Publications
1. W. G. Fagherazzi, F. Pinna, S. Polizzi, P. Riello and M. Signoretto; “Short–range structure of zirconia xerogel and aerogel, determined by wide angle x-ray scattering”. J. Non–Cryst. Solids, 155, (1993) 259-266; 2. A. Benedetti, G. Fagherazzi, P. Riello, Y.W. Zeng, F. Pinna, and M. Signoretto, “Fractal properties of a partially crystalline zirconium oxide aerogel”. J. Appl. Crystallogr, 26(5) (1993) 717-720; 3. F. Pinna, M. Signoretto, G. Strukul, G. Cerrato and C. Morterra,” Isomerization of n-butane on sulfated zirconia: evidence for the dominant role of Lewis acidity on the catalytic activity”. Catal. Lett., 26 (1994) 339-344; 4. C. Morterra, G. Cerrato, F. Pinna, M. Signoretto and G. Strukul, “On the Acid-Catalysed Isomerisation of Llight Paraffins over a ZrO2/SO4 System: The Effect of Hydration”. J. Catal., 149 (1994)181-188; 5. F. Pinna, M. Selva, M. Signoretto, G. Strukul, F. Boccuzzi, A. Benedetti, P. Canton and G. Fagherazzi,” Pd-Fe/SiO2 catalysts in the hydrogenation of 2,4-Dinitrotoluene”. J. Catal , 150 (1994) 356-367; 6. C. Morterra, G. Cerrato, F. Pinna and M. Signoretto, BrØnsted “ Acidity of a Superacid Sulfate-Doped ZrO2 System”. J. Phys. Chem., 98 (1994) 12373-12381; 7. M. Signoretto “Sintesi , caratterizzazione e reattività di ZrO2/SO4 per l’isomerizzazione a bassa temperatura di n-butano”- Dissertazione finale del dottorato di Ricerca in Scienze Chimiche. Biblioteche nazionali di Firenze e Roma (1994); 8. C. Sarzanini, G. Sacchero, F. Pinna, M. Signoretto, G. Cerrato and C. Morterra, “Amount and Nature of Sulfates at the Surface of Sulfate-doped Zirconia Catalysts”. J. Mater. Chem., 5(2) (1995) 353-360; 9. M. Marella, M. Tomaselli, L. Meregalli, M. Battagliarin, P. Gerontopoulos, F. Pinna, M. Signoretto and G. Strukul, “Sol-gel zirconia spheres for catalytic applications”. Stud. Surf. Sci. & Catal., vol. 91, G. Poncelet, J. Martens, B. Delmon, P. A. Jacobs and P. Grange Eds, Elsevier, Amsterdam 1995, p. 327; 10. P. Riello, G. Fagherazzi, P. Canton, D. Clemente and M. Signoretto. "Determining the Degree of Crystallinity in Semicrystalline Materials by Means of the Rietveld Analysis". J. Appl. Crystallogr., 28 (1995) 121-126; 11. G. Fagherazzi, A. Benedetti, S. Polizzi, A. Di Mario, F. Pinna, M. Signoretto and N. Pernicone, “Structural investigation on the stoichiometry of -PdHx in Pd/SiO2 catalysts as a function of metal dispersion”. Catal. Lett., 32 (1995) 293-303; 12. F. Pinna, M. Signoretto, G. Strukul, A. Benedetti, M. Malentachi and N. Pernicone. “Ruthenium as a dispersing agent in carbon-supported palladium”. J. Catal., 155 (1995) 166-169; 13. F. Boccuzzi, E. Guglielminotti, F. Pinna, M. Signoretto, “Surface Composition of Pd-Fe Catalysts Supported on Silica” J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans.I., 91(18) (1995) 3237-3244; 14. C. Morterra, G. Cerrato, F. Pinna and M. Signoretto, “Crystal Phase, Spectral Features, and Catalytic Activity of Sulfated-Doped Zirconia Systems”. J. Catal., 157 (1995) 109-123; 15. M. Signoretto, F. Pinna, G. Strukul, G. Cerrato and C. Morterra, “Platinum promoted zirconia-sulfate catalysts: one-pot preparation, physical properties and catalytic activity”. Catal. Lett., 36 (1996) 129-133; 16. G. Strukul, M. Signoretto, F. Pinna, A. Benedetti, G. Cerrato and C. Morterra Aerogel “Synthesis as an Improved Method for the Preparation of Platinum-Promoted Zirconia-Sulfate Catalysts in Advanced Catalysts and Nanostructured Materials Modern Synthetic methods”, W. R. Moser Ed., Academic Press, New York, 1996, ch.6B, p.143; 17. C. Morterra, G. Cerrato and M. Signoretto. “On the role of the calcination step in the preparation of superacid sulfated zirconia catalysts”. Catal. Lett. 41 (1996) 101-109; 18. C. Morterra, G. Cerrato, S. Di Ciero, M. Signoretto, F. Pinna and G. Strukul “Platinum-Promoted and Unpromoted Sulfated Zirconia Catalysts Prepared by a One-Step Aerogel Procedure: 1. Physico-Chemical and Morphological Characterization”. J. Catal., 165 (1997) 172-183; 19. M. Signoretto, F. Pinna, G. Strukul, P. Chies, G. Cerrato, S. Di Ciero and C. Morterra,” Platinum-Promoted and Unpromoted Sulfated Zirconia Catalysts Prepared by a One-Step Aerogel Procedure: 2. Catalytic Activity in the Isomerization of n-Butane”. J. Catal., 167 (1997) 522-533; 20. F. Pinna, M. Signoretto, G. Strukul, S. Polizzi and N. Pernicone. ”Pd-SiO2 catalysts: stability of -PdHx as a function of Pd dispersion”. Reac. Kinet. Catal . Lett.. , 60 (1) (1997) 9-13; 21. Claudio Morterra, Giuseppina Cerrato, Vera Bolis, Silvia Di Ciero, Michela Signoretto “On the strength of Lewis and Brnsted acid sites at the surface of sulfated zirconia catalysts”. J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans., 93(6) (1997) 1179-1184; 22. Claudio Morterra, Giuseppina Cerrato, Silvia Di Ciero, Michela Signoretto, Alessandro Minesso, Francesco Pinna and Giorgio Strukul “Isomerization of n-butane over Fe, Mn-promoted sulfated zirconia: catalytic activity and surface features of the catalyst”. Catal. Lett., 49 (1997) 25-34; 23. Giorgio Strukul, Alessandro Minesso, Michela Signoretto, Francesco Pinna, Claudio Morterra, Silvia Di Ciero and Giuseppina Cerrato “Low Temperature Isomerization of Butane: A Comparison between ZrO2-SO4 and Fe-Mn/ZrO2-SO4 catalysts”. Prepr. Petr. Div. Am. Chem. Soc. 42(4) (1997) 729-733; 24. F. Pinna, M. Scarpa, M. Signoretto, G. Strukul, M. Marella, M. Tomaselli, L. Meregalli and R. Scattolin “Sulfated zirconia spheres and microspheres by gel supported precipitation”; Stud. Surf. Sci. & Catal., , VII, vol. 118, B. Delmon et al., editors, Elsevier Science B.V. 1998, p.625 ; 25. M. Signoretto, M. Scarpa, F. Pinna, G. Strukul, P. Canton and A. Benedetti “WO3/ZrO2 catalysts by sol-gel processing”. J. Non Cryst. Solids 225 (1998) 178-183; 26. S. Ardizzone, C.L. Bianchi, M. Signoretto “Zr(IV) surface chemical state and acid features of sulphated-zirconia samples” Appl. Surf. Sci. 136 (1998) 213-220; 27. J.M.M. Millet, M. Signoretto and P. Bonville “Characterization of Fe-prmoted sulfated zirconia catalysts used for the n-butane isomerization by XPS and Mössbauer spectroscopies” Catal. Lett., 64 (2000)135-140; 28. Chiara Palazzi, Liliana Oliva, Michela Signoretto and Giorgio Strukul “Microporous Zirconia-Silica Mixed Oxides Made by Sol-Gel as Catalysts for the Liquid Phase Oxidation of Olefins with Hydrogen Peroxide”. J. Catal., 194 (2000) 286-293; 29. C. Morterra, G. Cerrato, G. Meligrana, M. Signoretto, F. Pinna and G: Strukul “Catalytic activity and some related spectral features of yttria-stabilised cubic sulfated zirconia”. Catal. Lett., 73(2-4) (2001) 113-119; 30. Stefano Melada, Michela Signoretto, Silvia Ardizzone and Claudia.L. Bianchi “Physico-chemical features and catalytic activity of sulfated zirconia prepared by sol-gel method. The role of the solvent evaporation step”. Catal. Lett., 75(3-4) (2001) 199-204; 31. F. Pinna, F. Menegazzo, M. Signoretto, P. Canton, G. Fagherazzi and N. Pernicone “Consecutive hydrogenation of benzaldehyde over Pd catalysts Influence of supports and sulfur poisoning”. Appl. Catal. A, 219 (2001)195-200; 32. M. Signoretto, L. Oliva, F. Pinna and G. Strukul “Synthesis of sulfated-zirconia aerogel: effect of the chemical modification of precursor on catalyst porosity” J. Non–Cryst. Solids, 290 (2001) 145-152; 33. C. Morterra, G. Cerrato, S. Ardizzone, C.L. Bianchi, M. Signoretto and F. Pinna “Surface features and catalytic activity of sulfated zirconia catalysts from hydrothermal precursors”. Phys.Chem.Chem.phys., 4 (2002) 3136-3145; 34.P. Canton, F. Menegazzo, M. Signoretto, F. Pinna, P. Riello, A. Benedetti and N. Pernicone, “Influence of preparation procedure on physical and catalytic properties of carbon-supported Pd-Au catalysts” Stud. Surf. Sci. & Catal,, vol.143, E. Gaigneaux, D.E. De Vos, P.Grange, P.A. Jacobs, J.A.Martens. P.Ruiz and G. Poncelet Eds, Elsevier, Amsterdam (2002); 35. Giuliana Magnacca, Giuseppina Cerrato, Claudio Morterra, Michela Signoretto, Filippo Somma, Francesco Pinna “Structural and Surface Characterization of Pure and Sulfated Iron Oxides” Chem. Mater.,15 (2003) 675-687; 36.N. Pernicone, F. Ferrero, I .Rossetti, L. Forni, P.Canton, P.Riello, G. Fagherazzi, M. Signoretto, F. Pinna, “Wustite as a new precursors of industrial ammonia synthesis catalysts” Appl. Catal. A: General 251 (2003) 121-129; 37. S. Melada, M. Signoretto, F. Somma, , F. Pinna, G. Cerrato, G. Meligrana and C. Morterra, “Gas- and liquid-phase reactions on sulphated zirconia prepared by precipitation” Catal. Lett., 94 (3-4) (2004) 193-198; 38. V. Trevisan, M. Signoretto, S. Colonna, V. Pironti, G. Strukul, “Microencapsulated chloroperoxidase as a recyclable catalyst for enantioselective oxidation of sulfides with hydrogen peroxide” Angew. Chem. Int. Edit., 43 (2004) 4097-4099; 39. Michela Signoretto, Stefano Melada, Francesco Pinna, Stefano Polizzi, Giuseppina Cerrato, Claudio Morterra” Ga2O3-promoted sulfated zirconia systems: Morphological, structural and redox properties” Micropor. Mesopor. Mat., 81 (2005)19-29; 40. M. Signoretto, A. Breda, F. Somma, F. Pinna, G. Cruciani “Mesoporous sulphated zirconia by liquid-crystal templating method” Micropor. Mesopor. Mat., 91 (2006) 23-32; 41. Francesco Zane, Stefano Melada, Michela Signoretto, Francesco Pinna “Active and recyclable sulphated zirconia catalysts for the acylation of aromatic compounds” Appl. Catal. A: General 299 (2006) 137-144; 42. F. Menegazzo, M. Manzoli; A.Chiorino; F. Boccuzzi; T. Tabakova; M. Signoretto, F.Pinna, N. Pernicone “Quantitative determination of gold active sites by chemisorption and by infrared measurements of adsorbed CO” J. Catal. 237 (2006) 431-434; 43. E. Ghedini, M. Signoretto, F. Pinna, G. Cerrato, C. Morterra “Gas and liquid phase reaction on MCM-41/SZ catalysts” Appl.Catal. B: Environmental 67 (2006) 24-33; 44. A. Breda, M. Signoretto, E. Ghedini, F. Pinna, G. Cruciani, “Acylation of veratrole over promoted SZ/MCM-41 catalysts: Influence of metal promotion” Appl. Catal. A: General 308 (2006) 216-222; 45. G. Cerrato, C. Morterra, M. Rodriguez Delgado, C. Otero Orean, M. Signoretto, F. Somma, F. Pinna, “Ga-promoted sulphated zirconia systems. II Surface features and catalytic activity” Micropor. Mesopor. Mater., 94 (2006) 40-49; 46. F. Menegazzo, T. Fantinel, M. Signoretto, F. Pinna “Metal dispersion and distribution in Pd- based PTA catalysts” Catal. Commun. 8 (2007) 876-879; 47. F. Menegazzo, F. Pinna, Michela Signoretto, V. Trevisan, F. Boccuzzi, A. Chiorino, M. Manzoli “Highly dispersed gold on zirconia: characterization and LT-WGS activity tests” ChemSusChem. 1(4) (2008) 320-326; 48. Michela Signoretto, Antonella Torchiaro, Anna Breda, Francesco Pinna, Giuseppina Cerrato, Claudio Morterra “Study on reuse of metal oxide-promoted sulphated zirconia in acylation reactions” Appl. Catal. B: Environmental 84(2008)363-371; 49. Elena Ghedini, Michela Signoretto, , Francesco Pinna, Giuseppe Cruciani “Mesoporous Silica.- Zirconia systems for fine chemical application”.. Cat. Lett 125 (2008) 359-370; 50. Michela Signoretto, Valentina Nichele, Elena Ghedini, Francesco Pinna, G. Cerrato “One-step synthesis of silica gel used in the controlled release of drug” Zeolites and Related Materials: Trends, Targets and Challenges Proceedings of 4th International FEZA Conference A. Gedeon, P. Massiani and F. Babboneau (Editors) 2008 Elsevier B.V; 51.Elena Ghedini, Michela Signoretto, Davide Guarascio, Francesco Pinna, G. Cerrato “Ibuprofen delivery behaviour on MCM-41: influence of organic groups amount” Zeolites and Related Materials: Trends, Targets and Challenges Proceedings of 4th International FEZA Conference A. Gedeon, P. Massiani and F. Babboneau (Editors) 2008 Elsevier B.V; 52. Federica Menegazzo, Pierluigi Burti, Michela Signoretto, Maela Manzoli, Svetoslava Vankova, Flora Boccuzzi, Francesco Pinna, Giorgio Strukul “Effect of the Addition of Au in Zirconia and Ceria Supported Pd Catalysts for the Direct Synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide” J. Catal. 257(2)(2008)369-381; 53. F. Menegazzo, F. Pinna, M. Signoretto, V. Trevisan, F. Boccuzzi, A. Chiorino, M. Manzoli “Quantitative determination of sites able to chemisorb CO on Au/ZrO2 catalysts” Appl. Catal. A: General 356 (2009)31-35 ; 54. Anna Chiorino, Maela Manzoli, Federica Menegazzo, Michela Signoretto, Floriana Vindigni, Francesco Pinna, Flora Boccuzzi “New insight on the nature of catalytically active gold sites: Quantitative CO chemisorption data and analysis of FTIR spectra of adsorbed CO and of isotopic mixtures” J. Catal. 262 (2009)169-176; 55. F. Zane, V. Trevisan, F. Pinna, M. Signoretto, F. Menegazzo “Investigation on gold dispersion of Au/ZrO2 catalysts and activity in the low-temperature WGS reaction” Appl. Catal. B: Environmental 89 (2009)303-308 ; 56. Giulia Bernardotto, Federica Menegazzo, Francesco Pinna, Michela Signoretto, Giuseppe Cruciani, Giorgio Strukul " New Pd-Pt and Pd-Au catalysts for an efficient synthesis of H2O2 from H2 and O2 under very mild conditions" Appl. Catal. A: General 358 (2009)129-135 ; 57. L. Contessotto, E. Ghedini, F. Pinna, M. Signoretto, G. Cerrato, V. Crocellà “Hybrid organic-inorganic silica gel carriers with controlled drug delivery properties “ Chem. Eur. J. 15/44 (2009)12043-12049 ; 58. Federica Menegazzo, Michela Signoretto, Maela Manzoli, Flora Boccuzzi, Giuseppe Cruciani, Francesco Pinna, Giorgio Strukul “Influence of the preparation method on the morphological and composition properties of Pd-Au/ZrO2 catalysts and their effect on the direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide from hydrogen and oxygen” J. Catal. 268 (2009) 122-130 ; 59. M. Signoretto, E. Ghedini, V.Trevisan, C.L.Bianchi, M.Ongaro, G.Cruciani “TiO2-MCM-41 for the photocatalytic abatement of NOx in gas phase” Appl. Catal. B: Environmental 95 (2010) 130-136 ; 60. E. Ghedini, M. Signoretto, F. Pinna, , V. Crocellà, Luca Bertinetti, G. Cerrato “Controlled release of metoprolol tartrate from nanoporous silica matrices” Micropor. Mesopor. Mater., 132 (2010)258-267; 61. Maela Manzoli, Flora Boccuzzi, Valentina Trevisan, Federica Menegazzo, Michela Signoretto, Francesco Pinna “Au/ZrO2 catalyst for LT-WGSR:Active role of solfate during gold deposition” Appl. Catal. B: Environmental 96 (2010)28-33; 62. Elena Ghedini; Federica Menegazzo; Michela Signoretto; Maela Manzoli; Francesco Pinna; Giorgio Strukul “Mesoporous silica as supports for Pd catalyzed H2O2 direct synthesis: Effect of the textural properties of the support on the activity and selectivity” J. Catal. 273 (2010) 266–273; 63. Fabrizio Cavani, Stefania Guidetti, Luca Marinelli, Marco Piccinini, Elena Ghedini, Michela Signoretto “The control of selectivity in gas-phase glycerol dehydration to acrolein catalysed by sulfated zirconia” Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 100, 1-2, (2010) 197-204; 64. M. Signoretto, E. Ghedini, V. Nichele , F. Pinna, V. Crocellà, G. Cerrato “ Effect of textural properties on the drug delivery behaviour of nanoporousnTiO2 matrices” Micropor. Mesopor. Mater., 139 (2011) 189-196; 65.V. Nichele, M. Signoretto, E. Ghedini, “ -galactosidase entrapment in silica gel matrices for a more effective treatmente of lactose intolerance” J. Mol. Catal. B: Enzymatic 71 (2011) 10-15.