Research
Publications
2025
Effect of H2O and O2 on NOx adsorption and stability over Pd/SSZ-13 low-T adsorbers: mechanistic aspects investigated by operando FT-IR spectroscopy
In collaboration with Università di Torino (IT)
Chemical Engineering Journal — Elsevier
Yusra Hamid, Lidia Castoldi, Luca Lietti, Roberto Matarrese, Sara Morandi
2025
Electrochemical characterization and model investigation of BaZr0. 625Ce0. 2Y0. 175O3-δ based proton conductive ceramic cells
Electrochimica Acta — Pergamon
Martina Marasi, Alberto Cammarata, Giovanna Massobrio, Paolo Colbertaldo, Stefano Campanari, Alessandro Donazzi
2025
Kinetic investigation of NH3 decomposition over Ru-based catalysts: The limiting role of H* surface coverage and its impact on reactor engineering
Fuel Processing Technology — Elsevier
Yi Qiu, Federico Sascha Franchi, Nicola Usberti, Alessandra Beretta
2025
Sintering-driven optimization of multi-ionic SDC-Na2CO3 nanocomposite electrolytes for low-temperature solid oxide cell applications
In collaboration with CNR-ISSMC (IT), University of Salerno (IT) and University of Trento (IT)
Fuel Processing Technology — Elsevier
Maria Carmenza Diaz Lacharme, Andrea Bartoletti, Katia Monzillo, Riccardo Ceccato, Francesco Parrino, Emanuela Callone, Sandra Dirè, Vincenzo Vaiano, Alessandra Sanson, Angela Gondolini, Alessandro Donazzi
2025
A novel electrified methane steam reformer for intensified H2 production based on conductive packed foams: experimental and modelling assessment
In collaboration with SNAM (IT)
Chemical Engineering Journal — Elsevier
Giulia Ferri, Matteo Ambrosetti, Alessandra Beretta, Gianpiero Groppi, Enrico Tronconi, Amedeo Agosti
2025
On the performances of highly promoted Fe-Zn-Cu-K catalysts for CO2 Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
Applied Catalysis A: General — Elsevier
Beda Rolandi, Mattia Piacentini, Riccardo Ometto, Alessandro Porta, Carlo Giorgio Visconti
2025
Electrified dehydrogenation of methyl-cyclohexane: reactor modeling and process integration
Chemical Engineering and Processing-Process Intensification — Elsevier
Luca Vergani, Matteo Ambrosetti, Gianpiero Groppi
2025
Electrochemical performance of LSM-YSZ SOFC cathodes: activation, durability, and tolerance to CO2
In collaboration with ENI (IT) and SolydEra (IT)
Journal of Power Sources — Elsevier
Michele Pagliari, Martina Marasi, Dario Montinaro, Dylan Vandoni, Emanuele Martelli, Stefano Campanari, Alessandro Donazzi
2025
Enabling micro-kinetics based simulation of industrial packed-bed reactors by physics-enhanced neural networks
Chemical Engineering Journal — Elsevier
Felix Biermann, Riccardo Uglietti, Felix A Döppel, Tim Kircher, Mauro Bracconi, Matteo Maestri, Martin Votsmeier
2025
Kinetic consequences of carbon deposition in CH₄ steam and dry reforming on Rh via operando Raman spectroscopy and microkinetic analysis
Applied Catalysis A: General — Elsevier
Riccardo Colombo, Gianluca Moroni, Mauro Bracconi, Matteo Maestri
2025
Investigation of the redox properties of Fe-CHA catalysts by transient response methods
In collaboration with Johnson Matthey (UK)
Applied Catalysis A: General — Elsevier
Maria Elena Azzoni, Nicola Usberti, Andrea Gjetja, Isabella Nova, Enrico Tronconi, Roberta Villamaina, Maria Pia Ruggeri, Veselina Georgieva, Loredana Mantarosie, Jill Collier
2025
Spatially resolved insights from operando FT-IR on integrated CO2 capture and hydrogenation in the presence of NOx
Chemical Engineering Journal — Elsevier
Alessandro Porta, Roberto Matarrese, Carlo Giorgio Visconti, Luca Lietti
2025
Blueish hydrogen production via methane pyrolysis and remote CO2 capture and storage
In collaboration with Instituto de Carboquímica CSIC (ES)
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy — Pergamon
Alessandro De Cataldo, Paolo Colbertaldo, Alessandra Beretta, Gianpiero Groppi, José Luis Pinilla, Isabel Suelves, Stefano Campanari, Matteo C Romano
2025
Kinetic modelling of biomass pyrolysis: A new lumped scheme for xylan-based hardwood hemicellulose
In collaboration with University of Nottingham (CN)
Energy Conversion and Management: X — Elsevier
Muhammad Yusuf Suleiman, Eleonora Benedetto, Veronica Piazza, Luca Lietti, Alessio Frassoldati, Tiziano Faravelli, Alessandra Beretta, Paulo Debiagi
2025
Characterization and testing of strontium titanium ferrite-based solid oxide cells for reversible and co-electrolysis operation
Journal of Power Sources — Elsevier
Maria Carmenza Diaz Lacharme, Alessandro Donazzi
2025
Numerical analysis of NOx production within a hydrogen catalytic combustor
Energy proceedings
Francesco Battistella, Luca Mastropasqua, Alessandro Donazzi, Gianluca Valenti
2025
A simple analytical equation to assess the probe effect on Spaci-MS data: Computational and experimental validation for the redox kinetics of low-T NH3-SCR over a Cu-CHA monolith catalyst
In collaboration with johnson Matthey (UK) and University of Chemistry and Technology Prague (CZ)
Chemical Engineering Journal — Elsevier
Pietro De Angeli, Aldo Lanza, Nicola Usberti, Isabella Nova, Enrico Tronconi, Roberta Villamaina, Maria Pia Ruggeri, Djamela Bounechada, Andrew York, Tomáš Hlavatý, Petr Kočí
2025
Understanding the effect of transport phenomena in deep-injection floating catalyst chemical vapor deposition carbon nanotube synthesis
In collaboration with Rice University (USA)
Carbon — Pergamon
Muxiao Li, Jui Junnarkar, Arthur WN Sloan, Eldar Khabushev, Ana Victoria Benavides-Figueroa, Mingrui L Gong, Miguel Garza, Joe F Khoury, Davide Cavuto, Steven M Williams, Daniele Micale, Mauro Bracconi, Matteo Maestri, Glen C Irvin Jr, Matteo Pasquali
2025
Deciphering Size and Shape Effects on the Structure Sensitivity of the CO2 Methanation Reaction on Nickel
In collaboration with Utrecht University (NL)
ACS catalysis — ACS
Gabriele Spanò, Matteo Ferri, Raffaele Cheula, Matteo Monai, Bert M Weckhuysen, Matteo Maestri
2025
Electrochemical characterization of PrBa2− xSrxCu3O6+ δ layered oxides as innovative and efficient oxygen electrode for IT-SOFCs
In collaboration with Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux (FR) and Università degli Studi di Bergamo (IT)
Solid State Ionics — Elsevier
Giulio Cordaro, Aurélien Flura, Alessandro Donazzi, Renato Pelosato, Fabrice Mauvy, Cinzia Cristiani, Giovanni Dotelli, Jean-Claude Grenier
2025
Periodic open cellular structures with streamlined elliptical struts for the intensification of mass transfer-limited catalytic reactors
ACS Engineering Au — ACS
Claudio Ferroni, Mauro Bracconi, Matteo Ambrosetti, Gianpiero Groppi, Matteo Maestri, Enrico Tronconi
2025
Intensification of methane steam reforming by Cu-foams packed with Rh-Al2O3 catalyst: A pilot-scale assessment
In collaboration with ICI-Caldaie (IT)
Chemical Engineering Research and Design — Elsevier
Francesca Zaio, Matteo Ambrosetti, Carlo Tregambe, Alessandra Beretta, Gianpiero Groppi, Enrico Tronconi
2025
Fundamental analysis of the influence of the geometrical parameters on the transport properties of Gas Diffusion Electrodes
Chemical Engineering Journal — Elsevier
Kaustav Niyogi, Davide Cavuto, Mauro Bracconi, Matteo Maestri