Franco Cotana

Franco Cotana

Università degli Studi di Perugia

H-index: 54

Europe-Italy

About Franco Cotana

Franco Cotana, With an exceptional h-index of 54 and a recent h-index of 43 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Università degli Studi di Perugia, specializes in the field of Renewable Energy, Biomass, biofuels, heat transfer, Noise control.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Energy efficiency in the commercial sector. Thermodynamics fundamentals for the energy transition

The 2023 UIT (Italian Union of Thermo-Fluid Dynamics) International Conference, hereafter referred as 40th UIT 2023, was organized by the Department of Engineering at the …

Retro-reflective plaster coatings after outdoor aging and soiling: an in-lab optical performance characterization

Produzione di idrogeno molecolare tramite foto-sonolisi dell’acqua: stato dell’arte nel contesto italiano

Energy transition and environmental sustainability in large commercial systems: a methodological approach

Transition toward net zero emissions-Integration and optimization of renewable energy sources: Solar, hydro, and biomass with the local grid station in central Italy

Hydrogen production by water photo-sonolysis: a modal approach to enhance the ultrasonic acoustic field in the solution

Recycling biomass ashes on the road pavements: a multimethod approach

Franco Cotana Information

University

Position

Full Professor of Applied Physic Industrial Engineering at

Citations(all)

9276

Citations(since 2020)

5852

Cited By

5745

hIndex(all)

54

hIndex(since 2020)

43

i10Index(all)

156

i10Index(since 2020)

133

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Franco Cotana Skills & Research Interests

Renewable Energy

Biomass

biofuels

heat transfer

Noise control

Top articles of Franco Cotana

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Energy efficiency in the commercial sector. Thermodynamics fundamentals for the energy transition

Cristina Piselli

Carla Balocco

Simone Forastiere

Andrea Silei

Fabio Sciurpi

...

2024/6/1

The 2023 UIT (Italian Union of Thermo-Fluid Dynamics) International Conference, hereafter referred as 40th UIT 2023, was organized by the Department of Engineering at the …

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Franco Cotana

Federico Rossi

Cinzia Buratti

2024

Retro-reflective plaster coatings after outdoor aging and soiling: an in-lab optical performance characterization

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

A Di Giuseppe

A Pazzaglia

B Castellani

A Nicolini

F Rossi

...

2024

Produzione di idrogeno molecolare tramite foto-sonolisi dell’acqua: stato dell’arte nel contesto italiano

Piergiovanni Domenighini

Ferdinando Costantino

Anna Donnadio

Morena Nocchetti

Alceo Macchioni

...

2023

Energy transition and environmental sustainability in large commercial systems: a methodological approach

Andrea Silei

Simone Forastiere

Cristina Piselli

Carla Balocco

Fabio Sciurpi

...

2023

Transition toward net zero emissions-Integration and optimization of renewable energy sources: Solar, hydro, and biomass with the local grid station in central Italy

Renewable Energy

Eid Gul

Giorgio Baldinelli

Pietro Bartocci

Tariq Shamim

Piergiovanni Domenighini

...

2023/5/1

Hydrogen production by water photo-sonolysis: a modal approach to enhance the ultrasonic acoustic field in the solution

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Piergiovanni Domenighini

AM Gambelli

Federico Rossi

Franco Cotana

2023/12/1

Recycling biomass ashes on the road pavements: a multimethod approach

Elia PANDOLFI BALBI

Costanza Cambi

Cristina Montanari

Maximiliano Fastelli

Gianluca Cerni

...

2023

A MULTI-DOMAIN COMFORT WALK: CROSS-MODAL INTERACTIONS ON ACOUSTIC PERCEPTION

Roberta Jacoby Cureau

Piergiovanni Domenighini

Ilaria Pigliautile

Franco Cotana

Anna Laura Pisello

2023

Thermal-Acoustic and Indoor Comfort Performance of Nature-Based Materials for Green Buildings

C Santini

C Fabiani

I Kousis

AL Pisello

F Cotana

2023/4/29

Effects of a high-reflective mulching membrane on environmental parameters and food crops cultivation: results from a summer season campaign

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

A Di Giuseppe

A Pazzaglia

G Fabbrizi

B Castellani

A Nicolini

...

2023/12/1

Part 2: Community-level strategies for microclimate mitigation and energy efficiency improvement

Cristina Piselli

Silvia Cavagnoli

Anna Laura Pisello

Claudia Fabiani

Franco Cotana

2023

Renewable Energy Community models for internal woodlands areas using biomass, thermal and electric carriers

Luca Brunelli

Elisa Belloni

Franco Cotana

Ilaria Pigliautile

2023

Environmental Sustainability of Earth-Based Materials for the Carbon Neutrality of the Built Environment

F Frota de Albuquerque Landi

C Fabiani

C Santini

AL Pisello

F Cotana

2023/4/29

Application of the novel satellite calibrated method “Radiative Forcing Meter” on a high albedo test facility for CO2 compensation

Solar Energy

Federico Rossi

Beatrice Castellani

Aron Pazzaglia

Alessia Di Giuseppe

Stefania Bonafoni

...

2023/10/1

Design and performance analysis of a small-scale prototype water condensing system for atmospheric emissions abatement

F Cotana

V Coccia

R Barros Lovate Temporim

L Lunghi

A Nicolini

...

2023

Georeferenced fix and mobile environmental data to assess microclimate change in complex urban areas toward resilient planning

J Roberta

Carla Balocco

Franco Cotana

Claudia Fabiani

Ilaria Pigliautile

...

2023

Extra-Auditory Effects from Noise Exposure in Schools: Results of Nine Italian Case Studies

Acoustics

Franco Cotana

Francesco Asdrubali

Giulio Arcangeli

Sergio Luzzi

Giampietro Ricci

...

2023/2/24

Innovative Bioplasticizers from Residual Cynara cardunculus L. Biomass-Derived Levulinic Acid and Their Environmental Impact Assessment by LCA Methodology

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Chiara Ruini

Paolo Neri

Gianluca Cavalaglio

Valentina Coccia

Franco Cotana

...

2023/8/1

Evaluation of different inorganic salts in Salting‐out process of γ-valerolactone/water solutions

G Fabbrizi

L Lorenzi

M Gelosia

T Giannoni

F Cotana

...

2023

See List of Professors in Franco Cotana University(Università degli Studi di Perugia)

Co-Authors

H-index: 114
Jose Kenny

Jose Kenny

Università degli Studi di Perugia

H-index: 65
Silvio Silvério da Silva

Silvio Silvério da Silva

Universidade de São Paulo

H-index: 55
Francesco Asdrubali

Francesco Asdrubali

Università degli Studi Roma Tre

H-index: 54
Federico Rossi

Federico Rossi

Università degli Studi di Perugia

H-index: 51
John E. Taylor

John E. Taylor

Georgia Institute of Technology

H-index: 47
Fausto Elisei

Fausto Elisei

Università degli Studi di Perugia

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