Dr.ir. Michiel Makkee (associate professor): graduated in Chemical Engineering with a specialisation in Organic Chemistry 1980) and received his PhD in Organic Chemistry, Biotechnology and Catalysis (1984) both at the TU Delft in the Faculty of Chemical Engineering.

He is the inventor of the process intensification by the combination of enzymatic conversion and heterogeneous hydrogenation in a one pot approach.

He joint Exxon Chemicals (1984) and was active in zeolite catalysis, hydrotreating, crystallisation, process evaluation, and safety.

In 1990 he was nominated as associate professor in the group of Industrial Catalysis (headed by Prof.Dr. Jacob A. Moulijn, now chaired by prof. dr. Freek Kapteijn).

His research can be characterised as giving solutions to the some of the current challenges in society. As examples can be given:

• Conversion of CFC (chlorofluorocarbons) into useful and valuable products,
• Diesel soot abatement technologies for which diesel engine will have mandatory closed filters in 2009 (euro 5),
• Optimal performances of FCC-operations for gasoline production,
• Optimal performances of Hydrotreating units in the oil refinery,
• Gold catalysis for epoxidation of propene, oxidation of CO, and Watergas shift,
• Chemical vapour deposition in catalyst design 
• Introduction of new Aftertreatment systems in greenhouses,
• New smart processes in the biomass conversions.

I am involved in research by several PhD students and post-docs, on topics as

1. Micropacked-bed reactors (Nathalie Marquez, Daniel van Herk, with Michiel Kreutzer)
2. Hydrodesulphurization (Daniel van Herk, Pedro Castano Sanchez, with Michiel Kreutzer)
3. High temperature hydrodesulphurisation (Bandar al Solami)
4. Oxidative desulphurisation (Xiao Ding Xu)
5. CO₂ mild oxidant for dehydrogenation reactions (Christian Nederlof with University of Groningen)
6. Sulfur chemistry in FCC operation (T.V. Mallesrawa Rao)
7. Sulfur adsorption from fuel (Gael Brule)
8. Diesel soot oxidation with NOx storage catalysts (Arkady Kustov).
9. Methane oxidation in tail gases (Xiao Ding Xu).
10. Smart processes in biomass conversion (Jianrong Li)

Teaching: Courses at Delft University

• Chemical process technology B.Sc.
• Hydrocarbon processing in the oil refinery B.Sc./M.Sc.

Experience

He is co-author in more than 150 international refereed papers, co-inventor in more than 15 patents, co-promoter in > 20 PhD students, supervisor of >140 Master students. He is co-author in the book on Chemical Process Technology (over 5000 copies have been sold) and is used in > 8 universities. He is member of:

• Board of Oil and Gas Technology of the Royal Dutch Institute of Engineers,
• Royal Dutch Chemical Society,
• Society of Automotive Engineers,
• American Chemical Society
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Membership of Professional societies

• Royal Dutch Chemical Society
• Royal Dutch Society of Engineers
• Board of Gas- and Oil Technology section
• Society of Automotive Engineers
• American Chemical Society
• American Chemical Engineers

Book

J. A. Moulijn, M. Makkee and A. E. van Diepen
Chemical process technology
Wiley, West Sussex, 2001, 453 pp.

 

Key Publications

Makkee, M., Kieboom A.P.G., Bekkum, van H. and Roels, J.A
Simultaneous action of a bio- and chemo-catalyst in the preparation of D-mannitol
J. Chem. Soc. Commun. 1980, 930

 

Makkee, M., Bekkum, H. van, Kieboom, A. P. G.
Glucose-isomerase-catalyzed D-glucose-d-fructose interconversion - mechanism and reactive species
Recl.Trav.Chim.Pays-Bas  1984, 103, 361-364

 

Moene, R., Boon, H. Th., Schoonman, J., Makkee, M., Moulijn, J. A.

Coating of activated carbon with silicon carbide by chemical vapour deposition

Carbon1996, 34, 567-579.

 

Neeft, J. P. A., Makkee, M., Moulijn, J. A.

Catalysts for the oxidation of soot from diesel exhaust gases. I. An exploratory study

Appl.Catal.B: Env.1996, 8, 57-78.

 

Wiersma, A., Sandt, E. J. A. X. van de, Hollander, M. A. den, Bekkum, H van, Makkee, M., Moulijn, J A.

Comparison of the performance of activated carbon supported noble metal catalysts in the hydrogenolysis of CCl ₂F₂

J.Catal.1998, 177, 29-39.

 

Nijhuis, T. A., Huizinga, B. J., Makkee, M., Moulijn, J. A.

Direct epoxidation of propene using gold dispersed on TS-1 and other titanium containing supports

Ind.Eng.Chem.Res.1999, 38, 884-891.

 

Hollander, M. A. den, Makkee, M., Moulijn, J. A.

Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC): activity in the (milli)seconds range in an entrained flow reactor

Appl.Catal.A: Gen.1999, 187, 3-12.

 

Mul, G., Zwijnenburg, A., Linden, B. van der, Makkee, M., Moulijn, J. A.

Stability and selectivity of Au/TiO₂ and Au/TiO₂/SiO₂ catalysts in propene epoxidation: An in situ FT-IR study

J.Catal.2001, 201, 128-137.

 

Setten, B. A. A. L. van, Makkee, M., Moulijn, J. A.

Science and technology of catalytic diesel particulate filters

Catal.Rev.- Sci.Eng.2001, 43, 489-564.

 

Zwijnenburg, A., Goossens, A., Sloof, W. G., Craje, M. W. J., Kraan, A. M. van der, Jongh, L. J. de, Makkee, M., Moulijn, J. A.

XPS and Mössbauer characterization of Au/TiO2 propene epoxidation catalysts

Journal of physical chemistry B2002, 106, 9853-9862.

 

Gulijk, C. van, Marijnissen, J. C. M., Makkee, M., Moulijn, J. A., Schmidt-Ott, A.

Measuring diesel soot with a scanning mobility particle sizer and an electrical low-pressure impactor: performance assessment with a model for fractal-like agglomerates

J.Aerosol Science2004, 35, 633-655.

 

Setiabudi, A., Chen, J., Mul, G., Makkee, M., Moulijn, J. A.

CeO2 catalysed soot oxidation - The role of active oxygen to accelerate the oxidation conversion

Appl.Catal.B: Env.2004, 51, 9-19.

 

Bueno-López, A., Krishna, K., Makkee, M., Moulijn, J. A.

Enhanced soot oxidation by lattice oxygen via La3+ -doped CeO2

J.Catal.2005, 230, 237-248.

 

Daniells, S. T., Overweg, A. R., Makkee, M., Moulijn, J. A.

The mechanism of low-temperature CO oxidation with Au/Fe203 catalysts: a combined Mössbauer, FT-IR, and TAP reactor study

J.Catal.2005, 230, 52-65.

 

Dupain, X., Makkee, M., Moulijn, J. A.

Optimal conditions in fluid catalytic cracking: a mechanistic approach

Appl.Catal.A: Gen.2006, 297, 198-219.

 

Krishna, K., Bueno-Lopez, A., Makkee, M., Moulijn, J.A.

Potential rare-earth modified CeO2 catalyst for soot oxidation; part I Characterisation and catalytic activity with O2

Appl.Catal.B. Env.2007, 75, 191-202