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Giovanni Agostini

Giovanni Agostini

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Chemistry

D-Index
43
Citations
6999
World Ranking
17211
National Ranking
1248

Overview

Giovanni Agostini is affiliated with the University of Rostock in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on materials science, with an emphasis on materials chemistry, catalysis, and organic chemistry. The body of work also extends into renewable energy, sustainability, environmental science, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The main fields of study associated with Agostini include:

  • Materials Science

Subfields of particular focus are:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Agostini's research topics cover a variety of catalytic processes and nanomaterial applications, including:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming

The scientist's publications are featured in several well-known academic journals with multiple contributions. Frequent publication venues include:

  • ACS Catalysis
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Recent papers by Giovanni Agostini demonstrate ongoing research on single-atom catalysts and hydroformylation processes, among other topics. Selected recent publications are:

  • "Prospects of Heterogeneous Hydroformylation with Supported Single Atom Catalysts," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Metal-Specific Reactivity in Single-Atom Catalysts: CO Oxidation on 4d and 5d Transition Metals Atomically Dispersed on MgO," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "One-Pot Cooperation of Single-Atom Rh and Ru Solid Catalysts for a Selective Tandem Olefin Isomerization-Hydrosilylation Process," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Rhodium Single-Atom Catalyst Design through Oxide Support Modulation for Selective Gas-Phase Ethylene Hydroformylation," 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Regioselective hydroformylation with subnanometre Rh clusters in MFI zeolite," 2024, Nature Catalysis

Collaborations are an integral part of Agostini's work, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Christian W. Lopes
  • Gonzalo Prieto
  • Carlo Marini
  • Pascual Oña-Burgos
  • Philipp N. Pleßow

Best Publications

  • Reactivity of Surface Species in Heterogeneous Catalysts Probed by In Situ X-ray Absorption Techniques

    Silvia Bordiga;Elena Groppo;Giovanni Agostini;Jeroen A. van Bokhoven

  • Generation of subnanometric platinum with high stability during transformation of a 2D zeolite into 3D

    Lichen Liu;Urbano Díaz;Raul Arenal;Giovanni Agostini

  • Interaction of NH3 with Cu-SSZ-13 Catalyst: A Complementary FTIR, XANES, and XES Study.

    Filippo Giordanino;Elisa Borfecchia;Kirill A. Lomachenko;Andrea Lazzarini

  • Local structure of CPO-27-Ni metallorganic framework upon dehydration and coordination of NO

    Francesca Bonino;Sachin Chavan;Jenny G. Vitillo;Elena Groppo

  • A Stable Nanocobalt Catalyst with Highly Dispersed CoNx Active Sites for the Selective Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid

    Conghui Tang;Annette-Enrica Surkus;Feng Chen;Marga-Martina Pohl

  • In Situ XAS and XRPD Parametric Rietveld Refinement To Understand Dealumination of Y Zeolite Catalyst

    Giovanni Agostini;Carlo Lamberti;Luca Palin;Marco Milanesio

  • COTTON TEXTILE FIBRES COATED BY AU/TIO2 FILMS: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND SELF CLEANING PROPERTIES

    M.J. Uddin;F. Cesano;D. Scarano;F. Bonino

  • Prospects of Heterogeneous Hydroformylation with Supported Single Atom Catalysts

    Jonas Amsler;Bidyut B. Sarma;Giovanni Agostini;Gonzalo Prieto;Gonzalo Prieto

  • Room-Temperature CO Oxidation Catalyst: Low-Temperature Metal–Support Interaction between Platinum Nanoparticles and Nanosized Ceria

    Suresh Gatla;Daniel Aubert;Giovanni Agostini;Olivier Mathon

  • Intermetallic nickel silicide nanocatalyst—A non-noble metal-based general hydrogenation catalyst

    Pavel Ryabchuk;Giovanni Agostini;Marga-Martina Pohl;Henrik Lund

  • Determination of the Particle Size, Available Surface Area, and Nature of Exposed Sites for Silica-Alumina-Supported Pd Nanoparticles: A Multitechnical Approach

    G. Agostini;R. Pellegrini;G. Leofanti;L. Bertinetti

  • Low-dimensional systems investigated by x-ray absorption spectroscopy: a selection of 2D, 1D and 0D cases

    Lorenzo Mino;Giovanni Agostini;Elisa Borfecchia;Diego Gianolio

  • Probing Reactive Platinum Sites in UiO-67 Zirconium Metal–Organic Frameworks

    Sigurd Øien;Giovanni Agostini;Giovanni Agostini;Stian Svelle;Elisa Borfecchia

  • A comprehensive approach to investigate the structural and surface properties of activated carbons and related Pd-based catalysts

    Andrea Lazzarini;Andrea Piovano;Riccardo Pellegrini;G. Leofanti

  • The Time-resolved and Extreme-conditions XAS (TEXAS) facility at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility: the energy-dispersive X-ray absorption spectroscopy beamline ID24

    S. Pascarelli;O. Mathon;T. Mairs;I. Kantor

  • Metal-Specific Reactivity in Single-Atom Catalysts: CO Oxidation on 4d and 5d Transition Metals Atomically Dispersed on MgO.

    Bidyut B. Sarma;Philipp N. Plessow;Giovanni Agostini;Patricia Concepción

  • Time Resolved in Situ XAFS Study of the Electrochemical Oxygen Intercalation in SrFeO2.5 Brownmillerite Structure: Comparison with the Homologous SrCoO2.5 System†

    Andrea Piovano;Giovanni Agostini;Anatoly I. Frenkel;Tanguy Berthier

  • One‑Pot Cooperation of Single‑Atom Rh and Ru Solid Catalysts for a Selective Tandem Olefin Isomerization‑Hydrosilylation Process

    Bidyut B. Sarma;Jonglack Kim;Jonas Amsler;Giovanni Agostini

  • Preparation of Supported Pd Catalysts: From the Pd Precursor Solution to the Deposited Pd2+ Phase

    Giovanni Agostini;Elena Groppo;Andrea Piovano;Riccardo Pellegrini

  • Model oxide supported MoS2 HDS catalysts: structure and surface properties

    Federico Cesano;Serena Bertarione;Andrea Piovano;Giovanni Agostini

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlo Lamberti
Carlo Lamberti University of Turin
Elena Groppo
Elena Groppo University of Turin
Silvia Bordiga
Silvia Bordiga University of Turin
Giuseppe Leofanti
Giuseppe Leofanti University of Geneva
Adriano Zecchina
Adriano Zecchina University of Turin
Domenica Scarano
Domenica Scarano University of Turin
Magnus Skoglundh
Magnus Skoglundh Chalmers University of Technology
Alessandro Longo
Alessandro Longo European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Henrik Junge
Henrik Junge Leibniz Institute for Catalysis
Frederic Meunier
Frederic Meunier Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

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