4696-4702.

Solid State NMR Studies of Reactions of Urea and Nitric Oxide on FeZSM-5 and HZSM-5, Conrad A. Jones, Donald Stec, and Sarah C. Larsen*, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 2004, 212, 329-336.

Environmental Catalysts Based on Nanocrystalline Zeolites, V.H. Grassian and S.C. Larsen, The Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2004, Ed. James Schwarz, Cristian Contescu and Karol Putyera, Marcel Dekker Inc.

2003

Photooxidation of Hydrocarbons in Cation-Exchanged Zeolites, Vicki H. Grassian and Sarah C. Larsen***, Handbook of Photochemistry and Photobiology, Volume 3 Supramolecular Photochemistry, edited by Hari Singh Nalwa, American Scientific Publishers, California, 2003, pp. 451-492.

The Effect of Spin Orbit Coupling on Cu²⁺ Hyperfine Coupling Constants, Alexander Saladino and Sarah C. Larsen*, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2003, 107, 5583-5587.

DFT Calculations of Nitrogen Hyperfine and Quadrupole Coupling Constants in Oxovanadium(IV) Complexes, Alexander Saladino and Sarah C. Larsen*, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2003, 107, 4735-4740.

Density Functional Theory Calculations of the EPR Parameters for VO²⁺ Complexes, Alexander Saladino and Sarah C. Larsen*, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2003, 107, 1872-1878.

Photooxidation of Cyclohexane and Cyclohexene in BaY, G. Li, M. Xu, S.C. Larsen***, V.H. Grassian, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 2003, 194, 169-180.

2002

A Computational Study of the Effect of the Imidazole Ring Orientation on the EPR Parameters for Vanadyl-Imidazole Complexes, Alexander Saladino and Sarah C. Larsen*, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2002, 106, 10444-10451.

¹³C and ¹⁵N Solid State NMR Study of the Reactions of Acetone Oxime Adsorbed on Fe-ZSM-5, Conrad Jones and Sarah C. Larsen*, Catalysis Letters, 2002, 78, 243-249.

2001

A Kinetic Study of the Thermal and Photochemical Partial Oxidation of Cyclohexane with Molecular Oxygen in Zeolite Y, R.G. Larsen, A.C. Saladino, T.A. Hunt, J.E. Mann, M. Xu, V.H. Grassian, and S.C. Larsen***, Journal of Catalysis, 2001, 204, 440-449.

DFT Calculations of Proton Hyperfine Coupling Constants for [VO(H₂O)₅]²⁺: Comparison with Proton ENDOR Data, Sarah C. Larsen*, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2001, 105, 8333-8338.

Combining Theory and Experiment to Interpret the EPR Spectra of VO²⁺ -Exchanged Zeolites, Patrick J. Carl, Sara Isley, and Sarah C. Larsen*, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2001, 105, 4563-4573.

2000

¹⁵N Solid State NMR Study of the Reactions of Propane or Propene, ¹⁵NO and Oxygen on Na-, H-, and CuZSM-5, Jianjun Wu and Sarah C. Larsen*, Catalysis Letters, 2000, 70, 43-50.

Characterization of Ruthenium-Exchanged Zeolites (Beta, Y and ZSM-5) By EPR Spectroscopy, Patrick J. Carl, and Sarah C. Larsen*, Journal of Catalysis, 2000, 196, 352-361.

Interpretation of the EPR Spectra of Nitrogen-Containing Compounds Adsorbed on Copper-Exchanged Zeolites, Patrick J. Carl, Sandy Baccam and Sarah C. Larsen*, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2000, 104, 8848-8854.

An EPR Study of Copper-Exchanged Zeolites: The Effects of g Strain with Correlated g and A, Si/Al Ratio, and Copper Loading, Patrick J. Carl, and Sarah C. Larsen*, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2000, 104, 6568-6575.

Photooxidation of Toluene and Para-Xylene in Cation-Exchanged Zeolites X, Y, ZSM-5 and Beta: The Role of Zeolite Physicochemical Properties in Product Yield and Selectivity, A.G. Panov, R.G. Larsen, N.I. Totah, S.C. Larsen*** and V. H. Grassian, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2000, 104, 5706-5714.

Photooxidation of Toluene in Cation-Exchanged Zeolites, Y. Xiang, V.H. Grassian, S.C. Larsen***, Green Chemical Syntheses and Processes, ACS Symposium Series 767 Ed. P.T. Anastas, L.G. Heine, and T.C. Williamson, American Chemical Society, 2000, pp. 206-216.

1999

CO Adsorption as a Probe of Acid Sites and the Electric Field in Alkaline Earth-Exchanged Zeolite Beta Using FTIR and ab initio Quantum Calculations, Ping Li, Yan Xiang, Vicki H. Grassian, Sarah C. Larsen***, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 1999, 103, 5058-5062.

Photooxidation of 1-Alkenes in Zeolites, Yan Xiang, Sarah C. Larsen***, Vicki H. Grassian, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1999, 121, 5063-5072.

Variable-Temperature Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Studies of Copper-Exchanged Zeolites, Patrick J. Carl and Sarah C. Larsen, Journal of Catalysis, 1999, 182, 208-218.

Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Acetone Oxime Adsorbed on HZSM-5 and CuZSM-5, Jianjun Wu and Sarah C. Larsen*, Journal of Catalysis, 1999, 182, 244-256.

1997

Selective Photooxidation in Zeolites X, Y and ZSM-5, K.B. Myli, S.C. Larsen*** and V.H. Grassian, Catalysis Letters, 1997, 48, 199-202.