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D-Index
56
Citations
12844
World Ranking
2794
National Ranking
116

Franco Berruti publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Franco Berruti sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 274 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Franco Berruti D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Franco Berruti sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Franco Berruti is affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science, with a significant focus on subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, and Building and Construction.

The main topics covered in Berruti's work include:

  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Granular flow and fluidized beds
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Cyclone Separators and Fluid Dynamics
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques

Berruti has published extensively, with notable recurring venues for their work being:

  • The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
  • Biomass and Bioenergy
  • Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
  • Powder Technology
  • Environmental Chemistry Letters

Recent publications by Berruti or closely associated co-authors include:

  • "Municipal solid waste management and landfilling technologies: a review" (2020), published in Environmental Chemistry Letters
  • "A technical review of bioenergy and resource recovery from municipal solid waste" (2020), published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Thermochemical conversion of plastic waste to fuels: a review" (2020), published in Environmental Chemistry Letters
  • "Review of biochar role as additive in anaerobic digestion processes" (2020), published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "Pyrolytic Conversion of Plastic Waste to Value-Added Products and Fuels: A Review" (2021), published in Materials

Berruti frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Cédric Briens
  • Silvia Fiore
  • Sadegh Papari
  • Naomi B. Klinghoffer
  • Jennifer McMillan

This body of work reflects a multi-disciplinary approach to challenges in waste management, bioenergy, and environmental engineering, integrating both experimental and theoretical perspectives. The concentration on thermochemical biomass conversion and related processes points to a focus on sustainable and renewable energy technologies.

Best Publications

  • Detection of the breakage of pharmaceutical tablets in pneumatic transport.

    Katherine Albion;Lauren Briens;Cedric Briens;Franco Berruti

  • Municipal solid waste management and landfilling technologies: a review

    Sonil Nanda;Franco Berruti

  • Biochar as an exceptional bioresource for energy, agronomy, carbon sequestration, activated carbon and specialty materials.

    Sonil Nanda;Ajay K. Dalai;Franco Berruti;Janusz A. Kozinski

  • A technical review of bioenergy and resource recovery from municipal solid waste

    Sonil Nanda;Franco Berruti

  • Thermochemical conversion of plastic waste to fuels: a review

    Sonil Nanda;Franco Berruti

  • A KINETIC MODEL FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LIQUIDS FROM THE FLASH PYROLYSIS OF BIOMASS

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  • Hydrodynamics of circulating fluidized bed risers: A review

    F. Berruti;T. S. Pugsley;L. Godfroy;J. Chaouki

  • Biomass Valorization for Fuel and Chemicals Production - A Review

    Cedric Briens;Jan Piskorz;Franco Berruti

  • A review on subcritical and supercritical water gasification of biogenic, polymeric and petroleum wastes to hydrogen-rich synthesis gas

    Jude A. Okolie;Sonil Nanda;Ajay K. Dalai;Franco Berruti

  • Review of biochar role as additive in anaerobic digestion processes

    Marco Chiappero;Omid Norouzi;Mingyu Hu;Francesca Demichelis

  • Biochar from residual biomass as a concrete filler for improved thermal and acoustic properties

    Douglas Cuthbertson;Umberto Berardi;Cedric Briens;Franco Berruti

  • Pyrolysis as an economical and ecological treatment option for municipal sewage sludge

    Devon Barry;Chiara Barbiero;Cedric Briens;Franco Berruti

  • Pyrolytic Conversion of Plastic Waste to Value-Added Products and Fuels: A Review

    Sadegh Papari;Hanieh Bamdad;Franco Berruti

  • Scaling considerations for circulating fluidized bed risers

    G.S. Patience;J. Chaouki;F. Berruti;R. Wong

  • Flash pyrolysis of grape residues into biofuel in a bubbling fluid bed.

    R. Xu;L. Ferrante;C. Briens;F. Berruti

  • Recycling of waste plastics by ultrapyrolysis using an internally circulating fluidized bed reactor

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  • Insecticidal and bactericidal characteristics of the bio-oil from the fast pyrolysis of coffee grounds.

    Rohan Bedmutha;Christina J. Booker;Lorenzo Ferrante;Cedric Briens

  • A predictive hydrodynamic model for circulating fluidized bed risers

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  • Modelling the internal flow structure of circulating fluidized beds

    Franco Berruti;Nicolas Kalogerakis

  • Injection of a Liquid Spray into a Fluidized Bed: Particle−Liquid Mixing and Impact on Fluid Coker Yields

    Peter K. House;Mohammad Saberian;Cedric L. Briens;Franco Berruti

  • Kraft-lignin pyrolysis and fractional condensation of its bio-oil vapors

    Akhil Tumbalam Gooty;Dongbing Li;Franco Berruti;Cedric Briens

  • Fractional condensation of bio-oil vapors produced from birch bark pyrolysis

    Akhil Tumbalam Gooty;Dongbing Li;Cedric Briens;Franco Berruti

  • Modeling the catalytic oxidation of n-butane to maleic anhydride in a circulating fluidized bed reactor

    Todd S. Pugsley;Gregory S. Patience;Franco Berruti;Jamal Chaouki

  • Pyrolysis based bio-refinery for the production of bioethanol from demineralized ligno-cellulosic biomass

    L. Luque;Roel Johannes Maria Westerhof;G. van Rossum;Stijn Oudenhoven

Frequent Co-Authors

Cedric Briens
Cedric Briens University of Western Ontario
Ondřej Mašek
Ondřej Mašek University of Edinburgh
Murray R. Gray
Murray R. Gray University of Alberta
Ajay K. Dalai
Ajay K. Dalai University of Saskatchewan
Sascha R.A. Kersten
Sascha R.A. Kersten University of Twente
Janusz A. Kozinski
Janusz A. Kozinski Lakehead University
Ram Balachandar
Ram Balachandar University of Windsor
Andreas Hornung
Andreas Hornung Fraunhofer Society
Hugh A. L. Henry
Hugh A. L. Henry University of Western Ontario
Todd Pugsley
Todd Pugsley University of Saskatchewan

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