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Overview

Elio Santacesaria is affiliated with the University of Naples Federico II in Italy and has a research focus spanning materials science and chemistry.

The scientist's recent publications include studies related to catalytic processes and polymer chemistry. Notable papers are:

  • "Epoxidation of Linseed Oil by Performic Acid Produced In Situ," 2021, published in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • "Soybean Oil Epoxidation: Kinetics of the Epoxide Ring Opening Reactions," 2020, published in Processes
  • "Kinetics of Soybean Oil Epoxidation in a Semibatch Reactor," 2020, published in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • "Revisiting the Role of Mass and Heat Transfer in Gas-Solid Catalytic Reactions," 2020, published in Processes
  • "Revealing the role of stabilizers in H2O2 for the peroxyformic acid synthesis and decomposition kinetics," 2022, published in Chemical Engineering Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Santacesaria are:

  • Riccardo Tesser
  • Vincenzo Russo
  • Martino Di Serio
  • Rosa Turco
  • Tommaso Cogliano

The primary venues where Santacesaria has published include:

  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • Processes
  • Frontiers in Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering Science
  • Journal of the Indian Chemical Society

The scientist's work mainly spans the fields of materials science with 19 publications and chemistry with 9 publications.

Within these fields, key subfields studied are materials chemistry, organic chemistry, polymers and plastics, catalysis, and biomedical engineering.

Key research topics covered in their work include:

  • Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Catalysis and oxidation reactions
  • Catalytic processes in materials science
  • Innovative microfluidic and catalytic techniques innovation
  • Advanced polymer synthesis and characterization
  • Catalysis and hydrodesulfurization studies

Best Publications

  • Heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel production

    Martino Di Serio;Riccardo Tesser;Lu Pengmei;Elio Santacesaria

  • Transesterification of Soybean Oil to Biodiesel by Using Heterogeneous Basic Catalysts

    M. Di Serio;M. Ledda;M. Cozzolino;G. Minutillo

  • Synthesis of biodiesel via homogeneous Lewis acid catalyst

    M. Di Serio;R. Tesser;M. Dimiccoli;F. Cammarota

  • Chemical and Technical Aspects of Propene Oxide Production via Hydrogen Peroxide (HPPO Process)

    V. Russo;R. Tesser;E. Santacesaria;M. Di Serio

  • Kinetics of Oleic Acid Esterification with Methanol in the Presence of Triglycerides

    R. Tesser;M. Di Serio;M. Guida;M. Nastasi

  • From Homogeneous to Heterogeneous Catalysts in Biodiesel Production

    M. Di Serio;M. Cozzolino;M. Giordano;R. Tesser

  • Main technologies in biodiesel production: State of the art and future challenges

    E. Santacesaria;G. Martinez Vicente;M. Di Serio;R. Tesser

  • Ethanol dehydrogenation to ethyl acetate by using copper and copper chromite catalysts

    E. Santacesaria;G. Carotenuto;R. Tesser;M. Di Serio

  • A biphasic model describing soybean oil epoxidation with H2O2 in a fed-batch reactor

    E. Santacesaria;R. Tesser;M. Di Serio;R. Turco

  • Vanadyl phosphate catalysts in biodiesel production

    M. Di Serio;M. Cozzolino;R. Tesser;P. Patrono

  • New Process for Producing Epichlorohydrin via Glycerol Chlorination

    E. Santacesaria;R. Tesser;M. Di Serio;L. Casale

  • Kinetics and modeling of fatty acids esterification on acid exchange resins.

    R. Tesser;L. Casale;D. Verde;M. Di Serio

  • Kinetics of catalytic steam reforming of methanol in a cstr reactor

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  • Catalytic alkylation of phenol with methanol : factors influencing activities and selectivities. I, Effect of different acid sites evaluated by studying the behaviour of the catalysts : γ-alumina, nafion-H, silica-alumina and phosphoric acid

    E. Santacesaria;D. Grasso;D. Gelosa;S. Carrá

  • Study of the surface acidity of TiO2/SiO2 catalysts by means of FTIR measurements of CO and NH3 adsorption

    B. Bonelli;B. Bonelli;M. Cozzolino;R. Tesser;M. Di Serio

  • Grafting of titanium alkoxides on high-surface SiO2 support : An advanced technique for the preparation of nanostructured TiO2/SiO2 catalysts

    M. Cozzolino;M. Di Serio;R. Tesser;E. Santacesaria

  • Kinetics, Mass Transfer, and Palladium Catalyst Deactivation in the Hydrogenation Step of the Hydrogen Peroxide Synthesis via Anthraquinone

    E. Santacesaria;M. Di Serio;R. Velotti;U. Leone

  • Oxidative Cleavage of the Double Bond of Monoenic Fatty Chains in Two Steps: A New Promising Route to Azelaic Acid and Other Industrial Products

    E. Santacesaria;A. Sorrentino;F. Rainone;and M. Di Serio

  • Kinetic and catalytic aspects in the hydrogen peroxide production via anthraquinone

    E. Santacesaria;M. Di Serio;A. Russo;U. Leone

  • Separation of xylenes on Y zeolites. 2. Breakthrough curves and their interpretation

    Elio Santacesaria;Massimo Morbidelli;Alberto Servida;Giuseppe Storti

  • Separation of xylenes on Y zeolites. 1. Determination of the adsorption equilibrium parameters, selectivities, and mass transfer coefficients through finite bath experiments

    Elio Santacesaria;Massimo Morbidelli;Pietro Danise;Marco Mercenari

Frequent Co-Authors

Riccardo Tesser
Riccardo Tesser University of Naples Federico II
Massimo Morbidelli
Massimo Morbidelli Polytechnic University of Milan
Andrea Sorrentino
Andrea Sorrentino University of Salerno
Paolo Ciambelli
Paolo Ciambelli University of Salerno
Ernesto Salzano
Ernesto Salzano University of Bologna
Diana Sannino
Diana Sannino University of Salerno
Vincenzo Vaiano
Vincenzo Vaiano University of Salerno
Volker Hessel
Volker Hessel University of Adelaide
Alfonso Grassi
Alfonso Grassi University of Salerno
Edoardo Garrone
Edoardo Garrone Polytechnic University of Turin

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