KAUST Catalysis Center - Dr. Walid AL Maksoud

Research Interests

Synthesis and Characterization of heterogeneous zirconium complexes using SOMC approach for the Metathesis reaction.

Direct thermo catalytic transformation of pine wood into low oxygenated fuel
W. AL-Maksoud, C. Larabi, A. Garron, K. Szeto, C. C. Santini, J. J. Walter.
Green Chem., 16, 3031-3038., (2014)
Base directed palladium catalyzed Heck arylation of acrolein diethylacetal in water
W. AL-Maksoud, S. Menuel, M. Jahjah, E. Monflier, C. Pinel, L. Djakovitch
Applied Catalysis A: General, 469, 250-258, (2014)
Thermal decomposition of lignocellulosic biomass in the presence of acid catalysts
C. Larabi, W. AL-Maksoud, K. Szeto, A. Roubaud, P. Castelli, C. C. Santini, J. J. Walter
Bioresource Technology, 148 255260, (2013)
Synthesis of diethyl 2-(aryl)vinylphosphonates by the Heck reaction catalysed by well-defined palladium complexes
W. AL-Maksoud, J. Mesnager, F. Jaber, C. Pinel, L. Djakovitch.
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 694, , 3222-3231., (2009)
Practical oxidation of sulfides to sulfones by H2O2 catalysed by titanium catalyst
W. AL-Maksoud, S. Daniele, A. Sorokin.
Green Chem., 10, 447-451., (2008)

March 2011-December 2015: Engineer research at Synthopetrol, In collaboration with C2P2, Team LCOMS, CPE Lyon, France.Theme of project: « Process for catalytic transformation of biomass into biofuels directly in hydrogen ».
January 2007-July 2010:PhD in Chemistry; IRCELYON-UMR-5256, University Lyon I, Lyon France.Theme of project: « Hybrid materials for trapping pollutants: By grafting poly-aromatic obtained via in and ex-aqueous methodology ».
February-July 2006: Master degree in inorganic chemistry; IRCELYON, University Lyon I, Lyon, France. Theme of project: « Preparation of catalysts containing TiO2 and phthalocyanine for the selective oxidation of sulfides to sulfones ».