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List of works by Franco Cotana

A Batch Digester Plant for Biogas Production and Energy Enhancement of Organic Residues from Collective Activities

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A Building Energy Efficiency Optimization Method by Evaluating the Effective Thermal Zones Occupancy

A Cylindrical Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell Supplied with Landfill Biogas

A New Geometry High Performance Small Power MCFC

A carbon footprint and energy consumption assessment methodology for UHI-affected lighting systems in built areas

A comparison between SHF and SSSF processes from cardoon for ethanol production

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A method for assessing buildings’ energy efficiency by dynamic simulation and experimental activity

Active cool roof effect: impact of cool roofs on cooling system efficiency

Albedo control as an effective strategy to tackle Global Warming: A case study

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An Innovative Small Sized Anaerobic Digester Integrated in Historic Building

An energy-balanced analytic model for urban heat canyons: comparison with experimental data

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An improved room acoustic model

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Carbon and energy footprint of the hydrate-based biogas upgrading process integrated with CO2 valorization

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Cellulose Nanocrystals Obtained from Cynara Cardunculus and Their Application in the Paper Industry

article by Valentina Coccia et al published 13 August 2014 in Sustainability

Clathrate Hydrates for Thermal Energy Storage in Buildings: Overview of Proper Hydrate-Forming Compounds

Combined Thermal Effect of Cool Roof and Cool Façade on a Prototype Building

Comparative Analysis of Monitoring Devices for Particulate Content in Exhaust Gases

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Comparison of ORC Turbine and Stirling Engine to Produce Electricity from Gasified Poultry Waste

Cool Marble Building Envelopes: The Effect of Aging on Energy Performance and Aesthetics

Cool roofs as a strategy to tackle global warming: economical and technical opportunities

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Development of Clay Tile Coatings for Steep-Sloped Cool Roofs

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Development of Innovative Heating and Cooling Systems Using Renewable Energy Sources for Non-Residential Buildings

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Driftwood Biomass in Italy: Estimation and Characterization

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Dynamic Thermal-energy Performance Analysis of a Prototype Building with Integrated Phase Change Materials

Effect of double-step steam explosion pretreatment in bioethanol production from softwood

scientific article published on 17 July 2014

Effect of dynamic characteristics of building envelope on thermal-energy performance in winter conditions: In field experiment

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Electric Vehicles for Postal Service Equipped with a Kinetic Energy Recovery System

Energetic Analysis of Solar-Supplied Processes for Methane, Biogas and Wood Chip Production

Energy Refurbishment of Historical Buildings with Public Function: Pilot Case Study

Energy Valorization of Poultry Manure in a Thermal Power Plant: Experimental Campaign

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Energy from poultry waste: An Aspen Plus-based approach to the thermo-chemical processes

scientific article published on 31 May 2017

Environmental Impact of Industrial Prefabricated Buildings: Carbon and Energy Footprint Analysis Based on an LCA Approach

Environmental effects on natural frequencies of the San Pietro bell tower in Perugia, Italy, and their removal for structural performance assessment

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Evaluation and Optimization of an Innovative Low-Cost Photovoltaic Solar Concentrator

Evaluation of Green Buildings’ Overall Performance through in Situ Monitoring and Simulations

Expanding Inter-Building Effect modeling to examine primary energy for lighting

Experimental Analysis of Natural Gravel Covering as Cool Roofing and Cool Pavement

Experimental and Numerical Study on Thermal Performance of New Cool Clay Tiles in Residential Buildings in Europe

Experimental determination of the thermophysical properties of Water-Xylitol mixtures

Experimental in-lab and in-field analysis of waterproof membranes for cool roof application and urban heat island mitigation

Experimental investigations on scaled-up methane hydrate production with surfactant promotion: Energy considerations

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Experimental thermo-acoustic characterization of innovative common reed bio-based panels for building envelope

How peers’ personal attitudes affect indoor microclimate and energy need in an institutional building: Results from a continuous monitoring campaign in summer and winter conditions

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Influence of human behavior on cool roof effect for summer cooling

Innovative cool roofing membrane with integrated phase change materials: Experimental characterization of morphological, thermal and optic-energy behavior

Innovative panels with recycled materials: Thermal and acoustic performance and Life Cycle Assessment

Integrated Thermal-Energy Analysis of Innovative Translucent White Marble for Building Envelope Application

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Integrated numerical and experimental methodology for thermal-energy analysis and optimization of heritage museum buildings

article by Anna Laura Pisello et al published 15 October 2015 in Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

Inter-building effect: Simulating the impact of a network of buildings on the accuracy of building energy performance predictions

Investigation on the effect of innovative cool tiles on local indoor thermal conditions: Finite element modeling and continuous monitoring

Life Cycle Assessment of New Oxy-Fuels from Biodiesel-Derived Glycerol

Lignin as Co-product of Second Generation Bioethanol Production from Ligno-cellulosic Biomass

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Lignocellulosic Ethanol Production from the Recovery of Stranded Driftwood Residues

Multifunctional smart concretes with novel phase change materials: Mechanical and thermo-energy investigation

Multipurpose characterization of glazing systems with silica aerogel: In-field experimental analysis of thermal-energy, lighting and acoustic performance

Network of buildings’ impact on indoor thermal performance

article published in 2012

Noise Assessment of Bioethanol Fuelled Hybrid and Electric Postal Vehicles Equipped With a Kinetic Energy Recovery System

Numerical Modeling of Atmospheric Water Content and Probability Evaluation. Part I

Numerical Modeling of Atmospheric Water Content and Probability Evaluation. Part II

On Innovative Cool-Colored Materials for Building Envelopes: Balancing the Architectural Appearance and the Thermal-Energy Performance in Historical Districts

article by Federica Rosso et al published 13 December 2017 in Sustainability

On a Cool Coating for Roof Clay Tiles: Development of the Prototype and Thermal-energy Assessment

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On an innovative approach for microclimate enhancement and retrofit of historic buildings and artworks preservation by means of innovative thin envelope materials

On an innovative integrated technique for energy refurbishment of historical buildings: Thermal-energy, economic and environmental analysis of a case study

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On the Evaluation of Solar Greenhouse Efficiency in Building Simulation during the Heating Period

On the effect of summer heatwaves and urban overheating on building thermal-energy performance in central Italy

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Optimization of the steam explosion and enzymatic hydrolysis for sugars production from oak woods

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Optimization of torrefaction conditions of coffee industry residues using desirability function approach

scientific article published on 9 April 2017

Outdoor Thermal and Visual Perception of Natural Cool Materials for Roof and Urban Paving

Production of Bioethanol in a Second Generation Prototype from Pine Wood Chips

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Production of nanocrystalline cellulose from lignocellulosic biomass: technology and applications.

scientific article published on 23 January 2013

Self-sensing and thermal energy experimental characterization of multifunctional cement-matrix composites with carbon nano-inclusions

article published in 2016

Simulating the Thermal-Energy Performance of Buildings at the Urban Scale: Evaluation of Inter-Building Effects in Different Urban Configurations

Simulating the effect of urban morphology on indoor thermal behavior: An Italian case study

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Summer and Winter Effect of Innovative Cool Roof Tiles on the Dynamic Thermal Behavior of Buildings

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Sustainability Assessment of Historic Buildings: Lesson Learnt from an Italian case Study through LEED® Rating System

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Sustainable Ethanol Production from Common Reed (Phragmites australis) through Simultaneuos Saccharification and Fermentation

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Sustainable New Brick and Thermo-Acoustic Insulation Panel from Mineralization of Stranded Driftwood Residues

Synergistic effects in hydrogen production through water sonophotolysis catalyzed by new La2xGa2yIn2(1−x−y)O3 solid solutions

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TIAR: Renewable Energy Production, Storage and Distribution; A New Multidisciplinary Approach for the Design of Rural Facility

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The Experience of International Sustainability Protocols for Retrofitting Historical Buildings in Italy

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The Impact of Local Microclimate Boundary Conditions on Building Energy Performance

The Water Footprint of the Wine Industry: Implementation of an Assessment Methodology and Application to a Case Study

article by Emanuele Bonamente et al published 2 September 2015 in Sustainability

The impact of natural ventilation on building energy requirement at inter-building scale

The thermal effect of an innovative cool roof on residential buildings in Italy: Results from two years of continuous monitoring

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Thermal-energy analysis of natural “cool” stone aggregates as passive cooling and global warming mitigation technique

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Thermal-energy and Environmental Impact of Cool Clay Tiles for Residential Buildings in Italy

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Thermal-physics and energy performance of an innovative green roof system: The Cool-Green Roof

article published in 2015

Thermo-acoustic performance of green roof substrates in dynamic hygrothermal conditions

Traditional and Innovative Materials for Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Unsteady simulation of energy performance and thermal comfort in non-residential buildings

Yeast lipids from cardoon stalks, stranded driftwood and olive tree pruning residues as possible extra sources of oils for producing biofuels and biochemicals.

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