Newcastle University

Undergraduate Teaching

CHY180 Data Handling
CHY274 Landmarks in Chemistry
CHY320 Advanced physical Chemistry

Postgraduate Teaching

CHY865 Analytical Chemistry for Process Control
CHY868 Instrumental Analysis
CHY825 Technology Transfer

• Xiang SC, Zhang ZJ, Zhao CG, Hong KL, Zhao XB, Ding DR, Xie MH, Wu CD, Das MC, Gill R, Thomas KM, Chen BL. Rationally tuned micropores within enantiopure metal-organic frameworks for highly selective separation of acetylene and ethylene. Nature Communications 2011, 2, 204.
• Bell JG, Zhao XB, Uygur Y, Thomas KM. Adsorption of Chloroaromatic Models for Dioxins on Porous Carbons: The Influence of Adsorbate Structure and Surface Functional Groups on Surface Interactions and Adsorption Kinetics. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2011, 115(6), 2776-2789.
• Lin X, Telepeni I, Blake AJ, Dailly A, Brown CM, Simmons JM, Zoppi M, Walker GS, Thomas KM, Mays TJ, Hubberstey P, Champness NR, Schroder M. High Capacity Hydrogen Adsorption in Cu(II) Tetracarboxylate Framework Materials: The Role of Pore Size, Ligand Functionalization, and Exposed Metal Sites. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2009, 131(6), 2159-2171.
• Xiao B, Byrne PJ, Wheatley PS, Wragg DS, Zhao XB, Fletcher AJ, Thomas KM, Peters L, Evans JSO, Warren JE, Zhou WZ, Morris RE. Chemically blockable transformation and ultraselective low-pressure gas adsorption in a non-porous metal organic framework. Nature Chemistry 2009, 1(4), 289-294.
• Chen B, Zhao X, Putkham A, Hong K, Lobkovsky EB, Hurtado EJ, Fletcher AJ, Thomas KM. Surface interactions and quantum kinetic molecular sieving for H₂ and D₂ adsorption on a mixed metal-organic framework material. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2008, 130(20), 6411-6423.
• Jones JM, Harding AW, Brown SD, Thomas KM. Detection of reactive intermediate nitrogen and sulfur species in the combustion of carbons that are models for coal chars. Carbon 1995, 33(6), 833-843.
• Pels JR, Kapteijn F, Moulijn JA, Zhu Q, Thomas KM. Evolution of nitrogen functionalities in carbonaceous materials during pyrolysis. Carbon 1995, 33(11), 1641-1653.
• Yang S, Lin X, Blake AJ, Thomas KM, Hubberstey P, Champness NR, Schroder M. Enhancement of H₂ adsorption in Li⁺-exchanged co-ordination framework materials. Chemical Communications 2008, (46), 6108-6110.
• Zhao X, Xiao B, Fletcher AJ, Thomas KM, Bradshaw D, Rosseinsky MJ. Hysteretic adsorption and desorption of hydrogen by nanoporous metal-organic frameworks. Science 2004, 306(5698), 1012-1015.
• Fletcher AJ, Cussen EJ, Bradshaw D, Rosseinsky MJ, Thomas KM. Diffusion and Induced structural Changes during Adsorption of Gases and Vapors on Nanoporous Metal Organic Framework Materials Ni₂(4,4'bipyridine)₃(NO₃)₄ Templated with Methanol and Ethanol. Jornal of the American Chemical Society 2004, 126(31), 9750-9759.
• Reid CR, O'koye IP, Thomas KM. Adsorption of gases on carbon molecular sieves used for air separation. Spherical adsorptives as probes for kinetic selectivity. Langmuir 1998, 14(9), 2415-2425.
• Chagger HK, Ndaji FE, Sykes ML, Thomas KM. Kinetics of adsorption and diffusional characteristics of carbon molecular sieves. Carbon 1995, 33(10), 1405-1411.
• Fletcher AJ, Benham MJ, Thomas KM. Multicomponent vapor sorption on active carbon by combined microgravimetry and dynamic sampling mass spectrometry. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2002, 106(30), 7474-7482.
• Jia YF, Zhu Q, Thomas KM. Synthesis of nitrogen-doped fullerenes by vaporization of graphite and characteristization using NEXAFS and temperature programmed combustion. Chemical Physics Letters 2002, 364(1-2), 171-175.
• Jia YF, Xiao B, Thomas KM. Adsorption of metal ions on nitrogen surface functional groups in activated carbons. Langmuir 2002, 18(2), 470-478.
• Fletcher AJ, Cussen EJ, Prior TJ, Rosseinsky MJ, Kepert CJ, Thomas KM. Adsorption dynamics of gases and vapors on the nanoporous metal organic framework material Ni₂(4,4'-bipyridine)₃(NO₃)₄: Guest modification of host sorption behavior. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2001, 123(41), 10001-10011.
• Reid CR, Thomas KM. Adsorption kinetics and size exclusion properties of probe molecules for the selective porosity in a carbon molecular sieve used for air separation. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2001, 105(43), 10619-10629.
• Fletcher AJ, Thomas KM. Adsorption and desorption kinetics of n-octane and n-nonane vapors on activated carbon. Langmuir 1999, 15(20), 6908-6914.
• Jones JM, Zhu Q, Thomas KM. Metalloporphyrin-derived carbons: Models for investigating NOx release from coal char combustion. Carbon 1999, 37(7), 1123-1131.
• Ndaji FE, Ellyatt WAT, Malik AA, Thomas KM. Temperature programmed combustion studies of the co-processing of coal and waste materials. Fuel 1999, 78(3), 301-307.
• Zhu Q, Jones JM, Williams A, Thomas KM. The predictions of coal/char combustion rate using an artificial neural network approach. Fuel 1999, 78(14), 1755-1762.
• Harding AW, Foley NJ, Norman PR, Francis DC, Thomas KM. Diffusion barriers in the kinetics of water vapor adsorption/desorption on activated carbons. Langmuir 1998, 14(14), 3858-3864.
• Nomura S, Thomas KM. Fundamental aspects of coal structural changes in the thermoplastic phase. Fuel 1998, 77(8), 829-836.
• Jia YF, Steele CJ, Hayward IP, Thomas KM. Mechanism of adsorption of gold and silver species on activated carbons. Carbon 1998, 36(9), 1299-1308.
• Roy SC, Harding AW, Russell AE, Thomas KM. Spectroelectrochemical Study of the Role Played by Carbon Functionality in Fuel Cell Electrodes (vol 144, pg 2323, 1997) [erratum]. Journal of the Electrochemical Society 2011, 158(2), S3.
• O'koye IP, Benham M, Thomas KM. Adsorption of gases and vapors on carbon molecular sieves. Langmuir 1997, 13(15), 4054-4059.
• Mather PJ, Thomas KM. Carbon black/high density polyethylene conducting composite materials: Part I Structural modification of a carbon black by gasification in carbon dioxide and the effect on the electrical and mechanical properties of the composite. Journal of Materials Science 1997, 32(2), 401-407.
• Mather PJ, Thomas KM. Carbon black/high density polyethylene conducting composite materials: Part II The relationship between the positive temperature coefficient and the volume resistivity. Journal of Materials Science 1997, 32(7), 1711-1715.
• Ndaji FE, Butterfield IM, Thomas KM. Changes in the macromolecular structure of coals with pyrolysis temperature. Fuel 1997, 76(2), 169-177.
• Man C-K, Chan M-L, Patrick JW, Thomas KM. Effect of shock heating on the strength and structure of coke produced by high-pressure carbonization of low-rank bituminous coals. Fuel 1997, 76(5), 425-430.
• Jones JM, Ellyatt WAT, Ndaji FE, Thomas KM. Flow injection-thermal analysis-mass spectrometry: Application to studies of carbon gasification reactions. Carbon 1997, 35(2), 217-225.
• Foley NJ, Thomas KM, Forshaw PL, Stanton D, Norman PR. Kinetics of water vapor adsorption on activated carbon. Langmuir 1997, 13(7), 2083-2089.
• Milligan JB, Thomas KM, Crelling JC. Solvent swelling of maceral concentrates. Energy and Fuels 1997, 11(2), 364-371.
• Roy SC, Harding AW, Russell AE, Thomas KM. Spectroelectrochemical study of the role played by carbon functionality in fuel cell electrodes. Journal of the Electrochemical Society 1997, 144(7), 2323-2328.
• Milligan JB, Thomas KM, Crelling JC. Temperature-programmed combustion studies of coal and maceral group concentrates. Fuel 1997, 76(13), 1249-1255.
• Turner JA, Thomas KM. The application of simultaneous TG-DTA to the determination of the fate of injected coal in a pilot-scale blast furnace simulation rig. Thermochimica Acta 1997, 294(1), 51-56.
• Turner JA, Thomas KM, Russell AE. The identification of oxygen functional groups in carbonaceous materials by oxygen K-edge XANES. Carbon 1997, 35(7), 983-992.
• Zhu Q, Jones JM, Thomas KM. The influence of Fe catalysts on the release of nitrogen oxides during the gasification of nitrogen doped carbon-13 material. Carbon 1997, 35(6), 855-858.
• Thomas KM. The release of nitrogen oxides during char combustion. Fuel 1997, 76(6), 457-473.
• Harris RK, Thompson TV, Forshaw P, Foley N, Thomas KM, Norman PR, Pottage C. A magic-angle spinning NMR study into the adsorption of deuterated water by activated carbon. Carbon 1996, 34(10), 1275-1279.
• Malik AA, Meddings PR, Patel A, Thomas KM. Competitive effects in the adsorption of CH3I on KI-impregnated activated carbons in the presence of CO2. Carbon 1996, 34(4), 439-447.
• Roy SC, Christensen PA, Hamnett A, Thomas KM, Trapp V. Direct methanol fuel cell cathodes with sulfur and nitrogen-based carbon functionality. Journal of the Electrochemical Society 1996, 143(10), 3073-3079.
• Wang WX, Thomas KM, Cai HY, Dugwell DR, Kandiyoti R. NO release and reactivity of chars during combustion: The effect of devolatilization temperature and heating rate. Energy and Fuels 1996, 10(2), 409-416.
• Harding AW, Brown SD, Thomas KM. NO release from the isothermal combustion of coal chars. ACS Division of Fuel Chemistry 1996, 41(1), 165-168.
• Harding AW, Brown SD, Thomas KM. Release of NO from the combustion of coal chars. Combustion and Flame 1996, 107(4), 336-350.
• Nomura S, Thomas KM. Some aspects of the generation of coking pressure during coal carbonization. Fuel 1996, 75(7), 801-808.
• Jones JM, Malcolm RP, Thomas KM, Bottrell SH. The anode deposit formed during the carbon-arc evaporation of graphite for the synthesis of fullerenes and carbon nanotubes. Carbon 1996, 34(2), 231-237.
• Varey JE, Hindmarsh CJ, Thomas KM. The detection of reactive intermediates in the combustion and pyrolysis of coals, chars and macerals. Fuel 1996, 75(2), 164-176.
• Zhu Q, Grant KA, Thomas KM. The effect of Fe catalyst on the release of no during the combustion of anisotropic and isotropic carbons. Carbon 1996, 34(4), 523-532.
• Nomura S, Thomas KM. The effect of swelling pressure during coal carbonization on coke porosity. Fuel 1996, 75(2), 187-194.
• Lazaro MJ, Ibarra JV, Moliner R, De Andres AG, Thomas KM. The release of nitrogen during the combustion of coal chars: The role of volatile matter and surface area. Fuel 1996, 75(8), 1014-1024.
• Fletcher AJ, Cussen EJ, Bradshaw D, Rosseinsky MJ, Thomas KM. Adsorption of gases and vapors on nanoporous Ni₂(4,4′- bipyridine)₃(NO₃)₄ metal-organic framework materials templated with methanol and ethanol: Structural effects in adsorption kinetics. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2004, 126(31), 9750-9759.
• Zhao X, Villar-Rodil S, Fletcher AJ, Thomas KM. Kinetic isotope effect for H₂ and D₂ quantum molecular sieving in adsorption/desorption on porous carbon materials. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2006, 110(20), 9947-9955.
• Xiao B, Wheatley PS, Zhao X, Fletcher AJ, Fox S, Rossi AG, Megson IL, Bordiga S, Regli L, Thomas KM, Morris RE. High-capacity hydrogen and nitric oxide adsorption and storage in a metal-organic framework. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2007, 129(5), 1203-1209.
• Lin X, Jia J, Zhao X, Thomas KM, Blake AJ, Walker GS, Champness NR, Hubberstey P, Schroder M. High H₂ adsorption by coordination-framework materials. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 2006, 45(44), 7358-7364.
• Thomas KM. Hydrogen adsorption and storage on porous materials. Catalysis Today 2007, 120(3-4), 389-398.
• Fletcher AJ, Thomas KM. Kinetic isotope quantum effects in the adsorption of H2O and D2O on porous carbons. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2007, 111(5), 2107-2115.
• Fletcher AJ, Yuzak Y, Thomas KM. Adsorption and desorption kinetics for hydrophilic and hydrophobic vapors on activated carbon. Carbon 2006, 44(5), 989-1004.
• Lin P, Clegg W, Harrington RW, Henderson RA, Fletcher AJ, Bell J, Thomas KM. Assembly of heterometallic clusters and coordination polymers by combining Mo-S-based clusters with Mn²⁺. Inorganic Chemistry 2006, 45(10), 4284-4302.
• Lillo-Rodenas MA, Fletcher AJ, Thomas KM, Cazorla-Amoros D, Linares-Solano A. Competitive adsorption of a benzene-toluene mixture on activated carbons at low concentration. Carbon 2006, 44(8), 1455-1463.
• Lopez-Capel E, Abbott GD, Thomas KM, Manning DAC. Coupling of thermal analysis with quadrupole mass spectrometry and isotope ratio mass spectrometry for simultaneous determination of evolved gases and their carbon isotopic composition. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 2006, 75(2), 82-89.
• Jia Y, Xu L, Thomas KM. Evidence for the adsorption of K⁺Ag(CN)₂^- ion pairs on carbon surface by XANES spectroscopy. Chemical Physics Letters 2006, 421(1-3), 237-241.
• Xiao B, Thomas KM. Adsorption of aqueous metal ions on oxygen and nitrogen functionalized nanoporous activated carbons. Langmuir 2005, 21(9), 3892-3902.
• Fletcher AJ, Thomas KM, Rosseinsky MJ. Flexibility in metal-organic framework materials: Impact on sorption properties. Journal of Solid State Chemistry 2005, 178(8), 2491-2510.
• Zhao XB, Xiao B, Fletcher AJ, Thomas KM. Hydrogen adsorption on functionalized nanoporous activated carbons. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2005, 109(18), 8880-8888.
• Xiao B, Boudou JP, Thomas KM. Reactions of nitrogen and oxygen surface groups in nanoporous carbons under inert and reducing atmospheres. Langmuir 2005, 21(8), 3400-3409.
• Xiao B, Thomas KM. Competitive adsorption of aqueous metal ions on an oxidized nanoporous activated carbon. Langmuir 2004, 20(11), 4566-4578.
• Jia Y, Thomas KM. Observation of the adsorption of K⁺Au(CN)₂^- ion pairs on the surface of nanoporous carbon by XANES. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2004, 108(44), 17124-17128.
• Jia JF, Zhu Q, Thomas KM. Nitrogen K-shell excitations in gold(I) and silver(I) dicyanide KM(CN)₂ (M = Au, Ag) by XANES spectroscopy. Chemical Physics Letters 2003, 371(1-2), 105-110.
• Berenguer-Murcia A, Fletcher AJ, Garcia-Martinez J, Cazorla-Amoros D, Linares-Solano A, Thomas KM. Probe molecule kinetic studies of adsorption on MCM-41. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2003, 107(4), 1012-1020.
• Thomas KM. Adsorption and desorption of hydrogen on metal-organic framework materials for storage applications: comparison with other nanoporous materials. Dalton Transactions 2009, 2009(9), 1487-1505.
• Fletcher AJ, Uygur Y, Thomas M. Role of surface functional groups in the adsorption kinetics of water vapor on microporous activated carbons. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2007, 111(23), 8349-8359.
• Bell JG, Angus K, Todd C, Thomas KM. Functional Hollow Fiber Adsorbent Materials with a Self-Regulating Composite Outer Layer for Gas Purification with Energy Efficient Electrothermal Regeneration. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2013, 52(3), 1335-1351.
• Yang SH, Lin X, Lewis W, Suyetin M, Bichoutskaia E, Parker JE, Tang CC, Allan DR, Rizkallah PJ, Hubberstey P, Champness NR, Thomas KM, Blake AJ, Schroder M. A partially interpenetrated metal-organic framework for selective hysteretic sorption of carbon dioxide. Nature Materials 2012, 11(8), 710-716.
• Stylianou KC, Rabone J, Chong SY, Heck R, Armstrong J, Wiper PV, Jelfs KE, Zlatogorsky S, Bacsa J, McLennan AG, Ireland CP, Khimyak YZ, Thomas KM, Bradshaw D, Rosseinsky MJ. Dimensionality Transformation through Paddlewheel Reconfiguration in a Flexible and Porous Zn-Based Metal-Organic Framework. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2012, 134(50), 20466-20478.
• Mohideen MIH, Xiao B, Wheatley PS, McKinlay AC, Li Y, Slawin AMZ, Aldous DW, Cessford NF, Duren T, Zhao XB, Gill R, Thomas KM, Griffin JM, Ashbrook SE, Morris RE. Protecting group and switchable pore-discriminating adsorption properties of a hydrophilic-hydrophobic metal-organic framework. Nature Chemistry 2011, 3(4), 304-310.