Prof. Mordechai Herskowitz
Born: 1950, Romania
Academic Qualifications:
    Ph.D. 1978, U.C. at Davis
    Prof. 1992, Ben-Gurion University.
Academic Positions:
Department of Chemical Engineering - Professor
BGU - Vice President and Dean for R&D
The Blechner Center for Industrial Catalysis and Process Development - Director

Research Interests:
renewable fuels, catalytic wet oxidation, modeling of catalytic reactions and reactors, development of heterogeneous catalysts, process development
Research Projects:
- Low temperature and pressure catalytic oxidation of refractory organic pollutants in industrial wastewater
- Catalytic hydrotreating of vegetable oils to renewable jet and diesel fuels by novel catalytic processes
- Catalytic hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to renewable liquid fuels
- Catalytic partial oxidation of natural gas to syngas
Patents:
  • Landau, M., Herskowitz, M., Satishkumar, G, Process for the preparation of heterogeneous Fenton catalytic filter, WO 2011111052 A1 , 2011
  • Herskowitz, M., Landau, M.V., Reizner, I, Diesel fuel from vegetable and animal oils blended with alkyl levulinates, WO 2010106536 A1 , 2010
  • Landau, M. V., Herskowitz, M., Reizner, I., Konra, Y., Gupta, H., Agnihotri, R., Berlowitz, P. J., Kegerreis, J. E., Process for adsorption of sulfur compounds from hydrocarbon streams, U.S. Patent 2008099375 , 2008
  • Herskowitz, M, Reaction system for production of diesel fuel from vegetable and animals oils, U.S. Patent 2008066374 , 2008
  • Herskowitz, M. and Kaliya, M., Hydrogenation of imine intermediates of sertraline with catalysts in the preparation of sertraline, US Patent 7,276,629, 2007
  • Landau, M., Herskowitz, M., Abecassis-Wolfovich, M., Manganese oxide-cerium oxide composite, WO2007069238, 2007
  • Wiesman, Z., Herskowitz, M., Grinberg, S., Production of biodiesel from Balanites aegyptiaca, WO2006126206, 2006
  • Herskowitz, M., Landau, M.V., Reizner, I. and Kaliya, M., Production of diesel fuel from vegetable and animal oil, U.S. Patent 20060207116, 2006
  • Landau, M., Herskowitz, M., Reizner, I., Hou, Z. and Kegerreis, J. E., Process for removing sulfur compounds from hydrocarbon streams and adsorbent used in this process, U.S. Patent 20050258077, 2005
  • Herskowitz, M. and Kogan S., Catalysts for Converting Paraffinic Hydrocarbons into Corresponding Olefins, US Patent 6,414,209, 2002
  • Berhmann, W.C., Mauldin, C.H., Arcuri, K. and Herskowitz, M., Method for Hydrocarbon Synthesis Reactions, US Patent 6,319,960, 2001
  • Herskowitz, M. and Kogan, S., Catalysts for Converting Paraffinic Hydrocarbons into Corresponding Olefins, EP1051252A1, 2000
Publications:
  • Sui, Z.-J, Vradman, L., Reizner, I., Landau, M. V. and Herskowitz, M., . Effect of preparation method and particle size on LaMnO3 performance in butane oxidation Catalysis Communications 12: 1437-1441 (2011)
  • Vidruk, R., Landau, M. V.; Herskowitz, M., Ezersky, V. and Goldbourt, A. Control of surface acidity and catalytic activity of γ-Al2O3 by adjusting the nanocrystalline contact interface Journal of Catalysis 282: 215-227 (2011)
  • Markovich, V., Jung, G., Fita, I., Mogilyansky, D., Wu, X., Wisniewski, A., Puzniak, R., Titelman, L., Vradman, L., Herskowitz, M., Gorodetsky, G. Magnetotransport properties of ferromagnetic LaMnO3+δ nano-sized crystals Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 322: 1311-1314 (2010)
  • . Wolfson, A. Ben-Harush, K., Herskowitz, M. Aerobic oxidation of benzylic alcohols with solid alkaline metal hydroxides Kinetics and Catalysis 51: 63-68 (2010)
  • Zukerman, R., Vradman, L., Titelman, L., Zeiri, L., Perkas, N., Gedanken, A., Landau, M.V., Herskowitz, M. Effect of SBA-15 microporosity on the inserted TiO2 crystal size determined by Raman spectroscopy Materials Chemistry and Physics 122: 53-59 (2010)
  • Fuks, D., Vingurt, D., Landau M.V. and Herskowitz, M. Density Functional Theory Study of Sulfur Adsorption at the (001) Surface of Metal-Rich Nickel Phosphides: Effect of the Ni/P Ratio J. Phys. Chem. C 114: 13313-13321 (2010)
  • Hemo E., Virduk R., Landau M. V. and Herskowitz M. Biogasoline and High Alcohols Production by One Step Ethanol Conversion on Densified MgO Catalyst with Enhanced Concentration of Surface Active Sites Chemical Engineering Transactions 21: 1243-8 (2010)
  • Landau, M. V., Herskowitz, M., Hoffman, T., Fuks, D., Liverts, E., Vingurt, D., Froumin, N. Ultradeep Hydrodesulfurization and Adsorptive Desulfurization of Diesel Fuel on Metal-Rich Nickel Phosphides Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 48: 5239-5249 (2009)
  • Zukerman, R., Vradman, L., Herskowitz, M., Liverts, E., Liverts, M., Massner, A., Weibel, M., Brilhac, J.F., Blakeman, P.G., and Peace, L.J., . Modeling and simulation of a smart catalytic converter combining NOx storage, ammonia production and SCR Chemical Engineering Journal 155: 419-426 (2009)
  • Vidruk, R., Landau, M. V., Herskowitz, M., Talianker, M., Frage, N., Ezersky, V., Froumin, N. Grain boundary control in nanocrystalline MgO as a novel means for significantly enhancing surface basicity and catalytic activity Journal of Catalysis 263: 196-204 (2009)
  • V.Markovich, I.Fita, A.Wisniewski, R.Puzniak, D.Mogilyansky, L.Titelman, L.Vradman, M.Herskowitz, G.Gorodetsky. Metastable diamagnetic response of 20 nm La1-xMnO3 particles Phys. Rev. B, Condens, Matter Mater. Phys. (USA) 77: 014423 - 1 (2008)
  • V.Markovich, I.Fita, A.Wisniewski, R.Puzniak, D.Mogilyansky, L.Titelman, L.Vradman, M.Herskowitz, G.Gorodetsky. Surface and exchange-bias effects in compacted CaMnO3-δ nanoparticles Phys. Rev. B, Condens, Matter Mater. Phys. (USA) 77: 054410 - 1 (2008)
  • Fita, I., Markovich, V., Wisniewski, A., Puzniak, R., Mogilyansky, D., Titelman, L., Vradman, L., Herskowitz, M., Gorodetsky, G. Size- and pressure-controlled ferromagnetism in LaCoO3 nanoparticles Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 77: 2244211 (2008)
  • Markovich, V., Jung, G., Fita, I., Mogilyansky, D., Wu, X., Wisniewski, A., Puzniak, R., Froumin, N., Titelman, L., Vradman, L., Herskowitz, M., Gorodetsky, G. Magnetotransport in granular LaMnO3+d manganite with nano-sized particles Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 41: 185001/1-185001/9 (2008)
  • M.Landau, M.Herskowitz, K.*, A.J.. Ultradeep Adsorption-Desulfurization of Gasoline with Ni/Al-SiO2 Material Catalytically Facilitated by Ethanol. Industrial & Engineering hemistry research 48: 6411-6423 (2008)
  • Fita, I., Mogilyansky, D., Markovich, V.,Puzniak, R.,Wisniewski, A.,Titelman, L.,Vradman, L.,Herskowitz, M.,Varyukhin, V. N.,Gorodetsky, G. Pressure-induced suppression of ferromagnetic phase in LaCoO3 nanoparticles Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 354: 47-51 (2008)
  • M.Landau, M.Herskowitz. Effect of silica wall microporosity on the state and operformance of TiO2 nanocrystals in SBA-15 matrix Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 116: 286-294 (2008)
  • M.Landau, M.Herskowitz, Brenner*Asher*, M.Marina. Catalytic Wet Air Oxidation of Aniline with Nanocasted Mn-Ce-Oxide Catalyst Environmental Science & Technology 42: 5165-5170 (2008)
  • Markovich, V., Fita, I., Mogilyansky, D., Wisniewski, A., Puzniak, R., Titelman, L., Vradman, L., Herskowitz, M., Gorodetsky, G. Effect of particle size on magnetic properties of LaMnO 3 + d nanoparticles Superlattices and Microstructures 44: 476-482 (2008)
  • Landau, M. V., Rao, P. M., Thomas, S., Pitchon, V., Zukerman, R., Vradman, L., Herskowitz, M. Application of Cs salt of 12-tungstophosphoric acid supported on SBA-15 mesoporous silica in NOx storage Topics in Catalysis 42-43 (1-4): 203 (2007)
  • Abecassis-Wolfovich, M., Landau, M. V., Brenner, A., Herskowitz, M.. Low-temperature combustion of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol in catalytic wet oxidation with nanocasted Mn-Ce-oxide catalyst Journal of Catalysis 247(2): 201 (2007)
  • Capek L., Vradman, L., Sazama, P., Herskowitz, M., Wichterlova, B., Zukerman, R., Brosius, R., Martens, J. A.. Kinetic experiments and modeling of NO oxidation and SCR of NOx with decane over Cu- and Fe-MFI catalysts Applied Catalysis, B: Environmental 70(1-4): 53 (2007)
  • M.Landau, M.Herskowitz, A.M. Manganese oxide-cerium oxide composite. PCT Int. Appl. (2007), CODEN: PIXXD2 WO 2007069238 A1 20070621 CAN 147:57819 AN 2007:673201 : 1-36 (2007)
  • Abecassis*M*, M.Landau, M.Herskowitz, A.Brenner. Low-temperature combustion of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol in catalytic wet oxidation with nanocasted Mn-Ce-oxide catalyst. Journal of Catalysis (2007), 247: 201-213 (2007)
  • M.Landau, M.Herskowitz. Application of Cs salt of 12-tungstophosphoric acid supported on SBA-15 mesoporous silica in NOx storage. Topics in Catalysis 42/43 : 203-207 (2007)
  • V.Markovich, I.Fita, D.Mogilyansky, A.Wisniewski, R.Puzniak, L.Titelman, L.Vradman, M.Herskowitz, G.Gorodetsky. Magnetic properties of nanocrystalline La1-xMnO 3+δ manganites: Size effects Journal of Physics Condensed Matter 19: 346210 - (2007)
  • Landau, M. V., Shter, G. E., Titelman, L., Gelman, V., Rotter, H., Grader, G. S., Herskowitz, M.. Alumina Foam Coated with Nanostructured Chromia Aerogel: Efficient Catalytic Material for Complete Combustion of Chlorinated VOC Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 45(22): 7462 (2006)
  • Ben-Harush, K., Wolfson, A., Herskowitz, M.. Unexpected performance of solid alkaline metal hydroxides in liquid phase oxidation of 1-phenylethanol Letters in Organic Chemistry 3(9): 664 (2006)
  • Vradman , L., Titelman, L., Herskowitz, M.. Size effect on SBA-15 microporosity Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 92(3): 313 (2006)
  • Landau, M. V., Vradman, L., Rao, P. Madhusudhan, Wolfson, A., Herskowitz, M.. Dispersions of transition-metal-based phases in mesostructured silica matrixes: preparation of high-performance catalytic materials C. R. Chimie 8: 679 (2005)
  • Abecassis-Wolfovich, M., Jothiramalingam, R., Landau, M.V., Herskowitz, M., B. Viswanathan and T.K. Varadarajan. Cerium incorporated ordered manganese oxide OMS-2 materials: Improved catalysts for wet oxidation of phenol compounds Appl. Catal. B 59: 91 (2005)
  • Vradman , L., Herskowitz, M., Capek, L., Wichterlova, B., Brosius, R., Martens, J.A.. Kinetic Experiments and Modeling of Complex deNOx System: Decane SCR of NOx in Gas Phase and over Iron MFI Type Zeolite Catalyst Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 44: 4523 (2005)
  • Kogan, S. B., Herskowitz, M.. Geometric and electronic factors in paraffin dehydrogenation on bimetallic platinum catalysts Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters 85(2): 341 (2005)
  • Rotter, H., Landau, M. V., Herskowitz, M.. Combustion of Chlorinated VOC on Nanostructured Chromia Aerogel as Catalyst and Catalyst Support Environmental Science and Technology 39(17): 6845 (2005)
  • Wolfson, A.; Shapira-Tchelet, A. M.; Shokin O., Rao, P. M.; Landau, M. V.; Herskowitz, M.. Solid Acid Materials for Acylation of Aromatics” in “Progress in Catalysis Research” Ed. L. P. Bevy, Nova, NY : 97 (2005)
  • P.Madhusudhan Rao, M.Landau, A.Wolfson, M.Herskowitz, A.M Shapira-Tchelet. Cesium salt of a heteropolyacid in nanotubular channels and on the external surface of SBA-15 crystals: preparation and performance as acidic catalysts Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 80: 43-55 (2005)
  • L.Vradman, M.Herskowitz, L.Capek, B.Wichterlova, R.Brosius, J.Martens. Kinetic experiments and modeling of a complex DeNO(x) system: Decane selective catalytic reduction of NOx in the gas phase and over an Fe-MFI type zeolite catalyst Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 44: 4523-4533 (2005)
  • Rao, P. Madhusudhan, Wolfson, A., Landau, M. V., Shapira-Tchlet, A.M., Herskowitz, M.. Cesium salt of a heteropolyacid in nanotubular channels and on the external surface of SAB-15 crystals: preparation and performance as acidic catalysts Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 80: 43 (2005)
  • Rao, P. Madhusudhan, Wolfson, A., Landau, M. V., Herskowitz, M.. Efficient immobilization of 12-tungstophosphoric acid catalyst at the surface of silica support grafted with alumina Catalysis Communications 5(6): 327 (2004)
  • Brosius, R., Habermacher, D., Martens, J. A., Vradman, L., Herskowitz, M., Capek, L., Sobalik, Z., Dedecek, J., Wichterlova, B., Tokarova, V., Gonsiorova, O.. NO oxidation kinetics on iron zeolites: Influence of framework type and iron speciation Topics in Catalysis 30/31(1-4): 333 (2004)
  • Abecassis-Wolfovich, M.; Landau, M. V.,. Brenner, A., Herskowitz, M.. Catalytic Wet Oxidation of Phenol with Mn-Ce-Based Oxide Catalysts: Impact of Reactive Adsorption on TOC Removal Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 43(17): 5089 (2004)
  • Rotter, H., Landau, M.V., Carrera, M., Goldfarb, D., and Herskowitz, M.. High surface area chromia aerogel efficient catalyst and catalyst support for ethylacetate combustion Appl. Catal. B 47: 111 (2004)
  • Y.M.Shtemler, I.R.Shreiber, M.Herskowitz. Micro-level instability of bubble flows in packings chemical engineering science 58: 1631-1640 (2003)
  • L. Vradman, M.V. Landau, M. Herskowitz. Hydrodearomatization of petroleum fuel fractions on silica supported Ni-W-sulfide with increased stacking number of WS2 phase Fuel 82: 633 (2003)
  • L.Vradman, M.Landau, M.Herskowitz, V.Ezersky, M.Talianker, S.Nikitenko, Y.Koltypin, A.Gedanken. High loading of short WS2 slabs inside SBA-15: promotion with nickel and performance in hydrodesulfurization and hydrogenation Journal of Catalysis 213: 163-175 (2003)
  • L.Vradman, M.Landau, M.Herskowitz. Hydrodearomatization of petroleum fuel fractions on silica supported Ni-W sulphide with increased stacking number of the WS2 phase Fuel 82: 633 - 639 (2003)
  • S.B.Kogan, M.Herskowitz. Dehydrogenation of neohexane to neohexene on platinum polymetallic catalysts Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 41: 5949-5951 (2002)
  • A.Wolfson, S.Geresh, M.Gottlieb, M.Herskowitz. Heterogenization of Rh-MeDuPHOS by occlusion in polyvinyl alcohol films tetrahedron asymmetry 13: 465-468 (2002)
  • A.Wolfson, S.Janssens, I.Vankelecom, S.Geresh, M.Gottlieb, M.Herskowitz. Aqueous enantioselective hydrogenation of methyl 2-acetamidoacrylate with Rh-MeDuPHOS occluded in PDMS Chemical Communications : 388-389 (2002)
  • M.L.Kaliya, S.B.Kogan, N.Froumin, M.Herskowitz. Novel nitrogen containing heterogeneous catalysts for oxidative dehydrogenation of light paraffins Catalysis Communications 3: 327-333 (2002)
  • L.Vradman, M.Herskowitz, E.Korin, J.Wisniak. Regeneration of poisoned nickel catalyst by supercritical CO2 extraction Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 40: 1589 - 1590 (2001)
  • M.Landau, M.Herskowitz, A.Gutman, R.Shuker, Y.Bitton, D.Mogilyansky. The role and stability of Li2O2 phase in supported LiCl catalyst in oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butane Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 176: 127 - 139 (2001)
  • M.Landau, E.Dafa, M.L Kaliya, M.Herskowitz, T.Sen. Mesoporous alumina catalytic material prepared by grafting wide-pore MCM-41 with an alumina multilayer Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 49: 65 - 81 (2001)
  • S.Guernik, A.Wolfson, M.Herskowitz, N.Greenspoon, S.Geresh. A novel system consisting of Rh-DuPHOS and ionic liquid for asymmetric hydrogenations Chemical Communications : 2314-2315 (2001)
  • S.Kogan, H.Schramm, M.Herskowitz. Dehydrogenation of propane on modified Pt/theta-alumina Performance in hydrogen and steam environment applied catalysis a general 208: 185-191 (2001)
  • M.Landau, M.L.Kaliya, M.Herskowitz. Ammoxidation of p-cresol to p-hydroxybenzonitrile. High-performance boria-phosphoria supported catalysts Applied Catalysis A: General 208: 21 - 34 (2001)
  • A.Wolfson, S.Geresh, M.Landau, M.Herskowitz. Enantioselective hydrogenation of methyl acetoacetate catalyzed by nickel supported on activated carbon or graphite applied catalysis a general 208: 91-98 (2001)
  • A.Gedanken, X.Tang, Y.Wang, N.Perkas, Y.Koltypin, M.Landau, M.Herskowitz, L.Vradman. Using sonochemical methods for the preparation of mesoporous materials and for the deposition of catalysts into the mesopores chemistry a european journal 7: 4546-4552 (2001)
  • M.Landau, L.Vradman, M.Herskowitz, Y.Koltypin, A.Gedanken. Ultrasonically controlled deposition-precipitation - Co-MoHDS catalysts deposited on wide-pore MCM material Journal of Catalysis 201: 22-36 (2001)
  • T.Jyothi, M.Kaliya, M.Herskowitz, M.Landau. A comparative study of an MCM-41 anchored quaternary ammonium chloride/SnCl4 catalyst and its silica gel analogue Chemical Communications : 992-993 (2001)
  • M.Herskowitz, S.Levitsky, I.Shreiber. Attenuation of ultrasound in porous media with dispersed microbubbles ultrasonics 38: 767-769 (2000)
  • C.M Pradier, F.Rodrigues, P.Marcus, M.Landau, M.L Kaliya, M.Herskowitz, A.Gutman. Supported chromia catalysts for oxidation of organic compounds the state of chromia phase and catalytic performance Applied Catalysis B:Environmental 27: 73 - 85 (2000)
  • M.Herskowitz, S.Levitsky, I.Shreiber. Acoustic waves in a liquid-filled bed with microbubbles acustica 85: 793-799 (1999)
  • M.Landau, M.Herskowitz, O.Regev, S.P Varkey, S.Pevzner, T.Sen, Z.Luz. Wetting stability of Si-MCM-41 mesoporous material in neutral, acidic and basic aqueous solutions Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 33: 149-163 (1999)
  • M.Landau, D.Tavor, O.Regev, M.Kaliya, M.Herskowitz, V.Valtchev, S.Mintova. Colloidal nanocrystals of zeolite beta stabilized in alumina matrix Chemistry of Materials 11: 2030-2037 (1999)
  • L.Vradman, M.Landau, M.Herskowitz. Deep desulfurization of diesel fuels: kinetic modeling of model compounds in trickle-bed Catalysis Today 48: 41-48 (1999)
  • M.Landau, M.Herskowitz, D.Givoni, S.Laichter, D.Yitzhaki. Medium severity hydrotreating and hydrocracking of Israeli shale oil - II. Testing of novel catalyst systems in a trickle bed reactor Fuel 77: 3 - 13 (1998)
  • M.Landau, M.Herskowitz, D.Givoni, S.Laichter, D.Yitzhaki. Medium severity hydrotreating and hydrocracking of Israeli shale oil: III. Hydrocracking of hydrotreated shale oil and its atmospheric residue for full conversion to motor fuels Fuel 77: 1589 - 1597 (1998)
  • J.Phillips, J.Weigle, M.Herskowitz, S.Kogan. Metal particle structure: Contrasting the influences of carbons and refractory oxides applied catalysis a general 173: 273-287 (1998)
  • M.Herskowitz, M.Landau. Interaction of industrial and fundamental research in catalysis - Preface Catalysis Today 36: 365-365 (1997)
  • M.Landau, S.B Kogan, M.Herskowitz, D.Tavor, J.E Koresh. Selectivity in heterogeneous catalytic processes Catalysis Today 36: 497 - 510 (1997)
  • M.Landau, D.Berger, M.Herskowitz. Hydrodesulfurization of methyl-substituted dibenzothiophenes: Fundamental study of routes to deep desulfurization Journal of Catalysis 159: 236-245 (1996)
  • D.Berger, M.Landau, M.Herskowitz, Z.Boger. Deep hydrodesulfurization of atmospheric gas oil: Effects of operating conditions and modelling by artificial neural network techniques Fuel 75: 907 - 911 (1996)
  • M.Landau, M.L.Kaliya, M.Herskowitz, P.F.van den Oosterkamp, P.S.G.Bocque. Produce light olefins from paraffins by catalytic oxidation Chemtech 26: 24 - 29 (1996)
  • D.YITZHAKI, M.LANDAU, D.BERGER, M.Herskowitz. Deep Desulfurization of Heavy Atmospheric Gas Oil with Co-mo-al Catalysts - Effect of Sulfur Adsorption applied catalysis a general 122: 99-110 (1995)
  • D.Yitzhaki, M.Landau, M.Herskowitz, D.Berger. Deep desulfurization of heavy atmospheric gas oil with Co-Mo-Al catalysts effect of sulfur adsorption Applied Catalysis A:General 122: 99 - (1995)
  • M.Landau, M.Herskowitz, N.Zaharur. Silica-supported small crystals of ZSM-5 zeolite Journal of Engineering and Applied Science 115: 7-14 - (1994)
  • M.Landau, M.Herskowitz, S.B Kogan. Deactivation of a multimetal supported catalyst for aniline N-alkylation with alcohol Applied Catalysis A:General 118: 139 - 152 (1994)
  • O.AHARON, A.ELIOR, M.Herskowitz, E.LEBIUSH, S.ROSENWAKS. O2(1-delta) Generation in A Bubble Column Reactor for Chemically Pumped Iodine Lasers - Experiment and Modeling Journal of Applied Physics 70: 5211-5220 (1991)
  • M.Herskowitz, P.HAGAN. A General Runaway Criterion for Fixed-bed Reactors Chemical Engineering Communications 96: 291-302 (1990)
  • P.HAGAN, M.Herskowitz, C.PIRKLE. A simple approach to highly sensitive tubular reactors SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics 48: 1083-1101 (1988)
  • M.Herskowitz, P.HAGAN. Accurate One-dimensional Fixed-bed Reactor Model Based on Asymptotic Analysis AIChE Journal 34: 1367-1372 (1988)
  • P.HAGAN, M.Herskowitz, C.PIRKLE. Runaway in highly sensitive tubular reactors SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics 48: 1437-1450 (1988)
  • P.HAGAN, M.Herskowitz, C.PIRKLE. Equilibrium Temperature Profiles in Highly Sensitive Tubular Reactors SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics 47: 1287-1305 (1987)
  • M.Herskowitz, J.Merchuk. loop three-phase fluidized bed reactor. Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering 64: 57 - 61 (1986)
  • M.Herskowitz, J.MERCHUK. A Loop 3-phase Fluidized-bed Reactor Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering 64: 57-61 (1986)
  • I.JACOB, M.FISHER, Z.HADARI, M.Herskowitz, J.WISNIAK, N.SHAMIR, M.MINTZ. The leaching-activation process of Urushibara catalysts Journal of Catalysis 101: 28-34 (1986)
  • M.Herskowitz, M.ABUELHAIJA. Liquid Solid Mass-transfer in A Trickle-bed Reactor Measured by Means of A Catalytic Reaction Chemical Engineering Science 40: 631-634 (1985)
  • M.Herskowitz, M.Gottlieb. Vapor-liquid Equilibrium in Aqueous Solutions of Various Glycols and Poly(ethylene Glycols). 3. Poly(ethylene Glycols). Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data 30: 233 - 234 (1985)
  • M.Herskowitz, H.KISCH. an Algorithm for Finding Composition, Molar Volume and Isochors of Co2-ch4 Fluid Inclusions From Th and Tfm (for Th-less-than-tfm) Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 48: 1581-1587 (1984)
  • M.Herskowitz, M.GOTTLIEB. Vapor Liquid Equilibrium in Aqueous-solutions of Various Glycols and Poly(ethylene Glycols) .2. Tetraethylene Glycol and Estimation of Unifac Parameters Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data 29: 450-452 (1984)
  • M.Gottlieb, M.Herskowitz. Vapor-liquid equilibrium of aqueous crown ether solutions Fluid Phase Equilib. (Netherlands) 17: 135 - 8 (1984)
  • P.LU, J.SMITH, M.Herskowitz. Gas-particle mass transfer in trickle beds AIChE Journal 30: 500-502 (1984)
  • M.Herskowitz, S.MOSSERI. Global Rates of Reaction in Trickle-bed Reactors - Effects of Gas and Liquid Flow-rates Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Fundamentals 22: 4-6 (1983)
  • M.Herskowitz, J.WISNIAK, L.SKLADMAN. Hydrogen solubility in organic liquids Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data 28: 164-166 (1983)
  • M.Herskowitz, C.KENNEY. Co Oxidation on Pt Supported Catalysts - Kinetics and Multiple Steady-states Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering 61: 194-199 (1983)
  • M.Herskowitz, J.Smith. Trickle-bed Reactors - A Review AIChE Journal 29: 1-18 (1983)
  • M.Herskowitz, R.Holliday, M.Cutlip, C.Kenney. Effect of Metal Dispersion in Co Oxidation on Supported Pt Catalysts Journal of Catalysis 74: 408-410 (1982)
  • M.GOTTLIEB, M.Herskowitz. External-Degrees-of-Freedom Parameter In the UNIFAC-FV Model Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Process Design and Development 21: 536-537 (1982)
  • M.Herskowitz. Effect of Wetting Efficiency on Selectivity in A Trickle Bed Reactor Chemical Engineering Science 36: 1099-1101 (1981)
  • M.GOTTLIEB, M.Herskowitz. Estimation of the Chi-parameter for Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Solutions by the Unifac Group Contribution Method Macromolecules 14: 1468-1471 (1981)
  • M.Herskowitz. Wetting Efficiency in Trickle-bed Reactors - the Overall Effectiveness Factor of Partially Wetted Catalyst Particles Chemical Engineering Science 36: 1665-1671 (1981)
  • M.Herskowitz. Wetting Efficiency in Trickle-bed Reactors - Its Effect on the Reactor Performance Chemical Engineering Journal and The Biochemical Engineering Journal 22: 167-175 (1981)
  • M.Herskowitz, M.GOTTLIEB. UNIFAC group contribution method for silicone compounds Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Process Design and Development 20: 407-409 (1981)
  • M.Herskowitz, R.CARBONELL, J.SMITH. Effectiveness Factors and Mass Transfer in Trickle Bed Reactors AIChE Journal 25: 272-283 (1979)
  • M.Herskowitz, J.SMITH. Liquid Distribution in Trickle-bed Reactors .2. Tracer Studies AIChE Journal 24: 450-454 (1978)
  • M.Herskowitz, S.MORITA, J.SMITH. Solubility of hydrogen in alpha-methylstyrene Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data 23: 227-228 (1978)
  • M.Herskowitz, J.SMITH. Liquid Distribution in Trickle-bed Reactors .1. Flow Measurements AIChE Journal 24: 439-450 (1978)
  • J.LEVEC, M.Herskowitz, J.SMITH. Active Catalyst for Oxidation of Acetic-acid Solutions AIChE Journal 22: 919-920 (1976)
  • J.WISNIAK, M.Herskowitz, D.ROFFE, S.SMILOVITZ. Reduction of Mesityl Oxide Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Product Research and Development 15: 163-168 (1976)
Keywords:renewable fuels - jet and diesel from vegetable oils and from carbon dioxide, catalytic oxidation of industrial wastewater, modeling of catalytic reactions and reactors, Process Development.
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  3. Fax: 972-8-6477745
Email:herskow@bgu.ac.il