Research

Publications

LCCP publications since 2020.

2022

Transient kinetic analysis of passive SCR systems for NH3 abatement from natural gas fueled heavy duty engines over dual-layer ASC catalysts: An experimental and modelling study

In collaboration with FPT Industrial (IT)

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental — Elsevier

Nicola Usberti, Sara Ciria, Stefano Golini, Gabriella Mancino, Edoardo Merlone Borla, Isabella Nova, Enrico Tronconi

2022

Appraising Multinuclear Cu2+ Structure Formation in Cu‐CHA SCR Catalysts via Low‐T Dry CO Oxidation with Modulated NH3 Solvation

In collaboration with Johnson Matthey (UK)

Chemistry Open — Chemistry Europe

Umberto Iacobone, Isabella Nova, Enrico Tronconi, Roberta Villamaina, Maria Pia Ruggeri, Jillian Collier, David Thompsett

2022

Interconversion between Lewis and Brønsted–Lowry acid sites on vanadia-based catalysts

In collaboration with Paul Scherrer Institute (CH)

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics — RSC

Rob Jeremiah G Nuguid, Lorenzo Ortino-Ghini, Vitaly L Suskevich, Jie Yang, Luca Lietti, Oliver Kröcher, Davide Ferri

2022

Catalytic Upgrade of Pyrolysis Vapors: Bio-Fuels Production from Acetic Acid on Ru/TiO2 Catalyst

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Veronica Piazza, Luca Lietti, Alessandra Beretta

2022

The effect of catalyst formulation and Rh dispersion on the performance of a CPO fuel processor investigated by operando sampling technique and predictive modelling analysis

In collaboration with CNR (IT)

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy — Pergamon

Roberto BS Junior, Anna Maria Ferretti, Andrea Carrera, Alessandra Beretta, Gianpiero Groppi

2022

H2 from biofuels and carriers: A kinetic investigation of formic acid decomposition on Rh/Al2O3 in the annular reactor

Chemical Engineering Research and Design — Elsevier

Veronica Piazza, Roberto BS Junior, Delia Gazzoli, Gianpiero Groppi, Alessandra Beretta

2022

Computational fluid dynamics of reacting flows at surfaces: Methodologies and applications

Chemie Ingenieur Technik

Daniele Micale, Claudio Ferroni, Riccardo Uglietti, Mauro Bracconi, Matteo Maestri

2022

Dynamic Binuclear CuII Sites in the Reduction Half-Cycle of Low-Temperature NH3–SCR over Cu-CHA Catalysts

In collaboration with Zhejiang University (CN)

ACS Catalysis — ACS

Wenshuo Hu, Federica Gramigni, Nicole Daniela Nasello, Nicola Usberti, Umberto Iacobone, Shaojun Liu, Isabella Nova, Xiang Gao, Enrico Tronconi

2022

Electrochemical Characterization of NdBa0.9Co2O5+δ SOFC Cathodes Prepared by Infiltration into Gd Doped Ceria Scaffolds

In collaboration with Pietro Fiorentini (IT)

Journal of The Electrochemical Society — IOP Publishing

Maria Carmenza Díaz Lacharme, Daniele Rossi, Stefano Campanari, Alessandro Donazzi

2022

H2 production by methane steam reforming over Rh/Al2O3 catalyst packed in Cu foams: a strategy for the kinetic investigation in concentrated conditions

Catalysis Today — Elsevier

Matteo Ambrosetti, Danilo Bonincontro, Riccardo Balzarotti, Alessandra Beretta, Gianpiero Groppi, Enrico Tronconi

2022

Nature and identity of the active site via structure-dependent microkinetic modeling: An application to WGS and reverse WGS reactions on Rh

Catalysis Today — Elsevier

Raffaele Cheula, Matteo Maestri

2022

CFD modeling of multiphase flows with detailed microkinetic description of the surface reactivity

Chemical Engineering Research and Design — Elsevier

Mauro Bracconi

2022

Heat transfer intensification with packed open-cell foams in TSA processes for CO2 capture

In collaboration with ETH (CH)

Chemical Engineering Journal — Elsevier

Stefano E Zanco, Matteo Ambrosetti, Gianpiero Groppi, Enrico Tronconi, Marco Mazzotti

2022

Techno-economic modelling of carbon dioxide utilisation pathways at refineries for the production of methanol

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Federico d'Amore, Andrea Nava, Paolo Colbertaldo, Carlo Giorgio Visconti, Matteo Carmelo Romano

2022

Numerical and experimental investigation of pressure drop in periodic open cellular structures for intensification of catalytic processes

ACS Engineering Au — ACS

Claudio Ferroni, Federico Sascha Franchi, Matteo Ambrosetti, Mauro Bracconi, Gianpiero Groppi, Matteo Maestri, Enrico Tronconi

2022

Recent Advances in the Development of Highly Conductive Structured Supports for the Intensification of Non-adiabatic Gas-Solid Catalytic Processes: The Methane Steam Reforming Case Study

Frontiers in Chemical Engineering — Frontiers

Riccardo Balzarotti, Matteo Ambrosetti, Alessandra Beretta, Gianpiero Groppi, Enrico Tronconi

2022

Flexible power and biomass-to-methanol plants with different gasification technologies

In collaboration with Frames Renewable Energy Solutions (NL) and Sumitomo (FI)

Frontiers in Energy Research — Frontiers

Alessandro Poluzzi, Giulio Guandalini, Simone Guffanti, Matteo Martinelli, Stefania Moioli, Patrick Huttenhuis, Glenn Rexwinkel, J Palonen, E Martelli, G Groppi, MC Romano

2022

A perspective on power-to-heat in catalytic processes for decarbonization

Chemical Engineering and Processing-Process Intensification — Elsevier

Matteo Ambrosetti

2022

Aging study of low Ru loading dual function materials (DFM) for combined power plant effluent CO2 capture and methanation

In collaboration with Columbia University (USA)

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental — Elsevier

Chae Jeong-Potter, Alessandro Porta, Roberto Matarrese, Carlo Giorgio Visconti, Luca Lietti, Robert Farrauto

2022

Packed-POCS with skin: A novel concept for the intensification of non-adiabatic catalytic processes demonstrated in the case of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

Catalysis Today — Elsevier

Laura Fratalocchi, Gianpiero Groppi, Carlo Giorgio Visconti, Luca Lietti, Enrico Tronconi

2022

Rich H2 catalytic oxidation as a novel methodology for the evaluation of mass transport properties of 3D printed catalyst supports

Catalysis Today — Elsevier

Federico Sascha Franchi, Matteo Ambrosetti, Riccardo Balzarotti, Mauro Bracconi, Gianpiero Groppi, Enrico Tronconi

2021

Coupling Euler–Euler and microkinetic modeling for the simulation of fluidized bed reactors: an application to the oxidative coupling of methane

Industrial & engineering chemistry research — ACS

Daniele Micale, Riccardo Uglietti, Mauro Bracconi, Matteo Maestri

2021

A numerical investigation of electrically-heated methane steam reforming over structured catalysts

Frontiers in Chemical Engineering — Frontiers

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

2021

AdSCR Systems (Adsorption + Selective Catalytic Reduction): Analysis of the Influence of H2O and CO2 on Low Temperature NOx Emission Reduction Performances

Emission Control Science and Technology — Springer

Nicole Daniela Nasello, Federica Gramigni, Isabella Nova, Enrico Tronconi

2021

Local Ordering of Molten Salts at NiO Crystal Interfaces Promotes High‐Index Faceting

In collaboration with University of Houston (USA)

Angewandte Chemie — Wiley

Raffaele Cheula, Mariano D Susman, David H West, Sivadinarayana Chinta, Jeffrey D Rimer, Matteo Maestri