Sandro Recchia - The University of Insubria

Sandro Recchia
Contact data Associate Professor
Department of Chemical and Environmental Sciences
Via Valleggio,11
22100 Como
Tel: +39 031 2386450
Fax: +39 031 2386449
E-mail: sandro.recchia@uninsubria.it
Biography Born in Milan, Italy, on 1968.
Resident in Vimodrone (Milan), Italy.
Known Languages: Italian, English.
Training (High Schools and Academy):
July 1986: Diploma degree in food technologies (Technical
State Institute (M. Curie , Milan).
November 1993: Graduate Degree in Chemistry (University of
Milan).
November 1994: State Examination for Professional
Habilitation.
November 1994 - October 1997: Ministerial grant for a triennial
project (Research Doctorate in Chemical Sciences, University
of Milan).
May 1998: Final examination for the Research Doctorate Title.
October 1998: Permanent Position (Assistant Professor) at the
Department of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences at
the University of Insubria in Como Italy, Department of
Science, Chemistry and Mathematics.
October 2002: Permanent Position (Associate Professor) at the
School of Sciences in Como at the University of Insubria (Italy).
Qualifications and awards Member of the Analytical Spectroscopy Group of the Italian Chemical
Society.
Author or coauthor of 47 publications in the field of heterogeneous
catalysis, material characterization and analytical chemistry.
Research interests The research activity has been mainly focused to the development of
advanced strategies for the production of nano-structured materials,
with carefully designed properties, to be used in the field of
heterogeneous catalysis.
Particular efforts have been recently devoted to the development of

Teaching experience and
appointments
Representative
publications
advanced instrumentations for the characterization of heterogeneous
catalysts and for the utilization of perturbation methods in the study of
the mechanism of action of catalysts in gas-phase reactions.
1999-Present. Member of the Ph. D. Department of Chemical and
Environmental Sciences at the University of Insubria in Como.
1998-Present. Permanent Lecturer of various courses in the field of
Analytical Chemistry such as: Analytical Chemistry, Analytical
Chemistry (laboratory course), Instrumental Analytical Chemistry,
Advanced Analytical Chemistry (laboratory course), Analytical
chemistry of Pollutants.
1. DOSSI C, POZZI A, RECCHIA S., FUSI A, PSARO R, DAL SANTO
V (2003). An organometallic route to mono and bimetallic Pt and Pt-Pd
catalysts supported on magnesium oxide: thermoanalytical
investigation and catalytic behavior in MCP conversion. JOURNAL OF
MOLECULAR CATALYSIS A-CHEMICAL. vol. 204 pp. 465 - 472 ISSN:
1381-1169 (EN).
2. RECCHIA S., MONTICELLI D, POZZI A, RAMPAZZI L, DOSSI C
(2001). On the effect of catalyst status in the quantitative determination
of platinum in Pt-Sn/MgO materials. FRESENIUS JOURNAL OF
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY. vol. 369 pp. 403 - 406 ISSN: 0937-0633
(EN).
3. DAL SANTO V, SORDELLI L, DOSSI C, RECCHIA S., FONDA E,
VLAIC G, PSARO R (2001). Characterization of Pd/MgO catalysts:
Role of organometallic precursor-surface interactions. JOURNAL OF
CATALYSIS. vol. 198 pp. 296 - 308 ISSN: 0021-9517 (EN).
4. V. DAL SANTO, C. DOSSI, R. PSARO, RECCHIA S., L. SORDELLI
(2001). Carbon tetrachloride hydrodechlorination with organometallics
based platinum and palladium catalysts on MgO: EXAFS
characterization and catalytic studies. STUDIES IN SURFACE
SCIENCE AND CATALYSIS. vol. 140 pp. 185-194 ISSN: 0167-2991
(EN).
5. DOSSI C, FUSI A, MORETTI G, RECCHIA S., PSARO R (1999). On
the role of carbonaceous material in the reduction of Cu2+ to Cu+ in
Cu-ZSM-5 catalysts. APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL. vol. 188 pp.
107 - 119 ISSN: 0926-860X (EN).
6. L. SORDELLI, R. PSARO, G. VLAIC, A. CEPPARO, RECCHIA S.,
C. DOSSI, A. FUSI AND R. ZANONI (1999). EXAFS studies of
supported Rh-Sn catalysts for citral hydrogenation. JOURNAL OF
CATALYSIS. vol. 182 pp. 186-194 ISSN:0021-9517 (EN).
7. RECCHIA S., DOSSI C, POLI N, FUSI A, SORDELLI L, PSARO R
(1999). Outstanding performances of magnesia-supported platinum-tin
catalysts for citral selective hydrogenation. JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS.
vol. 184 pp. 1 – 4 ISSN: 0021-9517 (EN).
8. R.PSARO, RECCHIA S. (1998). Supported metals from
oganometallics. CATALYSIS TODAY. vol. 41 pp. 139-147 ISSN: 0920-

5861 (EN).
9. S. CALMOTTI, C. DOSSI, RECCHIA S., G.M. ZANDERIGHI (1996).
Solving the problems in noble metals analysis via inductively coupled
plasma emission spectroscopy (ICP/AES). SPECTROSCOPY
EUROPE. vol. 8/6 pp. 18-22 ISSN: 0966-0941 (EN).
10. C. DOSSI, A. FUSI, RECCHIA S., S. CALMOTTI, R.PSARO
(1995). Analytical chemist's approach to heterogeneous catalysis: GC-
MS characterizaton of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as a
fingerprinting of active sites in hydrocarbon reforming catalysts.
ANALYST. vol. 120 pp. 2353-2356 ISSN: 0003-2654 (EN).
11. M. BELLATRECCIA, R.ZANONI, C.DOSSI, R. PSARO, RECCHIA
S., G. VLAIC (1995). In-situ EXAFS Investigation of non acidic CVDbased
Pt/KL catalyst under oxydation-reduction cycles. JOURNAL OF
THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-FARADAY TRANSACTIONS. vol. 91 pp.
2045-2049 ISSN: 0956-5000 (EN).
12. C. DOSSI, A. FUSI, RECCHIA S., M. ANGHILERI, R.PSARO
(1994). Novel Palladium on Magnesium oxide catalysts for alkane
aromatisation. CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS. pp. 1245-1247 ISSN:
0366-5607 (EN).