Publications: DR Michael Jie

( 2026 ) . Catalyst design for microwave-enhanced hydrogen production: Comparative performance across diverse feedstocks . Catalysis Today vol. 461 ,

Jie X, Slocombe DR, Porch A, Xiao T, González-Cortés S, Aldrees S, Dilworth JR, Yao B et al. ( 2025 ) . Low to near-zero CO2 production of hydrogen from fossil fuels: critical role of microwave-initiated catalysis . Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences vol. 383 , ( 2297 )

Hefford S, Barter M, Azam MU, Singh B, Dimitrakis G, Jie X, Edwards P, Slocombe DR ( 2025 ) . Microwaves in clean energy technologies . Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences vol. 383 , ( 2297 )

Edwards PP, Xiao T, Almegren HA, Yao B, Jie M, Slocombe DR, Dilworth JR ( 2025 ) . Fossil Fuel Decarbonization and Plastics-Waste Conversion to Hydrogen and High-Value Carbons: Pure Science Behind Two Emerging Disruptive Technologies . Disruptive Technologies and Muslim Societies , World Scientific Publishing

Wang Y, Biddle T, Jiang C, Luong T, Chen R, Brown S, Jie X, Hu J ( 2023 ) . Microwave-driven upcycling of single-use plastics using zeolite catalyst . Chemical Engineering Journal vol. 465 ,

Yan K, Jie X, Li X, Horita J, Stephens J, Hu J, Yuan Q ( 2023 ) . Microwave-enhanced methane cracking for clean hydrogen production in shale rocks . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy vol. 48 , ( 41 ) 15421 - 15432 .

Nelson M, Morgan A, Jie X, Edwards P, Slocombe D ( 2023 ) . Highly Selective Microwave Destruction of Plastic to Produce Hydrogen Gas . 19th International Conference on Microwave and High Frequency Applications Ampere 2023 Conference Proceedings . 94 - 101 .

Edwards PP, Pyper NC, Jie X, Slocombe DR, Catlow. CRA, Islam MS, Dobson PJ ( 2023 ) . Orbital selective hole- and hole-pair formation and Bose condensation in high-temperature superconductors . Journal of Solid State Chemistry vol. 317 ,

Yan K, Yuan Q, Jie X, Li X, Horita J, Stephens J ( 2022 ) . Microwave-Assisted Catalytic Heating for Enhanced Clean Hydrogen Generation from Methane Cracking in Shale Rocks . Conference: SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Yuan Q, Jie X, Ren B ( 2022 ) . Hydrogen generation in crushed rocks saturated by crude oil and water using microwave heating . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy vol. 47 , ( 48 ) 20793 - 20802 .

Jie X, Chen R, Biddle T, Slocombe DR, Dilworth JR, Xiao T, Edwards PP ( 2022 ) . Size-Dependent Microwave Heating and Catalytic Activity of Fine Iron Particles in the Deep Dehydrogenation of Hexadecane . Chemistry of Materials vol. 34 , ( 10 ) 4682 - 4693 .

Ji R, Jie X, Zhou Y, Wang Y, Li B, Liu X, Zhao J ( 2022 ) . Light‐Assisted Ullmann Coupling of Phenols and Aryl Halides: The Synergetic Effect Between Plasmonic Copper Nanoparticles and Carbon Nanotubes from Various Sources . Chemistry - A European Journal vol. 28 , ( 7 )

Jie X, Wang J, Gonzalez-Cortes S, Yao B, Li W, Gao Y, Dilworth JR, Xiao T et al. ( 2021 ) . Catalytic Activity of Various Carbons during the Microwave-Initiated Deep Dehydrogenation of Hexadecane . JACS Au vol. 1 , ( 11 ) 2021 - 2032 .

Yuan Q, Jie X, Ren B ( 2021 ) . High-Purity, CO2-Free Hydrogen Generation from Crude Oils in Crushed Rocks Using Microwave Heating . Conference: SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Wang C, Wu H, Jie X, Zhang X, Zhao Y, Yao B, Xiao T ( 2021 ) . Yolk–Shell Nanocapsule Catalysts as Nanoreactors with Various Shell Structures and Their Diffusion Effect on the CO2 Reforming of Methane . ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces vol. 13 , ( 27 ) 31699 - 31709 .

Morgan AJL, Jie X, Edwards PP, Slocombe DR ( 2021 ) . INVESTIGATION OF MICROWAVE HEATING OF IRON-BASED CATALYSTS IN THE MAGNETIC FIELD . Ampere 2021 Proceedings 18th International Conference on Microwave and High Frequency Applications . 165 - 168 .

Yao B, Xiao T, Makgae OA, Jie X, Gonzalez-Cortes S, Guan S, Kirkland AI, Dilworth JR et al. ( 2020 ) . Transforming carbon dioxide into jet fuel using an organic combustion-synthesized Fe-Mn-K catalyst . Nature Communications vol. 11 , ( 1 )

Jie X, Li W, Slocombe D, Gao Y, Banerjee I, Gonzalez-Cortes S, Yao B, AlMegren H et al. ( 2020 ) . Microwave-initiated catalytic deconstruction of plastic waste into hydrogen and high-value carbons . Nature Catalysis vol. 3 , ( 11 ) 902 - 912 .

Yao B, Kuznetsov VL, Xiao T, Jie X, Gonzalez-Cortes S, Dilworth JR, Al-Megren HA, Alshihri SM et al. ( 2020 ) . Fuels, power and chemical periodicity . Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences vol. 378 , ( 2180 )

Gao Y, Jie X, Wang C, Jacobs RMJ, Li W, Yao B, Dilworth JR, Xiao T et al. ( 2020 ) . One-Pot Synthesis of Ca Oxide-Promoted Cr Catalysts for the Dehydrogenation of Propane Using CO2 . Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research vol. 59 , ( 28 ) 12645 - 12656 .

Yan Y, Gonzalez-Cortes S, Yao B, Jie X, AlMegren H, Cao F, Dilworth J, Slocombe DR et al. ( 2020 ) . The decarbonization of coal tar via microwave-initiated catalytic deep dehydrogenation . Fuel vol. 268 ,

Li W, Jie X, Wang C, Dilworth JR, Xu C, Xiao T, Edwards PP ( 2020 ) . MnO x ‑Promoted, Coking-Resistant Nickel-Based Catalysts for Microwave-Initiated CO2 Utilization . Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research vol. 59 , ( 15 ) 6914 - 6923 .

Wang C, Jie X, Qiu Y, Zhao Y, Al-Megren HA, Alshihri S, Edwards PP, Xiao T ( 2019 ) . The importance of inner cavity space within Ni@SiO2 nanocapsule catalysts for excellent coking resistance in the high-space-velocity dry reforming of methane . Applied Catalysis B Environment and Energy vol. 259 ,

Jie X, Gonzalez-Cortes S, Xiao T, Yao B, Wang J, Slocombe DR, Fang Y, Miller N et al. ( 2019 ) . The decarbonisation of petroleum and other fossil hydrocarbon fuels for the facile production and safe storage of hydrogen . Energy & Environmental Science vol. 12 , ( 1 ) 238 - 249 .

Yao B, Xiao T, Jie X, Gonzalez-Cortes S, Edwards PP ( 2018 ) . H2–rich gas production from leaves . Catalysis Today vol. 317 , 43 - 49 .

Jie X, Xiao T, Yao B, Gonzalez-Cortes S, Wang J, Fang Y, Miller N, AlMegren H et al. ( 2018 ) . On the performance optimisation of Fe catalysts in the microwave - assisted H2 production by the dehydrogenation of hexadecane . Catalysis Today vol. 317 , 29 - 35 .

Jie X, Gonzalez‐Cortes S, Xiao T, Wang J, Yao B, Slocombe DR, Al‐Megren HA, Dilworth JR et al. ( 2017 ) . Rapid Production of High‐Purity Hydrogen Fuel through Microwave‐Promoted Deep Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Liquid Alkanes with Abundant Metals . Angewandte Chemie International Edition vol. 56 , ( 34 ) 10170 - 10173 .