Research

Publications

LCCP publications since 2020.

2027

Spatiotemporally resolved operando FTIR investigation of NH3 production via dynamic capture and hydrogenation of NOx emissions

Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy — Elsevier

Giuseppe Nava, Roberto Matarrese, Carlo Giorgio Visconti, Alessandro Porta, Luca Lietti

2026

Proof-of-concept of a once-through configuration to optimize H2 conversion in CO2 methanation

Journal of CO2 Utilization — Elsevier

Clara Larghi, Alessandro Porta, Carlo Giorgio Visconti

2026

Electrified Dry Reforming of Methane with an additively manufactured SiSiC open cell structure

In collaboration with SUPSI (CH)

Fuel Processing Technology — Elsevier

Federico Nicolini, Mirko Grignola, Matteo Ambrosetti, Riccardo Balzarotti, Marco Pelanconi, Giovanni Bianchi, Gianpiero Groppi, Enrico Tronconi, Alberto Ortona

2026

MgO Facets as Regenerable Molecular Oxygen Reservoirs in Oxidative Coupling of Methane

In collaboration with University of Houston (USA)

Angewandte Chemie International Edition — Wiley

Han Chang Kwon, Riccardo Colombo, Mariano D. Sussman, Matteo Ferri, Hien N. Pham, David H. West, Sivadin arayana Chinta, Abhaya K. Datye, Chiara Negri, Matteo Maestri, Jeffrey D. Rimer

2026

H2O-assisted oxidation resolves the Cu-CHA redox cycle during Low Temperature NH3-selective catalytic reduction

Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy — Elsevier

Gabriele Contaldo, Chiara Negri, Nicola Usberti, Mauro Bracconi, Isabella Nova, Matteo Maestri, Enrico Tronconi

2026

External mass transfer in eccentric catalytic annular ducts: A CFD and experimental analysis for the third-kind boundary condition

Chemical Engineering Science — Pergamon

Roberta Castiglione, Matteo Ambrosetti, Enrico Tronconi, Gianpiero Groppi

2026

Pressurization of solid oxide fuel cells for innovative energy systems with ultra-low CO2 emissions

Journal of Power Sources — Elsevier

Alessandro Donazzi, Michele Pagliari, Alberto Cammarata, Martina Marasi, Dustin McLarty, Dylan Vandoni, Emanuele Martelli, Stefano Campanari

2026

Sustainable hydrogen production via sorption enhanced reforming of complex biorefinery side streams in a fixed bed adiabatic reactor

In collaboration with ENI (IT)

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research — ACS

Abdelrahman Mostafa, Irene Rapone, Aldo Bosetti, Matteo C Romano, Alessandra Beretta, Gianpiero Groppi

2026

A study of the pyrolysis of rice husk through TG-MS analyses and lumped kinetic modelling: evidence of the non-interacting chemistry of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin macro constituents

In collaboration with University of Nottingham Ningbo (CN)

Biomass Futures — Elsevier

Eleonora Benedetto, Muhammad Yusuf Suleiman, Luca Carlomaria Pariani, Paulo Debiagi, Paola D’Arrigo, Alessio Frassoldati, Tiziano Faravelli, Luca Lietti, Alessandra Beretta, Veronica Piazza

2026

Optimization of Reduced Graphene Oxide/Titanium Dioxide-Coated Polyurethane Foams as Novel Floating Photocatalysts for Water Decontamination

Molecules — MDPI

Natalia Elia, Francesca De Rosa, Anna Dotti, Andrea Basso Peressut, Roberto Matarrese, Saverio Latorrata

2026

Unravelling the kinetics of NH3 decomposition over highly active Ru/CeO2 catalysts: Effect of the support on H-poisoning and rate determining steps

in collaboration with Università di Udine (IT)

Chemical Engineering Journal — Elsevier

Ivan Conti, Daniele Quattrin, Yi Qiu, Alessandro Trovarelli, Alessandra Beretta

2026

Kinetic and thermodynamic study of acetone conversion to fuel-grade compounds over TiO2 catalysts

Journal of Catalysis — Elsevier

Veronica Piazza, Marco Orsenigo, Luca Lietti, Alessandra Beretta

2026

Sr-free cathodes for solid oxide fuel cells operating under CO2-rich atmospheres: performance and structural stability

Electrochimica Acta — Pergamon

Michele Pagliari, Martina Marasi, Alexander Missyul, Alessandro Donazzi

2026

Carbon formation pathways and kinetic implications in methane dry reforming on nickel revealed by spatio-temporal operando Raman spectroscopy

Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy — Elsevier

Riccardo Colombo, Matteo Maestri

2026

Direct synthesis of e-kerosene from CO2 and H2 on a Fe-Zn-Cu-K catalyst: a promising route?

In collaboration with ENEA (IT) and Innovhub (IT)

Fuel — Elsevier

Mattia Piacentini, Beda Rolandi, Alessandro Porta, Giuseppina Vanga, Claudia Bassano, Giulia Monteleone, Angelo Lunghi, Davide Faedo, Carlo Giorgio Visconti, Luca Lietti

2026

Kinetic investigation of methane pyrolysis over iron-based catalyst in packed bed reactor

In collaboration with ENI (IT)

Chemical Engineering Journal — Elsevier

Davide Cafaro, Marco Orsenigo, Veronica Piazza, Lidia Castoldi, Flavio Lucini, Andrea Lainati, Gianpiero Groppi, Matteo Maestri, Alessandra Beretta

2026

Unprecedented promotion of NH₃ decomposition over Ru via H₂ scavenging: a chemical reaction engineering analysis

In collaboration with CNR-ICCOM (IT)

Reaction Chemistry & Engineering — RSC

Yi Qiu, Ivan Conti, Enrico Berretti, Alessandra Beretta

2026

In Situ Characterization of Strontium Titanium Ferrite Perovskites for Application as Electrodes of Solid Oxide Cells

In collaboration with CSIC and the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (ES) and ALBA synchrotron facility (ES)

ACS Applied Energy Materials — ACS

Maria Carmenza Diaz Lacharme, Martina Marasi, Virginia Pérez Dieste, Belen Ballesteros, Alessandro Donazzi

2026

Two-step TSAR process for biogas upgrading: computational study of CO2 capture and catalytic methanation via reactive regeneration in a dual-function adsorber/reactor with conductive structured internals

Frontiers in Chemical Engineering — Frontiers

Luca Patron, Abdelrahman Mostafa, Gianpiero Groppi

2026

Coupled LNT–SCR catalysts for lean NOx abatement: mechanistic insights from operando FT-IR spectroscopy

In collaboration with Università di Torino (IT)

Journal of Catalysis — Elsevier

Roberto Matarrese, Sara Morandi, Lidia Castoldi, Luca Lietti

2026

Facile coating of floating polyurethane foams using reduced graphene oxide and TiO2 for pollutant adsorption and photodegradation in water

In collaboration with University of Milano-Bicocca (IT)

Materials Today Chemistry — Elsevier

Anna Dotti, Andrea Basso Peressut, Lorenzo Viganò, Barbara Di Credico, Roberto Matarrese, Saverio Latorrata

2026

Numerical analysis and experimental validation of an innovative process for catalytic hydrogen water heaters

Energy — Elsevier

Francesco Battistella, Antonino Ravidà, Samuele Molina, Alessandro Donazzi, Gianpiero Groppi, Gianluca Valenti

2026

Overcoming Storage Limitations in SiO2—Supported Dual Function Materials for CO2 Capture and Methanation

In collaboration with Università di Genova (IT) and Università di Milano Bicocca (IT)

ChemCatChem — Chemistry Europe

Giuseppe Nava, Sergio Molina‐Ramírez, Matteo Di Virgilio, Elisabetta Finocchio, Lorenzo Viganò, Barbara Di Credico, Roberto Scotti, Luca Lietti, Cinzia Cristiani, Lidia Castoldi

2026

Mesoporous silica as a tunable support for dual-function Ba–Ru catalysts: impact on CO2 adsorption and methanation performance

In collaboration with Università di Genova (IT) and Università di Milano Bicocca (IT)

Microporous and Mesoporous Materials — Elsevier

Sergio Molina‐Ramírez, Giuseppe Nava, Matteo Di Virgilio, Elisabetta Finocchio, Lorenzo Viganò, Barbara Di Credico, Roberto Scotti, Luca Lietti, Cinzia Cristiani, Lidia Castoldi

2026

Directly electrified SiSiC packed foam reactor for methane steam reforming: experimental study and model-based scaleup

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy — Pergamon

Federico Nicolini, Matteo Ambrosetti, Alessandra Beretta, Gianpiero Groppi, Enrico Tronconi