Prof Michael Scurrell

Position:
Qualification: BSc, PhD, DSc, FRSC, CChem, MSACI
Department: Chemistry
Phone: 011 717 7616
Email: michael.scurrell@wits.ac.za
Room: 101

Research Interests

Heterogeneous catalysis and surface chemistry. Catalysis by gold, activation and conversion of small hydrocarbons, characterization of surfaces and catalysts, fabrication of nanostructured materials

Publications

A Beck A Horvath Gy Tolani O Geszti M S Scurrell L Guczi
Colloidal composites in the preparation of catalytic systems
Topics in Catal 52 (2009) 912

K Mallick M J Witcomb M S Scurrel A Strydoml
Paramagnetic polyaniline spheres
Chem Phys Lett 494 (2010) 232

K M Parida N Sahu P Mohapatra M S Scurrell
Low temperature CO oxidation over gold supported on iron-titania
J Molec Catal A 319 (2010) 92

R U Islam M J Witcomb M S Scurrell W van Otterlo K Mallick
In situ synthesis of a Pd-poly(1,8-diaminonaphthalene) nanocomposite. An efficient catalyst for Hech reactions
Catal Commun 12 (2010) 116

K Mallick M J Witcomb M S Scurrell A Strydom
Optical, microscopic and low temperature electrical properties of one-dimensional gold-polyaniline composite networks
J Phys D: Appl Phys 42 (2009) 095409

R Sakthivel T Ntho M J Witcomb M S Scurrell
Carbon monoxide oxidation over anatase titania-supported gold: Effect of nitrogen doping
Catal Lett 130 (2009) 341

S M Tembe G Patrick M S Scurrell
Acetic acid production by selective oxidation of ethanol using Au catalysts supported on various metal oxides
Gold Bull 42 (2009) 321

K Mallick K Mondal M J Witcomb A Deshmukh M S Scurrell
Catalytic activity of a soft composite material: Nanoparticle location-activity relationship
Mater Sci Engng B- Adv Funct Solid-State Mater 150 (2008) 43

R U Islam M J Witcomb M S Scurrell E van der Lingen W van Otterlo K Mallick
Conjugated polymer stabilized palladium nanopartivles as a versatile catalyst for Suzuki cross-coupling reactions for both
aryl and heteroaryl bromide systems
Catal Sci Technol 1 (2011) 308

R U Islam M J Witcomb E van der Lingen M S Scurrell W van Otterlo K Mallick
In situ synthesis of a palladium-polyaniline hybrid catalyst for a Suzuki coupling reaction
J Organometall Chem 696 (2011) 2210

D Barrett P Franklyn M S Scurrell
Variable temperature study of Au and Au-Pt nanoparticles on selected oxide supports
Mater Res Soc Symp Proc 1279 (2010) 11