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Leonardo Palmisano

Leonardo Palmisano

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Chemistry
Italy
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
93
Citations
31799
World Ranking
1785
National Ranking
28

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Leonardo Palmisano is affiliated with the University of Palermo in Italy and has contributed significant research in the fields of Energy and Materials Science. Their work primarily focuses on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Water Science and Technology, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

Their research encompasses various specialized topics including:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Copper-based Nanomaterials and Applications
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Advanced Oxidation Water Treatment
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions

Leonardo Palmisano has published in several journals with repeat contributions to these venues:

  • Catalysis Today
  • Catalysts
  • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry
  • Journal of Photocatalysis
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Among the notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Palmisano are:

  • Role of Hydroxyl, Superoxide, and Nitrate Radicals on the Fate of Bromide Ions in Photocatalytic TiO2 Suspensions, 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • A solar photothermocatalytic approach for the CO2 conversion: Investigation of different synergisms on CoO-CuO/brookite TiO2-CeO2 catalysts, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Green ZnO@polynaniline/Bentonite Tripartite Structure (G.Zn@PN/BE) as Adsorbent for As (V) Ions: Integration, Steric, and Energetic Properties, 2022, Polymers
  • Enhanced Solar Light Photocatalytic Activity of Ag Doped TiO2-Ag3PO4 Composites, 2020, Nanomaterials
  • Exploring the Photothermo-Catalytic Performance of Brookite TiO2-CeO2 Composites, 2020, Catalysts

Frequent collaborators in Palmisano's research efforts include Marianna Bellardita, Francesco Parrino, Vittorio Loddo, Sedat Yurdakal, and Elisa I. García-López.

Best Publications

  • A structural investigation of titanium dioxide photocatalysts

    Roger I. Bickley;Teresita Gonzalez-Carreno;John S. Lees;John S. Lees;Leonardo Palmisano

  • A survey of photocatalytic materials for environmental remediation.

    Agatino Di Paola;Elisa García-López;Giuseppe Marcì;Leonardo Palmisano

  • Brookite, the Least Known TiO2 Photocatalyst

    Agatino Di Paola;Marianna Bellardita;Leonardo Palmisano

  • Influence of the preparation methods of titanium dioxide on the photocatalytic degradation of phenol in aqueous dispersion

    A. Sclafani;L. Palmisano;M. Schiavello

  • Photocatalysis: a promising route for 21st century organic chemistry

    Giovanni Palmisano;Vincenzo Augugliaro;Mario Pagliaro;Leonardo Palmisano

  • The combination of heterogeneous photocatalysis with chemical and physical operations: A tool for improving the photoprocess performance

    Vincenzo Augugliaro;Marta Litter;Leonardo Palmisano;Javier Soria

  • Glossary of terms used in photocatalysis and radiation catalysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)

    Silvia E. Braslavsky;André M. Braun;Alberto E. Cassano;Alexei V. Emeline

  • Nanostructured rutile TiO2 for selective photocatalytic oxidation of aromatic alcohols to aldehydes in water.

    Sedat Yurdakal;Giovanni Palmisano;Vittorio Loddo;Vincenzo Augugliaro

  • Preparation of Polycrystalline TiO2 Photocatalysts Impregnated with Various Transition Metal Ions: Characterization and Photocatalytic Activity for the Degradation of 4-Nitrophenol

    A. Di Paola;G. Marcì;L. Palmisano;M. Schiavello

  • Photocatalytic degradation of organic compounds in aqueous systems by transition metal doped polycrystalline TiO2

    A Di Paola;E Garcı́a-López;S Ikeda;G Marcı̀

  • Photocatalytic degradation of phenol in aqueous titanium dioxide dispersions

    V. Augugliaro;L. Palmisano;A. Sclafani;C. Minero

  • Photocatalytic oxidation of gaseous toluene on anatase TiO2 catalyst: mechanistic aspects and FT-IR investigation

    Vincenzo Augugliaro;Salvatore Coluccia;Vittorio Loddo;Leonardo Marchese

  • Advances in selective conversions by heterogeneous photocatalysis.

    Giovanni Palmisano;Elisa García-López;Giuseppe Marcì;Vittorio Loddo

  • Studies on various reactor configurations for coupling photocatalysis and membrane processes in water purification

    Raffaele Molinari;Leonardo Palmisano;Enrico Drioli;Mario Schiavello

  • Overview on oxidation mechanisms of organic compounds by TiO2 in heterogeneous photocatalysis

    Vincenzo Augugliaro;Marianna Bellardita;Vittorio Loddo;Giovanni Palmisano

  • Dinitrogen photoreduction to ammonia over titanium dioxide powders doped with ferric ions

    J. Soria;J. C. Conesa;V. Augugliaro;L. Palmisano

  • Activity of chromium-ion-doped titania for the dinitrogen photoreduction to ammonia and for the phenol photodegradation

    L. Palmisano;V. Augugliaro;A. Sclafani;M. Schiavello

  • Photocatalytic activity of nanocrystalline TiO2 (brookite, rutile and brookite-based) powders prepared by thermohydrolysis of TiCl4 in aqueous chloride solutions

    Agatino Di Paola;Giovanni Cufalo;Maurizio Addamo;Marianna Bellardita

  • Characterization of methyl orange and its photocatalytic degradation products by HPLC/UV–VIS diode array and atmospheric pressure ionization quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometry

    Claudio Baiocchi;Maria C Brussino;Edmondo Pramauro;Alessandra Bianco Prevot

  • Heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals in water by using polycrystalline TiO2 and a nanofiltration membrane reactor

    R. Molinari;F. Pirillo;V. Loddo;L. Palmisano

Frequent Co-Authors

Vittorio Loddo
Vittorio Loddo University of Palermo
Giuseppe Marcì
Giuseppe Marcì University of Palermo
Vincenzo Augugliaro
Vincenzo Augugliaro University of Palermo
Elisa García-López
Elisa García-López University of Palermo
Giovanni Palmisano
Giovanni Palmisano Khalifa University
Raffaele Molinari
Raffaele Molinari University of Calabria
Vicente Rives
Vicente Rives University of Salamanca
Gianmario Martra
Gianmario Martra University of Turin
Mario Pagliaro
Mario Pagliaro National Research Council (CNR)
Anna Maria Venezia
Anna Maria Venezia National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

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