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Jordi Llorca is affiliated with the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Spain and has contributed significantly to the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research spans a broad spectrum, with a strong emphasis on Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Additional subfields of study encompass Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering.

Their work particularly focuses on catalytic processes within materials science, exploring catalytic and oxidation reactions as well as catalysts for methane reforming. Other main topics include advanced photocatalysis techniques, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advanced battery technologies research, and chalcogenide semiconductor thin films.

Jordi Llorca has published in numerous venues, frequently contributing to the following journals:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Advanced Energy Materials

Their recent publications illustrate the range and focus of their research interests. Key papers include:

  • Review of the Decomposition of Ammonia to Generate Hydrogen (2021), Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • Tubular CoFeP@CN as a Mott-Schottky Catalyst with Multiple Adsorption Sites for Robust Lithium−Sulfur Batteries (2021), Advanced Energy Materials
  • Catalytic ammonia decomposition over Ni-Ru supported on CeO2 for hydrogen production: Effect of metal loading and kinetic analysis (2021), Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • ZnSe/N-Doped Carbon Nanoreactor with Multiple Adsorption Sites for Stable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries (2020), ACS Nano
  • A High Conductivity 1D π-d Conjugated Metal-Organic Framework with Efficient Polysulfide Trapping-Diffusion-Catalysis in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries (2022), Advanced Materials

Jordi Llorca collaborates frequently with various coauthors, among them:

  • Jordi Arbiol
  • Andreu Cabot
  • Lluís Soler
  • Junshan Li
  • Xavier Vendrell

Best Publications

  • The effect of gold loading and particle size on photocatalytic hydrogen production from ethanol over Au/TiO2 nanoparticles

    M Murdoch;Geoffrey Waterhouse;MA Nadeem;MA Nadeem;MA Nadeem;James Metson

  • Ceria Catalysts at Nanoscale: How Do Crystal Shapes Shape Catalysis?

    Alessandro Trovarelli;Jordi Llorca

  • Efficient Production of Hydrogen over Supported Cobalt Catalysts from Ethanol Steam Reforming

    Jordi Llorca;Narcı́s Homs;Joaquim Sales;Pilar Ramı́rez de la Piscina

  • Nanophase Fluorite-Structured CeO2–ZrO2Catalysts Prepared by High-Energy Mechanical Milling☆

    Alessandro Trovarelli;Francesca Zamar;Jordi Llorca;Carla de Leitenburg

  • Review of the Decomposition of Ammonia to Generate Hydrogen

    Ilaria Lucentini;Xènia Garcia;Xavier Vendrell;Jordi Llorca

  • Shape-Dependent Activity of Ceria in Soot Combustion

    Eleonora Aneggi;Dawid Wiater;Carla de Leitenburg;Jordi Llorca

  • Nanofaceted Pd ? O Sites in Pd ? Ce Surface Superstructures: Enhanced Activity in Catalytic Combustion of Methane

    Sara Colussi;Arup Gayen;Arup Gayen;Matteo Farnesi Camellone;Marta Boaro

  • CO and CO2 methanation over Ni catalysts supported on CeO2, Al2O3 and Y2O3 oxides

    C. Italiano;J. Llorca;L. Pino;M. Ferraro

  • CO-free hydrogen from steam-reforming of bioethanol over ZnO-supported cobalt catalysts

    Jordi Llorca;Pilar Ramı́rez de la Piscina;Jean-Alain Dalmon;Joaquim Sales

  • The synthesis and characterization of mesoporous high-surface area ceria prepared using a hybrid organic/inorganic route

    Daniela Terribile;Alessandro Trovarelli;Jordi Llorca;Carla de Leitenburg

  • Surface-structure sensitivity of CO oxidation over polycrystalline ceria powders

    Eleonora Aneggi;Jordi Llorca;Marta Boaro;Alessandro Trovarelli

  • Effect of sodium addition on the performance of Co-ZnO-based catalysts for hydrogen production from bioethanol

    Jordi Llorca;Narcı́s Homs;Joaquim Sales;José-Luis G Fierro

  • Surface Faceting and Reconstruction of Ceria Nanoparticles.

    Chengwu Yang;Xiaojuan Yu;Stefan Heißler;Alexei Nefedov

  • Catalytic ammonia decomposition for hydrogen production on Ni, Ru and Ni-Ru supported on CeO2

    Ilaria Lucentini;Albert Casanovas;Jordi Llorca

  • In situ DRIFT-mass spectrometry study of the ethanol steam-reforming reaction over carbonyl-derived Co/ZnO catalysts

    Jordi Llorca;Narcís Homs;Pilar Ramirez de la Piscina

  • Direct production of hydrogen from ethanolic aqueous solutions over oxide catalysts

    Jordi Llorca;Pilar Ramírez de la Piscina;Joaquim Sales;Narcís Homs

  • Tubular CoFeP@CN as a Mott–Schottky Catalyst with Multiple Adsorption Sites for Robust Lithium−Sulfur Batteries

    Chaoqi Zhang;Chaoqi Zhang;Ruifeng Du;Ruifeng Du;Jordi Jacas Biendicho;Mingjie Yi

  • Influence of the support on surface rearrangements of bimetallic nanoparticles in real catalysts

    Núria J. Divins;Inma Angurell;Carlos Escudero;Virginia Pérez-Dieste

  • The effect of doping CeO2 with zirconium in the oxidation of isobutane

    Carla de Leitenburg;Alessandro Trovarelli;Jordi Llorca;Fabrizio Cavani

  • Soot combustion over silver-supported catalysts

    Eleonora Aneggi;Jordi Llorca;Carla de Leitenburg;Giuliano Dolcetti

  • Low-temperature steam-reforming of ethanol over ZnO-supported Ni and Cu catalysts: The effect of nickel and copper addition to ZnO-supported cobalt-based catalysts

    Narcís Homs;Jordi Llorca;Pilar Ramírez de la Piscina

Frequent Co-Authors

Alessandro Trovarelli
Alessandro Trovarelli University of Udine
Andreu Cabot
Andreu Cabot Catalonia Institute for Energy Research
Jordi Arbiol
Jordi Arbiol Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Narcís Homs
Narcís Homs University of Barcelona
Francesc Medina
Francesc Medina Rovira i Virgili University
Alberto J. Castro-Tirado
Alberto J. Castro-Tirado Spanish National Research Council
Hicham Idriss
Hicham Idriss University College London
Elies Molins
Elies Molins Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona
Joan Ramon Morante
Joan Ramon Morante Catalonia Institute for Energy Research
Sanjaya D. Senanayake
Sanjaya D. Senanayake Brookhaven National Laboratory

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