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Overview

Osvalda Senneca is affiliated with the National Research Council (CNR) in Italy, with a research focus primarily in the field of Engineering. Their contributions span various subfields, notably Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Materials Chemistry, as well as Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Water Science and Technology.

The research topics addressed by Osvalda Senneca concentrate mainly on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes and Lignin and Wood Chemistry. Additional areas of work include Biofuel Production and Bioconversion, Iron and Steelmaking Processes, Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, and Metal Extraction and Bioleaching.

Their publication record features several papers across notable journals. Recent works include:

  • Thermal treatment of lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose in nitrogen and carbon dioxide, 2020, Fuel
  • Mechanisms affecting the delayed efficiency of cement based stabilization/solidification processes, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production

In addition, papers involving frequent collaborators include:

  • Effects of pressure on lignocellulosic biomass fast pyrolysis in nitrogen and carbon dioxide, 2020, Fuel
  • Insights on the role of primary and secondary tar reactions in soot inception during fast pyrolysis of coal, 2020, Fuel
  • Sustainability of biomass pyrolysis for bio-aromatics and bio-phenols production: Life cycle assessment of stepwise catalytic approach, 2024, Energy Conversion and Management

Osvalda Senneca collaborates frequently with researchers such as Francesca Cerciello, B. Apicella, Carmela Russo, Viktor Scherer, and Piero Salatino. Their work appears predominantly in the journal Fuel, which accounts for a significant portion of their publications. Other common venues include SSRN Electronic Journal, Energies, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, and Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis.

The distribution of research output indicates an emphasis on the intersections of chemical and mechanical engineering disciplines, as well as sustainable and environmental applications related to biomass conversion and material treatment. This aligns with the observed diversity across both fundamental studies and applied technologies.

Best Publications

  • Kinetics of pyrolysis, combustion and gasification of three biomass fuels

    Osvalda Senneca

  • A fast heating-rate thermogravimetric study of the pyrolysis of scrap tyres

    O. Senneca;P. Salatino;R. Chirone

  • Microstructural changes and loss of gasification reactivity of chars upon heat treatment

    Osvalda Senneca;Piero Salatino;Sabato Masi

  • The relevance of thermal annealing to the evolution of coal char gasification reactivity

    O. Senneca;P. Russo;P. Salatino;S. Masi

  • Probing the chemical nature of surface oxides during coal char oxidation by high-resolution XPS

    Gianluca Levi;Osvalda Senneca;Mauro Causà;Piero Salatino

  • A Thermogravimetric Study of Nonfossil Solid Fuels. 2. Oxidative Pyrolysis and Char Combustion

    Osvalda Senneca;Riccardo Chirone;Piero Salatino

  • Gasification of a coal char by oxygen and carbon dioxide

    Piero Salatino;Osvalda Senneca;Sabato Masi

  • Composition of the gaseous products of pyrolysis of tobacco under inert and oxidative conditions

    Osvalda Senneca;Stefano Ciaravolo;Alfredo Nunziata

  • Oxidative pyrolysis of solid fuels

    Osvalda Senneca;Riccardo Chirone;Piero Salatino

  • A semidetailed model of primary fragmentation of coal

    O. Senneca;M. Urciuolo;R. Chirone

  • Effects of oxy-fuel conditions on the products of pyrolysis in a drop tube reactor

    S. Heuer;O. Senneca;A. Wütscher;H. Düdder

  • Thermal treatment of lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose in nitrogen and carbon dioxide

    O. Senneca;F. Cerciello;C. Russo;A. Wütscher

  • An experimental study of fragmentation of coals during fast pyrolysis at high temperature and pressure

    O. Senneca;M. Urciuolo;R. Chirone;D. Cumbo

  • Diagnostics of carbon gasification by raman microprobe spectroscopy

    Ezra Bar-Ziv;Alon Zaida;Piero Salatino;Osvalda Senneca

  • Patterns and kinetics of pyrolysis of tobacco under inert and oxidative conditions

    Osvalda Senneca;Riccardo Chirone;Piero Salatino;Leonardo Nappi

  • Relevance of structure, fragmentation and reactivity of coal to combustion and oxy-combustion

    Osvalda Senneca;Fabrizio Scala;Riccardo Chirone;Piero Salatino

  • Assessment of Thermodeactivation during Gasification of a Bituminous Coal Char

    Piero Salatino;Osvalda Senneca;Sabato Masi

  • Evolution of Reactivity of Highly Porous Chars from Raman Microscopy

    Tsachi Livneh;Ezra Bar-Ziv;Osvalda Senneca;Piero Salatino

  • The influence of char surface oxidation on thermal annealing and loss of combustion reactivity

    Osvalda Senneca;Piero Salatino;Sabato Masi

  • The influence of thermal annealing on oxygen uptake and combustion rates of a bituminous coal char

    Osvalda Senneca;Piero Salatino;Daniela Menghini

  • A Thermogravimetric Study of Nonfossil Solid Fuels. 1. Inert Pyrolysis

    Osvalda Senneca;Riccardo Chirone;and Sabato Masi;Piero Salatino

Frequent Co-Authors

Piero Salatino
Piero Salatino University of Naples Federico II
Riccardo Chirone
Riccardo Chirone National Research Council (CNR)
Martin Muhler
Martin Muhler Ruhr University Bochum
Fabrizio Scala
Fabrizio Scala University of Naples Federico II
José Gonzalez-Aguilar
José Gonzalez-Aguilar IMDEA Energy Institute
Fabio Montagnaro
Fabio Montagnaro University of Naples Federico II
Paola Russo
Paola Russo Sapienza University of Rome
Thomas H. Fletcher
Thomas H. Fletcher Brigham Young University
Vasilije Manovic
Vasilije Manovic Cranfield University
Vincenzo Antonucci
Vincenzo Antonucci National Research Council (CNR)

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