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Nikolaos Dimitratos

Nikolaos Dimitratos

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Chemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
16810
World Ranking
8312
National Ranking
213

Overview

Nikolaos Dimitratos is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on areas within materials science, engineering, and chemical engineering, with a significant emphasis on catalysis and related chemical processes.

The scientist has contributed to numerous publications covering a range of topics in these fields. Their main fields of study include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering

Within these fields, Dimitratos has engaged with several specialized subfields such as:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Catalysis
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Mechanical Engineering

Their research covers several major topics, including:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming

Dimitratos has published in frequent venues such as:

  • Catalysts
  • ChemCatChem
  • Catalysis Today
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Nanomaterials

Their notable recent papers include:

  • "Methane Oxidation to Methanol in Water," published in 2021 in Accounts of Chemical Research
  • "Hydrogenation of CO 2 for sustainable fuel and chemical production," published in 2025 in Science
  • "Dual-Site-Mediated Hydrogenation Catalysis on Pd/NiO: Selective Biomass Transformation and Maintenance of Catalytic Activity at Low Pd Loading," published in 2020 in ACS Catalysis
  • "Synthesis of palladium-rhodium bimetallic nanoparticles for formic acid dehydrogenation," published in 2020 in Journal of Energy Chemistry
  • "Recent progress for hydrogen production from ammonia and hydrous hydrazine decomposition: A review on heterogeneous catalysts," published in 2023 in Catalysis Today

Dimitratos collaborates frequently with other researchers. Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Alberto Villa
  • Stefania Albonetti
  • Ilaria Barlocco
  • Achilleas Constantinou
  • Silvio Bellomi

Best Publications

  • Designing bimetallic catalysts for a green and sustainable future

    Meenakshisundaram Sankar;Nikolaos Dimitratos;Nikolaos Dimitratos;Peter J. Miedziak;Peter P. Wells;Peter P. Wells

  • Solvent-Free Oxidation of Primary Carbon-Hydrogen Bonds in Toluene Using Au-Pd Alloy Nanoparticles

    Lokesh Kesavan;Ramchandra Tiruvalam;Mohd Hasbi Ab Rahim;Mohd Izham Saiman

  • Direct Catalytic Conversion of Methane to Methanol in an Aqueous Medium by using Copper‐Promoted Fe‐ZSM‐5

    Ceri Hammond;Michael M. Forde;Mohd Hasbi Ab Rahim;Adam Thetford

  • Aqueous Au-Pd colloids catalyze selective CH4 oxidation to CH3OH with O2 under mild conditions

    Nishtha Agarwal;Simon J. Freakley;Rebecca U. McVicker;Sultan M. Althahban

  • Facile removal of stabilizer-ligands from supported gold nanoparticles

    Jose Antonio Lopez-Sanchez;Nikolaos Dimitratos;Ceri Hammond;Gemma Louise Brett

  • Pd/ZnO catalysts for direct CO2 hydrogenation to methanol

    Hasliza Bahruji;Michael Bowker;Graham John Hutchings;Nikolaos Dimitratos

  • Selective oxidation of glycerol with oxygen using mono and bimetallic catalysts based on Au, Pd and Pt metals

    Claudia L. Bianchi;Patrizia Canton;Nikolaos Dimitratos;Francesca Porta

  • Pd and Pt catalysts modified by alloying with Au in the selective oxidation of alcohols

    Nikolaos Dimitratos;Alberto Villa;Di Wang;Francesca Porta

  • Oxidation of Methane to Methanol with Hydrogen Peroxide Using Supported Gold–Palladium Alloy Nanoparticles

    Mohd Hasbi Ab Rahim;Michael M. Forde;Robert L. Jenkins;Ceri Hammond

  • Selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural using supported gold–copper nanoparticles

    Thomas Pasini;Marco Piccinini;Magda Blosi;Rosa Bonelli

  • glycerol oxidation using gold-containing catalysts

    Alberto Villa;Nikolaos Dimitratos;Carine E. Chan-Thaw;Ceri Hammond

  • Tuning of catalytic sites in Pt/TiO2 catalysts for the chemoselective hydrogenation of 3-nitrostyrene

    Margherita Macino;Alexandra J. Barnes;Sultan M. Althahban;Sultan M. Althahban;Ruiyang Qu

  • Designer Titania-Supported Au–Pd Nanoparticles for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

    Ren Su;Ramchandra Tiruvalam;Andrew J. Logsdail;Qian He

  • Promotion of Phenol Photodecomposition over TiO2 Using Au, Pd, and Au–Pd Nanoparticles

    Ren Su;Ramchandra Tiruvalam;Qian He;Nikolaos Dimitratos

  • Selective Oxidation of Glycerol by Highly Active Bimetallic Catalysts at Ambient Temperature under Base‐Free Conditions

    Gemma L. Brett;Qian He;Ceri Hammond;Peter J. Miedziak

  • Selective liquid phase oxidation with supported metal nanoparticles

    Nikolaos Dimitratos;Jose Antonio Lopez-Sanchez;Graham John Hutchings

  • Direct Synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide and Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation Using Au−Pd Catalysts Prepared by Sol Immobilization†

    James Charles Pritchard;Lokesh Kesavan;Marco Piccinini;Qian He

  • Effect of particle size on monometallic and bimetallic (Au,Pd)/C on the liquid phase oxidation of glycerol

    Nikolaos Dimitratos;Jose Antonio Lopez-Sanchez;David Lennon;Francesca Porta

  • Au, Pd (mono and bimetallic) catalysts supported on graphite using the immobilisation method: Synthesis and catalytic testing for liquid phase oxidation of glycerol

    Nikolaos Dimitratos;Francesca Porta;Laura Prati

  • Solvent free liquid phase oxidation of benzyl alcohol using Au supported catalysts prepared using a sol immobilization technique

    Nikolaos Dimitratos;Jose Antonio Lopez-Sanchez;David John Morgan;Albert Frederick Carley

  • Synthesis of glycerol carbonate from glycerol and urea with gold-based catalysts

    Ceri Hammond;Jose Antonio Lopez-Sanchez;Mohd Hasbi Ab Rahim;Nikolaos Dimitratos

Frequent Co-Authors

Graham J. Hutchings
Graham J. Hutchings Cardiff University
Christopher J. Kiely
Christopher J. Kiely Lehigh University
Jose Antonio Lopez-Sanchez
Jose Antonio Lopez-Sanchez University of Liverpool
Alberto Villa
Alberto Villa University of Milan
Laura Prati
Laura Prati University of Milan
Qian He
Qian He National University of Singapore
Stuart Hamilton Taylor
Stuart Hamilton Taylor Cardiff University
Albert Frederick Carley
Albert Frederick Carley Cardiff University
David J. Morgan
David J. Morgan Cardiff University
Michael Bowker
Michael Bowker Cardiff University

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