Dr James McGregor

• Journal articles
• Book chapters
• Book reviews
• Conference proceedings
• Patents

Journal articles

• Al-Shathr A, Al-Zaidi BY, Aal-Kaeb S, Shakor ZM, Sh. Majdi H, Alsaffar MA, Al-Saedy MAE, Jassem AM, Hamied RS, Al-Zuhairi FK , AbdulRazak AA et al (2025) Investigation of toluene alkylation with hept-1-ene over fresh and modified h-beta catalysts according to apparent activation energy values. South African Journal of Chemical Engineering, 54, 114-132.
• Chinchilla MI, Martín Á, McGregor J, Mato FA & Bermejo MD (2025) Reduction of CO2 captured in basic solutions with biomass as reducing agent and metallic catalysts. RSC Sustainability, 3(2), 822-835. View this article in WRRO
• Muhammad F, Alfayez IMF, Suleymanov H & McGregor J (2024) Catalytic hydrothermal conversion of polypropylene. Catalysis Today, 439. View this article in WRRO
• Al-Zaidi BY, Al-Shathr A, Shehab AK, Shakor ZM, Majdi HS, Abdul Razak AA & McGregor J (2023) Hydroisomerisation and hydrocracking of n-heptane: modelling and optimisation using a hybrid Artificial Neural Network–Genetic Algorithm (ANN–GA). Catalysts, 13(7). View this article in WRRO
• McGregor J (2023) Experimental and kinetic studies of the advantages of coke accumulation over Beta and Mordenite catalysts according to the pore mouth catalysis hypothesis. Catalysis Communications, 181. View this article in WRRO
• Elsheikh A & McGregor J (2023) Unexpected negative performance of PdRhNi electrocatalysts toward ethanol oxidation reaction. Micromachines, 14(5). View this article in WRRO
• Andérez-Fernández M, Pérez E, Martín Á, McGregor J & Bermejo MD (2022) Synergistic hydrothermal conversion of aqueous solutions of CO2 and biomass waste liquefaction into formate. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 10(50), 16948-16957. View this article in WRRO
• Elsheikh A, Torrero J, Rojas S & McGregor J (2022) In-situ FTIR spectroscopy investigation of carbon-supported PdAuNi electrocatalysts for ethanol oxidation. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry.
• Quintana-Gomez L, Connolly M, Shehab A, Al-Shathr A & McGregor J (2022) “Reverse combustion” of carbon dioxide in water: the influence of reaction conditions. Frontiers in Energy Research, 10. View this article in WRRO
• Al-Shathr A, Shakor ZM, Al-Zaidi B, Majdi HS, AbdulRazak AA, Aal-Kaeb S, Shohib AA & McGregor J (2022) Reaction kinetics of cinnamaldehyde hydrogenation over Pt/SiO2: comparison between bulk and intraparticle diffusion models. International Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2022. View this article in WRRO
• Brooks A, Jenkins S, Wrabetz S, McGregor J & Sacchi M (2022) The dehydrogenation of butane on metal-free graphene. Journal of Colloid & Interface Science, 619, 377-387. View this article in WRRO
• Yakub I & McGregor J (2022) Catalytic reduction of nitric oxide with hydrogen using carbon-supported d-metal catalysts. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 13(3), 1665-1680. View this article in WRRO
• Davies G & McGregor J (2021) Hydrothermal synthesis of biomass-derived magnetic carbon composites for adsorption and catalysis. ACS Omega, 6(48), 33000-33009. View this article in WRRO
• Elsheikh A, Mousa H & McGregor J (2021) Synthesis of carbon-supported PdIrNi catalysts and their performance towards ethanol electrooxidation. Micromachines, 12(11). View this article in WRRO
• Davies G, Driver J, Ward A, Negahdar L & McGregor J (2021) Operando studies of aerosol-assisted sol-gel catalyst synthesis via combined optical trapping and Raman spectroscopy. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 125(41), 22591-22602. View this article in WRRO
• Elsheikh A & McGregor J (2021) Synthesis and characterization of PdAgNi/C trimetallic nanoparticles for ethanol electrooxidation. Nanomaterials, 11(9). View this article in WRRO
• ElSheikh AMA, Backović G, Oliveira RCP, Sequeira CAC, McGregor J, Šljukić B & Santos DMF (2021) Carbon-supported trimetallic catalysts (PdAuNi/C) for borohydride oxidation reaction. Nanomaterials, 11(6).
• Razali N & McGregor J (2021) Improving product yield in the direct carboxylation of glycerol with CO2 through the tailored selection of dehydrating agents. Catalysts, 11(1). View this article in WRRO
• Liu M, Konstantinova M, Negahdar L & McGregor J (2021) The role of Zn in the sustainable one-pot synthesis of dimethyl carbonate from carbon dioxide, methanol and propylene oxide. Chemical Engineering Science, 231. View this article in WRRO
• Collett C, Mašek O, Razali N & McGregor J (2020) Influence of biochar composition and source material on catalytic performance : the carboxylation of glycerol with CO2 as a case study. Catalysts, 10(9).
• Atiqah Nasir N, Davies G & McGregor J (2020) Tailoring product characteristics in the carbonisation of brewers’ spent grain through solvent selection. Food and Bioproducts Processing, 120, 41-47.
• Quintana-Gómez L, Shehab A, Al-Shathr A, Ingram W, Konstantinova M, Cumming D & McGregor J (2020) H2‐free Synthesis of Aromatic, Cyclic and Linear Oxygenates from CO2. ChemSusChem, 13(3), 647-658.
• Driver JG, Owen RE, Makenyire T, Lake JA, McGregor J & Styring P (2019) Blue urea : fertilizer with reduced environmental impact. Frontiers in Energy Research, 7. View this article in WRRO
• Razali NA, Conte M & McGregor J (2019) The role of impurities in the La2O3 catalysed carboxylation of crude glycerol. Catalysis Letters, 149(5), 1403-1414. View this article in WRRO
• Zachariou A, Hawkins A, Lennon D, Parker S, Suwardiyanto , Matam S, Catlow C, Collier P, Hameed A, McGregor J & Howe R (2019) Investigation of ZSM-5 catalysts for dimethylether conversion using inelastic neutron scattering. Applied Catalysis A: General, 569, 1-7. View this article in WRRO
• Elsheikh A, Martins VL & McGregor J (2018) Influence of physicochemical characteristics of carbon supports on Pd ethanol oxidation catalysts. Energy Procedia, 151, 79-83. View this article in WRRO
• Suwardiyanto , Howe RF, Gibson EK, Catlow CR, Hameed A, McGregor J, Collier P, Parker SF & Lennon D (2017) An assessment of hydrocarbon species in the methanol-to-hydrocarbon reaction over a ZSM-5 catalyst.. Faraday Discuss.
• Tang M, Keeble J, Telford PJ, Pope FD, Braesicke P, Griffiths PT, Abraham NL, McGregor J, Watson IM, Cox RA , Pyle JA et al (2016) Heterogeneous reaction of ClONO2 with TiO2 and SiO2 aerosol particles: implications for stratospheric particle injection for climate engineering. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16, 15397-15412.
• Mediero-Munoyerro MJ, McGregor J, McMillan L, Al-Yassir N, Bingham PA, Forder SD, Gorin C, Al-Khattaf S, Gladden LF & Midgley PA (2016) Structural changes in FeOx/γ-Al2O3 catalysts during ethylbenzene dehydrogenation. Catalysis, Structure & Reactivity, 2(1), 25-32. View this article in WRRO
• Yang Lim J, McGregor J, Sederman AJ & Dennis JS (2016) The role of the Boudouard and water-gas shift reactions in the methanation of CO or CO2 over Ni/γ-Al2O3 catalyst. Chemical Engineering Science, 152, 754-766. View this article in WRRO
• Lim JY, McGregor J, Sederman J & Dennis S (2016) Kinetic studies of the methanation of CO over a Ni/γ-Al2O3 catalyst using a batch reactor. Chemical Engineering Science. View this article in WRRO
• Yang Lim J, McGregor J, Sederman AJ & Dennis JS (2016) Kinetic studies of CO2 methanation over a Ni/γ-Al2O3 catalyst using a batch reactor. Chemical Engineering Science, 141, 28-45. View this article in WRRO
• Collett CH & McGregor J (2016) Things go better with coke: the beneficial role of carbonaceous deposits in heterogeneous catalysis. Catal. Sci. Technol., 6, 363-378. View this article in WRRO
• McGregor J, Li R, Zeitler JA, D Agostino C, Collins JHP, Mantle M, Manyar H, Holbrey JD, Falkowska M, Youngs TGA , Hardacre C et al (2015) Structure and dynamics of aqueous 2 propanol mixtures: a THz TDS, NMR and neutron diffraction study. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17, 30481-30491. View this article in WRRO
• Wilkinson S, McManus I, Daly H, Thompson J, Hardacre C, Sedaie Bonab N, ten Dam J, Simmons M, D'Agostino C, McGregor J , Gladden LF et al (2015) A kinetic analysis methodology to elucidate the roles of metal, support and solvent for the hydrogenation of 4-phenyl-2-butanone over Pt/TiO2. Journal of Catalysis, 330, 362-373. View this article in WRRO
• Gomez Sanz S, McMillan L, McGregor J, Zeitler JA, Al-Yassir N, Al-Khattaf S & Gladden LF (2015) The enhancement of the catalytic performance of CrOx/Al2O3 catalysts for ethylbenzene dehydrogenation through tailored coke deposition. Catalysis Science and Technology . View this article in WRRO
• McManus I, Daly H, Thompson JM, Connor E, Hardacre C, Wilkinson SK, Sedaie Bonab N, Ten Dam J, Simmons MJH, Stitt EH , D'Agostino C et al (2015) Effect of solvent on the hydrogenation of 4-phenyl-2-butanone over Pt based catalysts. Journal of Catalysis, 330, 344-353. View this article in WRRO
• Vecino PA, Huang Z, Mitchell J, McGregor J, Daly H, Hardacre C, Thomson JM & Gladden LF (2015) Determining adsorbate configuration on alumina surfaces with 13C nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation time analysis. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17(32), 20830-20839. View this article in WRRO
• Gomez Sanz S, McMillan L, McGregor J, Zeitler JA, Al-Yassir N, Al-Khattaf S & Gladden LF (2015) A new perspective on catalytic dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene: The influence of side-reactions on catalytic performance. Catalysis Science and Technology, 5(7), 3782-3797.
• Tang MJ, Camp JCJ, Rkiouak L, McGregor J, Watson IM, Cox RA, Kalberer M, Ward AD & Pope FD (2014) Heterogeneous Interaction of SiO₂ with N₂O₅: Aerosol Flow Tube and Single Particle Optical Levitation–Raman Spectroscopy Studies. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 118(38), 8817-8827.
• Li R, D’Agostino C, McGregor J, Mantle MD, Zeitler JA & Gladden LF (2014) Mesoscopic Structuring and Dynamics of Alcohol/Water Solutions Probed by Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy and Pulsed Field Gradient Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 118(34), 10156-10166.
• Tang MJ, Telford PJ, Pope FD, Rkiouak L, Abraham NL, Archibald AT, Braesicke P, Pyle JA, McGregor J, Watson IM , Cox RA et al (2014) Heterogeneous reaction of N2O5 with airborne TiO2 particles and its implication for stratospheric particle injection. ACP, 14(12), 6035-6048.
• Camp JCJ, Mantle MD, York APE & McGregor J (2014) A new combined nuclear magnetic resonance and Raman spectroscopic probe applied to in situ investigations of catalysts and catalytic processes. Review of Scientific Instruments, 85(6).
• Rkiouak L, Tang MJ, Camp JCJ, McGregor J, Watson IM, Cox RA, Kalberer M, Ward AD & Pope FD (2014) Optical trapping and Raman spectroscopy of solid particles. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 16(23), 11426-11434.
• Tang MJ, Telford PJ, Pope FD, Rkiouak L, Abraham NL, Archibald AT, Braesicke P, Pyle JA, McGregor J, Watson IM , Cox RA et al (2014) Heterogeneous reaction of N2O5 with airborne TiO2 particles and its implication for stratospheric particle injection. ACPD, 14(4), 4421-4456.
• Roberts ST, Renshaw MP, Lutecki M, McGregor J, Sederman AJ, Mantle MD & Gladden LF (2013) Operando magnetic resonance: Monitoring the evolution of conversion and product distribution during the heterogeneous catalytic ethene oligomerisation reaction. Chemical Communications, 49(89), 10519-10521.
• Sedransk KL, McGregor J, Mitchell J & Moggridge GD (2013) Towards tailored porous polymers using solvent effects in catalytic degradation. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 298(12), 1344-1349.
• Gladden LF, Lutecki M & McGregor J (2012) ChemInform Abstract: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. ChemInform, 43(50).
• Akpa BS, D'Agostino C, Gladden LF, Hindle K, Manyar H, McGregor J, Li R, Neurock M, Sinha N, Stitt EH , Weber D et al (2012) Solvent effects in the hydrogenation of 2-butanone. Journal of Catalysis, 289, 30-41.
• McMillan L, Gomez Sanz S, Mediero-Munoyerro M, Midgley P, Gladden L, Al-Yassir N, Al-Khattaf S & McGregor J (2012) Framework materials for acid-catalysed hydrocarbon conversion: Understanding coke deposition and enhancing catalyst lifetime. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Research Institute Annual Catalysts in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals Symposium Papers, 83.
• McMillan L, Gomez Sanz S, Mediero-Munoyerro M, Midgley P, Gladden L, Al-Yassir N, Al-Khattaf S & McGregor J (2012) The nature and role of carbonaceous overlayers in ethylbenzene dehydrogenation over alumina supported catalysts. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Research Institute Annual Catalysts in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals Symposium Papers, 95.
• McGregor J, Canning AS, Mitchell S, Jackson SD & Gladden LF (2010) The influence of carbon laydown on selectivity in the hydrogenation of pentenenitriles over supported-nickel catalysts. Applied Catalysis A General, 384(1-2), 192-200.
• Arrigo R, Hävecker M, Wrabetz S, Blume R, Lerch M, McGregor J, Parrott EPJ, Zeitler JA, Gladden LF, Knop-Gericke A , Schlögl R et al (2010) Tuning the acid/base properties of nanocarbons by functionalization via amination. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132(28), 9616-9630.
• Bowron DT, D'Agostino C, Gladden LF, Hardacre C, Holbrey JD, Lagunas MC, McGregor J, Mantle MD, Mullan CL & Youngs TGA (2010) Structure and Dynamics of 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Acetate via Molecular Dynamics and Neutron Diffraction. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 114(23), 7760-7768.
• McGregor J (2010) ChemInform Abstract: Solid‐State NMR of Oxidation Catalysts. ChemInform, 41(13).
• McGregor J, Huang Z, Parrott EPJ, Zeitler JA, Nguyen KL, Rawson JM, Carley A, Hansen TW, Tessonnier JP, Su DS , Teschner D et al (2010) Active coke: Carbonaceous materials as catalysts for alkane dehydrogenation. Journal of Catalysis, 269(2), 329-339.
• Parrott EPJ, Zeitler JA, McGregor J, Oei SP, Unalan HE, Milne WI, Tessonnier JP, Su DS, Schlögl R & Gladden LF (2009) The use of terahertz spectroscopy as a sensitive probe in discriminating the electronic properties of structurally similar multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Advanced Materials, 21(38-39), 3953-3957.
• Parrott EPJ, Zeitler A, McGregor J, Oei SP, Unalan HE, Tan SC, Milne WI, Tessonnier JP, Schlögl R & Gladden LF (2009) Understanding the dielectric properties of heat-treated carbon nanofibers at terahertz frequencies: A new perspective on the catalytic activity of structured carbonaceous materials. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113(24), 10554-10559.
• McGregor J, Huang Z, Shiko G, Gladden LF, Stein RS, Duer MJ, Wu Z, Stair PC, Rugmini S & Jackson SD (2009) The role of surface vanadia species in butane dehydrogenation over VOx/Al2O3. Catalysis Today, 142(3-4), 143-151.
• Weber D, Mitchell J, Mcgregor J & Gladden LF (2009) Comparing strengths of surface interactions for reactants and solvents in porous catalysts using Two-dimensional NMR relaxation correlations. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113(16), 6610-6615.
• McGregor J & Gladden LF (2008) The role of carbon deposits in the hydrogenation of C5 hydrocarbons. Applied Catalysis A General, 345(1), 51-57.
• Huang Z, McGregor J, Steiner P, Gladden LF, Rugmini S & Jackson SD (2007) NMR Studies of coke laydown on supported V/Al2O3 catalysts. Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 25(4), 562-563.
• Bacsik Z, McGregor J & Mink J (2007) FTIR analysis of gaseous compounds in the mainstream smoke of regular and light cigarettes. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 45(2), 266-271.
• Teschner D, Vass E, Hävecker M, Zafeiratos S, Schnörch P, Sauer H, Knop-Gericke A, Schlögl R, Chamam M, Wootsch A , Canning AS et al (2006) Alkyne hydrogenation over Pd catalysts: A new paradigm. Journal of Catalysis, 242(1), 26-37.
• Bye JW, Freeman CL, Howard JD, Herz G, McGregor J & Falconer RJ () Analysis of Mesoscopic Structured 2-Propanol/Water Mixtures Using Pressure Perturbation Calorimetry and Molecular Dynamic Simulation. Journal of Solution Chemistry. View this article in WRRO
• Howe RF, McGregor J, Parker SF, Collier P & Lennon D () Application of Inelastic Neutron Scattering to the Methanol-to-Gasoline Reaction Over a ZSM-5 Catalyst. Catalysis Letters. View this article in WRRO
• Tang MJ, Telford PJ, Pope FD, Rkiouak L, Abraham NL, Archibald AT, Braesicke P, Pyle JA, McGregor J, Watson IM , Cox RA et al () Corrigendum to "Heterogeneous reaction of N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> with airborne TiO<sub>2</sub> particles and its implication for stratospheric particle injection" published in Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 6035–6048, 2014. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 14(16), 8233-8234.
• () General discussion. Faraday Discussions, 168, 571-571.
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Book chapters

• Yu X, Armistead SJ, McGregor J, Martsinovich N & Smith CC (2024) Effect of the acetylation on the water resistance of biopolymer stabilised soil, Geotechnical Engineering Challenges to Meet Current and Emerging Needs of Society (pp. 3450-3454). CRC Press
• Davies G, El Sheikh A, Collett C, Yakub I & McGregor J (2021) Catalytic carbon materials from biomass, Emerging Carbon Materials for Catalysis (pp. 161-195). Elsevier
• McGregor J (2019) 21. Fischer–Tropsch synthesis using CO₂, Transformations (pp. 413-432). De Gruyter
• Gladden LF, Lutecki M & McGregor J (2012) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Characterization of Solid Materials and Heterogeneous Catalysts from Structure to Surface Reactivity Volume 1 2 (pp. 289-342).
• Jackson SD, Stair PC, Gladden LF & Mcgregor J (2009) Alkane Dehydrogenation over Vanadium and Chromium Oxides, Metal Oxide Catalysis (pp. 595-612).
• Mcgregor J (2009) Solid-State NMR of Oxidation Catalysts, Metal Oxide Catalysis (pp. 195-242).

Book reviews

• McGregor J (2017) Industrial Catalysis: A Practical Approach, JensHagen3rd EditionWiley‐VCH, 2015; Hardcover £120, €144. 544 pages. ISBN: 978‐3‐527‐33165‐9. Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 31(12).

Conference proceedings

• Smith C, McGregor J, Martsinovich N, Armistead S, Yu X & Siripanich N (2023) Enhancing the Water and Biodegradation Resistance of Biopolymer Stabilised Soils – Design Concepts (pp 293-302)
• Ibrahim Y, Mohamad Hardyman B & McGregor J (2021) Assessment of copper-iron catalyst supported on activated carbon for low-temperature nitric oxide reduction by hydrogen. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Vol. 765. Virtual conference, 15 December 2020 - 15 December 2020. View this article in WRRO
• McGregor J, Gomez L, Davies G & Konstantinova M (2019) Hydrothermal water a solvent, reactant, and catalyst for sustainable catalytic engineering. Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 258. San Diego, California, United States, 25 August 2019 - 25 August 2019. View this article in WRRO
• De-Silva MN, McElroy CT, McGregor J, York APE, Zeitler JA & Gladden LF (2010) Characterization of carbon deposits during heterogeneous catalysis using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. Irmmw Thz 2010 35th International Conference on Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves Conference Guide
• Li R, D'Agostino C, McGregor J, Collins JHP, Parrott EPJ, Mantle MD, Zeitler JA & Gladden LF (2010) Hydrogen bonding networks in solvent mixture and their impact on the mobility of molecules as probed by THz-TDS and NMR spectroscopy. Irmmw Thz 2010 35th International Conference on Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves Conference Guide
• Parrott EPJ, Zeitler JA, McGregor J, Oei SP, Milne WI, Tessonnier JP, Su DS, Schlögl R & Gladden LF (2009) Untangling the electronic properties in highly similar multi-walled carbon nanotubes by terahertz spectroscopy. 34th International Conference on Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves Irmmw Thz 2009
• Parrott EPJ, Zeitler JA, McGregor J, Oei SP, Unalan HE, Tan SC, Milne WI, Tessonnier JP, Schlögl R & Gladden LF (2008) Understanding the catalytic activity of heat treated carbon nanofibres: Investigation of their dielectric properties at THz frequencies. 33rd International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and the 16th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics 2008 Irmmw Thz 2008

Patents

• McGregor J, Gladden LF, Stitt EH & Watson MJ () CATALYST AND PROCESS. WO2010140005 Appl. 01 Jan 1970.