Bridging the catalysis gap

My research is focused on briding the so-called catalysis gap, where I aim to combine the best of homogeneous and heterogenenous catalysis. Specifically I aim to produce homogeneous catalytic systems tethered to polyoxometalates (POMs), where the high activity and selectivity of homogeneous catalysis is combined with POM-based easy recovery and recycling. 

Polyoxometalates (POMs) are metal-oxide clusters of early transition metals. POMs have seemingly endless structural versatility, with a wide range of physical properties. POMs have the ability to form structures varying in size from the nano- to the micro-meter scale. POM chemistry is an emerging area that promises the development of sophisticated materials and devices. The applications of POMs are based on their unique properties, and potential applications include medicine, coatings, sensors, catalysts and electrochemistry to mention a few.

To successfully utilise the great potential associated with POMs we aim to synthesise novel materials with specific applications in mind. One particularly interesting application is to use POMs as catalysts in the conversion of carbon dioxide to make value-added chemicals.

My research project "Recyclable Catalysts for Sustainable Polymers from CO2 and Bio-based Epoxides" (ReCat4Polymer), is funded as a Starting Grant by the Trond Mohn Foundation and the University of Bergen. ReCat4Polymer are investigating the potential for using POMs as catalysts bridging the gap between homogeneous and hetereogeneous catalysis, for sustainable production of polymers from CO2 and bio-based epoxides. 

Courses

KJEM120 - Chemistry of the Elements

 

MSc and BSc projects

MSc and BSc projects are available. Please contact me if you are interested.

 

2025

• John Benjamin Lothe; Mali Husby Rosnes; Anna Dorota Kosinska et al. (2025). Synthesizing aluminum nanoparticles using DC diode sputtering and gas aggregation cluster source. (external link)
• Brijkishor Maurya; Mali Husby Rosnes (2025). The Development Of Bifunctional Metallosalen-Type Polyoxometalate Compounds For Catalysis. (external link)
• Mali Husby Rosnes; Tuba Iftikhar; Brijkishor Maurya (2025). Metallosalen and bifunctional metallosalen functionalisation of polyoxometalates for catalysis. (external link)
• Mali Husby Rosnes; Brijkishor Maurya (2025). Hybrid Functionalisation of POMs for Catalysis Applications. (external link)
• Erwan Le Roux; Mali Husby Rosnes (2025). Plast fra CO2: Hvordan kan katalysatorteknologi være vendepunktet for å lage grønnere polykarbonater?. (external link)
• John Benjamin Lothe; Martin Møller Greve; Mali Husby Rosnes et al. (2025). A novel way of synthesizing particles - Aluminum nanoparticles (AlNPs). (external link)

2026

• Mali Husby Rosnes (2026). Katalysatorer for CO2-baser plast. (external link)

2024

• Tuba Iftikhar; Mali Husby Rosnes (2024). An introduction to polyoxometalates and their applications. (external link)
• Tuba Iftikhar; Mali Husby Rosnes (2024). Metallosalen functionalization of Keggin-type polyoxometalates for catalysis. (external link)
• Tuba Iftikhar; Mali Husby Rosnes (2024). Covalent organic-inorganic polyoxometalate hybrids in catalysis. (external link)
• Mali Husby Rosnes (2024). Recyclable Catalysts for Sustainable Polymers from CO2 and Bio-based Epoxides. (external link)
• Håvard Kroken Holme; Mali Husby Rosnes (2024). Redder verden med bærekraftig kjemi og fornybar energi. (external link)

2016

• Mali Husby Rosnes; Pascal D.C. Dietzel (2016). In-depth investigations of the formation of functional materials. (external link)
• Breogán Pato-Doldán; Mali Husby Rosnes; Pascal D.C. Dietzel (2016). Shining light on the CO2 adsorption process in metal-organic framework CPO-27-M. (external link)
• Breogán Pato-Doldán; Mali Husby Rosnes; Pascal D.C. Dietzel (2016). Shining light on the CO2 adsorption process in metal-organic framework CPO-27-M. (external link)
• Mali Husby Rosnes (2016). About the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016. (external link)
• Mali Husby Rosnes; Pascal D.C. Dietzel (2016). In-depth investigations of the formation of metal-organic framework (MOF) materials. (external link)

2014

• Mali Husby Rosnes (2014). Striking hydrogen uptake behavior differences in CPO-27 materials induced by metal substitution. (external link)
• Mali Husby Rosnes; Pascal D.C. Dietzel; Peter A. Georgiev et al. (2014). Striking hydrogen uptake behavior differences in CPO-27 materials induced by metal substitution. (external link)
• Mali Husby Rosnes; Martin Opitz; Pascal D.C. Dietzel (2014). Utilizing a modulator approach to control the crystallization process of CPO-27-Ni. (external link)

2020

• Breogán Pato-Doldán; Mali Husby Rosnes; Dmitry Chernyshov et al. (2020). Carbon dioxide induced structural phase transition in metal-organic frameworks CPO-27. (external link)

2015

• Mali Husby Rosnes; Martin Opitz; Matthias Frontzek et al. (2015). Intriguing differences in hydrogen adsorption in CPO-27 materials induced by metal substitution. (external link)

2017

• Breogán Pato-Doldán; Mali Husby Rosnes; Pascal D.C. Dietzel (2017). A comprehensive structural study of the CO2 adsorption process in the CPO-27 family. (external link)

2019

• Mali Husby Rosnes; Jennifer S Mathieson; Karl Wilhelm Törnroos et al. (2019). Electrospray Mass Spectrometry Investigation into the Formation of CPO-27. (external link)

2018

• Nikola Drenchev; Mali Husby Rosnes; Pascal D.C. Dietzel et al. (2018). Open Metal Sites in the Metal-Organic Framework CPO-27-Cu: Detection of Regular and Defect Copper Species by CO and NO Probe Molecules. (external link)

See a complete overview of publications in NVA.

25. M. H. Rosnes, B. Pato-Doldán, R. E. Johnsen, A. Mundstock, J. Caro, P. D. C. Dietzel, Microporous Mesoporous Mater., 2020, 309, 110503; Role of the metal cation in the dehydration of the microporous metal-organic frameworks CPO-27-M.

24. B. Pato-Doldán, M. H. Rosnes, D. Chernyshov, P. D. C. Dietzel, CrystEngComm, 2020, 22, 4353; Carbon dioxide induced structural phase transition in metal–organic frameworks CPO-27.

23. M. H. Rosnes, J. S. Mathieson, K. Törnroos, R. E. Johnsen, L. Cronin, P. D. C. Dietzel, Cryst. Growth Des., 2019, 19, 2089; Electrospray Mass Spectrometry Investigation into the Formation of CPO-27. 

22. M. H. Rosnes, F. S. Nesse, M. Opitz, P. D. C. Dietzel, Microporous Mesoporous Mater., 2019, 275, 207; Morphology control in modulated synthesis of metal-organic framework CPO-27.

21. N. Drencheva, M. H. Rosnes, P. D. C. Dietzel, A. Albinatic, K. Hadjiivanova, P. A. Georgievc, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2018, 122, 17238; The Open Metal Sites in the Metal-Organic Framework CPO-27-Cu: Detection of regular and defect copper species by CO and NO probe molecules.

20. M. Oregui-Bengeochea, N. Miletić, W. Hao, F. Björnerbäck, M. H. Rosnes, J. Saiz Garitaonandia, N. Hedin, P. Arias, T. Barth, ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng., 2017, 5, 11226-11237; High-performance magnetic activated carbon from solid waste from lignin conversion processes. Part II: Their use as NiMo catalyst supports for lignin conversion.

19. M. H. Rosnes, D. Sheptyakov, A. Franz, M. Frontzek, Pascal D. C. Dietzel, P. A. Georgiev, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2017, 19, 26346-26357; On the elusive nature of oxygen binding at coordinatively unsaturated 3d transition metal centers in metal-organic frameworks.

18. M. H. Rosnes, Naturen, 2017, 141, 212-218; Metall-organiske materialer med mange muligheter.

17. B. Pato-Doldán, M. H. Rosnes, P. D. C. Dietzel, ChemSusChem 2017, 10, 1710-1719; An In-Depth Structural Study of the Carbon Dioxide Adsorption Process in the Porous Metal–Organic Frameworks CPO-27-M.

16. M. H. Rosnes, M. Opitz, M. Frontzek, W. Lohstroh, J. P. Embs, P. A. Georgiev, P. D. C. Dietzel, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3, 4827-4839; Intriguing differences in hydrogen adsorption in CPO-27 materials induced by metal substitution.

15. J. S. Mathieson, M. H. Rosnes, V. Sans, P. J. Kitson, L. Cronin, Beilstein J. Nanotech., 2013, 4, 285-291; Continuous parallel ESI-MS analysis of reactions carried out in a bespoke 3D printed device. A video accompanying this article is available online on Beilstein TV.

14. V. Dragone, V. Sans, M. H. Rosnes, P. J. Kitson, L. Cronin, Beilstein J. Org., 2013, 9, 951-959; 3D-printed devices for continuous-flow organic chemistry. A video accompanying this article is available online on Beilstein TV.

13. M. H. Rosnes, C. Musumeci, C. Yvon, A. Macdonell, C. P. Pradeep, C. Sartorio, D.-L. Long, B. Pignataro, L. Cronin, Small, 2013, 9, 2316-2324; Exploring the Interplay Between Ligand Derivatisation and Cation Type in the Assembly of Hybrid Polyoxometalate Mn-Andersons.

12. M. Hutin, M. H. Rosnes, D.-L. Long, L. Cronin, Elsevier, 2012; Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Structure – From Building Blocks to Emergent Materials in Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry II.

11. P. J. Kitson, M. H. Rosnes, V. Sans, Vincenza Dragone, L. Cronin, Lab Chip, 2012, 12, 3267-3271; Configurable 3D-Printed Millifluidic and Microfluidic ‘Lab on a Chip’ Reactionware Devices.

10. M. H. Rosnes, Carine Yvon, D.-L. Long, L. Cronin, Dalton Trans., 2012, 41, 10071-10079; Mapping the Synthesis of Low Nuclearity Polyoxometalates From Octamolybdates to Mn-Anderson Clusters.

9. P. Yin, C. P. Pradeep, B. Zhang, F.-Y. Li, C. Lydon, M. H. Rosnes, D.-L. Long, E. Bitterlich, L. Xu, L. Cronin, T. Liu, Chem. Eur. J., 2012, 18, 8157-5162; Controllable Self-Assembly of Organic–Inorganic Amphiphiles Containing Dawson Polyoxometalate Clusters.

8. C. Musumeci, M. H. Rosnes, F. Giannazzo, M. D. Symes, L. Cronin, B. Pignataro, ACS Nano, 2011, 5, 9992-9999; Smart High-κ Nanodielectrics Using Solid Supported Polyoxometalate-Rich Nanostructures.

7. J. Thiel, D. Yang, M. H. Rosnes, X. Liu, C. Yvon, S. E. Kelly, Y.- F. Song, D.- L. Long, L. Cronin, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2011, 50, 8871-8875; Observing the Hierarchical Self-Assembly and Architectural Bistability of Hybrid Molecular Metal Oxides Using Ion-Mobility Mass Spectrometry.

6. C. Musumeci, A. Luzio, C. P. Pradeep, H. N. Miras, M. H. Rosnes, Y.- F. Song, D. - L. Long, L. Cronin, B. Pignataro, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2011, 115, 4446-4455; Programmable Surface Architectures Derived from Hybrid Polyoxometalate-Based Clusters.

5. E. F. Wilson, H. N. Miras, M. H. Rosnes, L. Cronin, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2011, 50, 3720-3724; Real-Time Observation of the Self-Assembly of Hybrid Polyoxometalates Using Mass Spectrometry.

4. M. H. Rosnes, C. Musumeci, C. P. Pradeep, J. S. Mathieson, D.-L. Long, Y.-F. Song, B. Pignataro, R. Cogdell, and L. Cronin, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2010, 132, 15490-15492; Assembly of Modular Asymmetric Organic−Inorganic Polyoxometalate Hybrids into Anisotropic Nanostructures.

3. J. Thiel, C. Ritchie, H. N. Miras, C. Streb, S. G. Mitchell, T. Boyd, M. N. C. Ochoa, M. H. Rosnes, J. McIver, D.-L. Long, L. Cronin, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2010, 49, 6984-6988; Modular Inorganic Polyoxometalate Frameworks Showing Emergent Properties: Redox Alloys.

2. G. Seeber, G. J. T. Cooper, G. N. Newton, M. H. Rosnes, D.-L. Long, B. M. Kariuki, P. Kögerler, L. Cronin, Chem. Sci., 2010, 1, 62-67; Following the self-assembly of supramolecular MOFs using X-ray crystallography and cryospray mass spectrometry.

1. G. J. T. Cooper, G. N. Newton, D.-L. Long, P. Kögerler, M. H. Rosnes, M. Keller, L. Cronin, Inorg. Chem., 2009, 48, 1097-1104; Exploring a Series of Isostructural Dodecanuclear Mixed Ni:Co Clusters: Toward the Control of Elemental Composition Using pH and Stoichiometry.