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Claude Forano is affiliated with the University of Clermont Auvergne in France. Their research activity is primarily situated within the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with a particular focus on Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry as major subfields. Other notable areas of study include Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Inorganic Chemistry, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The dominant topics in Forano's body of work concentrate on the synthesis and applications of Layered Double Hydroxides, with additional emphasis on nanomaterials for catalytic reactions and advanced photocatalysis techniques. Their research also encompasses phosphorus and nutrient management, asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis, catalytic processes in materials science, and the synthesis and applications of polyoxometalates.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Forano include Vanessa Prévot, Cédric Gastaldi, Christine Guérard-Hélaine, Christine Taviot-Guého, and Arnaud Gautier.

Forano's publications have appeared in various scientific journals, notably:

  • Applied Clay Science (3 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (3 publications)
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2 publications)
  • Dalton Transactions (2 publications)
  • ChemCatChem (2 publications)

Representative recent papers authored by Forano include:

  • "ZnCr-LDHs with dual adsorption and photocatalysis capability for the removal of acid orange 7 dye in aqueous solution," 2020, Journal of Science Advanced Materials and Devices
  • "Evaluation of hierarchical glucose oxidase/Co3Mn-CO3 LDH modified electrodes for glucose detection," 2021, Electrochimica Acta
  • "Insights into the Structure and the Electrochemical Reactivity of Cobalt-Manganese Layered Double Hydroxides: Application to H2O2 Sensing," 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • "Mixing chemo- and biocatalysis for rare monosaccharide production by combining aldolase and N-heterocyclic carbene gold catalysts," 2022, Green Chemistry
  • "Phosphorus recycling potential by synthetic and waste materials enriched with dairy wastewater: A comparative physicochemical study," 2021, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Best Publications

  • Synthesis of Al-rich hydrotalcite-like compounds by using the urea hydrolysis reaction—control of size and morphology

    Mariko Adachi-Pagano;Claude Forano;Jean-Pierre Besse

  • Delamination of layered double hydroxides by use of surfactants

    Mariko Adachi-Pagano;Claude Forano;Jean-Pierre Besse

  • Delamination and restacking of layered doublehydroxides

    Fabrice Leroux;Mariko Adachi-Pagano;Mourad Intissar;Samuel Chauvière

  • Tailoring Hybrid Layered Double Hydroxides for the Development of Innovative Applications

    Christine Taviot-Guého;Vanessa Prévot;Claude Forano;Guillaume Renaudin

  • Adsorption of MCPA pesticide by MgAl-layered double hydroxides

    J Inacio;C Taviot-Guého;C Forano;J.P Besse

  • Anionic Clays: Trends in Pillaring Chemistry

    André de Roy;Claude Forano;Khalid El Malki;Jean-Pierre Besse

  • Layered Double Hydroxides (LDH)

    C. Forano;U. Costantino;V. Prévot;C. Taviot Gueho

  • Chapter 13.1 Layered Double Hydroxides

    C. Forano;T. Hibino;F. Leroux;C. Taviot-Guého

  • Syntheses and Thermal and Chemical Behaviors of Tartrate and Succinate Intercalated Zn3Al and Zn2Cr Layered Double Hydroxides

    V. Prevot;C. Forano;J. P. Besse;F. Abraham

  • Study on adsorption of glyphosate (N-phosphonomethyl glycine) pesticide on MgAl-layered double hydroxides in aqueous solution.

    Feng Li;Yunfeng Wang;Qiaozhen Yang;David G. Evans

  • Synthesis of Hybrid Organo−Mineral Materials: Anionic Tetraphenylporphyrins in Layered Double Hydroxides

    S. Bonnet;C. Forano;A. De Roy;J. P. Besse

  • Hybrid derivatives of layered double hydroxides

    Vanessa Prévot;Claude Forano;Jean Pierre Besse

  • Three Dimensionally Ordered Macroporous Layered Double Hydroxides : Preparation by Templated Impregnation/ Coprecipitation and Pattern Stability upon Calcination.

    Erwan Géraud;Salah Rafqah;Mohamed Sarakha;Claude Forano

  • Anion-exchanging clay-modified electrodes: synthetic layered double hydroxides intercalated with electroactive organic anions

    Christine Mousty;Sandrine Therias;Claude Forano;Jean-Pierre Besse

  • Polymerization of Silicates in Layered Double Hydroxides

    Corinne Depège;† Fatima-Zahrae El Metoui;Claude Forano;André de Roy

  • Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic activity of anionic iron(III) porphyrins intercalated into layered double hydroxides

    Matilte Halma;Kelly Aparecida Dias de Freitas Castro;Christine Taviot-Gueho;Vanessa Prévot

  • Insight into the photocatalytic activity of ZnCr-CO3 LDH and derived mixed oxides

    Šárka Paušová;Josef Krýsa;Jaromír Jirkovský;Claude Forano;Claude Forano

  • Adsorption of Glyphosate and Glufosinate by Ni2ALNO3 layered double hydroxide.

    A. Khenifi;Z. Derriche;C. Mousty;V. Prévot

  • Synthesis of [Zn–Al–CO3] layered double hydroxides by a coprecipitation method under steady-state conditions

    Z. Chang;Z. Chang;D.G. Evans;X. Duan;C. Vial

  • How the Method of Synthesis Governs the Local and Global Structure of Zinc Aluminum Layered Double Hydroxides

    Suraj Shiv Charan Pushparaj;Claude Forano;Claude Forano;Vanessa Prevot;Vanessa Prevot;Andrew S. Lipton

  • Hydrolysis in Polyol: New Route for Hybrid-Layered Double Hydroxides Preparation

    V. Prevot;C. Forano;J. P. Besse

Frequent Co-Authors

Christine Mousty
Christine Mousty University of Clermont Auvergne
Jean-Pierre Besse
Jean-Pierre Besse University of Clermont Auvergne
Martine Sancelme
Martine Sancelme University of Clermont Auvergne
Christine Taviot-Guého
Christine Taviot-Guého University of Clermont Auvergne
Fabrice Leroux
Fabrice Leroux University of Clermont Auvergne
Anne-Marie Delort
Anne-Marie Delort University of Clermont Auvergne
Xue Duan
Xue Duan Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Fernando Wypych
Fernando Wypych Federal University of Technology – Paraná
Valérie Briois
Valérie Briois Soleil Synchrotron
Feng Li
Feng Li Beijing University of Chemical Technology

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