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Francesco Vizza is affiliated with the National Research Council (CNR) in Italy and specializes in research at the intersection of engineering and energy. Their work primarily spans the subfields of electrical and electronic engineering as well as renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment. Additional areas of focus include materials chemistry, catalysis, and polymers and plastics.

The scientist's research centers on topics related to electrocatalysts for energy conversion and fuel cells, with an emphasis on advanced battery technologies and catalytic processes within materials science. Specific research interests further cover CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, advanced photocatalysis techniques, and conducting polymers and their applications.

Francesco Vizza has contributed to several recent publications notable for their focus on electrochemical energy systems and catalysis. Representative papers include:

  • Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells: A Comparative Review of Acidic and Alkaline Systems, 2023, published in Electrochemical Energy Reviews
  • CeO2 Modulates the Electronic States of a Palladium Onion-Like Carbon Interface into a Highly Active and Durable Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Oxidation in Anion-Exchange-Membrane Fuel Cells, 2022, published in ACS Catalysis
  • Titanium dioxide nanomaterials in electrocatalysis for energy, 2021, published in Current Opinion in Electrochemistry
  • Unmasking the Latent Passivating Roles of Ni(OH)2 on the Performance of Pd-Ni Electrocatalysts for Alkaline Ethanol Fuel Cells, 2020, published in ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • Storage of renewable energy in fuels and chemicals through electrochemical reforming of bioalcohols, 2020, published in Current Opinion in Electrochemistry

The scientist frequently publishes in several academic journals, including:

  • ACS Catalysis
  • Current Opinion in Electrochemistry
  • Inorganica Chimica Acta
  • ChemCatChem
  • Electrochimica Acta

Collaborations with other researchers have been an integral part of their work. Frequent co-authors include Hamish A. Miller, Maria V. Pagliaro, Marco Bellini, Alessandro Lavacchi, and Jonathan Filippi.

Best Publications

  • Pd and Pt–Ru anode electrocatalysts supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes and their use in passive and active direct alcohol fuel cells with an anion-exchange membrane (alcohol = methanol, ethanol, glycerol)

    Valentina Bambagioni;Claudio Bianchini;Andrea Marchionni;Jonathan Filippi

  • N-Doped Graphitized Carbon Nanohorns as a Forefront Electrocatalyst in Highly Selective O 2 Reduction to H 2 O 2

    Daniel Iglesias;Angela Giuliani;Michele Melchionna;Silvia Marchesan

  • Coordination chemistry of 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA): Transition metal complexes and related catalytic, medicinal and photoluminescent applications

    Andrew D. Phillips;Luca Gonsalvi;Antonio Romerosa;Francesco Vizza

  • Nanotechnology makes biomass electrolysis more energy efficient than water electrolysis

    Y. X. Chen;Alessandro Lavacchi;H. A. Miller;M. Bevilacqua

  • A Pd/C-CeO2 Anode Catalyst for High-Performance Platinum-Free Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells.

    Hamish A. Miller;Alessandro Lavacchi;Francesco Vizza;Marcello Marelli

  • Synthesis, catalytic properties and biological activity of new water soluble ruthenium cyclopentadienyl PTA complexes [(C5R5)RuCl(PTA)2] (R = H, Me; PTA = 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane).

    Dina N. Akbayeva;Luca Gonsalvi;Werner Oberhauser;Maurizio Peruzzini

  • Selective oxidation of ethanol to acetic acid in highly efficient polymer electrolyte membrane-direct ethanol fuel cells

    Claudio Bianchini;Valentina Bambagioni;Jonathan Filippi;Andrea Marchionni

  • PREPARATION, CHARACTERIZATION, AND PERFORMANCE OF TRIPODAL POLYPHOSPHINE RHODIUM CATALYSTS IMMOBILIZED ON SILICA VIA HYDROGEN BONDING

    Claudio Bianchini;Daryl G. Burnaby;John Evans;Piero Frediani

  • Electrooxidation of ethylene glycol and glycerol on Pd-(Ni-Zn)/C anodes in direct alcohol fuel cells.

    Andrea Marchionni;Manuela Bevilacqua;Claudio Bianchini;Yan-Xin Chen

  • Highly active nanostructured palladium-ceria electrocatalysts for the hydrogen oxidation reaction in alkaline medium

    Hamish A. Miller;Francesco Vizza;Marcello Marelli;Anicet Zadick;Anicet Zadick

  • Tripodal polyphosphine ligands in homogeneous catalysis. 1. Hydrogenation and hydroformylation of alkynes and alkenes assisted by organorhodium complexes with MeC(CH2PPh2)3

    Claudio Bianchini;Andrea Meli;Maurizio Peruzzini;Francesco Vizza

  • Self-sustainable production of hydrogen, chemicals, and energy from renewable alcohols by electrocatalysis.

    Valentina Bambagioni;Manuela Bevilacqua;Claudio Bianchini;Jonathan Filippi

  • Opening, desulfurization, and hydrogenation of thiophene at iridium. An experimental study in a homogeneous phase

    Claudio Bianchini;Andrea Meli;Maurizio Peruzzini;Francesco Vizza

  • Tripodal polyphosphine ligands control selectivity of organometallic reactions

    Claudio Bianchini;Andrea Meli;Maurizio Peruzzini;Francesco Vizza

  • HDS Model Systems. Coordination, Opening, and Hydrogenation of Benzo[b]thiophene at Iridium

    Claudio Bianchini;Andrea Meli;Maurizio Peruzzini;Francesco Vizza

  • Ethanol oxidation on electrocatalysts obtained by spontaneous deposition of palladium onto nickel-zinc materials.

    Valentina Bambagioni;Claudio Bianchini;Jonathan Filippi;Werner Oberhauser

  • Electro-oxidation of ethylene glycol and glycerol at palladium-decorated FeCo@Fe core-shell nanocatalysts for alkaline direct alcohol fuel cells : functionalized MWCNT supports and impact on product selectivity

    Omobosede O. Fashedemi;Hamish A. Miller;Andrea Marchionni;Francesco Vizza

  • In situ FTIR spectroelectrochemical study on the mechanism of ethylene glycol electrocatalytic oxidation at a Pd electrode

    Lianqin Wang;Hui Meng;Pei Kang Shen;Claudio Bianchini

  • Single-site and nanosized Fe–Co electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic performance

    Valentina Bambagioni;Claudio Bianchini;Jonathan Filippi;Alessandro Lavacchi

  • Recent Technological Progress in CO2 Electroreduction to Fuels and Energy Carriers in Aqueous Environments

    Manuela Bevilacqua;Jonathan Filippi;Hamish A. Miller;Francesco Vizza

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudio Bianchini
Claudio Bianchini University of Bologna
Andrea Meli
Andrea Meli University of Milan
Maurizio Peruzzini
Maurizio Peruzzini National Research Council (CNR)
Giuliano Giambastiani
Giuliano Giambastiani University of Strasbourg
Pierluigi Barbaro
Pierluigi Barbaro National Research Council (CNR)
Paolo Fornasiero
Paolo Fornasiero University of Trieste
Carlo Mealli
Carlo Mealli National Research Council (CNR)
Roberto A. Sánchez-Delgado
Roberto A. Sánchez-Delgado City University of New York
Rinaldo Psaro
Rinaldo Psaro National Research Council (CNR)
Hon Man Lee
Hon Man Lee National Changhua University of Education

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