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Alessandro Trovarelli

Alessandro Trovarelli

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Chemistry
Italy
2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
71
Citations
25193
World Ranking
5430
National Ranking
111

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Alessandro Trovarelli is affiliated with the University of Udine in Italy, focusing on research in materials science and chemical engineering. Their work intersects various subfields such as materials chemistry, catalysis, biomedical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability, and mechanical engineering.

Trovarelli's research encompasses several main topics, primarily concentrating on catalytic processes in materials science, catalysis and oxidation reactions, and catalysts for methane reforming. Additional topics include chemical looping and thermochemical processes, advancements in solid oxide fuel cells, advanced photocatalysis techniques, and the electronic and structural properties of oxides.

Frequent venues for publishing their research include:

  • Catalysts
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • Inorganics

Among recent papers authored by Trovarelli are:

  • "Methane oxidation activity and nanoscale characterization of Pd/CeO2 catalysts prepared by dry milling Pd acetate and ceria," 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "Structure-activity relationship in Pd/CeO2 methane oxidation catalysts," 2020, CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION)
  • "Investigation of the evolution of Pd-Pt supported on ceria for dry and wet methane oxidation," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Identification of Highly Selective Surface Pathways for Methane Dry Reforming Using Mechanochemical Synthesis of Pd-CeO2," 2022, ACS Catalysis
  • "Structural Evolution of Bimetallic PtPd/CeO2 Methane Oxidation Catalysts Prepared by Dry Milling," 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Trovarelli collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Sara Colussi, Maila Danielis, Marta Boaro, Jordi Llorca, and Eleonora Aneggi, contributing to numerous joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Catalytic Properties of Ceria and CeO2-Containing Materials

    Alessandro Trovarelli

  • Catalysis by Ceria and Related Materials

    Alessandro Trovarelli;Paolo Fornasiero

  • The utilization of ceria in industrial catalysis

    Alessandro Trovarelli;Carla de Leitenburg;Marta Boaro;Giuliano Dolcetti

  • Rh-Loaded CeO2-ZrO2 Solid-Solutions as Highly Efficient Oxygen Exchangers: Dependence of the Reduction Behavior and the Oxygen Storage Capacity on the Structural-Properties

    P. Fornasiero;R. Dimonte;G.R. Rao;J. Kaspar

  • Ceria Catalysts at Nanoscale: How Do Crystal Shapes Shape Catalysis?

    Alessandro Trovarelli;Jordi Llorca

  • Nanophase Fluorite-Structured CeO2–ZrO2Catalysts Prepared by High-Energy Mechanical Milling☆

    Alessandro Trovarelli;Francesca Zamar;Jordi Llorca;Carla de Leitenburg

  • Insights into the redox properties of ceria-based oxides and their implications in catalysis

    Eleonora Aneggi;Marta Boaro;Carla de Leitenburg;Giuliano Dolcetti

  • Ni/CeO2-ZrO2 catalysts for the dry reforming of methane

    A. Kambolis;H. Matralis;A. Trovarelli;Ch. Papadopoulou

  • Shape-Dependent Activity of Ceria in Soot Combustion

    Eleonora Aneggi;Dawid Wiater;Carla de Leitenburg;Jordi Llorca

  • Promotional effect of rare earths and transition metals in the combustion of diesel soot over CeO2 and CeO2–ZrO2

    Eleonora Aneggi;Carla de Leitenburg;Giuliano Dolcetti;Alessandro Trovarelli

  • Nanofaceted Pd ? O Sites in Pd ? Ce Surface Superstructures: Enhanced Activity in Catalytic Combustion of Methane

    Sara Colussi;Arup Gayen;Arup Gayen;Matteo Farnesi Camellone;Marta Boaro

  • A Model for the Temperature-Programmed Reduction of Low and High Surface Area Ceria

    Francesca Giordano;Alessandro Trovarelli;Carla de Leitenburg;Massimiliano Giona

  • The synthesis and characterization of mesoporous high-surface area ceria prepared using a hybrid organic/inorganic route

    Daniela Terribile;Alessandro Trovarelli;Jordi Llorca;Carla de Leitenburg

  • Surface-structure sensitivity of CO oxidation over polycrystalline ceria powders

    Eleonora Aneggi;Jordi Llorca;Marta Boaro;Alessandro Trovarelli

  • A Temperature-Programmed and Transient Kinetic Study of CO2Activation and Methanation over CeO2Supported Noble Metals

    Carla de Leitenburg;Alessandro Trovarelli;Jan Kašpar

  • The use of temperature-programmed and dynamic/transient methods in catalysis: characterization of ceria-based, model three-way catalysts

    Marta Boaro;Michela Vicario;Carla de Leitenburg;Giuliano Dolcetti

  • Structural and Oxygen Storage/Release Properties of CeO2-Based Solid Solutions

    Alessandro Trovarelli

  • Some recent developments in the characterization of ceria-based catalysts

    Alessandro Trovarelli;Marta Boaro;Eliana Rocchini;Carla de Leitenburg

  • CO2 Methanation Under Transient and Steady-State Conditions over Rh/CeO2 and CeO2-Promoted Rh/SiO2: The Role of Surface and Bulk Ceria

    A. Trovarelli;C. Deleitenburg;G. Dolcetti;J.L. Lorca

  • Catalytic combustion of hydrocarbons with Mn and Cu-doped ceria–zirconia solid solutions

    Daniela Terribile;Alessandro Trovarelli;Carla de Leitenburg;Alessandra Primavera

Frequent Co-Authors

Jordi Llorca
Jordi Llorca Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Jan Kašpar
Jan Kašpar University of Trieste
Mauro Graziani
Mauro Graziani University of Trieste
Paolo Fornasiero
Paolo Fornasiero University of Trieste
Gianpiero Groppi
Gianpiero Groppi Polytechnic University of Milan
Fabrizio Cavani
Fabrizio Cavani University of Bologna
Richard G. Finke
Richard G. Finke Colorado State University
Frank Krumeich
Frank Krumeich ETH Zurich
Luca Lietti
Luca Lietti Polytechnic University of Milan

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