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Giuseppina Cerrato

Giuseppina Cerrato

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Chemistry

D-Index
46
Citations
7793
World Ranking
16038
National Ranking
595

Overview

Giuseppina Cerrato is a researcher affiliated with the University of Turin in Italy. Their work spans several interconnected fields, primarily focusing on Energy, Materials Science, and Engineering. Within these domains, Cerrato specializes in subfields including Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their main research topics involve advanced photocatalysis techniques, TiO2 photocatalysis and solar cells, catalytic processes in materials science, gas sensing nanomaterials and sensors, advanced nanomaterials in catalysis, electronic and structural properties of oxides, and perovskite materials and applications.

Cerrato has published extensively, with multiple papers appearing in journals such as Catalysts, Nanomaterials, and the Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. Other frequent publication venues include Molecules and Materials.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Cerrato include:

  • Morphology, Surface Structure and Water Adsorption Properties of TiO2 Nanoparticles: A Comparison of Different Commercial Samples (2020, Molecules)
  • Piezo-enhanced photocatalytic diclofenac mineralization over ZnO (2021, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry)
  • Sustainable purification of phosphoric acid contaminated with Cr(VI) by Ag/Ag3PO4 coated activated carbon/montmorillonite under UV and solar light: Materials design and photocatalytic mechanism (2022, Journal of environmental chemical engineering)
  • Understanding Solid-Gas Reaction Mechanisms by Operando Soft X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy at Ambient Pressure (2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C)
  • Unveiling the acetone sensing mechanism by WO3 chemiresistors through a joint theory-experiment approach (2020, Electrochimica Acta)

Collaborations feature prominently in Cerrato's work, with frequent co-authors including Alessia Giordana, Claudia L. Bianchi, Ermelinda Falletta, Ridha Djellabi, and Alessandro Di Michele.

Best Publications

  • On the surface acidity of some sulfate-doped ZrO2 catalysts

    C. Morterra;G. Cerrato;C. Emanuel;V. Bolis

  • Crystal phase, spectral features, and catalytic activity of sulfate-doped zirconia systems

    C. Morterra;G. Cerrato;Francesco Pinna;Michela Signoretto

  • Photocatalytic degradation of acetone, acetaldehyde and toluene in gas-phase: Comparison between nano and micro-sized TiO2

    C. L. Bianchi;S. Gatto;C. Pirola;A. Naldoni

  • Glycerol steam reforming for hydrogen production: Design of Ni supported catalysts

    Valentina Nichele;Michela Signoretto;Federica Menegazzo;Alessandro Gallo

  • On the Acid-Catalyzed Isomerization of Light Paraffins over a ZrO2/SO4 System: The Effect of Hydration

    C. Morterra;G. Cerrato;Francesco Pinna;Michela Signoretto

  • Lewis and Brønsted acidity at the surface of sulfate-doped ZrO2 catalysts

    C. Morterra;G. Cerrato;V. Bolis

  • Magnesium- and strontium-co-substituted hydroxyapatite: the effects of doped-ions on the structure and chemico-physical properties

    Valentina Aina;Gigliola Lusvardi;Basil Annaz;Iain R Gibson

  • Ni/ZrO2 catalysts in ethanol steam reforming: Inhibition of coke formation by CaO-doping

    Valentina Nichele;Michela Signoretto;Francesco Pinna;Federica Menegazzo

  • Photoactive TiO2–montmorillonite composite for degradation of organic dyes in water

    R. Djellabi;M. F. Ghorab;Giuseppina Cerrato;Sara Morandi

  • Sr-containing hydroxyapatite: morphologies of HA crystals and bioactivity on osteoblast cells.

    Valentina Aina;Loredana Bergandi;Gigliola Lusvardi;Gianluca Malavasi

  • Bronsted acidity of a superacid sulfate-doped ZrO2 system

    C. Morterra;G. Cerrato;Francesco Pinna;Michela Signoretto

  • Infrared study of some surface properties of boehmite (γ-AlO2H)

    Claudio Morterra;Cristina Emanuel;Giuseppina Cerrato;Giuliana Magnacca

  • Surface characterization of yttria-stabilized tetragonal ZrO2. Part 1. - Structural, morphological and surface hydration features

    C. Morterra;G. Cerrato;L. Ferroni;Laura Montanaro

  • Surface acidity of metal oxides. Combined microcalorimetric and IR-spectroscopic studies of variously dehydrated systems

    Vera Maria Bolis;Giuseppina Cerrato;Giuliana Magnacca;Claudio Morterra

  • Surface characterization of monoclinic ZrO2: I. Morphology, FTIR spectral features, and computer modelling

    G Cerrato;S Bordiga;S Barbera;C Morterra

  • Revisiting the use of 2,6-dimethylpyridine adsorption as a probe for the acidic properties of metal oxides

    Claudio Morterra;Giuseppina Cerrato;G. Meligrana

  • Microcalorimetric and IR-spectroscopic study of the room temperature adsorption of CO2 on pure and sulphated t-ZrO2

    Vera Bolis;Giuliana Magnacca;Giuseppina Cerrato;Claudio Morterra

  • Ultrasound assisted synthesis of Ag-decorated TiO 2 active in visible light.

    M. Stucchi;M. Stucchi;Claudia Letizia Bianchi;C. Argirusis;V. Pifferi

  • FTIR, UV−Vis, and HRTEM Study of Au/ZrO2 Catalyst: Reduced Reactivity in the CO−O2 Reaction of Electron-Deficient Gold Sites Present on the Used Samples

    F. Boccuzzi;G. Cerrato;F. Pinna;G. Strukul

  • Oxidative esterification of renewable furfural on gold based catalysts: which is the best support?

    Federica Menegazzo;Michela Signoretto;Francesco Pinna;Maela Manzoli

  • Platinum-Promoted and Unpromoted Sulfated Zirconia Catalysts Prepared by a One-Step Aerogel Procedure

    Michela Signoretto;Francesco Pinna;Giorgio Strukul;P. Chies

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudio Morterra
Claudio Morterra University of Turin
Michela Signoretto
Michela Signoretto Ca Foscari University of Venice
Francesco Pinna
Francesco Pinna Ca Foscari University of Venice
Claudia L. Bianchi
Claudia L. Bianchi University of Milan
Giuliana Magnacca
Giuliana Magnacca University of Turin
Giorgio Strukul
Giorgio Strukul Ca Foscari University of Venice
Vera Bolis
Vera Bolis University of Eastern Piedmont Amadeo Avogadro
Gianmario Martra
Gianmario Martra University of Turin
Fabrizio Cavani
Fabrizio Cavani University of Bologna
Flora Boccuzzi
Flora Boccuzzi University of Turin

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