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Benjamín Solsona

Benjamín Solsona

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Chemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
10552
World Ranking
13448
National Ranking
525

Overview

Benjamín Solsona is affiliated with the University of Valencia in Spain and has an extensive research portfolio primarily in materials science and engineering. Their work covers a range of subfields including materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, catalysis, biomedical engineering, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The scientist's research spans several main topics, notably catalytic processes in materials science, catalysis and oxidation reactions, catalysis for biomass conversion, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, supercapacitor materials and fabrication, TiO2 photocatalysis and solar cells, as well as mesoporous materials and catalysis.

Benjamín Solsona has published in frequent venues such as:

  • ChemCatChem
  • Ceramics International
  • Journal of Catalysis
  • Applied Catalysis A General
  • Materials

Significant recent papers include:

  • Cu-Ga3+-doped wurtzite ZnO interface as driving force for enhanced methanol production in co-precipitated Cu/ZnO/Ga2O3 catalysts, 2022, Journal of Catalysis
  • Optimization of the Zr-loading on siliceous support catalysts leads to a suitable Lewis/Brønsted acid sites ratio to produce high yields to γ-valerolactone from furfural in one-pot, 2022, Fuel
  • The nickel-support interaction as determining factor of the selectivity to ethylene in the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane over nickel oxide/alumina catalysts, 2021, Applied Catalysis A General
  • Optimization of the performance of bulk NiO catalyst in the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane by tuning the synthesis parameters, 2022, Fuel Processing Technology
  • Glycerol Selective Oxidation to Lactic Acid over AuPt Nanoparticles; Enhancing Reaction Selectivity and Understanding by Support Modification, 2020, ChemCatChem

Throughout their career, Benjamín Solsona has frequently collaborated with a group of co-authors, including Rita Sánchez-Tovar, R.M. Fernández-Domene, J.M. López Nieto, Adrián García, and Ginebra Sánchez.

Best Publications

  • Switching Off Hydrogen Peroxide Hydrogenation in the Direct Synthesis Process

    Jennifer K. Edwards;Benjamin Solsona;Edwin Ntainjua N;Albert F. Carley

  • Direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide from H2 and O2 using TiO2-supported Au-Pd catalysts

    Jennifer Kelly Edwards;Benjamin Espriu Solsona;Philip Landon;Albert Frederick Carley

  • The prevalence of surface oxygen vacancies over the mobility of bulk oxygen in nanostructured ceria for the total toluene oxidation

    Jose Manuel López;Alexander L. Gilbank;Tomás García;Benjamín Solsona

  • Role of gold cations in the oxidation of carbon monoxide catalyzed by iron oxide-supported gold

    Graham J. Hutchings;Matthew S. Hall;Albert F. Carley;Philip Landon

  • Vanadium Oxide Supported on Mesoporous MCM-41 as Selective Catalysts in the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Alkanes

    B Solsona;T Blasco;J.M López Nieto;M.L Peña

  • Total oxidation of propane using nanocrystalline cobalt oxide and supported cobalt oxide catalysts

    Benjamin Solsona;Thomas E. Davies;Tomas Garcia;Isabel Vázquez

  • Direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide from H2 and O2 using Au–Pd/Fe2O3 catalysts

    Jennifer K. Edwards;Benjamin Solsona;Philip Landon;Albert F. Carley

  • Shape-dependency activity of nanostructured CeO2 in the total oxidation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

    Laura Torrente-Murciano;Alexander Gilbank;Begoña Puertolas;Tomas Garcia

  • Direct Synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide from H2 and O2 Using Al2O3 Supported Au−Pd Catalysts

    Benjamin E. Solsona;Jennifer K. Edwards;Philip Landon;Albert F. Carley

  • The Preparation, Characterization, and Catalytic Behavior of MoVTeNbO Catalysts Prepared by Hydrothermal Synthesis

    P. Botella;J.M. López Nieto;B. Solsona;A. Mifsud

  • Selective oxidation of CO in the presence of H2, H2O and CO2 via gold for use in fuel cells.

    Philip Landon;Jonathan Ferguson;Benjamin E. Solsona;Tomas Garcia

  • Deep oxidation of volatile organic compounds using ordered cobalt oxides prepared by a nanocasting route

    Tomas Garcia;Said Agouram;Juan F. Sánchez-Royo;Ramón Murillo

  • Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane over NiO–CeO2 mixed oxides catalysts

    Benjamín Solsona;Patricia Concepción;Selene Hernández;Benjamin Demicol

  • Supported gold catalysts for the total oxidation of alkanes and carbon monoxide

    Benjamin Espriu Solsona;Tomas Garcia;Christopher Jones;Stuart Hamilton Taylor

  • Promoting Deoxygenation of Bio-Oil by Metal-Loaded Hierarchical ZSM-5 Zeolites

    Alberto Veses;Begoña Puértolas;José Manuel López;María Soledad Callén

  • Total oxidation of VOCs on mesoporous iron oxide catalysts: Soft chemistry route versus hard template method

    B. Solsona;T. García;R. Sanchis;M.D. Soriano

  • Comparison of supports for the direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide from H2 and O2 using Au-Pd catalysts

    Jennifer K. Edwards;Adrian Thomas;Benjamin E. Solsona;Philip Landon

  • Naphthalene total oxidation over metal oxide catalysts

    Tomas Garcia;Benjamin Espriu Solsona;Stuart Hamilton Taylor

  • Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane over Ni―W―O mixed metal oxide catalysts

    B. Solsona;J.M. López Nieto;P. Concepción;A. Dejoz

  • In-situ synthesis of hydrogen peroxide in tandem with selective oxidation reactions: A mini-review

    B. Puértolas;A.K. Hill;T. García;B. Solsona

  • Selective oxidation of propane and ethane on diluted Mo-V-Nb-Te mixed-oxide catalysts

    B. Solsona;B. Solsona;M.I. Vázquez;F. Ivars;A. Dejoz

Frequent Co-Authors

Tomás García
Tomás García Spanish National Research Council
J.M. López Nieto
J.M. López Nieto Universitat Politècnica de València
Stuart Hamilton Taylor
Stuart Hamilton Taylor Cardiff University
Albert Frederick Carley
Albert Frederick Carley Cardiff University
Patricia Concepción
Patricia Concepción Universitat Politècnica de València
Graham J. Hutchings
Graham J. Hutchings Cardiff University
Christopher J. Kiely
Christopher J. Kiely Lehigh University
Enrique Rodríguez-Castellón
Enrique Rodríguez-Castellón University of Malaga
Andrew A. Herzing
Andrew A. Herzing National Institute of Standards and Technology
Ana M. Mastral
Ana M. Mastral Spanish National Research Council

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