Kristiaan Helfferich

PhD candidate
Utrecht University

Department

Materials Chemistry & Catalysis

Contact information

Room
4th floor open office, David de Wied building

Email address
k.h.helfferich@uu.nl

Key expertises

heterogeneous catalysis, catalyst preparation, bimetallic catalysts, transmission electron microscopy

About me

I’m a passionate researcher, enjoying the field of catalyst preparation and characterization with electron microscopy. In my free time I enjoy doing sports such as windsurfing, cycling, running and squash.

About my research

In my project I try to improve bimetallic catalysts preparation. Often I synthesize catalysts to subsequently study them with transmission electron microscopy.

I enjoy working together, whether collaborating with a fellow researcher or in supervision of students. Through my research I hope to contribute to a more sustainable chemical industry by producing more efficient catalysts.

Academic career

PhD candidate
2020 - 2024: PhD candidate in the group of Materials Chemistry and Catalysis at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Under the supervision of Prof. P.E. de Jongh.

Multilateral Project (Catalyst synthesis studied in real-time with spatially resolved TEM and EDX).

Master student
2018 - 2020: Master research on electroreduction of CO₂ in the group of Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis at Utrecht University, under the supervision of Prof. P.E. de Jongh”

ARC CBBC publications

Insight into the influence of Re and Cl on Ag catalysts in ethylene epoxidation

C. Keijzer, P. Weide, K. Helfferich, J. Zieciak, M. de Ridder, R. Dalebout, T. Lohr, J. Lockemeyer, P. van den Brink and P. de Jongh

Preparing uniform supported Pd-Ni catalysts with citrate-assisted impregnation

K. Helfferich, C. Fabrie, J. Meeldijk, G. Tierney, J. van der Hoeven, P. van den Brink, K. de Jong, P. de Jongh