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Scientific Papers

  1. Gao, J.; Xu, Z.; Duan, X.; Ok, Y. S.; Mika, L. T.; Clark, J. H.; Zhong, H.; Tsang, D. C. W. Topological defects in carbon catalysts for electron transfer in non-radical peroxydisulfate oxidation. Appl. Catal. B: Environ. Energy 2027, 404, 127639. | D1 | Link

  2. Árvai, C.; Horváth, A. K.; Szilágyi, A.; Tóth, I.; Mika, L. T. From Molecular Level to Process Design: Cosolvent-free Homogeneous Conversion of Levulinic Acid to γ-Valerolactone. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2026, 14, 11722–11736. | D1 | Link

  3. Árvai, C.; Mika, L. T. 1,4‐Pentanediol as an Alternative Biomass‐Derived Medium for the Phosphine‐Free Heck Coupling Reactions. ChemSusChem 2026, 19, e70666. | D1 | Link

  4. Takács, A.; Ince, N. U.; Medgyesi, Z.; Hamed, H.; Kollár, L.; Mihalovics, B.; Mika, L. T. Cyrene Dimethyl Acetal: Potential Alternative Solvent for Pd‐Catalyzed Homogeneous Aminocarbonylation of Iodo(hetero)arene Compounds. ChemPlusChem 2026, 91, e70162. | Q2 | Link

  5. Medgyesi, Z.; Mika, L. T. Azide–alkyne cycloaddition (click) reaction in biomass-derived solvent CyreneTM under one-pot conditions. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1544–1551. | Q2 | Link

  6. Árvai, C.; Horváth, A. K.; Komka, K.; Mika, L. T. From molecular level to process design: Co-solvent-free autocatalytic homogeneous hydrogenation of C5-platform chemical furfural to furfuryl alcohol. Chem. Eng. J. 2025, 511, 161550. | D1 | Link

  7. Uzunlu Ince, N.; Pongrácz, P.; Kollár, L.; Szilágyi, A.; Takács, A.; Mika, L. T. Alkyl 4‐Alkoxyvalerates: Characterization and Application in Pd‐Catalyzed Aminocarbonylation of Iodo(hetero)arene Compounds. ChemPlusChem 2025, 90, e202400713. | Q1 | Link

  8. Árvai, C.; Medgyesi, Z.; Lui, M. Y.; Mika, L. T. The Chemistry of Levulinic Acid: Its Potential in the Production of Biomass‐Based Chemicals. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2024, 366, 4846–4888. | Q1 | Link

  9. Ji, X.; Zhao, Y.; Lui, M. Y.; Mika, L. T.; Chen, X. Catalytic conversion of chitin-based biomass to nitrogen-containing chemicals. iScience 2024, 27, 109857. | D1 | Link

  10. Medgyesi, Z.; Mika, L. T. Characterization and Application of Cyrene as a Biomass‐Based Solvent for Homogeneous Heck‐Coupling Reaction. ChemPlusChem 2024, 89, e202400379. | Q1 | Link

  11. Csorba, B.; Farkas, L.; Csécsi, M.; Mika, L. T.; Gresits, I. L. Facile Determination of Aluminum Content in Industrial Brine by Investigating the Effects of Buffer Systems. ChemistryOpen 2024, 13, e202400038. | Q2 | Link

  12. Árvai, C.; Mika, L. T.* Recent Advances in Catalytic Carbonylation Reactions in Alternative Reaction Media. Chin. J. Chem. 2024, 42, 406–429. | Q1 | Link

  13. Árvai, C.; Mika, L. T.* Application of 1,4-pentanediol as a renewable solvent for copper-catalyzed Ullmann-type coupling reactions. J. Organomet. Chem. 2024, 1005, 122976. | Q2 | Link

  14. Horváth, I. T.; Wong, C. Y. Y.; Choi, A. W.-T.; Mika, L. T.*; Lui, M. Y.* Valorization of the Exoskeletons of Crustaceans in Seafood Wastes to Chemicals in Renewable Solvents: A Catalytic and Mechanistic Study. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2023, 11, 15350–15363. | D1 | Link

  15. Tóth, I.; Tukacs, J. M.; Mika, L. T.* Kinetic and Mechanistic Studies of the Selective Hydrogenation of (E)‐Chalcones in Biomass‐Derived γ‐Valerolactone Catalyzed by Rh−PPh3 Complexes. ChemCatChem 2023, 15, e202201480. | D1 | Link

  16. Kollár, L.; Takács, A.; Molnár, C.; Kovács, A.; Mika, L. T.*; Pongrácz, P.* Palladium-Catalyzed Selective Amino- and Alkoxycarbonylation of Iodoarenes with Aliphatic Aminoalcohols as Heterobifunctional O,N-Nucleophiles. J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 5172–5179. | Q1 | Link

  17. Al-Lami, M.; Pivarcsik, T.; Havasi, D.; Mika, L. T.* Isobaric Vapor–Liquid Equilibria for Binary Mixtures of Biomass-Derived Gamma-Valerolactone + 1,4-Pentanediol and 1,2-Ethanediol. J. Chem. Eng. Data 2023, 68, 900–908. | Q1 | Link

  18. Gelencsér, O.; Árvai, Cs.; Mika, L. T.; Breitner, D.; LeClair, D.; Szabó, Cs.; Falus, Gy.; Szabó-Krausz, Zs. Effect of hydrogen on calcite reactivity in sandstone reservoirs: Experimental results compared to geochemical modeling predictions. J. Energy Storage 2023, 61, 106737. | Q1 | Link

  19. Al-Lami, M.; Szilágyi, A.; Havasi, D.; Mika, L. T.* 1,4-Pentanediol: Vapor Pressure, Density, Viscosity, Refractive Index, and Its Isobaric Vapor–Liquid Equilibrium with 2-Methyltetrahydrofurane. J. Chem. Eng. Data 2022, 67, 1450–1459. | Q1 | Link

  20. Kégl, T. R.; Mika, L. T.; Kégl, T. 27 Years of Catalytic Carbonylative Coupling Reactions in Hungary (1994–2021). Molecules 2022, 27, 460. | Q1 | Link

  21. Mika, L. T.; Horváth, I. T. Homogeneous transition metal catalyzed conversion of levulinic acid to gamma-valerolactone. Adv. Inorg. Chem. 2021, 77, 1–25. | Q2 | Link

  22. Al-Lami, M.; Havasi, D.; Koczka, K.; Mika, L. T.* Isobaric Vapor–Liquid Equilibria for Binary Mixtures of Gamma-Valerolactone + Toluene. J. Chem. Eng. Data 2021, 66, 568–574. | Q1 | Link

  23. Orha, L.; Papp, Á.; Tukacs, J. M.; Kollár, L.; Mika, L. T.* Tetrabutylphosphonium 4-ethoxyvalerate as a biomass-originated media for homogeneous palladium-catalyzed Hiyama coupling reactions. Chem. Pap. 2020, 74, 4593–4598. | Q2 | Link

  24. Tukacs, J. M.; Marton, B.; Albert, E.; Tóth, I.; Mika, L. T.* Palladium-catalyzed aryloxy- and alkoxycarbonylation of aromatic iodides in γ-valerolactone as bio-based solvent. J. Organomet. Chem. 2020, 923, 121407. | Q2 | Link

  25. Fodor, D.; Kégl, T.; Tukacs, J. M.; Horváth, A. K.; Mika, L. T.* Homogeneous Pd-Catalyzed Heck Coupling in γ-Valerolactone as a Green Reaction Medium: A Catalytic, Kinetic, and Computational Study. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2020, 8, 9926–9936. | D1 | Link

  26. Al-Lami, M.; Havasi, D.; Batha, B.; Pusztai, É.; Mika, L. T.* Isobaric Vapor–Liquid Equilibria for Binary Mixtures of Biomass-Derived γ-Valerolactone + Tetrahydrofuran and 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran. J. Chem. Eng. Data 2020, 65, 3063–3071. | Q1 | Link

  27. Cséfalvay, E.*; Hajas, T.; Mika, L. T. Environmental sustainability assessment of a biomass-based chemical industry in the Visegrad countries: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. Chem. Pap. 2020, 74, 3067–3076. | Q2 | Link

  28. Havasi, D.; Farkas, D.; Mika, L. T.* Isobaric Vapor–Liquid Equilibria of Binary Mixtures of γ-Valerolactone + Acetone and Ethyl Acetate. J. Chem. Eng. Data 2020, 65, 419–425. | Q1 | Link

  29. Orha, L.; Tukacs, J. M.; Kollár, L.; Mika, L. T.* Palladium-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling reactions in γ-valerolactone-based ionic liquids. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2907–2913. | Q2 | Link

  30. Tukacs, J. M.; Sylvester, Á.; Kmecz, I.; Jones, R. V.; Óvári, M.; Mika, L. T.* Continuous flow hydrogenation of methyl and ethyl levulinate: an alternative route to γ-valerolactone production. R. Soc. Open Sci. 2019, 6, 182233. | D1 | Link

  31. Náray-Szabó, G.; Mika, L. T.* Conservative evolution and industrial metabolism in Green Chemistry. Green Chem. 2018, 20, 2171–2191. | D1 | Link

  32. Mika, L. T.*; Cséfalvay, E.; Németh, Á. Catalytic Conversion of Carbohydrates to Initial Platform Chemicals: Chemistry and Sustainability. Chem. Rev. 2018, 118, 505–613. | D1 | Link

  33. Orha, L.; Tukacs, J. M.; Gyarmati, B.; Szilágyi, A.; Kollár, L.; Mika, L. T.* Modular Synthesis of γ-Valerolactone-Based Ionic Liquids and Their Application as Alternative Media for Copper-Catalyzed Ullmann-type Coupling Reactions. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2018, 6, 5097–5104. | D1 | Link

  34. Racz, L.; Fozer, D.; Nagy, T.; Toth, A. J.; Haaz, E.; Tarjani, J. A.; Andre, A.; Selim, A.; Valentinyi, N.; Mika, L. T.; Deak, C.; Mizsey, P. Extensive comparison of biodiesel production alternatives with life cycle, PESTLE and multi-criteria decision analyses. Clean Technol. Environ. Policy 2018, 20, 2013–2024. | Q2 | Link

  35. Seni, A. A.; Kollár, L.; Mika, L. T.; Pongrácz, P. Rhodium-catalysed aryloxycarbonylation of iodo-aromatics by 4-substituted phenols with carbon monoxide or paraformaldehyde. Mol. Catal. 2018, 457, 67–73. | Q1 | Link

  36. Havasi, D.; Pátzay, G.; Stelén, G.; Tukacs, J. M.; Mika, L. T.* Recycling of Sulfuric Acid in the Valorization of Biomass Residues. Period. Polytech. Chem. Eng. 2017, 61, 283–287. | Q3 | Link

  37. Pongrácz, P.; Seni, A. A.; Mika, L. T.; Kollár, L. Palladium-catalysed enantioselective hydroaryloxycarbonylation of styrenes by 4-substituted phenols. Mol. Catal. 2017, 438, 15–18. | Q1 | Link

  38. Pongrácz, P.; Bartal, B.; Kollár, L.; Mika, L. T.* Rhodium-catalyzed hydroformylation in γ-valerolactone as a biomass-derived solvent. J. Organomet. Chem. 2017, 847, 140–145. | Q2 | Link

  39. Horváth, I. T.; Cséfalvay, E.; Mika, L. T.; Debreczeni, M. Sustainability Metrics for Biomass-Based Carbon Chemicals. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2017, 5, 2734–2740. | D1 | Link

  40. Havasi, D.; Hajnal, Á.; Pátzay, G.; Mika, L. T.* Vapor–Liquid Equilibrium of γ-Valerolactone and Formic Acid at p = 51 kPa. J. Chem. Eng. Data 2017, 62, 1058–1062. | Q1 | Link

  41. Tukacs, J. M.; Holló, A. T.; Rétfalvi, N.; Cséfalvay, E.; Dibó, G.; Havasi, D.; Mika, L. T.* Microwave‐Assisted Valorization of Biowastes to Levulinic Acid. ChemistrySelect 2017, 2, 1375–1380. | Q2 | Link

  42. Wong, C. Y. Y.; Choi, A. W.-T.; Lui, M. Y.; Fridrich, B.; Horváth, A. K.; Mika, L. T.*; Horváth, I. T. Stability of gamma-valerolactone under neutral, acidic, and basic conditions. Struct. Chem. 2017, 28, 423–429. | Q2 | Link

  43. Tukacs, J. M.; Bohus, M.; Dibó, G.; Mika, L. T.* Ruthenium-catalyzed solvent-free conversion of furfural to furfuryl alcohol. RSC Adv. 2017, 7, 3331–3335. | Q1 | Link

  44. Marosvölgyi‐Haskó, D.; Lengyel, B.; Tukacs, J. M.; Kollár, L.; Mika, L. T.* Application of γ‐Valerolactone as an Alternative Biomass‐Based Medium for Aminocarbonylation Reactions. ChemPlusChem 2016, 81, 1224–1229. | Q1 | Link

  45. Silhavy, B.; Erdős, L.; Mizsey, P.; Koczka, K.; Szanyi, Á.; Mika, L.; Benkő, T. Generation of Simulation Based Operational Database for an Acid Gas Removal Plant with Automatic Calculations. Period. Polytech. Chem. Eng. 2016, 60, 24–28. | Q3 | Link

  46. Havasi, D.; Pátzay, G.; Kolarovszki, Z.; Mika, L. T.* Isobaric Vapor–Liquid Equilibria for Binary Mixtures of γ‑Valerolactone + Methanol, Ethanol, and 2‑Propanol. J. Chem. Eng. Data 2016, 61, 3326–3333. | Q1 | Link

  47. Havasi, D.; Mizsey, P.; Mika, L. T.* Vapor–Liquid Equilibrium Study of the Gamma-Valerolactone–Water Binary System. J. Chem. Eng. Data 2016, 61, 1502–1508. | Q1 | Link

  48. Pongrácz, P.; Kollár, L.; Mika, L. T.* A step towards hydroformylation under sustainable conditions: platinum-catalysed enantioselective hydroformylation of styrene in gamma-valerolactone. Green Chem. 2016, 18, 842–847. | D1 | Link

  49. Varga, E.; Mika, L. T.; Csámpai, A.; Holczbauer, T.; Kardos, G.; Soós, T. Mechanistic investigations of a bifunctional squaramide organocatalyst in asymmetric Michael reaction and observation of stereoselective retro-Michael reaction. RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 95079–95086. | Q1 | Link

  50. Tukacs, J. M.; Fridrich, B.; Dibó, G.; Székely, E.; Mika, L. T.* Direct asymmetric reduction of levulinic acid to gamma-valerolactone: synthesis of a chiral platform molecule. Green Chem. 2015, 17, 5189–5195. | D1 | Link

  51. Strádi, A.; Molnár, M.; Szakál, P.; Dibó, G.; Gáspár, D.; Mika, L. T.* Catalytic transfer hydrogenation in γ-valerolactone-based ionic liquids. RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 72529–72535. | Q1 | Link

  52. Fábos, V.; Lui, M. Y.; Mui, Y. F.; Wong, Y. Y.; Mika, L. T.; Qi, L.; Cséfalvay, E.; Kovács, V.; Szűcs, T.; Horváth, I. T. Use of Gamma-Valerolactone as an Illuminating Liquid and Lighter Fluid. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2015, 3, 1899–1904. | D1 | Link

  53. Mika, L. T.; Cséfalvay, E.; Horváth, I. T. The role of water in catalytic biomass-based technologies to produce chemicals and fuels. Catal. Today 2015, 247, 33–46. | Q1 | Link

  54. Tukacs, J. M.; Novák, M.; Dibó, G.; Mika, L. T.* An improved catalytic system for the reduction of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2014, 4, 2908–2912. | Q1 | Link

  55. Novodárszki, G.; Rétfalvi, N.; Dibó, G.; Mizsey, P.; Cséfalvay, E.; Mika, L. T.* Production of platform molecules from sweet sorghum. RSC Adv. 2014, 4, 2081–2088. | Q1 | Link

  56. Fábos, V.; Mika, L. T.; Horváth, I. T. Selective Conversion of Levulinic and Formic Acids to γ-Valerolactone with the Shvo Catalyst. Organometallics 2014, 33, 181–187. | D1 | Link

  57. Mika, L. T.; Orha, L.; van Driessche, E.; Garton, R.; Zih-Perényi, K.; Horváth, I. T. Water-Soluble-Phosphines-Assisted Cobalt Separation in Cobalt-Catalyzed Hydroformylation. Organometallics 2013, 32, 5326–5332. | D1 | Link

  58. Strádi, A.; Molnár, M.; Óvári, M.; Dibó, G.; Richter, F. U.; Mika, L. T.* Rhodium-catalyzed hydrogenation of olefins in γ-valerolactone-based ionic liquids. Green Chem. 2013, 15, 1857–1862. | D1 | Link

  59. Tukacs, J. M.; Jones, R. V.; Darvas, F.; Dibó, G.; Lezsák, G.; Mika, L. T.* Synthesis of γ-valerolactone using a continuous-flow reactor. RSC Adv. 2013, 3, 16283–16287. | Q1 | Link

  60. Szabolcs, Á.; Molnár, M.; Dibó, G.; Mika, L. T.* Microwave-assisted conversion of carbohydrates to levulinic acid: an essential step in biomass conversion. Green Chem. 2013, 15, 439–445. | D1 | Link

  61. Tukacs, J. M.; Király, D.; Strádi, A.; Novodárszki, G.; Eke, Z.; Dibó, G.; Kégl, T.; Mika, L. T.* Efficient catalytic hydrogenation of levulinic acid: a key step in biomass conversion. Green Chem. 2012, 14, 2057–2065. | D1 | Link

  62. Zhao, X.; He, D.; Mika, L. T.; Horváth, I. T. Fluorous Hydrogenation. Top. Curr. Chem. 2012, 308, 233–245. | D1 | Link

  63. Zhao, X.; He, D.; Mika, L. T.; Horváth, I. T. Fluorous Hydroformylation. Top. Curr. Chem. 2012, 308, 275–289. | D1 | Link

  64. Mika, L. T.; Tuba, R.; Tóth, I.; Pitter, S.; Horváth, I. T. Molecular Mapping of the Catalytic Cycle of the Cobalt-Catalyzed Hydromethoxycarbonylation of 1,3-Butadiene in the Presence of Pyridine in Methanol. Organometallics 2011, 30, 4751–4764. | D1 | Link

  65. Mika, L. T.; Orha, L.; Farkas, N.; Horváth, I. T. Efficient Synthesis of Water-Soluble Alkyl-bis(m-sulfonated-phenyl)- and Dialkyl-(m-sulfonated-phenyl)-phosphines and Their Evaluation in Rhodium-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Maleic Acid in Water. Organometallics 2009, 28, 1593–1596. | D1 | Link

  66. Fábos, V.; Lantos, D.; Bodor, A.; Bálint, A.-M.; Mika, L. T.; Sielcken, O. E.; Cuiper, A.; Horváth, I. T. ε‐Caprolactamium Hydrogen Sulfate: An Ionic Liquid Used for Decades in the Large‐Scale Production of ε‐Caprolactam. ChemSusChem 2008, 1, 189–192. | Q1 | Link

  67. Mehdi, H.; Fábos, V.; Tuba, R.; Bodor, A.; Mika, L. T.; Horváth, I. T. Integration of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalytic Processes for a Multi-step Conversion of Biomass: From Sucrose to Levulinic Acid, γ-Valerolactone, 1,4-Pentanediol, 2-Methyl-tetrahydrofuran, and Alkanes. Top. Catal. 2008, 48, 49–54. | Q2 | Link

  68. Horváth, I. T.; Mehdi, H.; Fábos, V.; Boda, L.; Mika, L. T. γ-Valerolactone—a sustainable liquid for energy and carbon-based chemicals. Green Chem. 2008, 10, 238–242. | D1 | Link

  69. Csihony, Sz.; Mika, L. T.; Vlád, G.; Barta, K.; Mehnert, C. P.; Horváth, I. T. Oxidative Carbonylation of Methanol to Dimethyl Carbonate by Chlorine-Free Homogeneous and Immobilized 2,2'-Bipyrimidine Modified Copper Catalyst. Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 2007, 72, 1094–1106. | Q3 | Link

  70. Mika, L. T.; Sümegi, L.; Tüdős, F. Kinetic investigation of hydrogen peroxide decomposition in sec-butyl alcohol and in sec-butyl alcohol in the presence of 1,3-butadiene. Oxid. Commun. 2006, 29, 828–833. | Q3 | Link

  71. Tuba, R.; Mika, L. T.; Bodor, A.; Pusztai, Z.; Tóth, I.; Horváth, I. T. Mechanism of the Pyridine-Modified Cobalt-Catalyzed Hydromethoxycarbonylation of 1,3-Butadiene. Organometallics 2003, 22, 1582–1584. | D1 | Link

  72. Mika, L. T.; Sümegi, L.; László-Hedvig, Zs.; Tüdős, F. Kinetic Investigation of Hydrogen Peroxide Decomposition in sec-Butanol and in sec-Butanol in the Presence of 1,3-Butadiene (in Hungarian). Hung. Chem. J. 2001, 107, 260–263. | Q3

Book chapters

  1. Árvai, C.; Mika, L. T. γ-Valerolactone and Other Relevant Lactones. In Encyclopedia of Green Chemistry; Török, B., Ed.; Elsevier, 2025; Vol. 4, pp 339–361. | Link

  2. Árvai, C.; Mika, L. T. Catalysis in Biomass-Based Solvents. In Encyclopedia of Green Chemistry; Török, B., Ed.; Elsevier, 2025; Vol. 3, pp 66–83. | Link

  3. Árvai, C.; Rávai, B.; Bálint, E.; Mika, L. T. Evaluating Greenness of Solvents. In Encyclopedia of Green Chemistry; Török, B., Ed.; Elsevier, 2025; Vol. 3, pp 1–16. | Link

  4. Mika, L. T.; Cséfalvay, E. Conversion of Carbohydrates to Chemicals. In Advanced Green Chemistry, Part 1: Greener Organic Reactions and Processes; Horváth, I. T., Malacria, M., Eds.; World Scientific: Singapore, 2018; pp 19–76. | Link

  5. Mika, L. T.; Horváth, I. T. Fluorous Catalysis. In Green Techniques for Organic Synthesis and Medicinal Chemistry, 2nd ed.; Zhang, W., Cue, B. W., Eds.; Wiley, 2018; pp 219–268. | Link

  6. Fridrich, B.; Tukacs, J. M.; Mika, L. T. Asymmetric Reduction of Ketones to Chiral Platform Molecules. In Advances in Asymmetric Autocatalysis and Related Topics; Pályi, G., Kurdi, R., Zucchi, C., Eds.; Academic Press, 2017; pp 223–240. | Link

  7. Mika, L. T.; Horváth, I. T. Fluorous Catalysis. In Green Techniques for Organic Synthesis and Medicinal Chemistry; Zhang, W., Cue, B. W., Jr., Eds.; Wiley, 2012; pp 137–184. | Link

  8. Mika, L. T.; Horváth, I. T. Hydroformylation and Related Reactions. In Water in Organic Synthesis; Kobayashi, S., Ed.; Georg Thieme Verlag: Stuttgart, 2012; pp 121–153. | Link

  9. Pátzay, G.; Tungler, A.; Mika, L. T. Kémiai technológia; Typotex Kiadó: Budapest, 2011 (in Hungarian). | Link

  10. Cséfalvay, E.; Deák, A.; Farkas, T.; Hanák, L.; Mika, L. T.; Mizsey, P.; Sawinsky, J.; Simándi, B.; Szánya, T.; Székely, E.; Vágó, E. Vegyipari műveletek II.: Anyagátadó műveletek és kémiai reaktorok; Simándi, B., Ed.; Typotex Kiadó: Budapest, 2011 (in Hungarian). | Link

  11. Mika, L. T.; Ungváry, F. Hydroformylation—Homogeneous. In Encyclopedia of Catalysis; Horváth, I. T., Ed.; Wiley, 2011. | Link

  12. Horváth, I. T.; Fábos, V.; Lantos, D.; Bodor, A.; Bálint, A.-M.; Mika, L. T.; Sielcken, O. E.; Cuiper, A. D. Sulfur Trioxide Containing Caprolactamium Hydrogen Sulfate: An Expanded Ionic Liquid for Large-Scale Production of ε-Caprolactam. In Gas-Expanded Liquids and Near-Critical Media: Green Chemistry and Engineering; Hutchenson, K. W., Scurto, A. M., Subramaniam, B., Eds.; ACS Symposium Series, Vol. 1006; American Chemical Society, 2009; pp 235–239. | Link

  13. Mika, L. T.; Sümegi, L.; Tüdős, F. Kinetic Investigation of Hydrogen Peroxide Decomposition in sec-Butanol and in sec-Butanol in the Presence of 1,3-Butadiene. In Handbook of Polymer Research: Monomers, Oligomers, Polymers and Composites; Pethrick, R. A., Ballada, A., Zaikov, G. E., Eds.; Nova Science Publishers: New York, 2007. | Link

  14. Mika, L. T. Technológiai alapműveletek és ipari folyamatok. In Kémia; Náray-Szabó, G., Ed.; Akadémiai Kiadó: Budapest, 2006 (in Hungarian). | Link

  15. Mehdi, H.; Tuba, R.; Mika, L. T.; Bodor, A.; Torkos, K.; Horváth, I. T. Catalytic Conversion of Carbohydrates to Oxygenates. In Renewable Resources and Renewable Energy: A Global Challenge; Graziani, M., Fornasiero, P., Eds.; CRC Press: Boca Raton, 2006; pp 55–60. | Link

Invited lectures

  1. Molecular Levele Approach to Waste Management, 3rd International Conference on Thermal Treatment and Resource Recovery 2026. June 12., Hong Kong

  2. From Molecular Level to Process Desing, 2nd International Conference on Thermal Treatment and Resource Recovery 2025. December 15., Hong Kong

  3. Homogén Ktalízis Potenciális zöld oldószerekben, XXV. Környezetvédelmi és Iparbiztonsági Konferencia 2025. Április 10., Visegrád (in Hungarian)

  4. Fenntartható Vegyipar – Zöld Kémia, Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem, Magyarország szerepe a globális fenntarthatósági és klímacélok elérésében, Projekt hét kurzus sorozat 2024. Szeptember 5. (in Hungarian)

  5. Green Chemistry for Value-added Waste Recycling, 30th Anniversary International Symposium on Sustainable Waste Management towards Carbon Neutrality, Hong Kong, SAR, China 2024. June 5-7.

  6. A vegyipar szerepe a fenntartható fejlődésben, Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem, Magyarország szerepe a globális fenntarthatósági és klímacélok elérésében, Projekt hét kurzus sorozat 2023. Szeptember 7. (in Hungarian)

  7. Műtrágyák: élhetünk-e nélkülük? Alkímia Ma előadássorozat, ELTE, Budapest, 2023. március 16. (in Hungarian)

  8. Zöld Kémia grammokban és millió tonnákban, MTA Tudomány Ünnepe, Budapest, 2022. November 15. (in Hungarian)

  9. Zöld kémia és a gyógyszeripar, MAGYOSZ Környezetvédelmi Bizottsági ülés, CF Pharma Kft. Budapest, 2022. Szeptember 16. (in Hungarian)

  10. Zöld és fenntartható kémia, Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem, Magyarország szerepe a globális fenntarthatósági és klímacélok elérésében, Projekt hét kurzus sorozat 2022. Szeptember 9. (in Hungarian)

  11. Homogeneous Catalysis in Alternative Solvents, ICCC2022, August 28–September 2, 2022. Rimini, Italy.

  12. Biomassza alapú vegyipar: álom vagy realitás, Borsodi Vegyipari Napok, 2021. November 17. (in Hungarian)

  13. Zöld kémia, Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem, Magyarország szerepe a globális fenntarthatósági és klímacélok elérésében, Projekt hét kurzus sorozat 2021. Szeptember 9. (in Hungarian)

  14. Role of Homogeneous Catalysis in Biomass Conversion, ABCP2021 Conference, Hong Kong, May 11–12, 2021.

  15. Környezetvédelem molekuláris szinten, Szent-Györgyi Alber Szakkolégiumi Konferencia, 2020. (in Hungarian)

  16. Kémia és fenntarthatóság, Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem, Magyarország szerepe a globális fenntarthatósági és klímacélok elérésében, Projekt hét kurzus sorozat 2020. November 7. (in Hungarian)

  17. Régi reakciók – új oldószerek, Pécsi Tudományegyetem, 2020. Október 7. (in Hungarian)

  18. Új kihívások a környezetmérnök képzésben - Z generáció, Egyetemek, Főiskolák Környezetvédelmi Oktatóinak X. Országos Tanácskozása, Pannon Egyetem, 2019. Május 10. (in Hungarian)

  19. Homogeneous Catalysis in Biomass-Based Solvents, International Conference on Green Chemistry and Technology, November 13-15, 2018, Edinburgh, Scotland.

  20. Kémia a vegyész és a mérnök szemével. BME Szent-Györgyi Albert Szakkollégium nyitóülése, 2018. október 2. (in Hungarian)

  21. Biomassza alapú vegyipar: álom vagy realitás. BME VBK 145. évi Jubileumi Konferencia, ünnepi előadás, 2018. június 1. Budapest. (in Hungarian)

  22.  Keresztkapcsolási reakciók ionos folyadékokban. MTA Szervetlen és Fémorganikus Kémia Munkabizottsági ülése, 2018. December 15. Pécs. (in Hungarian)

  23. Biomassza alapú vegyipar: lehetőségek és kihívások. VEAB Kémiai Szakbizottság előadói ülése, 2017. november 15., Veszprém. (in Hungarian)

  24. Valorization of Biomass Wastes to γ-valerolactone and its use as a solvent for catalysis, Int. Conference Renewable Resources: Chemistry, Technology Medicine (RR2017) Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 18-22, 2017.

  25. A kémia szerepe a fenntartható fejlődésben, XIX. Környezetvédelmi és Iparbiztonsági Konferencia, Balatonfüred, Május 17–19, 2017. (in Hungarian)

  26. Gamma-valerolactone based solvents, Asia-Ocenaia Conference on Sustainable and Green Chemistry, Hong Kong, November 27–30, 2016.

  27. Gamma-valerolactone as a renewable solvent for catalysis, 8th Green Solvents Conference, Kiel, Germany, October 16–19, 2016.

  28. Production of Biomass Based Platform Chemicals: Challenges and Opportunities 43rd International Conference of SSCHE, Tatranské Matliare, Slovak Republik, May 23–37, 2016.

  29. Biomass Based Chemical Indutry: Myth or Reality, Young Researchers' International Conference on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (YRICCCE I). Cluj-Napoca, Romania, May 12–14, 2016.

  30. Megújuló nyersanyagok kémiai átalakítása, XII. Környezetvédelmi Analitikai és Technológiai Konferencia, Balatonszárszó, Október 7–9, 2015. (in Hungarian)

  31. Ruténium alapú katalizátorok fejlesztése a biomassza átalakítására, MTA Szervetlen és fémorganikus Munkabizottság ülés, 2015. November 6. Pécs, Hungary (in Hungarian)

  32. Asymmetric hydrogenation of levulinic aicd: Synthesis of a chiral platform molecule, 3rd International Symposium on the Soai Reaction and Related Topic, Felsőmocsolád, Hungary, September 2–5, 2015.

  33. A kémia szerepe a fenntartható fejlődésben, BASF 150. Anniversary Conference, Budapest, Hungary, April 29, 2015. (in Hungarian)

  34. Biomassza alapú platform molekulák az energiatermelés szolgálatában, KLENEN’15, Budapest, Hungary, March 10-11. 2015. (in Hungarian)

  35. Homogén Katalízis a Biomassza átalakításban, Bruckner-termi előadások, Eötvös University, March 28, 2014. (in Hungarian)

  36. Platform molekulák szerepe a fenntartható fejlődésben, KLENEN–2014, Kecskemét, Hungary, March 11–12, 2014. (in Hungarian)

  37. Improvments in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 5th International Summer University (ISU – 11), Budapest, Hungary, August 9, 2013.

  38. Platform molekulák cukorcirok alapú szintézise, KLENEN–2013, Siófok, Hungary, March 7–8, 2013. (in Hungarian)

  39. Kémia grammokban és millió tonnákban, Alkímia ma, Eötvös University, Budapest, Hungary, January 26, 2012. (in Hungarian)

Invited seminars

  1. Sustainabloity Assesment of Bomass based Fules and Chemicals, Jiao Tong University China-UK Low Carbon College (LCC), Shanghai, China, July 13, 2026.

  2. Homogeneous Catalysis in Biomass-based Solvent: From Molecular Level to Process Design, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, April 13, 2026.

  3. From Molecular Level to Process Design, University of Graz, Graz, October 24, 2025.

  4. Aspects of Homogeneous Catalysis From Molecular Level to Process Design, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia, October 22, 2025.

  5. Homogeneous Catalysis in Biomass-based Solvents, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, September 25, 2025.

  6. Sustainability Assessment of Fuel and Energy Production, Jiao Tong University Beijing, Baijing, China, May 12, 2025.

  7. Homogeneous Catalysis in Biomass-based solvents, Jiao Tong University China-UK Low Carbon College (LCC), Shanghai, China, March 19, 2025.

  8. Biomass-based Solvents for Homogeneous Catalysis, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China, November 22, 2023.

  9. Catalysis in Biomass Conversion, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China, April 15, 2019.

  10. Biomass-based Solvents for Catalysis, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China, April 11, 2019.

  11. Biomass-based production of chemical and fuels. University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany, November 30, 2018.

  12. Biomassza alapú vegyipar: álom vagy realitás. MKE Chinoin területi csoport ülése, 2018. Szeptember 26. Budapest. (in Hungarian)

  13. Biomass Based Chemical Industry: Challenges and Opportunities. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Németország, March 13, 2017.

  14. Biomassza alapú vegyipar: álom vagy realitás, BME Energetikai Gépek és Rendszerek Tsz., Magyar Tudomány Ünnepe, 2015. November 20. (in Hungarian)

  15. The role of the catalysis in biomass conversion, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, October 23, 2014.

  16. Homogeneous catalysis in biomass conversion, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Szeptember 1, 2014.

  17. Homogeneous catalysis in biomass conversion, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, August 27, 2014.

  18. The role of the catalysis in biomass conversion, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea, June. 11, 2014.

  19. Catalytic Hydrogenation of Levulinic acid: a key step in biomass conversion, City University of Hong Kong, August 17, 2012.

  20. A biomassza átalakításának kulcslépései, Pécsi Tudományegyetem, 2012. április 27., Pécs.