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Enviromental Catalysis for Air Pollution Abatement

Current Research Topics
  •  Ecofriendly materials as catalysts for Selective Catalytic Reduction (NH3-SCR) of NOx: synthesis, functionalization, characterization and catalytic testing in lab-scale plant.
  • Optimization of cascade SCR/SCO process on two catalytic beds in sequence.

  • Experimental and kinetic modelling study of DeNOx and DeVOCs on Cu- and Fe-based catalysts

Industrial Partners
  • Solvay (2014-2016)
  • VELP SpA (2024)
  • RSE SpA (2022 – 2026)
Recent Publications

Galloni, M. G., Campisi, S. (co-first author), Marchetti, S. G., & Gervasini, A.  Environmental Reactions of Air-Quality Protection on Eco-Friendly Iron-Based Catalysts. Catalysts, 2020, 10(12), 1415. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10121415

Campisi, S.; Galloni, M. G.; Marchetti, S. G.; Auroux, A.; Postole, G.; Gervasini, A. “Functionalized Iron Hydroxyapatite as Eco‐friendly Catalyst for NH3‐SCR Reaction: Activity and Role of Iron Speciation on the Surface.” ChemCatChem 2020, 12 (6), 1676–1690. https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201901813.

Campisi, S.; Palliggiano, S.; Gervasini, A.; Evangelisti, C. “Finely Iron-Dispersed Particles on β Zeolite from Solvated Iron Atoms: Promising Catalysts for NH3-SCO. J. Phys. Chem. C 2019, 123 (18), 11723–11733. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b01474.

Campisi, S.; Galloni, M. G.; Bossola, F.; Gervasini, A. “Comparative Performance of Copper and Iron Functionalized Hydroxyapatite Catalysts in NH3-SCR.” Catal. Commun. 2019, 123, 79–85. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2019.02.008.

Schiavoni, M.; Campisi, S.; Carniti, P.; Gervasini, A.; Delplanche, T. “Focus on the Catalytic Performances of Cu-Functionalized Hydroxyapatites in NH3-SCR Reaction.” Appl. Catal. A Gen. 2018, 563, 43–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2018.06.020.

Schiavoni, M.; Campisi, S.; Carniti, P.; Gervasini, A.; Delplanche, T, Focus on the catalytic performances of Cu-functionalized hydroxyapatites in NH3-SCR reaction, Applied Catalysis A, 2018, 563, 5 August 2018, Pages 43-53, DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2018.06.020

Schiavoni, M.; Campisi, S.; Gervasini, A., Effect of Cu deposition method on silico aluminophosphate catalysts in NH3-SCR and NH3-SCO reactions. Applied Catalysis A, 2017, 543, 162-172, DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2017.06.034.