Professor Robert Mokaya
OBE FRS
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Emeritus Professor of Chemistry
Professor of Materials Chemistry
- Profile
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Professor Robert Mokaya OBE FRS joined the University of Sheffield in 2024 as Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor from the University of Nottingham where he was Pro Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement. Robert received his B.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Nairobi in 1988 after which he spent a year working for Unilever in Kenya. He was awarded his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in 1992. In 1992 he was elected to a Research Fellowship at Trinity College, Cambridge and in 1996 was awarded an EPSRC Advanced Fellowship. He was appointed to a lectureship in Materials Chemistry at Nottingham in 2000, was promoted to Reader in Materials Chemistry in 2005, and to Professor of Materials Chemistry in 2008. He is a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award holder (2017-2022). He was appointed OBE in 2022 for services to the Chemical Sciences and was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 2023. He is President-Elect of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2024 2026) and will be President for the period 2026 to 2028.
- Research interests
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The design, synthesis and characterisation of novel porous materials and the study of their structure- property relations is the focus of our research interests. The materials currently under investigation are those which may find use as solid state catalysts, adsorbents (especially for sustainable energy storage applications), molecular sieves and as hosts in the preparation of advanced composite materials. Of particular interest are templated porous solids and materials prepared via valorisation routes that are simple and sustainable. Examples are (i) zeolite templated carbons that replicate the structure of microporous zeolites, (ii) mesoporous molecular sieves (MMS) prepared via the 'Liquid Crystal Templating' (LCT) mechanism in which supramolecular assemblies of surfactant serve as components of the template for the formation of solid inorganic frameworks, and (iii) porous carbons generated via activation and carbonisation routes that encompass valorisation.
- Publications
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Journal articles
- . Journal of Energy Storage, 123, 116818-116818.
- . Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 988, 119135-119135.
- . Interface Focus, 14(4).
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12(32), 21025-21040.
- . ChemistrySelect, 7(40).
- . Structural Chemistry, 33(4), 1257-1269.
- . Journal of Fluorescence, 31(4), 1177-1190.
- . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46(12), 8607-8620.
- . Inorganica Chimica Acta, 515, 120048-120048.
- . ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12(22), 24883-24894.
- . Waste and Biomass Valorization, 11(6), 2935-2947.
- . Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 290, 109668-109668.
- . ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11(47), 44390-44398.
- . Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 78, 186-197.
- . Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 7(3), 103093-103093.
- . Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 7(2), 102962-102962.
- . Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 8(3), 699-710.
- . ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10(2), 1623-1633.
- . ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 4(9), 4710-4716.
- . Chemistry of Materials, 28(3), 994-1001.
- . Nano Energy, 16, 173-185.
- . Advanced Energy Materials, 5(22).
- . Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 211, 113-123.
- . ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 3(7), 1658-1667.
- . Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 195, 258-265.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2(28), 10960-10960.
- . Catalysis Today, 227, 171-178.
- . ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 6(3), 1902-1908.
- . RSC Advances, 3(39), 17677-17677.
- . Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 179, 151-156.
- . ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 5(12), 5639-5647.
- . Progress in Natural Science: Materials International, 23(3), 308-316.
- . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 116(49), 25734-25740.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22(43), 23141-23141.
- . Chemistry of Materials, 24(22), 4450-4458.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22(36), 18872-18872.
- . Advanced Functional Materials, 22(4), 827-834.
- . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 36(24), 15658-15663.
- . Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 110, 50-57.
- . Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 144(1-3), 140-147.
- . Energy & Environmental Science, 4(8), 2930-2930.
- . Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 143(1), 104-114.
- . Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 142(2-3), 716-724.
- . Advanced Energy Materials, 1(4), 678-683.
- . Advanced Energy Materials, 1(3), 356-361.
- . Chemistry of Materials, 23(9), 2491-2498.
- . Energy & Environmental Science, 4(4), 1400-1400.
- . Advanced Energy Materials, n/a-n/a.
- . Carbon, 49(3), 844-853.
- . Chemical Vapor Deposition, 16(10-12), 322-328.
- . Energy & Environmental Science, 3(11), 1773-1773.
- . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 114(25), 11314-11319.
- . Nanoscale, 2(5), 639-639.
- . Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131(45), 16493-16499.
- . Chemistry of Materials, 21(17), 4080-4086.
- . Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 156(1), A1-A1.
- . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 112(39), 15157-15162.
- . Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 113(1-3), 378-384.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 18(12), 1383-1383.
- . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 112(7), 2764-2769.
- . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 112(5), 1455-1462.
- . Journal of Catalysis, 252(1), 1-10.
- . Chemistry of Materials, 19(25), 6317-6322.
- . Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 106(1-3), 147-154.
- . Chemical Communications(45), 4749-4749.
- . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 111(27), 10035-10039.
- . Journal of the American Chemical Society, 129(6), 1673-1679.
- . Applied Catalysis A: General, 313(1), 106-111.
- . Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 94(1-3), 295-303.
- . The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 110(37), 18424-18431.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 16(33), 3417-3417.
- . Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128(33), 10745-10753.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 16(18), 1751-1751.
- . Catalysis Today, 114(2-3), 287-292.
- . The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 110(18), 9122-9131.
- . Chemical Communications(17), 1839-1839.
- . ChemInform, 37(12).
- . Chemistry of Materials, 18(5), 1141-1148.
- . The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 110(9), 3889-3894.
- . Chemistry of Materials, 18(1), 140-148.
- . Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 86(1-3), 69-80.
- . Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 86(1-3), 231-242.
- . Advanced Materials, 17(23), 2791-2792.
- . Advanced Materials, 17(23), 2789-2791.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 15(30), 3126-3126.
- . Chemistry of Materials, 17(17), 4502-4508.
- . Chemistry of Materials, 17(6), 1553-1560.
- . The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 109(11), 5079-5084.
- . Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127(2), 790-798.
- . Chemical Communications(2), 210-210.
- . The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 108(50), 19293-19298.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 14(23), 3427-3427.
- . Advanced Materials, 16(17), 1553-1558.
- . Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 74(1-3), 179-188.
- . Chemistry of Materials, 16(20), 3877-3884.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 14(16), 2507-2507.
- . The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 108(31), 11361-11367.
- . Advanced Materials, 16(11), 886-891.
- . Advanced Materials, 16(8), 727-732.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 14(7), 1212-1212.
- . Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 68(1-3), 1-10.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 14(5), 863-863.
- . Chemistry of Materials, 16(2), 263-269.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 13(12), 3112-3112.
- . The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 107(29), 6954-6960.
- . Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 42(23), 2639-2644.
- . Angewandte Chemie, 115(23), 2743-2748.
- . Chemical Communications(7), 860-861.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 13(4), 657-659.
- . Chemical Communications(1), 92-93.
- New Insights into the Spatial Distribution of Aluminium in Various Mesoporous Aluminosilicates. ChemPhysChem, 3(10), 892-896.
- . Journal of the American Chemical Society, 124(36), 10636-10637.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 12(10), 3027-3033.
- Alumination Pathways to Mesoporous Aluminosilicates with High-Temperature Hydrothermal Stability. ChemPhysChem, 3(4), 360-363.
- . Chemical Communications(20), 2100-2101.
- . Applied Catalysis A: General, 218(1-2), 211-217.
- . Chemical Communications(12), 1092-1093.
- . Chemical Communications(11), 1016-1017.
- . Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 44-45, 119-127.
- . Chemical Communications(10), 933-934.
- . Chemical Communications(7), 633-634.
- Diffusion effects in formation process of mesoporous molecular sieve MCM-44. PROGRESS IN NATURAL SCIENCE-MATERIALS INTERNATIONAL, 11(1), 33-39.
- Diffusion effects in formation process of mesoporous molecular sieve MCM-41. Progress in Natural Science, 11(1), 38-39.
- . ChemInform, 31(8).
- Synthesis of Mesoporous Aluminosilicates with Enhanced Stability and Ion-Exchange Capacity via a Secondary Crystallization Route. Advanced Materials, 12(22), 1681-1685.
- . Chemical Communications(19), 1891-1892.
- . Chemical Communications(16), 1541-1542.
- . The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 104(34), 8279-8286.
- . Journal of Catalysis, 193(1), 103-107.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 10(5), 1139-1145.
- . ChemInform, 30(12).
- . The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 103(46), 10204-10208.
- . Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 1(19), 4669-4672.
- . Angewandte Chemie, 111(19), 3079-3083.
- . Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 38(19), 2930-2934.
- . Chemical Communications(1), 51-52.
- . Journal of Catalysis, 186(2), 470-477.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 9(2), 555-561.
- . Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 1(1), 207-213.
- . ChemInform, 29(45).
- . Chemical Communications(17), 1839-1840.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 8(12), 2819-2826.
- . ChemInform, 28(17).
- . Catalysis Letters, 49(1/2), 87-94.
- . Journal of Catalysis, 172(1), 211-221.
- . Chemical Communications(22), 2185-2186.
- . Catalysis Letters, 37(1-2), 113-120.
- . Chemical Communications(8), 981-981.
- . Chemical Communications(8), 983-983.
- . ChemInform, 26(44).
- . Journal of Catalysis, 153(1), 76-85.
- . Journal of Porous Materials, 1(1), 97-110.
- . Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications(8), 929-929.
- . Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 111(1), 157-163.
- . Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 70(3), 241-244.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry, 3(4), 381-381.
- . MRS Proceedings, 233.
- . Energy & Environmental Science, 17(9), 3060-3076.
- . Energy & Environmental Science, 17(14), 5024-5038.
- . Materials, 16(18), 6296-6296.
- . RSC Advances, 13(30), 20816-20829.
- . Materials Advances, 4(10), 2292-2300.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11(13), 6952-6965.
- . Materials Advances, 4(16), 3559-3571.
- . RSC Advances, 12(35), 22792-22805.
- . RSC Advances, 12(31), 20080-20087.
- . Materials Advances, 3(4), 1905-1930.
- . Energy Advances, 1(4), 216-224.
- . Materials Advances, 3(9), 3961-3971.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 10(26), 13744-13757.
- . Energy & Environmental Science, 15(11), 4710-4724.
- . Energy Advances, 1(12), 1009-1020.
- . Nature Communications, 12(1).
- . Sustainability, 13(1), 381-381.
- . Materials Advances, 2(18), 5997-6010.
- . Energy & Environmental Science, 14(3), 1618-1618.
- . New Journal of Chemistry, 44(30), 13108-13117.
- . Energy & Environmental Science, 13(9), 2967-2978.
- . Materials Advances, 1(9), 3267-3280.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7(29), 17466-17479.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6(38), 18701-18711.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6(46), 23569-23577.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6(26), 12393-12403.
- . Nature Communications, 8(1).
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5(24), 12330-12339.
- . Energy & Environmental Science, 10(12), 2552-2562.
- . Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 1(6), 1414-1424.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4(38), 14586-14594.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4(1), 280-289.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4(37), 14254-14266.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4(34), 13324-13335.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3(9), 5148-5161.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3(33), 17290-17303.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3(15), 7799-7809.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2(35), 14696-14696.
- . Energy & Environmental Science, 7(1), 427-434.
- . J. Mater. Chem., 22(1), 146-152.
- . J. Mater. Chem., 21(13), 4727-4732.
- . J. Mater. Chem., 20(2), 320-325.
- . Energy Environ. Sci., 3(2), 223-227.
- . J. Mater. Chem., 18(2), 235-241.
- . J. Mater. Chem., 16(4), 395-400.
Book chapters
- (pp. 217-264). Wiley
- , Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis (pp. 123-126). Elsevier
- , Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis (pp. 393-396). Elsevier
- , Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis (pp. 519-522). Elsevier
- , Series on Chemical Engineering (pp. 427-463). PUBLISHED BY IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS AND DISTRIBUTED BY WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING CO.
- , Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology (pp. 369-381). Elsevier
- , Encyclopedia of Separation Science (pp. 1610-1617). Elsevier
- , Multifunctional Mesoporous Inorganic Solids (pp. 425-432). Springer Netherlands
Conference proceedings
- Tailored carbon nanotube/titanium dioxide (CNT/TiO2) core-shell nanocomposites for photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic applications. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 243
- The Effect of Carbon Contents on Carbon Nanotubes - Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposites (CNTs/TiO2) and its Photo-Electro-Chemical Behaviour. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 6TH EUROPEAN MEETING ON SOLAR CHEMISTRY & PHOTOCATALYSIS: ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS (pp 173-173)
- . Topics in Catalysis, Vol. 52(8) (pp 1098-1104)
- . Nanoporous Materials (pp 283-292)
- . Nanoporous Materials (pp 293-302)
- (pp 565-572)
- (pp 125-132)
- (pp 573-580)
- (pp 435-438)
- (pp 141-150)
- . MRS Proceedings, Vol. 431
- ACID ACTIVATION OF CLAYS AND EFFECT ON ADSORPTION PROPERTIES. ION EXCHANGE PROCESSES : ADVANCES AND APPLICATIONS, Vol. 122 (pp 243-252)
- CHLOROPHYLL REMOVAL FROM OIL USING CLAYS AND PILLARED CLAYS. ION EXCHANGE PROCESSES : ADVANCES AND APPLICATIONS, Vol. 122 (pp 231-241)
- . Energy Environ. Sci., Vol. 7(4) (pp 1250-1280)
Other
- . Nature, 437(7063), 1243-1244.
Preprints
- , American Chemical Society (ACS).
- , Applied Energy Innovation Institute (AEii).
- , American Chemical Society (ACS).
- , Research Square Platform LLC.
- , Applied Energy Innovation Institute (AEii).
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