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Overview

Carlo Santoro is affiliated with the University of Milano-Bicocca in Italy and has a research focus primarily situated at the intersection of engineering and energy fields.

Their recent publications illustrate a concentration on electrocatalysis and energy conversion technologies. Notable papers include:

  • What is Next in Anion-Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers? Bottlenecks, Benefits, and Future (2022, ChemSusChem)
  • Oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysis in neutral media for bioelectrochemical systems (2022, Nature Catalysis)
  • Carbon Nanodots in Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors: A Review (2020, ChemElectroChem)
  • Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells: A Comparative Review of Acidic and Alkaline Systems (2023, Electrochemical Energy Reviews)
  • A review on sustainable production of graphene and related life cycle assessment (2021, 2D Materials)

The main fields of study associated with Santoro's work are Engineering (93 publications) and Energy (58 publications). Subfields include Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Environmental Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Electrochemistry.

Their research topics cover several areas related to electrochemical energy technologies and materials, specifically:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication

Santoro has collaborated frequently with a group of researchers, including Mohsin Muhyuddin, Alessandro Lavacchi, Enrico Berretti, Plamen Atanassov, and Francesca Soavi. These collaborations reflect sustained research partnerships within the field of electrochemical systems and energy materials.

The scientist's publications often appear in a range of specialized journals. The most frequent venues for their papers include:

  • Electrochimica Acta
  • ChemElectroChem
  • ChemSusChem
  • Journal of Power Sources
  • Current Opinion in Electrochemistry

Best Publications

  • Microbial fuel cells: From fundamentals to applications. A review

    Carlo Santoro;Catia Arbizzani;Benjamin Erable;Ioannis Ieropoulos

  • What is Next in Anion‐Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers? Bottlenecks, Benefits, and Future

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  • Effect of pH on the Activity of Platinum Group Metal-Free Catalysts in Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Santiago Rojas-Carbonell;Kateryna Artyushkova;Alexey Serov;Carlo Santoro

  • Oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysis in neutral media for bioelectrochemical systems

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  • Iron based catalysts from novel low-cost organic precursors for enhanced oxygen reduction reaction in neutral media microbial fuel cells

    Carlo Santoro;Alexey Serov;Lydia Stariha;Mounika Kodali

  • A family of Fe-N-C oxygen reduction electrocatalysts for microbial fuel cell (MFC) application: Relationships between surface chemistry and performances.

    Carlo Santoro;Alexey Serov;Rohan Gokhale;Santiago Rojas-Carbonell

  • The effects of carbon electrode surface properties on bacteria attachment and start up time of microbial fuel cells

    C. Santoro;M. Guilizzoni;J.P. Correa Baena;U. Pasaogullari

  • Cathodic and anodic biofilms in Single Chamber Microbial Fuel Cells

    P. Cristiani;M.L. Carvalho;E. Guerrini;M. Daghio

  • Air Breathing Cathodes for Microbial Fuel Cell using Mn-, Fe-, Co- and Ni-containing Platinum Group Metal-free Catalysts

    Mounika Kodali;Carlo Santoro;Alexey Serov;Sadia Kabir

  • Power generation from wastewater using single chamber microbial fuel cells (MFCs) with platinum-free cathodes and pre-colonized anodes

    Carlo Santoro;Yu Lei;Baikun Li;Pierangela Cristiani

  • Parameters characterization and optimization of activated carbon (AC) cathodes for microbial fuel cell application

    Carlo Santoro;Kateryna Artyushkova;Sofia Babanova;Plamen Atanassov

  • Self-powered supercapacitive microbial fuel cell: The ultimate way of boosting and harvesting power.

    Carlo Santoro;Francesca Soavi;Alexey Serov;Catia Arbizzani

  • Effects of gas diffusion layer (GDL) and micro porous layer (MPL) on cathode performance in microbial fuel cells (MFCs)

    Carlo Santoro;Alexander Agrios;Ugur Pasaogullari;Baikun Li

  • Three-dimensional graphene nanosheets as cathode catalysts in standard and supercapacitive microbial fuel cell.

    Carlo Santoro;Mounika Kodali;Sadia Kabir;Francesca Soavi

  • Surface Modification of Microbial Fuel Cells Anodes: Approaches to Practical Design

    Baitao Li;Jun Zhou;Xiuxiu Zhou;Xiujun Wang

  • Transition metal-nitrogen-carbon catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction in neutral electrolyte

    Santiago Rojas-Carbonell;Carlo Santoro;Alexey Serov;Plamen Atanassov

  • Carbon Nanodots in Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors: A Review

    Zahra Hassanvand;Fahimeh Jalali;Maryam Nazari;Fatemeh Parnianchi

  • Influence of anode surface chemistry on microbial fuel cell operation

    Carlo Santoro;Sofia Babanova;Kateryna Artyushkova;Jose A. Cornejo

  • Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells: A Comparative Review of Acidic and Alkaline Systems

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  • Power Generation And Contaminant Removal In Single Chamber Microbial Fuel Cells (SCMFCs) Treating Human Urine

    C. Santoro;I. Ieropoulos;I. Ieropoulos;I. Ieropoulos;J. Greenman;P. Cristiani

  • Improved power and long term performance of Microbial Fuel Cell with Fe-N-C catalyst in air-breathing cathode.

    Iwona Gajda;John Greenman;Carlo Santoro;Alexey Serov

  • High catalytic activity and pollutants resistivity using Fe-AAPyr cathode catalyst for microbial fuel cell application

    Carlo Santoro;Alexey Serov;Claudia W. Narvaez Villarrubia;Sarah Stariha

  • Miniaturized supercapacitors: key materials and structures towards autonomous and sustainable devices and systems

    Francesca Soavi;Luca Giacomo Bettini;Paolo Piseri;Paolo Milani

  • Supercapacitive microbial fuel cell: Characterization and analysis for improved charge storage/delivery performance.

    Jeremiah Houghton;Carlo Santoro;Francesca Soavi;Alexey Serov

Frequent Co-Authors

Plamen Atanassov
Plamen Atanassov University of California, Irvine
Ioannis Ieropoulos
Ioannis Ieropoulos University of Southampton
Alexey Serov
Alexey Serov University of New Mexico
Kateryna Artyushkova
Kateryna Artyushkova Physical Electronics, Inc.
Baikun Li
Baikun Li University of Connecticut
John Greenman
John Greenman University of the West of England
Francesca Soavi
Francesca Soavi University of Bologna
Chris Melhuish
Chris Melhuish University of the West of England
Stefano P. Trasatti
Stefano P. Trasatti University of Milan
Silvia Licoccia
Silvia Licoccia University of Rome Tor Vergata

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