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Satu Ojala
D.Sc.(Tech.)
Academy Research Fellow
Biography
I work in Chemical and Environmental Engineering unit as an Academy Research Fellow. My research work covers a range of topics related to environmental technologies. The main focus areas are water and gaseous emission treatment by catalysis, catalytic utilization of emissions, photocatalytic water purification, adsorption, and development of functional materials for these purposes. More recently utilization of organic waste materials and inorganic industrial wastes and side streams have appeared as raw materials for catalyst and adsorbent preparation. I find it very important to study the developed materials in their real conditions of use, and thus operando and in situ methods are at the focal point of my research interest. I am active in national, international and intersectoral collaboration, I have long experience of leading different types of research projects, and I am supervising11 doctoral students working in the above-mentioned research areas.
Research interests
- In situ and operando characterization
- VOC treatment and utilization
- Development of new materials from wastes and by-products
Databases
Scientific merits
Title of Adjunct Professor (Docent), 2012
D.Sc.(Tech.), 2005
Licentiate of Technology, 2003
Professional and community activities
- Member of the Finnish Catalysis Society since 2003, member of the board 2004-2018
- Member of the board of the Faculty of Technology since 2013
Selected publications
- Genty, Eric; Brunet, Julien; Poupin, Christophe; Ojala, Satu; Siffert, Stéphane; Cousin, Renaud (2019) Influence of CO addition on the toluene total oxidation over Co based mixed oxide catalysts. - Applied catalysis B : environmental 247, 163-172 . [Original] [Self-archived]
- Darif, Bouchra; Ojala, Satu; Kärkkäinen, Marja; Pronier, Stéphane; Maunula, Teuvo; Brahmi, Rachid; Keiski, Riitta L. (2017) Study on sulfur deactivation of catalysts for DMDS oxidation. - Applied catalysis B: Environmental 206, 653-665 . [Original] [Self-archived]
- El Assal, Z.; Ojala, S.; Pitkäaho, S.; Pirault-Roy, L.; Darif, B.; Comparot, J.-D.; Bensitel, M.; Keiski, R.L.; Brahmi, R. (2017) Comparative study on the support properties in the total oxidation of dichloromethane over Pt catalysts. - Chemical engineering journal 313 (-), 1010-1022 . [Original] [Self-archived]
- Ojala, Satu; Koivikko, Niina; Laitinen, Tiina; Mouammine, Anass; Seelam, Prem K.; Laassiri, Said; Ainassaari, Kaisu; Brahmi, Rachid; Keiski, Riitta L. (2015) Utilization of Volatile Organic Compounds as an Alternative for Destructive Abatement. - Catalysts 5 (3), 1092-1151 . [Original]
- Zbair, Mohamed; Ojala, Satu; Khallok, Hamza; Ainassaari, Kaisu; El Assal, Zouhair; Hatim, Zineb; Keiski, Riitta L.; Bensitel, Mohamed; Brahmi, Rachid (2019) Structured carbon foam derived from waste biomass: application to endocrine disruptor adsorption. - Environmental science and pollution research 26 (31), 32589-32599 . [Original] [Self-archived]
- Nevanperä, Tuomas K.; Ojala, Satu; Bion, Nicolas; Epron, Florence; Keiski,Riitta L. (2016) Catalytic oxidation of dimethyl disulfide (CH3SSCH3) over monometallic Au, Pt and Cu catalysts supported on γ-Al2O3, CeO2 and CeO2-Al2O3. - Applied catalysis B: Environmental 182, 611-625 . [Original]
- Hirschmann, C. B.; Sinisalo, S.; Uotila, J.; Ojala, S.; Keiski, R. L. (2013) Trace gas detection of benzene, toluene, p-, m- and o-xylene with a compact measurement system using cantilever enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy and optical parametric oscillator. - Vibrational spectroscopy 68, 170-176 . [Original]
- Pitkäaho, Satu; Nevanperä, Tuomas; Matejova, Lenka; Ojala, Satu; Keiski, Riitta Liisa (2013) Oxidation of dichloromethane over Pt, Pd, Rh, and V2O5 catalysts supported on Al2O3, Al2O3-TiO2 and Al2O3-CeO2. - Applied catalysis B: Environmental 138-139, 33-42 . [Original]
- Ojala S, Bion N, Baylet A, Tarighi M, Keiski R, Duprez D (2011) Correlation between oxygen activation and methane oxidation over Pd/Al2O3 catalysts prepared by nitrite method. - Applied catalysis B: Environmental 108-109, 22-31 . [Original]
- Ojala S, Pitkäaho S, Laitinen T, Niskala N, Brahmi R, Gaalova J, Matejova l, Kucherov A, Päivärinta S, Hirschmann C, Nevanperä T, Riihimäki M, Pirilä M, Keiski R (2011) Catalysis in VOC abatement. - Topics in Catalysis 54 (16-18), 1224-1256 . [Original]
Thesis supervisions
Satu Pitkäaho
Catalytic oxidation of chlorinated organic compounds, Defended in 2013
Christian Hirschmann
Development of novel iPAS/FTIR measurement technique for measurement of gaseous emissions, Defended in 2013
Bouchra Darif
Catalytic oxidation of sulphur-containing hydrocarbons – catalyst deactivation, Double degree defended in Morocco 2016 and Finland 2016
Zouhair El Assal
Synthesis and characterization of catalysts for total oxidation of chlorinated volatile organic compounds, Double degree defended in Morocco 2014 and Finland 2018
Anass Mouammine
Utilization of organic emission gases in chemical production, Double degree defended in Morocco 2017
Niina Koivikko
Formaldehyde production from contaminated methanol
Tiina Laitinen
Utilization of gaseous emissions in production of valuable chemicals
Sanna Päivärinta-Antikainen
Secondary raw materials in environmental applications
Tuomas Nevanperä
Catalytic oxidation of sulphur and chlorine-containing hydrocarbons
Velma Beri Kimbi Yaah
Hydrothermal carbonization in catalyst development from waste biomass
Felipe Lopes da Silva
Sulfur deactivation of DeNOx catalysts
He Zhao
Charge carrier recombination dynamics
Heikki Miettunen
CO2 assisted PGM flotation
Marja Välimäki
Development of fabrication techniques of Polymer Light-Emitting Devices
Pirjo Prokkola
Thermal treatment of contaminated concrete building materials
Research visits
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IC2MP - Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers
Several research visits to University of Poitiers since 2006. The work is related to isotopic oxygen exchange studies on inorganic catalytic materials.
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Several less than one month research visits
China (Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics), France (University of Poitiers, Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale; visiting professor 2017 and 2019), Morocco (University of Chouaïb Doukkali), Czech Republic (Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals), Brazil (Instituto Federal de Goias), Lebanon (University of Balamand) and Lithuania (University of Kaunas)
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