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

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).
  

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 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 CVD-based 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).