Andriy Yu. Kapran Candidate of Chemical Sciences, Senior Research Scientist Department of Catalytic Oxidative-Reductive Processes Ukraine, 03028 Кyiv, prosp. Nauky, 31 Telephone: 38 (044)525-62-22, 38 (098) 443-91-44 E-mail: ayukapran@ukr.net |
Research interests
Heterogeneous catalytic vapor-phase processes of the conversion of lower alcohols (reforming, carbonylation of methanol) to produce hydrogen as an energy source, industrially important esters (methyl acetate).
Professional experience
1985–1988 | Trainee-researcher, Engineer |
1988–1991 | Postgraduate |
1991–1993 | 1st degree Engineer |
1993–1996 | Junior Research Scientist |
1996–2010 | Research Scientist |
2010– at present | Senior Research Scientist |
Scientific and organizational activities
2000–2015 | Scientific Secretary of the Department |
2021– at present | Authorized person to ensure the activities of specialized scientific councils for awarding the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, established at L.V. Pisarzhevskii Institute of Physical Chemistry of NASU |
Education
Scientific awards
Total number of publications – over 70, including chapters in collective English monographs – 2, articles – 34, patents – 4.
– Identification codes in scientometric databases: Scopus – 6508170272, ORCID – 0000-0002-9371-0292.
List of selected publications
1. Kapran, A.Yu.; Chedryk, V.I.; Alekseenko, L.M.; Orlyk, S.M. Carbonylation of Methanol over Nickel-Copper Based Supported Catalysts. Catal. Lett. 2021, 151(4), 993–1002. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-020-03368-9
2. Kapran, A.Yu.; Chedryk, V.I.; Alekseenko, L.M.; Yaremov, P.S.; Orlyk, S.M. Production of Methyl Acetate from Methanol in Vapor-Phase Tandem Reactions on Supported Copper-Nickel Catalysts. Theor. Exp. Chem. 2019, 55(4), 258–265. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11237-019-09617-2
3. Kapran, A.Yu.; Orlyk, S.M. Hydrogen Production in Methanol Reforming on Modified Copper–Zinc Catalysts: A Review. Theor. Exp. Chem. 2017, 53(1) 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11237-017-9495-9
4. Kapran, A.Yu.; Orlyk, S.N.; Soloviev, S.O. Decomposition of Methanol on ZnO(CeO2, La2O3)-CuO-NiO-Based Monoliths. Reac. Kinet. Mech. Cat. 2015, 114(1), 135–145. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-014-0765-4
5. Kapran, A.Yu., Orlyk, S.M. Effect of Magnesium Oxide on the Catalytic Properties of ZnO-CuO-MgO/Al2O3/Cordierite in Steam and Steam-Oxygene Reforming of Methanol. Theor. Exp. Chem. 2015, 51(4) 210–215. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11237-015-9418-6