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Michela Signoretto is affiliated with Ca Foscari University of Venice in Italy. Their research spans across engineering and materials science, with a particular emphasis on subfields such as materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The primary research topics covered in their work include:

  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Nanomaterials for Catalytic Reactions
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication

Signoretto has published extensively, with frequent contributions to several key scientific venues. These include:

  • Lei
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Catalysts
  • Catalysis Today
  • Processes

Their recent published papers, with details on the year and venue, are:

  • What is the best catalyst for biomass pyrolysis? (2021), Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
  • Low pressure conversion of CO2 to methanol over Cu/Zn/Al catalysts. The effect of Mg, Ca and Sr as basic promoters (2020), Fuel
  • A Review on the Efficient Catalysts for Algae Transesterification to Biodiesel (2021), Sustainability
  • Sustainable lithium-ion batteries based on metal-free tannery waste biochar (2022), Green Chemistry
  • Multi-functional fluorinated NiTiO3 perovskites for CO2 photocatalytic reduction, electrocatalytic water splitting, and biomedical waste management (2023), Journal of Water Process Engineering

Collaborations form a significant part of Signoretto's work. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Federica Menegazzo
  • Elena Ghedini
  • Somayeh Taghavi
  • Alessandro Di Michele
  • Giuseppe Cruciani

Best Publications

  • 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) Production from Real Biomasses.

    Federica Menegazzo;Elena Ghedini;Michela Signoretto

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

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

  • 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

  • Consecutive hydrogenation of benzaldehyde over Pd catalysts Influence of supports and sulfur poisoning

    Francesco Pinna;Federica Menegazzo;Michela Signoretto;Patrizia Canton

  • Ni/SiO2 and Ni/ZrO2 catalysts for the steam reforming of ethanol

    Ilenia Rossetti;Cesare Biffi;Claudia L. Bianchi;Valentina Nichele

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

    Valentina Nichele;Michela Signoretto;Francesco Pinna;Federica Menegazzo

  • THE CONTROL OF SELECTIVITY IN GAS-PHASE GLYCEROL DEHYDRATION TO ACROLEIN CATALYSED BY SULFATED ZIRCONIA

    Fabrizio Cavani;Stefania Guidetti;Luca Marinelli;Marco Piccinini

  • Bronsted acidity of a superacid sulfate-doped ZrO2 system

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

  • Catalytic Production of Levulinic Acid (LA) from Actual Biomass.

    Michela Signoretto;Seyedeh Somayeh Taghavi;Elena Ghedini;Federica Menegazzo

  • On the process for furfural and HMF oxidative esterification over Au/ZrO2

    Federica Menegazzo;Tania Fantinel;Michela Signoretto;Francesco Pinna

  • Quantitative determination of gold active sites by chemisorption and by infrared measurements of adsorbed CO

    Federica Menegazzo;M. Manzoli;A. Chiorino;F. Boccuzzi

  • Nickel Catalysts Supported Over TiO2, SiO2 and ZrO2 for the Steam Reforming of Glycerol

    Ilenia Rossetti;Alessandro Gallo;Vladimiro Dal Santo;Claudia L. Bianchi

  • Au/ZrO2: an efficient and reusable catalyst for the oxidative esterification of renewable furfural

    Michela Signoretto;Federica Menegazzo;L. Contessotto;Francesco Pinna

  • Effect of the Addition of Au in Zirconia and Ceria Supported Pd Catalysts for the Direct Synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide

    Federica Menegazzo;Pierluigi Burti;Michela Signoretto;Maela Manzoli

  • New Pd-Pt and Pd-Au catalysts for an efficient synthesis of H2O2 from H2 and O2 under very mild conditions

    Giulia Bernardotto;Federica Menegazzo;Francesco Pinna;Michela Signoretto

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

    Federica Menegazzo;Michela Signoretto;Francesco Pinna;Maela Manzoli

  • Structural investigation on the stoichiometry of β-PdHx in Pd/SiO2 catalysts as a function of metal dispersion

    G Fagherazzi;Alvise Benedetti;Stefano Polizzi;A Di Mario

  • Silica and zirconia supported catalysts for the low-temperature ethanol steam reforming

    Ilenia Rossetti;Josè Lasso;Valentina Nichele;Michela Signoretto

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

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

  • On the role of the calcination step in the preparation of active (superacid) sulfated zirconia catalysts

    Claudio Morterra;Giuseppina Cerrato;Michela Signoretto

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesco Pinna
Francesco Pinna Ca Foscari University of Venice
Giuseppina Cerrato
Giuseppina Cerrato University of Turin
Maela Manzoli
Maela Manzoli University of Turin
Giorgio Strukul
Giorgio Strukul Ca Foscari University of Venice
Claudio Morterra
Claudio Morterra University of Turin
Flora Boccuzzi
Flora Boccuzzi University of Turin
Ilenia Rossetti
Ilenia Rossetti University of Milan
Claudia L. Bianchi
Claudia L. Bianchi University of Milan
Gianguido Ramis
Gianguido Ramis University of Genoa
Elisabetta Finocchio
Elisabetta Finocchio University of Genoa

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