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Alberto Bertucco

Alberto Bertucco

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
52
Citations
8255
World Ranking
3708
National Ranking
97

Overview

Alberto Bertucco is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy and focuses their research on energy and engineering, with particular emphasis on renewable energy, sustainability, and environmental applications. Their main fields of study include Energy and Engineering, while subfields of concentration encompass Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Environmental Chemistry, and Mechanical Engineering.

Their primary research topics cover several areas related to energy and environmental science, including:

  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
  • Global Energy and Sustainability Research
  • Biodiesel Production and Applications
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
  • Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology

Alberto Bertucco has published extensively in multiple scientific journals, with frequent venues including:

  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Energy Conversion and Management
  • The Journal of Supercritical Fluids
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • Applied Energy

Representative selected publications demonstrate the scope and focus of their research:

  • Sustainability analysis of hydrogen production processes, 2023, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Fuelling power plants by natural gas: An analysis of energy efficiency, economical aspects and environmental footprint based on detailed process simulation of the whole carbon capture and storage system, 2021, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Techno-economic analysis and life-cycle assessment of jet fuels production from waste cooking oil via in situ catalytic transfer hydrogenation, 2020, Renewable Energy
  • Production of levulinic acid and biocarbon electrode material from corn stover through an integrated biorefinery process, 2020, Fuel Processing Technology
  • Uncoupling solid and hydraulic retention time in photobioreactors for microalgae mass production: A model-based analysis, 2020, Chemical Engineering Science

Collaborations are a notable feature of Alberto Bertucco's research career. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Elena Barbera
  • Eleonora Sforza
  • Maurizio Fermeglia
  • Andrea Mio
  • Giulia Trentin

Best Publications

  • Bioethanol from microalgae and cyanobacteria: A review and technological outlook

    Carlos Eduardo de Farias Silva;Alberto Bertucco

  • Microbial inactivation by high-pressure

    S Spilimbergo;N Elvassore;A Bertucco

  • Acclimation of Nannochloropsis gaditana to different illumination regimes: Effects on lipids accumulation

    Diana Simionato;Eleonora Sforza;Elisa Corteggiani Carpinelli;Alberto Bertucco

  • Production of Insulin‐Loaded Poly(Ethylene Glycol)/Poly(l‐Lactide) (PEG/PLA) Nanoparticles by Gas Antisolvent Techniques

    Nicola Elvassore;Alberto Bertucco;Paolo Caliceti

  • A Thermodynamic Analysis of Three-Phase Equilibria in Binary and Ternary Systems for Applications in Rapid Expansion of a Supercritical Solution (RESS), Particles from Gas-Saturated Solutions (PGSS), and Supercritical Antisolvent (SAS)

    Ireneo Kikic and;Michele Lora;Alberto Bertucco

  • Excess CO2 supply inhibits mixotrophic growth of Chlorella protothecoides and Nannochloropsis salina.

    Eleonora Sforza;Renato Cipriani;Tomas Morosinotto;Alberto Bertucco

  • Biofuels from microalgae: lipid extraction and methane production from the residual biomass in a biorefinery approach.

    D. Hernández;M. Solana;B. Riaño;M.C. García-González

  • Inactivation of bacteria and spores by pulse electric field and high pressure CO2 at low temperature.

    Sara Spilimbergo;Fariba Dehghani;Alberto Bertucco;Neil R. Foster

  • Exploiting microalgae as a source of essential fatty acids by supercritical fluid extraction of lipids: Comparison between Scenedesmus obliquus, Chlorella protothecoides and Nannochloropsis salina

    M. Solana;C.S. Rizza;A. Bertucco

  • Production of synthetic gasoline and diesel fuel by alternative processes using natural gas and coal: Process simulation and optimization

    Maria Sudiro;Alberto Bertucco

  • Effective protein release from PEG/PLA nano-particles produced by compressed gas anti-solvent precipitation techniques

    Paolo Caliceti;Stefano Salmaso;Nicola Elvassore;Alberto Bertucco

  • Cultivation of Scenedesmus obliquus in photobioreactors: effects of light intensities and light-dark cycles on growth, productivity, and biochemical composition.

    Barbara Gris;Tomas Morosinotto;Giorgio M. Giacometti;Alberto Bertucco

  • Production of Protein-Loaded Polymeric Microcapsules by Compressed CO2 in a Mixed Solvent

    Nicola Elvassore;Alberto Bertucco;Paolo Caliceti

  • Microalgae cultivation in high rate algal ponds using slaughterhouse wastewater for biofuel applications

    D. Hernández;B. Riaño;M. Coca;M. Solana

  • Production of micronic particles of biocompatible polymer using supercritical carbon dioxide.

    Luca Benedetti;Alberto Bertucco;Paolo Pallado

  • Ethanol from corn: a technical and economical assessment based on different scenarios

    Giada Franceschin;Andrea Zamboni;Fabrizio Bezzo;Alberto Bertucco

  • Inactivation of Bacillus subtilis spores by supercritical CO2 treatment

    S. Spilimbergo;A. Bertucco;F.M. Lauro;G. Bertoloni

  • Catalytic Hydrogenation in Supercritical CO2: Kinetic Measurements in a Gradientless Internal-Recycle Reactor

    Alberto Bertucco;Paolo Canu;Luca Devetta;Andreas G. Zwahlen

  • Process Water Recycle in Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Microalgae To Enhance Bio-oil Yield

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  • Production of Solid Lipid Submicron Particles for Protein Delivery Using a Novel Supercritical Gas‐Assisted Melting Atomization Process

    Stefano Salmaso;Nicola Elvassore;Alberto Bertucco;Paolo Caliceti

  • Conversion of rye straw into fuel and xylitol: a technical and economical assessment based on experimental data

    Giada Franceschin;Maria Sudiro;Thomas Ingram;Irina Smirnova

  • Kinetic experiments and modeling of a three-phase catalytic hydrogenation reaction in supercritical CO2

    L Devetta;A Giovanzana;P Canu;A Bertucco

Frequent Co-Authors

Tomas Morosinotto
Tomas Morosinotto University of Padua
Paolo Caliceti
Paolo Caliceti University of Padua
Maurizio Fermeglia
Maurizio Fermeglia University of Trieste
John M. Prausnitz
John M. Prausnitz University of California, Berkeley
Vito Di Noto
Vito Di Noto University of Padua
Alberto Striolo
Alberto Striolo University College London
Giuseppe Storti
Giuseppe Storti Polytechnic University of Milan
Stefano Dall’Acqua
Stefano Dall’Acqua University of Padua
Massimo Morbidelli
Massimo Morbidelli Polytechnic University of Milan
Aldo Di Carlo
Aldo Di Carlo University of Rome Tor Vergata

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