List of works - Alberto Villa

A novel high-pressure photoreactor for CO2photoconversion to fuels

scholarly article in RSC Advances, vol. 4 no. 55, 2014

Acid-Functionalized Mesoporous Carbon: An Efficient Support for Ruthenium-Catalyzed γ-Valerolactone Production

scientific article published on 18 June 2015

Amino Alcohol Oxidation with Gold Catalysts: The Effect of Amino Groups

scientific article published on 12 July 2013

Amino-functionalized carbon nanotubes as solid basic catalysts for the transesterification of triglycerides

scientific article published on 10 June 2009

Au NPs on anionic-exchange resin as catalyst for polyols oxidation in batch and fixed bed reactor

Au on MgAl2O4 spinels: The effect of support surface properties in glycerol oxidation

article published in 2010

Au on Nanosized NiO: A Cooperative Effect between Au and Nanosized NiO in the Base-Free Alcohol Oxidation

Au-Based Catalysts: Electrochemical Characterization for Structural Insights.

scientific article published on 25 February 2016

AuPt Alloy on TiO2: A Selective and Durable Catalyst for L-Sorbose Oxidation to 2-Keto-Gulonic Acid.

scientific article published on 27 November 2015

AuRu/AC as an effective catalyst for hydrogenation reactions

scientific article published on 27 March 2015

Back Cover: Microkinetic Modeling of Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation on Carbon-Supported Palladium Nanoparticles (ChemCatChem 15/2016)

Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation on Carbon-Supported Pd Nanoparticles: Elucidating the Reaction Mechanism

Bismuth modified Au-Pt bimetallic catalysts for dihydroxyacetone production

CNF-Functionalization as Versatile Tool for Tuning Activity in Cellulose-Derived Product Hydrogenation

scientific article published on 16 January 2019

CO 2 photoreduction at high pressure to both gas and liquid products over titanium dioxide

scholarly article by Federico Galli et al published January 2017 in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

CO2 photoconversion to fuels under high pressure: effect of TiO2 phase and of unconventional reaction conditions

Characterisation of gold catalysts

scientific article published on 20 May 2016

Combined Macroscopic, Nanoscopic, and Atomic-Scale Characterization of Gold-Ruthenium Bimetallic Catalysts for Octanol Oxidation

article published in 2016

Corrigendum to “Pd nanoparticles supported on N-doped nanocarbon for the direct synthesis of H2O2 from H2 and O2” [Catal. Today 157 (2010) 280–285]

scholarly article published in Catalysis Today

Covalent triazine framework as catalytic support for liquid phase reaction.

scientific article published in February 2010

Decomposition of Additive-Free Formic Acid Using a Pd/C Catalyst in Flow: Experimental and CFD Modelling Studies

scientific article

Defect-mediated functionalization of carbon nanotubes as a route to design single-site basic heterogeneous catalysts for biomass conversion.

scientific article published in January 2009

Effect of Carbon Support, Capping Agent Amount, and Pd NPs Size for Bio-Adipic Acid Production from Muconic Acid and Sodium Muconate

scientific article published on 11 March 2020

Effect of the preparation method of supported Au nanoparticles in the liquid phase oxidation of glycerol

Enhanced Activity of Au/NiO Nanohybrids for the Reductive Amination of Benzyl Alcohol

scientific article published on 16 December 2017

Experimental and Process Modelling Investigation of the Hydrogen Generation from Formic Acid Decomposition Using a Pd/Zn Catalyst

scientific article

Glycerol oxidation using gold-containing catalysts

scientific article published on 17 April 2015

Gold as a modifier of metal nanoparticles: effect on structure and catalysis

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

Gold catalyzed liquid phase oxidation of alcohol: the issue of selectivity

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Gold colloids: from quasi-homogeneous to heterogeneous catalytic systems.

scientific article published on 22 November 2013

Gold on carbon: one billion catalysts under a single label

scientific article published in 2012

High Pressure Photoreduction of CO 2 : Effect of Catalyst Formulation, Hole Scavenger Addition and Operating Conditions

High Pressure Photoreduction of CO2: Effect of Catalyst Formulation, Hole Scavenger Addition and Operating Conditions

Identifying the Role of N-Heteroatom Location in the Activity of Metal Catalysts for Alcohol Oxidation

In situ formation of Au-Pd bimetallic active sites promoting the physically mixed monometallic catalysts in the liquid-phase oxidation of alcohols.

scientific article published on September 2010

Influence of Periodic Nitrogen Functionality on the Selective Oxidation of Alcohols

article

Metal nanoparticles on carbon based supports: The effect of the protective agent removal

Metal-Support Cooperative Effects in Au/VPO for the Aerobic Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol to Benzyl Benzoate

scientific article published on 20 February 2019

Microkinetic Modeling of Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation on Carbon-Supported Palladium Nanoparticles

Molecular Origin of the Selectivity Differences between Palladium and Gold-Palladium in Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation: Different Oxygen Adsorption Properties

scholarly article by Aditya Savara et al published 22 December 2016 in ChemCatChem

Multifunctionality of Crystalline MoV(TeNb) M1 Oxide Catalysts in Selective Oxidation of Propane and Benzyl Alcohol

article published in 2013

N-Modified Carbon-Based Materials: Nanoscience for Catalysis.

scientific article

NiO as a peculiar support for metal nanoparticles in polyols oxidation

Operando Attenuated Total Reflectance FTIR Spectroscopy: Studies on the Different Selectivity Observed in Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation

Pd nanoparticles supported on N-doped nanocarbon for the direct synthesis of H2O2 from H2 and O2

Pd-modified Au on carbon as an effective and durable catalyst for the direct oxidation of HMF to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid.

scientific article published on 11 March 2013

PdHxEntrapped in a Covalent Triazine Framework Modulates Selectivity in Glycerol Oxidation

Role of defects in carbon materials during metal-free formic acid dehydrogenation

scientific article published on 11 November 2020

Ru-modified Au catalysts supported on ceria–zirconia for the selective oxidation of glycerol

scholarly article by Lidia E. Chinchilla et al published September 2015 in Catalysis Today

Ruthenium on Carbonaceous Materials for the Selective Hydrogenation of HMF

scientific article published on 11 August 2018

Selective Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation over Pd Catalysts

Selective Oxidation of Raw Glycerol Using Supported AuPd Nanoparticles

Selective Oxidation of Veratryl Alcohol over Au-Pd/CeZrO₂ Catalysts Synthesized by Sol-Immobilization: Effect of Au:Pd Molar Ratio

scientific article published on 28 August 2018

Selective oxidation of glycerol under acidic conditions using gold catalysts.

scientific article published on June 2010

Single-phase bimetallic system for the selective oxidation of glycerol to glycerate

scientific article published on 22 March 2006

Spectroscopic Investigation of Titania-Supported Gold Nanoparticles Prepared by a Modified Deposition/Precipitation Method for the Oxidation of CO

Surface Probing by Spectroscopy on Titania-Supported Gold Nanoparticles for a Photoreductive Application

Tailored N-Containing Carbons as Catalyst Supports in Alcohol Oxidation.

scientific article published on 17 February 2016

Tailoring the morphology of Pd nanoparticles on CNTs by nitrogen and oxygen functionalization

scientific article published on 29 June 2012

The confinement effect on the activity of Au NPs in polyol oxidation

Transesterification of triglycerides using nitrogen-functionalized carbon nanotubes

scientific article published in February 2010

Triazine‐Based Polymers as Nanostructured Supports for the Liquid‐Phase Oxidation of Alcohols ⬇️

scientific article published on November 18, 2010

Understanding Heteroatom-Mediated Metal–Support Interactions in Functionalized Carbons: A Perspective Review

Using supported Au nanoparticles as starting material for preparing uniform Au/Pd bimetallic catalysts

scientific article published in 2010

List of works by Alberto Villa

A novel high-pressure photoreactor for CO2photoconversion to fuels

Acid-Functionalized Mesoporous Carbon: An Efficient Support for Ruthenium-Catalyzed γ-Valerolactone Production

Amino Alcohol Oxidation with Gold Catalysts: The Effect of Amino Groups

Amino-functionalized carbon nanotubes as solid basic catalysts for the transesterification of triglycerides

Au NPs on anionic-exchange resin as catalyst for polyols oxidation in batch and fixed bed reactor

Au on MgAl2O4 spinels: The effect of support surface properties in glycerol oxidation

Au on Nanosized NiO: A Cooperative Effect between Au and Nanosized NiO in the Base-Free Alcohol Oxidation

Au-Based Catalysts: Electrochemical Characterization for Structural Insights.

AuPt Alloy on TiO2: A Selective and Durable Catalyst for L-Sorbose Oxidation to 2-Keto-Gulonic Acid.

AuRu/AC as an effective catalyst for hydrogenation reactions

Back Cover: Microkinetic Modeling of Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation on Carbon-Supported Palladium Nanoparticles (ChemCatChem 15/2016)

Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation on Carbon-Supported Pd Nanoparticles: Elucidating the Reaction Mechanism

Bismuth modified Au-Pt bimetallic catalysts for dihydroxyacetone production

CNF-Functionalization as Versatile Tool for Tuning Activity in Cellulose-Derived Product Hydrogenation

CO 2 photoreduction at high pressure to both gas and liquid products over titanium dioxide

CO2 photoconversion to fuels under high pressure: effect of TiO2 phase and of unconventional reaction conditions

Characterisation of gold catalysts

Combined Macroscopic, Nanoscopic, and Atomic-Scale Characterization of Gold-Ruthenium Bimetallic Catalysts for Octanol Oxidation

Corrigendum to “Pd nanoparticles supported on N-doped nanocarbon for the direct synthesis of H2O2 from H2 and O2” [Catal. Today 157 (2010) 280–285]

Covalent triazine framework as catalytic support for liquid phase reaction.

Decomposition of Additive-Free Formic Acid Using a Pd/C Catalyst in Flow: Experimental and CFD Modelling Studies

Defect-mediated functionalization of carbon nanotubes as a route to design single-site basic heterogeneous catalysts for biomass conversion.

Effect of Carbon Support, Capping Agent Amount, and Pd NPs Size for Bio-Adipic Acid Production from Muconic Acid and Sodium Muconate

Effect of the preparation method of supported Au nanoparticles in the liquid phase oxidation of glycerol

Enhanced Activity of Au/NiO Nanohybrids for the Reductive Amination of Benzyl Alcohol

Experimental and Process Modelling Investigation of the Hydrogen Generation from Formic Acid Decomposition Using a Pd/Zn Catalyst

Glycerol oxidation using gold-containing catalysts

Gold as a modifier of metal nanoparticles: effect on structure and catalysis

Gold catalyzed liquid phase oxidation of alcohol: the issue of selectivity

Gold colloids: from quasi-homogeneous to heterogeneous catalytic systems.

Gold on carbon: one billion catalysts under a single label

High Pressure Photoreduction of CO 2 : Effect of Catalyst Formulation, Hole Scavenger Addition and Operating Conditions

High Pressure Photoreduction of CO2: Effect of Catalyst Formulation, Hole Scavenger Addition and Operating Conditions

Identifying the Role of N-Heteroatom Location in the Activity of Metal Catalysts for Alcohol Oxidation

In situ formation of Au-Pd bimetallic active sites promoting the physically mixed monometallic catalysts in the liquid-phase oxidation of alcohols.

Influence of Periodic Nitrogen Functionality on the Selective Oxidation of Alcohols

Metal nanoparticles on carbon based supports: The effect of the protective agent removal

Metal-Support Cooperative Effects in Au/VPO for the Aerobic Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol to Benzyl Benzoate

Microkinetic Modeling of Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation on Carbon-Supported Palladium Nanoparticles

Molecular Origin of the Selectivity Differences between Palladium and Gold-Palladium in Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation: Different Oxygen Adsorption Properties

Multifunctionality of Crystalline MoV(TeNb) M1 Oxide Catalysts in Selective Oxidation of Propane and Benzyl Alcohol

N-Modified Carbon-Based Materials: Nanoscience for Catalysis.

NiO as a peculiar support for metal nanoparticles in polyols oxidation

Operando Attenuated Total Reflectance FTIR Spectroscopy: Studies on the Different Selectivity Observed in Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation

Pd nanoparticles supported on N-doped nanocarbon for the direct synthesis of H2O2 from H2 and O2

Pd-modified Au on carbon as an effective and durable catalyst for the direct oxidation of HMF to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid.

PdHxEntrapped in a Covalent Triazine Framework Modulates Selectivity in Glycerol Oxidation

Role of defects in carbon materials during metal-free formic acid dehydrogenation

Ru-modified Au catalysts supported on ceria–zirconia for the selective oxidation of glycerol

Ruthenium on Carbonaceous Materials for the Selective Hydrogenation of HMF

Selective Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation over Pd Catalysts

Selective Oxidation of Raw Glycerol Using Supported AuPd Nanoparticles

Selective Oxidation of Veratryl Alcohol over Au-Pd/CeZrO₂ Catalysts Synthesized by Sol-Immobilization: Effect of Au:Pd Molar Ratio

Selective oxidation of glycerol under acidic conditions using gold catalysts.

Single-phase bimetallic system for the selective oxidation of glycerol to glycerate

Spectroscopic Investigation of Titania-Supported Gold Nanoparticles Prepared by a Modified Deposition/Precipitation Method for the Oxidation of CO

Surface Probing by Spectroscopy on Titania-Supported Gold Nanoparticles for a Photoreductive Application

Tailored N-Containing Carbons as Catalyst Supports in Alcohol Oxidation.

Tailoring the morphology of Pd nanoparticles on CNTs by nitrogen and oxygen functionalization

The confinement effect on the activity of Au NPs in polyol oxidation

Transesterification of triglycerides using nitrogen-functionalized carbon nanotubes

Triazine‐Based Polymers as Nanostructured Supports for the Liquid‐Phase Oxidation of Alcohols ⬇️

Understanding Heteroatom-Mediated Metal–Support Interactions in Functionalized Carbons: A Perspective Review

Using supported Au nanoparticles as starting material for preparing uniform Au/Pd bimetallic catalysts

Valorisation of Glycerol to Fine Chemicals and Fuels