General Information
NameProf. Miron Landau
DepartmentDepartment of Chemical Engineering
Emailmlandau@bgu.ac.il
Academic RankProfessor


Education

  

      M.Sc            1970        Moscow State University, Chemical Faculty

                                          Physical Chemistry

                                          Title of Thesis:”Adsorption and catalytic properties of

                                          Phosphoglucomutase on silica support” (Advisor:

                                          Prof. O.M.Poltorak)

      D.Sc.            1977       Moscow State University, Chemical Faculty,

                                          Physical  Chemistry

                                          Title of Thesis: “ Effect of zeolite type and modification on

                                          activity and sulfur resistance of Pd-zeolite catalysts in

                                          aromatics hydrogenation”   (Advisor: Dr.V.Ya. Kruglikov)

   

Research Interests

 Development and characterization of novel catalytic materials: refractory oxides with tailored texture parameters and modified surface chemistry, zeolite nanocrystals, stabilized in mesoporous matrix, mesoporous molecular sieves with tailored structure, pore size, and surface chemical functionality, catalytic phases dispersions located inside the nanotubes of mesoporous silicas and carbons, anchored molecular catalysts etc. Efficient heterogeneous catalysts compositions and their preparation methods for petroleum refining processes, petrochemostry and production of fine chemicals.
   

Research Abstract