THEMATIC AREAS

TECHNOLOGIES FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND STORAGE, ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ENERGY CARRIERS AND CO₂ RECYCLING

• Transformation of by-products and bioderived products into environmentally friendly energy carriers;
• Power to gas (methanation)
• Green ammonia synthesis
• Hydrogen production from fossil fuels and green ammonia

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGIES AND INTEGRATED SYSTEMS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY – SMART ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES

• Hydrogen generation and storage systems

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

• Transversal activities of technology transfer of research results to industry;

EDUCATION

• 1998 Master’s degree in chemistry,  Messina University
• PhD in MATERIALS FOR HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY” (XXVIII CYCLE), Roma Tor Vergata

WORK EXPERIENCE

• From 01/01/2023 – ongoing, Senior Researcher level II at CNR-ITAE;
• From 2022 – ongoing contact person of communication for the ITAE;
• From 2020 – ongoing “Guest Editor”of the journal “Catalysts”, MDPI (ISSN 2073-4344);
• From 2017 – ongoing, active member of International scientific associations and boards of Hydrogen Europe Research and European Energy Research Alliance;
• From 2017 – ongoing, responsible for managing the ITAE’s website;
• From 01/01/2008 to 31/12/2022, Researcher level III at CNR-ITAE;
• From 15/07/2006 to 31/12/2007, Research Fellow at CNR-ITAE, Realisation of an experimental 5Nm³/h H₂ generator prototype;
• From 07/07/2003 to 06/07/2006, Research Fellow at CNR-ITAE, Preparation and chemical-physical characterisation of catalysts for autothermal reforming of LPG;
• From 01/07/2002 to 31/07/2003, Research Fellow at CNR-ITAE, Development of catalysts for a 2kW hydrogen generation unit based on autothermal reforming of LPG. And development of a 2kW LPG hydrogen generation unit;
• From 15/06/2001 to 15/06/2002, Research Fellow at CNR-ITAE, Development of catalysts for hydrogen generation systems based on the reforming of light hydrocarbons;
• From 01/07/1999 to 13/04/2001, Fellow at CNR-ITAE, Development of innovative materials for applications in adsorption heat pumps;

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES Dr. Vita is the Head of the Fuel Processing Materials and Technologies (FPMaT) Research Team at CNR-ITAE. His scientific activity is mostly in the field of heterogeneous catalysis applied to the materials and technologies for the energy and industrial sector. Currently, Dr. Vita is interested in developing innovative structured catalysts (monoliths, foams, POCS), reactors and prototypes for the intensification of renewable energy chemical storage in molecules (e-fuels or “energy carriers”) such as methane and ammonia (Power to Gas and Power to E-fuels/e-carriers processes) and of fossil fuels (natural gas, LPG, diesel) and renewable fuels (biogas, bio-ethanol, green ammonia) reforming. He is author and co-author of 76 publications in peer-reviewed journals (h-index: 31/Scopus, 35/Google Scholar) more than 100 contributes (papers, poster, oral presentations) for international scientific conferences, about 70 technical reports for National and International Projects and 4 book chapters on H₂ production by reforming processes. Dr. Vita is involved in several International and National research projects, as Scientific Responsible. Some of the more recent are shown below: ANDREAH, AMBHER, SPHERA, MULTITOOL, PLUG-IN.