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5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) Production from Real Biomasses by Menegazzo, Federica, Ghedini, Elena, Signoretto, Michela

“…The present paper reviews recent advances on the direct synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from different kinds of raw biomasses. In particular, in the…”
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Catalytic Production of Levulinic Acid (LA) from Actual Biomass by Signoretto, Michela, Taghavi, Somayeh, Ghedini, Elena, Menegazzo, Federica

“…Catalytic conversion of actual biomass to valuable chemicals is a crucial issue in green chemistry. This review discusses on the recent approach in the…”
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Looking for the “Dream Catalyst” for Hydrogen Peroxide Production from Hydrogen and Oxygen by Federica Menegazzo, Michela Signoretto, Elena Ghedini, Giorgio Strukul

“…The reaction between hydrogen and oxygen is in principle the simplest method to form hydrogen peroxide, but it is still a "dream process", thus needing a…”
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Effects of synthetic parameters on the catalytic performance of Au/CeO2 for furfural oxidative esterification by Manzoli, Maela, Menegazzo, Federica, Signoretto, Michela, Cruciani, Giuseppe, Pinna, Francesco

“…Display Omitted * The calcination steps strongly influence the size of gold nanoparticles on CeO2. * The larger the Au size, the higher is the furfural…”
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On the process for furfural and HMF oxidative esterification over Au/ZrO2 by MENEGAZZO, Federica, FANTINEL, Tania, SIGNORETTO, Michela, PINNA, Francesco, MANZOLI, Maela

“…Display Omitted * Good results were obtained with the Au/ZrO2 catalyst without the use of a base. * Many variables (T , P , reaction time, and nature of the…”
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Nickel based catalysts for methane dry reforming: Effect of supports on catalytic activity and stability by Pizzolitto, Cristina, Pupulin, Eva, Menegazzo, Federica, Ghedini, Elena, Di Michele, Alessandro, Mattarelli, Maurizio, Cruciani, Giuseppe, Signoretto, Michela

“…Methane dry reforming (MDR) is a promising process for syngas production through the valorisation of two of the main Greenhouse gases. Despite the high…”
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Structure–activity relationships of Au/ZrO2 catalysts for 5-hydroxymethylfurfural oxidative esterification: Effects of zirconia sulphation on gold dispersion, position and shape by Menegazzo, Federica, Signoretto, Michela, Marchese, Damiano, Pinna, Francesco, Manzoli, Maela

“…[Display omitted] •The process of oxidative esterification of HMF to FDMC was investigated on Au/ZrO2.•The effects of different sulphates amount on zirconia…”
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Liquid vs. Gas Phase CO2 Photoreduction Process: Which Is the Effect of the Reaction Medium? by Olivo, Alberto, Ghedini, Elena, Signoretto, Michela, Compagnoni, Matteo, Rossetti, Ilenia

“…The use of carbon dioxide, the most concerning environmental issue of the 21st century, as a feedstock for fuels productions still represents an innovative,…”
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H2O2 direct synthesis under mild conditions on Pd–Au samples: Effect of the morphology and of the composition of the metallic phase by Menegazzo, Federica, Manzoli, Maela, Signoretto, Michela, Pinna, Francesco, Strukul, Giorgio

“…•H2O2 direct synthesis under mild and non explosive conditions on Pd–Au/silica.•Best catalytic results introducing Au and Pd by incipient wetness…”
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Oxidative esterification of renewable furfural on gold-based catalysts: Which is the best support? by Menegazzo, Federica, Signoretto, Michela, Pinna, Francesco, Manzoli, Maela, Aina, Valentina, Cerrato, Giuseppina, Boccuzzi, Flora

“…•Gold-based catalysts were investigated in the oxidative esterification of furfural.•Catalytic performances follow the trend: Au/ZrO2>Au/CeO2≫Au/TiO2.•High Au…”
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Sol‐immobilized vs deposited‐precipitated Au nanoparticles supported on CeO2 for furfural oxidative esterification by Menegazzo, Federica, Signoretto, Michela, Fantinel, Tania, Manzoli, Maela

“…BACKGROUND The non‐edible nature of lignocellulose makes this an important raw material for future biorefineries. This work concerns the oxidative…”
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Multifunctional and Environmentally Friendly TiO2–SiO2 Mesoporous Materials for Sustainable Green Buildings by Ghedini, Elena, Menegazzo, Federica, Manzoli, Maela, Di Michele, Alessandro, Puglia, Debora, Signoretto, Michela

“…This work deals with the formulation of environmentally friendly, cheap, and readily-available materials for green building applications, providing the…”
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Low temperature ethanol steam reforming for process intensification: New Ni/MxO–ZrO2 active and stable catalysts prepared by flame spray pyrolysis by Compagnoni, Matteo, Tripodi, Antonio, Di Michele, Alessandro, Sassi, Paola, Signoretto, Michela, Rossetti, Ilenia

“…Steam reforming of hydrocarbons is a mature technology and its implementation on other substrates such as bio-ethanol appears as a ready opportunity to produce…”
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Biomass Derived Chemicals: Furfural Oxidative Esterification to Methyl-2-furoate over Gold Catalysts by Maela Manzoli, Federica Menegazzo, Michela Signoretto, Damiano Marchese

“…The use of heterogeneous catalysis to upgrade biomass wastes coming from lignocellulose into higher value-added chemicals is one of the most explored subjects…”
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Supported Gold Nanoparticles for Furfural Valorization in the Future Bio-based Industry by Menegazzo, Federica, Manzoli, Maela, di Michele, Alessandro, Ghedini, Elena, Signoretto, Michela

“…Gold nanoparticles prepared by sol immobilization using PVA as protecting agent were supported over different oxides (CeO 2 , ZrO 2 and TiO 2 ). The activity…”
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Ni/SiO2 and Ni/ZrO2 catalysts for the steam reforming of ethanol by Rossetti, Ilenia, Biffi, Cesare, Bianchi, Claudia L., Nichele, Valentina, Signoretto, Michela, Menegazzo, Federica, Finocchio, Elisabetta, Ramis, Gianguido, Di Michele, Alessandro

“…Conversion, products distribution and C balance during the steam reforming of bioethanol depended on both surface acidity and on the stability of the Ni…”
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Effect of the Synthetic Parameters over ZnO in the CO2 Photoreduction by Zanardo, Danny, Forghieri, Giulia, Ghedini, Elena, Menegazzo, Federica, Giordana, Alessia, Cerrato, Giuseppina, Cattaruzza, Elti, Di Michele, Alessandro, Cruciani, Giuseppe, Signoretto, Michela

“…Zinc oxide (ZnO) is an attractive semiconductor material for photocatalytic applications, owing to its opto-electronic properties. Its performances are,…”
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Innovative Synthetic Approaches for Sulphate-Promoted Catalysts for Biomass Valorisation by Alessia Giordana, Cristina Pizzolitto, Elena Ghedini, Michela Signoretto, Lorenza Operti, Giuseppina Cerrato

“…In the present research, we report on an innovative and quick procedure for the synthesis of metal oxides: a sol-gel procedure which is followed by two steps…”
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Mesoporous silica as supports for Pd-catalyzed H2O2 direct synthesis: Effect of the textural properties of the support on the activity and selectivity by Ghedini, Elena, Menegazzo, Federica, Signoretto, Michela, Manzoli, Maela, Pinna, Francesco, Strukul, Giorgio

“…SBA-15 allows preparing palladium catalysts with enhanced productivity and selectivity in the direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide by imparting Pd particles…”
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Photoreforming of Glucose over CuO/TiO2 by Elnaz Bahadori, Gianguido Ramis, Danny Zanardo, Federica Menegazzo, Michela Signoretto, Delia Gazzoli, Daniela Pietrogiacomi, Alessandro Di Michele, Ilenia Rossetti

“…Hydrogen production has been investigated through the photoreforming of glucose, as model molecule representative for biomass hydrolysis. Different copper- or…”
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