Scientific career of Fabrizio Cavani in brief Scientific Interests

S. Albonetti, G. Blanchard, P. Burattin, F. Cavani, F. Trifirò, "Procédé de préparation de
catalyseurs d'ammoxydation", France Patent 2,721,598 (1994); Eur. Patent 691,306 B1; Japan
Patent 8000996; US Patent 5,686,381. Assigned to Rhone Poulenc Chimie.
S. Albonetti, G. Blanchard, P. Burattin, F. Cavani, F. Trifirò, "Catalyseurs d'ammoxydation et leur
procédé de préparation", France Patent 2,729,651 (1995); Eur. Patent 723,934 B1 (1996); US
Patent 5,663,392; US Patent 6,072,070 (2000); Japan Patent 8238428. Assigned to Rhone
Poulenc Chimie.
S. Albonetti, G. Blanchard, P. Burattin, F. Cavani and F. Trifirò, "Procédé de préparation de
catalyseurs d'ammoxydation", France Patent 2,739,373 (1995); WO Patent 97/12,839 A1 (1997);
Eur. Patent 852,569; Japan Patent 11501326T; US Patent 6,083,869. Assegnato a Rhone Poulenc
Fiber & Resin In.
G. Blanchard, P. Burattin, F. Cavani, S. Masetti, F. Trifirò, "Procédé de préparation de catalyseurs
d'ammoxydation pour réacteur à lit fluidisé ou à lit transporté", France Patent 2,742,678 (1995);
WO Patent 97/23,287 A1 (1997); Eur. Patent 876,210. Assegnato a Rhone PoulencFiber & Resin
In.
S. Albonetti, G. Blanchard, P. Burattin, F. Cavani, S. Masetti, F. Trifirò, "Propane ammoxidation to
acrylonitrile over a tin-based mixed-oxide catalyst", Catal. Today, 42 (1998) 283-295.
E. Arcozzi, N. Ballarini, F. Cavani, M. Cimini, C. Lucarelli, F. Trifirò, P. Delichere, J.M.M. Millet, P.
Marion, “The control of catalytic performance of rutile-type Sn/V/Nb/Sb mixed oxides, catalysts for
propane ammoxidation to acrylonitrile”, Catal. Today, 138 (2008) 97–103
N. Ballarini, A. Battisti, A. Castelli, F. Cavani, C. Lucarelli, P. Marion, P. Righi, A. Turrini, “The gasphase
ammoxidation of n-hexane to unsaturated 1,6-C6 dinitriles, intermediates for 1,6hexamethylenediamine
synthesis”, DGMK Conference on Future Feddstocks for Fuels and
Chemicals, Berlin october 2008, Preprints of the Conference, DGMK Tagungsbericht 2008-3, S.
Ernts, A. Jess, F. Nees, U. Peters, M. Ricci, E. Santacesaria (Eds), ISBN 978-3-936418-81-1, p.
73-80.
N. Ballarini, F. Cavani, S. Di Memmo, F. Zappoli, P. Marion, “The role of Sb and Nb in rutile-type
Sn/V/Nb/Sb mixed oxides, catalysts for propane ammoxidation to acrylonitrile”, Catal. Today 141
(2009) 264–270
N. Ballarini, F. Cavani, P. Marion, N. Tonielli, F. Trifirò, “The role of V in rutile-type Sn/V/Nb/Sb
mixed oxides, catalysts for propane ammoxidation to acrylonitrile”, Catal. Today, 142 (2009) 170-
174
N. Ballarini, A. Battisti, A. Castelli, F. Cavani, C. Lucarelli, P. Marion, P. Righi, C. Spadoni, “The
gas-phase ammoxidation of n-hexane to unsaturated C6 dinitriles, intermediates for
hexamethylenediamine synthesis”, In “Catalysis of Organic Reactions “, M.L. Prunier (Ed.), CRC
Press, Boca Raton, 2009, p. 357-366.
F. Cavani, G. Centi, P. Marion “Catalytic ammoxidation of hydrocarbons on mixed oxides” in “Metal
Oxide Catalysts”, S.D. Jackson, J.S.J. Hargreaves (Eds), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2009, Ch 20, p.
771-818