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  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Spain Leader Award
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  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Spain Leader Award
  • 2018 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
  • 2007 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the understanding of heterogeneous catalysis that led to numerous commercialized solid catalysts used worldwide.
  • 1996 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Avelino Corma is affiliated with the Universitat Politècnica de València in Spain. Their research spans key areas within chemistry and materials science, with a strong focus on catalysis and materials chemistry. The scientist has contributed significantly to subfields such as inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, and biomedical engineering.

The primary topics of Avelino Corma's work notably include:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion

Their publication record features papers in several frequently targeted venues, including:

  • ChemSusChem
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Chemical Science

Among the recent publications, notable papers are:

  • Bimetallic Sites for Catalysis: From Binuclear Metal Sites to Bimetallic Nanoclusters and Nanoparticles, 2023, Chemical Reviews
  • Confining isolated atoms and clusters in crystalline porous materials for catalysis, 2020, Nature Reviews Materials
  • Structural modulation and direct measurement of subnanometric bimetallic PtSn clusters confined in zeolites, 2020, Nature Catalysis
  • Applications of Zeolites to C1 Chemistry: Recent Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities, 2020, Advanced Materials
  • Advanced zeolite and ordered mesoporous silica-based catalysts for the conversion of CO2 to chemicals and fuels, 2023, Chemical Society Reviews

Avelino Corma has worked frequently alongside several coauthors, including:

  • Manuel Moliner
  • Mercedes Boronat
  • Patricia Concepción
  • Sara Iborra
  • Lichen Liu

The scientist's contributions have been recognized with memberships in prominent academies:

  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences (2018)
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2007), specifically for contributions to the understanding of heterogeneous catalysis that led to numerous commercialized solid catalysts used worldwide
  • Member of Academia Europaea (1996)

Corma's research impacts the development and understanding of catalytic materials, particularly zeolites and nanomaterials, providing insights into their synthesis, properties, and applications in industrial catalysis and chemical transformations.

Best Publications

  • From Microporous to Mesoporous Molecular-Sieve Materials and Their Use in Catalysis

    Avelino Corma

  • Chemical Routes for the Transformation of Biomass into Chemicals

    Avelino Corma;Sara Iborra;Alexandra Velty

  • Metal Catalysts for Heterogeneous Catalysis: From Single Atoms to Nanoclusters and Nanoparticles.

    Lichen Liu;Avelino Corma

  • Inorganic Solid Acids and Their Use in Acid-Catalyzed Hydrocarbon Reactions

    A. Corma

  • Engineering Metal Organic Frameworks for Heterogeneous Catalysis

    A. Corma;H. García;F. X. Llabrés i Xamena

  • Metal–organic framework nanosheets in polymer composite materials for gas separation

    Tania Rodenas;Ignacio Luz;Gonzalo Prieto;Beatriz Seoane

  • Synergies between Bio‐ and Oil Refineries for the Production of Fuels from Biomass

    George W. Huber;Avelino Corma

  • Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Nitro Compounds with Supported Gold Catalysts

    Avelino Corma;Pedro Serna

  • Conversion of biomass platform molecules into fuel additives and liquid hydrocarbon fuels

    Maria J. Climent;Avelino Corma;Sara Iborra

  • State of the art and future challenges of zeolites as catalysts

    Avelino Corma

  • Lewis Acids: From Conventional Homogeneous to Green Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis

    Avelino Corma;Hermenegildo García

  • Gold-catalyzed carbon-heteroatom bond-forming reactions.

    A. Corma;A. Leyva-Pérez;Maria J. Sabater

  • A collaborative effect between gold and a support induces the selective oxidation of alcohols.

    Alberto Abad;Patricia Concepción;Avelino Corma;Hermenegildo García

  • Sn-zeolite beta as a heterogeneous chemoselective catalyst for Baeyer – Villiger oxidations

    Avelino Corma;Laszlo T. Nemeth;Michael Renz;Susana Valencia

  • Advances in One-Pot Synthesis through Borrowing Hydrogen Catalysis

    Avelino Corma;Javier Navas;Maria J. Sabater

  • Heterogeneous Catalysts for the One-Pot Synthesis of Chemicals and Fine Chemicals

    Maria J. Climent;Avelino Corma;Sara Iborra

  • Delaminated zeolite precursors as selective acidic catalysts

    A. Corma;V. Fornes;S. B. Pergher;Th. L. M. Maesen

  • Metal Organic Framework Catalysis: Quo vadis?

    Jorge Gascon;Avelino Corma;Freek Kapteijn;Francesc X. Llabrés i Xamena

  • Spectroscopic evidence for the supply of reactive oxygen during CO oxidation catalyzed by gold supported on nanocrystalline CeO2.

    Javier Guzman;Silvio Carrettin;Avelino Corma

  • Hierarchically mesostructured doped CeO2 with potential for solar-cell use.

    Avelino Corma;Pedro Atienzar;Hermenegildo García;Jean-Yves Chane-Ching

Frequent Co-Authors

Hermenegildo García
Hermenegildo García Universitat Politècnica de València
Manuel Moliner
Manuel Moliner Universitat Politècnica de València
Sara Iborra
Sara Iborra Universitat Politècnica de València
Fernando Rey
Fernando Rey Universitat Politècnica de València
Félix Sánchez
Félix Sánchez Spanish National Research Council
Maria J. Climent
Maria J. Climent Universitat Politècnica de València
Patricia Concepción
Patricia Concepción Universitat Politècnica de València
Marta Iglesias
Marta Iglesias Spanish National Research Council
German Sastre
German Sastre Universitat Politècnica de València
Antonio Leyva-Pérez
Antonio Leyva-Pérez Universitat Politècnica de València

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