Maria-Cornélia Iliuta, Université Laval

Research

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Génie et technologies Génie chimique Génie chimique Techniques de capture du carbone Génie des procédés catalytiques Conception en génie chimique Procédés intensifiés Technologies membranaires et autres technologies de séparation Fondements de la réaction et conception du réacteur Nanotechnologies Nanotechnologies Nanomatériaux

Latest papers

Conventional and Intensified Steam Reforming of Bio-Oil for Renewable Hydrogen Production: Challenges and Future Perspectives
Catalysts · 2026 · senior author
Trends and advances in the development of dual-function materials to integrate carbon capture and conversion by RWGS reaction
Journal of Energy Chemistry · 2026 · senior author
Hidden environmental and energy impacts of high-performance MOFs for ammonia removal: Life cycle insights toward sustainable design
Journal of Environmental Management · 2026

All 149 publications

Latest funding

FAST RESPONSE MICROCHROMATOGRAPH (FRmGC)
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$73,726
Automatic high-pressure catalytic reactor
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$150,000
From waste to value-added products: sustainable catalytic valorization of waste materials
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$117,000

All 10 grants and awards

149 publications.

01

Conventional and Intensified Steam Reforming of Bio-Oil for Renewable Hydrogen Production: Challenges and Future Perspectives

Eslam Elsaka, Etienne Mercier, Maria Cornelia Iliuta

Catalysts20265 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/catal16010059

02

Trends and advances in the development of dual-function materials to integrate carbon capture and conversion by RWGS reaction

Mahdi Asgari, Etienne Mercier, Maria C. Iliuta

Journal of Energy Chemistry20262 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jechem.2026.04.086

03

Hidden environmental and energy impacts of high-performance MOFs for ammonia removal: Life cycle insights toward sustainable design

Hamid Boleydei, Maede Yahyanezhad Gele, Monica Carvalho, Eshagh Khaki, Frédéric‐Georges Fontaine, Maria Cornelia Iliuta, Céline Vaneeckhaute

Journal of Environmental Management20262 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2026.129578 PMID: 41967344

04

Selective and sustainable electrochemical CO2 conversion to formate over a copper-promoted industrial residue (UGSO) electrocatalyst

Maede Yahyanezhad Gele, Frédéric‐Georges Fontaine, Maria Cornelia Iliuta

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy2026Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2026.155102

05

Modeling the Intensified Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis for Localized Production of Liquid Fuels in Multiphase Packed-Bed Microreactors

Ion Iliuta, Maria C. Iliuta

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.6c00008

06

Harnessing the potential of fusel oil to produce high-purity renewable hydrogen via intensified steam reforming over Ni-Ce/CaO-based bifunctional materials

Alex Desgagnés, Charles Poulin, Maria Cornelia Iliuta

Chemical Engineering Journal2026Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.173272

07

Techno-economic analysis of enzyme-based CO2 capture in the cement industry: Heat recovery and high-temperature heat pump systems

Kaven Nguyen, Marzieh Shokrollahi, Navid Teymouri, Philippe Navarri, Maria Cornelia Iliuta

Chemical Engineering Journal2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.175945

08

Emerging Cu-MOFs Catalyst Architectures for Selective Electrochemical CO2 Reduction to C1 Products

Maede Yahyanezhad Gele, Frédéric‐Georges Fontaine, Maria Cornelia Iliuta

Catalysts2026Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/catal16080694

09

Highly selective and stable Cu-based dual-function materials for integrated CO2 capture and in-situ conversion to CO

Mahdi Asgari, Maria Cornelia Iliuta

Chemical Engineering Journal20256 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.163366

10

The role of active metals on the ICCC-RWGS performance of Ca-based dual-function materials: An experimental study on drawbacks and advantages of transition metals

Mahdi Asgari, Maria Cornelia Iliuta

Separation and Purification Technology20253 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2025.136663

FAST RESPONSE MICROCHROMATOGRAPH (FRmGC)

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: ILIUTA, MARIA

Keywords: process intensification; catalysis; carbon dioxide capture; carbon dioxide conversion; waste valorization; materials and nanomaterials; hybrid/bifunctional materials; alternative fuels; green chemistry; reactor design

$73,726

Automatic high-pressure catalytic reactor

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: ILIUTA, MARIA

$150,000

From waste to value-added products: sustainable catalytic valorization of waste materials

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: ILIUTA, MARIA

Keywords: waste valorization; biomass/biomass derived products; industrial waste; carbon dioxide capture and conversion; materials/nanomaterials; intensified processes; heterogeneous catalysis; hydrogen; alternative fuels; modeling/simulation

$117,000

Center of Innovation and Research on Carbon Utilization in Industrial Technologies (CIRCUIT)

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Fontaine, Frédéric-Georges FG

Keywords: carbon dioxide valorization; carbon economy; catalysis; concrete; green chemistry; methanol; mining process; polymers; solvents

$1,367,500

Multifunctional apparatus for material/catalyst characterization

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: ILIUTA, MARIA

$149,947

Intensified processes for catalytic recycling of waste products

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Iliuta, MariaCornelia

$120,000

Intensified processes for catalytic recycling of waste products

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: ILIUTA, MARIA

$258,000

Effect of contaminants on packing materials used for gas separation in packed columns

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Iliuta, MariaCornelia

$25,000

Multicomponent Flowing Gas / Vapor IGA ACS System

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Iliuta, MariaCornelia

$40,772

Hybrid approaches for capture and catalytic recycling of carbon dioxide

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Iliuta, MariaCornelia

$125,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Centre en chimie verte et catalyse
Centre de recherche sur la géologie et l'ingénierie des ressources minérales
Institut en environnement, développement et société (Institut EDS)
Département de génie chimique et de génie biotechnologique
Centre de recherche sur les protéines PROTEO-ULaval
Centre de recherche sur les matériaux avancés
Centre Eau Terre Environnement
Other

Co-authors at Université Laval, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Faical Larachi

Centre de recherche sur la géologie et l'ingénierie des ressources minérales

32 shared papers, latest 2021

Francis Bougie

Centre en chimie verte et catalyse

22 shared papers, latest 2024

Alain Garnier

Centre de recherche sur les protéines PROTEO-ULaval

7 shared papers, latest 2022

Louis-César Pasquier

Faculty

6 shared papers, latest 2024

Denis Rodrigue

Centre de recherche sur les matériaux avancés

5 shared papers, latest 2019

Guy Mercier

Centre Eau Terre Environnement

3 shared papers, latest 2019

Frédéric-Georges Fontaine

Centre en chimie verte et catalyse

3 shared papers, latest 2026

Gregory Dipple

Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

2 shared papers, latest 2019

Nicolas Abatzoglou

Département de génie chimique et de génie biotechnologique

2 shared papers, latest 2017

Louis Gosselin

Institut en environnement, développement et société (Institut EDS)

2 shared papers, latest 2016

Nader Mahinpey

Schulich School of Engineering

2 shared papers, latest 2021

Céline Vaneeckhaute

Institut en environnement, développement et société (Institut EDS)

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Martin Désilets

Département de génie chimique et de génie biotechnologique

2 shared papers, latest 2016

Trong Do

Centre en chimie verte et catalyse

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Josée Duchesne

Centre de recherche sur les infrastructures en béton

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Sonil Nanda

Department of Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Abdelhamid Sayari

Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2002

Phuong Nguyen-Tri

Département de biochimie, chimie, physique et science forensique

1 shared papers, latest 2020

John Boukouvalas

Centre en chimie verte et catalyse

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Peter McBreen

Centre en chimie verte et catalyse

1 shared papers, latest 2002

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