Andrea Canciani

Dr. Andrea Canciani

Industrial chemistry, University of Bologna, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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21 October 2023 in Journal of Catalysis
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RBRiccardo Bacchiocchi
Riccardo Bacchiocchi
AVAlessia Ventimiglia
Alessia Ventimiglia
ACAndrea Canciani
Andrea Canciani
GPGiorgia Peroni
Giorgia Peroni
Tommaso TabanelliTommaso Tabanelli
Tommaso Tabanelli
FCFabrizio Cavani
Fabrizio Cavani

8 February 2023 in Membranes
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Emanuele MaccaferriEmanuele Maccaferri
Emanuele Maccaferri
ACAndrea Canciani
Andrea Canciani
LMLaura Mazzocchetti
Laura Mazzocchetti
TBTiziana Benelli
Tiziana Benelli
loris giorginiloris giorgini
loris giorgini
Stefania AlbonettiStefania Albonetti
Stefania Albonetti
Catalysts are used for producing the vast majority of chemical products. Usually, catalytic membranes are inorganic. However, when dealing with reactions conducted at low temperatures, such as in the production of fine chemicals, polymeric catalytic membranes are preferred due to a more competitive cost and easier tunability compared to inorganic ones. In the present work, nanofibrous mats made of poly(ethylene oxide), PEO, and poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate, PEGDA, blends with the Au/Pd catalyst are proposed as catalytic membranes for water phase and low-temperature reactions. While PEO is a water-soluble polymer, its blending with PEGDA can be exploited to make the overall PEO/PEGDA blend nanofibers water-resistant upon photo-crosslinking. Thus, after the optimization of the blend solution (PEO molecular weight, PEO/PEGDA ratio, photoinitiator amount), electrospinning process, and UV irradiation time, the resulting nanofibrous mat is able to maintain the nanostructure in water. The addition of the Au6/Pd1 catalyst (supported on TiO2) in the PEO/PEGDA blend allows the production of a catalytic nanofibrous membrane. The reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP), taken as a water phase model reaction, demonstrates the potential usage of PEO-based membranes in catalysis.