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The study of catalyst behavior at pressure up to 12 bar during CH , H2, CO and their mixtures combustion is the main purpose of this PhD thesis. Actually the interest towards catalytic combustion as an alternative route to produce electric power is renewed due to the use of Low-Btu fuels. Therefore the research activity was focused notably on CH but also on H2 and CO combustions and on the effect of their addition on methane combustion at variable pressure.

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Barbato, Paola Sabrina
Nata a Napoli nel 1983, ha conseguito con lode la laurea in Ingegneria Chimica nel 2007 presso l´Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II". Data la sua passione la ricerca scientifica, nel 2010, ha conseguito il dottorato lavorando nel campo delle applicazioni tecnologiche della scienza dei materiali per l´ambiente. E´ autore di 24 articoli.

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