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Adriano Zecchina

Adriano Zecchina

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Chemistry
Italy
2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
117
Citations
40847
World Ranking
575
National Ranking
12

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2013 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1980 - Bourke Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

Adriano Zecchina is affiliated with the University of Turin in Italy and focuses their research primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Energy. Their work includes significant contributions to subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, as well as Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

Their research covers multiple scientific topics, including:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions

Adriano Zecchina has authored recent papers such as:

  • Surface Structure and Phase Composition of TiO2 P25 Particles After Thermal Treatments and HF Etching (2020), published in Frontiers in Materials
  • CCDC 2018601: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination (2020), published in The Cambridge Structural Database

The scientist has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Mohammed Jasim Uddin
  • Federico Cesano
  • Aminur Rashid Chowdhury
  • Tarek Trad
  • Sara Cravanzola

Publication venues where Adriano Zecchina's work has appeared include:

  • Frontiers in Materials
  • The Cambridge Structural Database

In recognition of their contributions, Adriano Zecchina was awarded the Bourke Award by the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in 1980. They were also made a Member of the Academia Europaea in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Local Structure of Framework Cu(II) in HKUST-1 Metallorganic Framework: Spectroscopic Characterization upon Activation and Interaction with Adsorbates

    C. Prestipino;L. Regli;J. G. Vitillo;F. Bonino

  • Structure and reactivity of framework and extraframework iron in Fe-silicalite as investigated by spectroscopic and physicochemical methods

    S. Bordiga;R. Buzzoni;F. Geobaldo;C. Lamberti

  • Spectroscopic Characterization of Silicalite and Titanium-Silicalite

    M.R. Boccuti;K.M. Rao;A. Zecchina;G. Leofanti

  • Probing the surfaces of heterogeneous catalysts by in situ IR spectroscopy

    Carlo Lamberti;Adriano Zecchina;Elena Groppo;Silvia Bordiga

  • Diatomic molecular probes for mid-IR studies of zeolites

    A. Zecchina;C. Otero Areán

  • Adsorption properties of HKUST-1 toward hydrogen and other small molecules monitored by IR

    S. Bordiga;L. Regli;F. Bonino;E. Groppo

  • Electronic and vibrational properties of a MOF-5 metal–organic framework: ZnO quantum dot behaviour

    S. Bordiga;C. Lamberti;G. Ricchiardi;L. Regli

  • Role of Exposed Metal Sites in Hydrogen Storage in MOFs

    Jenny G. Vitillo;Laura Regli;Sachin Chavan;Gabriele Ricchiardi

  • The structure of active centers and the ethylene polymerization mechanism on the Cr/SiO2 catalyst: a frontier for the characterization methods.

    Elena Clara Groppo;Carlo Lamberti;Silvia Bordiga;Giuseppe Spoto

  • Vibrational structure of titanium silicate catalysts. A spectroscopic and theoretical study.

    Gabriele Ricchiardi;Alessandro Damin;Silvia Bordiga;Carlo Lamberti

  • XAFS Study of Ti-Silicalite - Structure of Framework Ti(IV) in the Presence and Absence of Reactive Molecules (H2O, NH3) and Comparison with Ultraviolet-Visible and Ir Results

    S. Bordiga;S. Coluccia;C. Lamberti;L. Marchese

  • DRS UV-Vis and EPR spectroscopy of hydroperoxo and superoxo complexes in titanium silicalite

    Francesco Geobaldo;S. Bordiga;A. Zecchina;E. Giamello

  • Low-temperature Fourier-transform infrared investigation of the interaction of CO with nanosized ZSM5 and silicalite

    A. Zecchina;S. Bordiga;G. Spoto;D. Scarano

  • XAFS, IR, and UV−Vis Study of the CuI Environment in CuI-ZSM-5

    Carlo Lamberti;Silvia Bordiga;Mario Salvalaggio;Giuseppe Spoto

  • Silicalite characterization. 2. IR spectroscopy of the interaction of carbon monoxide with internal and external hydroxyl groups

    A. Zecchina;S. Bordiga;G. Spoto;L. Marchese

  • Vibrational Spectroscopy of NH4+ Ions in Zeolitic Materials: An IR Study

    A. Zecchina;L. Marchese;S. Bordiga;C. Paze

  • Cu(I)-ZSM-5 zeolites prepared by reaction of H-ZSM-5 with gaseous CuCl: Spectroscopic characterization and reactivity towards carbon monoxide and nitric oxide☆

    G. Spoto;A. Zecchina;S. Bordiga;G. Ricchiardi

  • Acidic properties of H-beta zeolite as probed by bases with proton affinity in the 118-204 kcal mol(-1) range: A FTIR investigation

    C. Pazè;Silvia Bordiga;Carlo Lamberti;M. Salvalaggio

  • Fourier-transform infrared and Raman spectra of pure and Al-, B-, Ti- and Fe-substituted silicalites: stretching-mode region

    D. Scarano;A. Zecchina;S. Bordiga;F. Geobaldo

  • Oxidation States of Copper Ions in ZSM-5 Zeolites. A Multitechnique Investigation

    Gemma Turnes Palomino;Paola Fisicaro;Silvia Bordiga;Adriano Zecchina

  • Interaction of H2O, CH3OH, (CH3)2O, CH3CN, and Pyridine with the Superacid Perfluorosulfonic Membrane Nafion: An IR and Raman Study

    Roberto Buzzoni;Silvia Bordiga;Gabriele Ricchiardi;Giuseppe Spoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Silvia Bordiga
Silvia Bordiga University of Turin
Giuseppe Spoto
Giuseppe Spoto University of Turin
Carlo Lamberti
Carlo Lamberti University of Turin
Domenica Scarano
Domenica Scarano University of Turin
Alessandro Damin
Alessandro Damin University of Turin
Gabriele Ricchiardi
Gabriele Ricchiardi University of Turin
Elena Groppo
Elena Groppo University of Turin
Salvatore Coluccia
Salvatore Coluccia University of Turin
Jenny G. Vitillo
Jenny G. Vitillo University of Insubria
Francesca Bonino
Francesca Bonino University of Turin

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