Researcher
Orcid number: 0000-0003-0263-1079
445 300 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
P-328
Zeolites, Metal oxides, Heterogeneous Catalysis, IR Spectroscopy
PhD in Physical, Analytical, adn Theoretical Chemistry.
Master in Catalysis and Environmental Chemistry.
Bachelor in General Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences I.
Senior postdoctoral researcher - FWO fellowship - Team Leader.
Short Stay Visiting Researcher.
Junior postdoctoral researcher - FWO fellowship - responsible of the spectroscopy platform.
Postdoctoral researcher - KU Leuven grant.
PhD in Physical, Analytical, adn Theoretical Chemistry.
"Elimination par adsorption sélective du phénol pour la purification des biocarburants de 2ème génération."
M2 Internship.
"Elimination par adsorption sélective des produits de type phénolique dans un biocarburant modèle de 2ème génération."
Synthesis of bifunctional metal oxides on zeolite catalysts.
Selective methanol carbonylation and hydrogenolysis towards ethylene.
FT-IR spectroscopy for exploring acid properties in zeolites.
Interest in theoretical modelling and artificial intelligence tools.
Expertise:
Adsorption and acid catalysis (hydrogenation, carbonylation, isomerisation, dehydration).
Synthesis, tuning, and characterization of zeolites and supported metal oxides.
IR spectroscopy in liquid and gas phase (in-situ and operando).
Scientific production:
30 peer-reviewed publications.
>20 communications in conferences.
3 invited lectures.
h-index = 15.
Lectures and Laboratory Sessions
Bachelor’s level in the faculty of Sciences of the University of Caen (5 semesters).
Given courses:
Adsorption, General Chemistry, Analytical tools and Analytical chemistry, Acid-Base Chemistry, Atomic model.
Laboratory sessions on Advanced analytical tools in Catalysis
Master’s level at KU Leuven (6 semesters).
De Vriendt L., 
Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Hickson M., F. Sels B., Dusselier M.
ChemCatChem, 2025, 17(19), pp. -
Torka Beydokhti M., Ivanushkin G., Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Sajid A., Bae J., L. Bugaev A., Donckels T., Plessers D., Dusselier M.
Chemistry of Materials, 2025, 37(11), pp. 4097-4111
L. Mesa J., A. Shah M., G. Rigamonti M., Eloy P., P. Debecker D., Ali Khan I., Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Dusselier M.
Catalysis Science & Technology, 2025, pp. -
Brandi F., Al-Naji A., Wu X., Singh R., Trullemans L., Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Xu M., Marion P., Mastroianni S., F. Sels B.
Green Chemistry, 2025, pp. -
Lappa F., Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Leonard G., Dusselier M.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, 2025, 523, p.
Ivanushkin G., Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Torka Beydokhti M., L. Bugaev A., Bae J., Donckels T., Dusselier M.
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2024, pp. 113449-113449
Lappa F., Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Morales A., Léonard G., Dusselier M.
One Step Methanol-Mediated CO2 Conversion to Gasoline: Comprehensive Review and Critical Outlook
Energy & Fuels, 2024, pp. -
Sofie Narmon A., M. Jenisch L., Rey J., Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Badawi M., Dusselier M.
Monothiolactide, a New Monomer for the Synthesis of Recyclable, Alternating Ester‐Thioester Polymers
ChemSusChem, 2024, 17(23), pp. -
Devos J., L. Sushkevich V., Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Robijns S., De Oliveira Silva R., Sakellariou D., Van Bokhoven J., Dusselier M.
Enhancing the Acidity Window of Zeolites by Low-Temperature Template Oxidation with Ozone
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2024, pp. -
Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Rammal F., De Vriendt L., Sofie Narmon A., F. Sels B., Meier S., Dusselier M.
Solvent-driven isomerization of muconates in DMSO: reaction mechanism and process sustainability
Green Chemistry, 2024, 26(10), pp. 5852-5861
Sajid A., Devos J., Robijns S., Donckels T., Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Dusselier M.
Journal of Catalysis, 2024, pp. 115927-115927
Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., G. Rigamonti M., Janssens K., L. Bugaev A., Arenas Esteban D., Robijns S., Donckels T., Torka Beydokhti M., Bals S., De Vos D., Dusselier M.
Nature Catalysis, 2024, 7(8), pp. 921-933
Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I.
Population Medicine, 2023, 5(Supplement), pp. -
Rammal F., Matthijssen J., Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Calderon‐ardila S., Makshina E., F. Sels B.
ACS Catalysis, 2023, 13(24), pp. 15811-15823
Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., G. Rigamonti M., Janssens K., L. Bugaev A., Donckels T., Robijns S., De Vos D., Dusselier M.
Research Square (Research Square), 2022, pp. -
Sofie Narmon A., Leys E., Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Ivanushkin G., Dusselier M.
Green Chemistry, 2022, 24(24), pp. 9709-9720
A. Shah M., Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Tallarico S., Donckels T., Eloy P., P. Debecker D., Oliverio M., Dusselier M.
Catalytic amination of lactic acid using Ru–zeolites
Dalton Transactions, 2022, 51(28), pp. 10773-10778
Zhou C., Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Rammal F., Dusselier M., Kumar P., Lacroix M., Makshina E., Liao Y., F. Sels B.
ACS Catalysis, 2022, 12(18), pp. 11485-11493
Devos J., Borms R., Robijns S., Ivanushkin G., Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Dusselier M.
Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021, 431, pp. 133862-133862
Kerstens D., De Peuter H., Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Van Praet S., Van Aelst J., F. Sels B.
Fast and Selective Solvent-Free Branching of Unsaturated Fatty Acids with Hierarchical ZSM-5
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2021, 9(12), pp. 4357-4362
Peeters E., Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Eloy P., Calderon‐ardila S., Dijkmans J., Ferrini P., P. Debecker D., A. Taylor R., P. Douvalis A., Dusselier M., F. Sels B.
Chemistry of Materials, 2021, 33(23), pp. 9366-9381
Ke Q., Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Smeyers B., Li Z., De Oliveira Silva R., F. Sels B., Sakellariou D., Dusselier M.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2021, 60(45), pp. 24189-24197
Devos J., Robijns S., Van Goethem C., Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Dusselier M.
Chemistry of Materials, 2021, 33(7), pp. 2516-2531
Peeters E., Pomalaza G., Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Detaille A., P. Debecker D., P. Douvalis A., Dusselier M., F. Sels B.
ACS Catalysis, 2021, 11(10), pp. 5984-5998
Zavala Sanchez L., Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Oliviero L., Paul J. F., Maugé F.
ChemCatChem, 2020, 12(7), pp. 2066-2076
Paul Hessou E., Jabraoui H., Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Dziurla M., Badawi M.
Applied Surface Science, 2020, 541, pp. 148515-148515
Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Jabraoui H., Lebègue∥ S., June Kim W., Aguilera L., Thomas K., Maugé F., Badawi M.
Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 402, pp. 126264-126264
Brandi F., Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Antonietti M., Al‐naji M.
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2020, 9(2), pp. 927-935
Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Quintens G., Junkers T., Dusselier M.
Muconic acid isomers as platform chemicals and monomers in the biobased economy
Green Chemistry, 2020, 22(5), pp. 1517-1541
Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., M. Celis-Cornejo C., Thomas K., Bazin P., Travert A., J. Pérez‐martínez D., G. Baldovino‐medrano V., Paul J. F., Maugé F.
ChemCatChem, 2019, 12(4), pp. 1095-1108
Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Thomas K., Jabraoui H., Bazin P., Maugé F.
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2019, 384, pp. 121397-121397
Jabraoui H., Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Lebègue∥ S., Badawi M.
Ab initio screening of cation-exchanged zeolites for biofuel purification
Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, 2019, 4(4), pp. 882-892
Ibrahim Khalil Chercheur 445 300 (Standard + 33 [0] 472 445 300) P-328 Khalil I., Jabraoui H., Maurin G., Lebègue∥ S., Badawi M., Thomas K., Maugé F.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2018, 122(46), pp. 26419-26429
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