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Felix Herold

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Felix Herold

Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Natural Sciences

felix.herold@ntnu.no
Realfagbygget Gløshaugen, Trondheim
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About

2011 - 2016 Studies in Chemistry, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany

2017 - 2021 PhD in Chemical Technology, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany

2021 - 2024  Postdoc at the Department of Chemical Engineering, NTNU, Norway

2024 - 2025  Groupleader at the Institute for Power-to-X Technologies, FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

since 2025 Associate Professor in the Catalysis Group at the Department of Chemical Engineering, NTNU, Norway

Research stays:

2018 - Shenyang National Laboratory for Material Science, China

2023 - University of Cape Town, South Africa

2024 - Stanford University, USA

 

Research interests

  • Carbon materials in catalysis
  • Metal-support interactions
  • In situ spectroscopy
  • Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis
  • Hydrogenation/Dehydrogenation

 

Publications

Is Carbon Heteroatom Doping the Key to Active and Stable Carbon Supported Cobalt Fischer–Tropsch Catalysts?

Employing highly defined model catalysts and in situ characterization, we investigated the effect of N-, S-, and P-doping on carbon supported Co Fischer-Tropsch catalysts. Is heteroatom doping a good idea? ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 6673.

Composition effects of carbon surface oxide ensembles on activity and stability of carbon supported Co Fischer-Tropsch catalysts

In this study we investigated the introduction of carbon surface oxides to mitigate cobalt sintering, combining carbon model supports featuring various surface oxide profiles with size-defined Co nanoparticles. Appl. Catal., A, 2025, 694, 120165.

Controlled doping of carbon catalyst supports by atomic replacement via gasification-assisted heteroatom doping

In this study, we develop gasification-assisted heteroatom doping as a novel, broadly applicable post synthesis approach to exchange carbon surface atoms against heteroatoms while retaining the properties of the parental carbon. Carbon 2023, 207, 207.
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2025

  • Herold, Felix; Guldahl-Ibouder, Sahra Louise; Hein, Tamara; Schühle, Patrick; Rønning, Magnus. (2025) Composition effects of carbon surface oxide ensembles on activity and stability of carbon supported Co Fischer-Tropsch catalysts. Applied Catalysis A : General
    Academic article
  • Ellert, Abelina; Ding, Fei; Hutzler, Andreas; Herold, Felix; Piccirilli, Luca; Rønning, Magnus. (2025) Solvent-free phosphorus modification of Pt/Al<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> catalysts to improve dispersion and dehydrogenation activity. Applied Catalysis A : General
    Academic article
  • Herold, Felix; de Oliveira, Dominic; Baade, Göran; Friedland, Jens; Güttel, Robert; Claeys, Michael. (2025) Is Carbon Heteroatom Doping the Key to Active and Stable Carbon Supported Cobalt Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts?. ACS Catalysis
    Academic article
  • Etzold, Bastian J. M.; Hungsberg, Maximilian; Ebrahim-Moghaddam, Mahsa; Herold, Felix; Dahmen, Nicolaus; Studt, Felix. (2025) Energy Requirements for Sustainable Olefin Production From CO<inf>2</inf> via Electro- or Thermal Catalysis. Chemical Engineering & Technology
    Academic article

2024

  • Pazos Urrea, Monica; Meilinger, Simon; Herold, Felix; Gopakumar, Jithin; Tusini, Enrico; De Giacinto, Andrea. (2024) Aqueous Phase Reforming over Platinum Catalysts on Doped Carbon Supports: Exploring Platinum-Heteroatom Interactions. ACS Catalysis
    Academic article
  • Ellert, Abelina; Herold, Felix; Rønning, Magnus; Hutzler, Andreas; Piccirilli, Luca; Janssens, Ton V.W.. (2024) Phosphorus-modification of Pt/Al2O3 catalysts improves dispersion and cycloalkane dehydrogenation activity. Journal of Catalysis
    Academic article

2023

  • Pazos Urrea, Monica; Herold, Felix; Chen, de; Rønning, Magnus. (2023) Nitrogen-containing carbon nanofibers as supports for bimetallic Pt-Mn catalysts in aqueous phase reforming of ethylene glycol. Catalysis Today
    Academic article
  • Herold, Felix; Imhof, Timo; Roumeliotis, Paul; Schühle, Patrick; Ledendecker, Marc; Rønning, Magnus. (2023) Controlled doping of carbon catalyst supports by atomic replacement via gasification-assisted heteroatom doping. Carbon
    Academic article
  • Schultheis, Stephan E.; Herold, Felix; Koh, Ezra S.; Oefner, Niklas; Hungsberg, Maximilian; Drochner, Alfons. (2023) Iron supported on beaded carbon black as active, selective and stable catalyst for direct CO2 to olefin conversion. Catalysis communications
    Academic article

2022

  • Herold, Felix; Gläsel, Jan; Etzold, Bastian J. M.; Rønning, Magnus. (2022) Can Temperature-Programmed Techniques Provide the Gold Standard for Carbon Surface Characterization?. Chemistry of Materials
    Academic article

2021

  • Herold, Felix; Oefner, Niklas; Zakgeym, Dina; Drochner, Alfons; Qi, Wei; Etzold, Bastian J. M.. (2021) The High-Temperature Acidity Paradox of Oxidized Carbon: An in situ DRIFTS Study. ChemCatChem
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Herold, Felix; Guldahl-Ibouder, Sahra Louise; Hein, Tamara; Schühle, Patrick; Rønning, Magnus. (2025) Composition effects of carbon surface oxide ensembles on activity and stability of carbon supported Co Fischer-Tropsch catalysts. Applied Catalysis A : General
    Academic article
  • Ellert, Abelina; Ding, Fei; Hutzler, Andreas; Herold, Felix; Piccirilli, Luca; Rønning, Magnus. (2025) Solvent-free phosphorus modification of Pt/Al<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> catalysts to improve dispersion and dehydrogenation activity. Applied Catalysis A : General
    Academic article
  • Herold, Felix; de Oliveira, Dominic; Baade, Göran; Friedland, Jens; Güttel, Robert; Claeys, Michael. (2025) Is Carbon Heteroatom Doping the Key to Active and Stable Carbon Supported Cobalt Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts?. ACS Catalysis
    Academic article
  • Etzold, Bastian J. M.; Hungsberg, Maximilian; Ebrahim-Moghaddam, Mahsa; Herold, Felix; Dahmen, Nicolaus; Studt, Felix. (2025) Energy Requirements for Sustainable Olefin Production From CO<inf>2</inf> via Electro- or Thermal Catalysis. Chemical Engineering & Technology
    Academic article
  • Pazos Urrea, Monica; Meilinger, Simon; Herold, Felix; Gopakumar, Jithin; Tusini, Enrico; De Giacinto, Andrea. (2024) Aqueous Phase Reforming over Platinum Catalysts on Doped Carbon Supports: Exploring Platinum-Heteroatom Interactions. ACS Catalysis
    Academic article
  • Ellert, Abelina; Herold, Felix; Rønning, Magnus; Hutzler, Andreas; Piccirilli, Luca; Janssens, Ton V.W.. (2024) Phosphorus-modification of Pt/Al2O3 catalysts improves dispersion and cycloalkane dehydrogenation activity. Journal of Catalysis
    Academic article
  • Pazos Urrea, Monica; Herold, Felix; Chen, de; Rønning, Magnus. (2023) Nitrogen-containing carbon nanofibers as supports for bimetallic Pt-Mn catalysts in aqueous phase reforming of ethylene glycol. Catalysis Today
    Academic article
  • Herold, Felix; Imhof, Timo; Roumeliotis, Paul; Schühle, Patrick; Ledendecker, Marc; Rønning, Magnus. (2023) Controlled doping of carbon catalyst supports by atomic replacement via gasification-assisted heteroatom doping. Carbon
    Academic article
  • Schultheis, Stephan E.; Herold, Felix; Koh, Ezra S.; Oefner, Niklas; Hungsberg, Maximilian; Drochner, Alfons. (2023) Iron supported on beaded carbon black as active, selective and stable catalyst for direct CO2 to olefin conversion. Catalysis communications
    Academic article
  • Herold, Felix; Gläsel, Jan; Etzold, Bastian J. M.; Rønning, Magnus. (2022) Can Temperature-Programmed Techniques Provide the Gold Standard for Carbon Surface Characterization?. Chemistry of Materials
    Academic article
  • Herold, Felix; Oefner, Niklas; Zakgeym, Dina; Drochner, Alfons; Qi, Wei; Etzold, Bastian J. M.. (2021) The High-Temperature Acidity Paradox of Oxidized Carbon: An in situ DRIFTS Study. ChemCatChem
    Academic article

Outreach

2025

  • Academic lecture
    Herold, Felix; Rønning, Magnus. (2025) Shaping and Stabilizing the Active Phase: The Role of Surface Defects in Carbon-Supported Co Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts. DECHEMA 58. Annular German Catalysis Meeting , Weimar 2025-03-12 - 2025-03-14

2024

  • Academic lecture
    Herold, Felix; de Oliveira, Dominic; Claeys, Michael; Rønning, Magnus. (2024) Influence of carbon heteroatom doping on carbon supported cobalt Fischer-Tropsch catalysts. 57. Annular German Catalysis Meeting , Weimar 2024-03-13 - 2024-03-15
  • Academic lecture
    Herold, Felix; de Oliveira, Dominic; Claeys, Michael; Rønning, Magnus. (2024) Is Heteroatom Doping the Key to Stable and Active Carbon Supported Co Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts?”. National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology CARBOCAT X , Florence, Italy 2024-06-24 - 2024-06-26
  • Academic lecture
    Herold, Felix; Rønning, Magnus. (2024) Cobalt Catalyzed Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: Attempting to Identify the Optimal Carbon Catalyst Support. Arbeitskreis Kohlenstoff (German Carbon Group) Autumn Meeting of the German Carbon Group , Erlangen, Germany 2024-09-25 - 2024-09-26
  • Academic lecture
    Ellert, Abelina; Herold, Felix; Hutzler, Andreas; Ding, Fei; Wisser, Dorothea; Piccirilli, Luca. (2024) Role of phosphorus in highly active heterogeneous platinum catalysts for cycloalkane dehydrogenation. DECHEMA 57. Annular German Catalysis Meeting , Weimar, Germany 2024-03-13 - 2024-03-15

2023

  • Academic lecture
    Pazos Urrea, Monica; Herold, Felix; Meilinger, Simon; Gopakumar, Jithin; Tusini, Enrico; De Giacinto, Andrea. (2023) Aqueous-phase reforming of ethylene glycol over platinum-based catalysts supported on functionalised carbon nanofibres. European federation of catalysis societies 15th European congress on catalysis, Europacat , Prague 2023-08-27 - 2023-09-01

2022

  • Academic lecture
    Pazos Urrea, Monica; Herold, Felix; Chen, De; Rønning, Magnus. (2022) Aqueous-phase reforming of ethylene glycol over carbon nanofiber-supported catalysts. CSIC, Instituto de Carboquimica 9th International Symposium on Carbon for Catalysis, CarboCat–IX , Zaragoza 2022-06-28 - 2022-06-30
  • Poster
    Herold, Felix; Rønning, Magnus. (2022) Gasification-Assisted Heteroatom Doping: A Broadly Applicable Post-Synthesis Doping Strategy with Minimal Impact on Carbon Properties. CARBOCAT IX 2022-06-28 - 2022-06-30
  • Academic lecture
    Herold, Felix; Rønning, Magnus. (2022) Gasification-Assisted Heteroatom Doping: A Broadly Applicable Post-Synthesis Doping Strategy with Minimal Impact on Carbon Properties. CARBON 2022 , London 2022-07-03 - 2022-07-08
  • Academic lecture
    Miro i Rovira, Albert; Herold, Felix; Tingelstad, Petter; Rout, Kumar Ranjan; Chen, De. (2022) Beech wood bio-oil catalytic upgrading at laboratory pilot plant scale: evaluation of the biofuel and carbon deposits. Green Chemistry of Advanced Materials (GREENCAM) Materials from biomass - Summer school 2022-09-12 - 2022-09-16
  • Poster
    Miro I Rovira, Albert; Tingelstad, Petter; Rajendran, Kishore; Herold, Felix; Rout, Kumar R.; Chen, de. (2022) Evaluation of coke formation for beech wood bio-oil upgrading at mini-pilot plant scale. CSIC Instituto de Carboquimica 9th International Symposium on Carbon for Catalysis, CarboCat–IX , Zaragoza 2022-06-28 - 2022-06-30

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