THEMATIC AREAS

• TECHNOLOGIES FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND STORAGE, ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ENERGY CARRIERS AND CO2 RECYCLING
• Conversion of CO₂ to alternative fuels via heterogeneous catalysis;
• Transforming by-products and bioderived products into environmentally friendly energy carriers
• Synthetic fuels
• Biomass treatment and energy qualification
• TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

EDUCATION

• 02/01/2007 – 31/12/2009: 02/01/2007 – 31/12/2009: PhD in Chemical Technologies and Innovative Processes University of Messina

WORK EXPERIENCE

• From 01.01.2023: Senior Researcher at CNR-ITAE
• 27/12/2018 – 31/12/2022: Researcher at CNR-ITAE
• 15/12/2014 – 26/12/2018: Research (temporary staff) at CNR-ITAE
• 01/12/2010 – 26/12/2018: Research Fellow
• 11/01/2010 – 30/11/2020: Servizio volontario di Collaborazione di Ricerca

RESEARCH ACTIVITY

• Research activities
  • Heterogenous catalysts development (synthesis, characterization and testing) for energetic purpose and preparation of clean alternative fuels.
    • CH4/H2 production by supercritical water gasification of waste biomass
    • MeOH and DME production by CO2 hydrogenation
    • oxygenated additives synthesis by glycerol etherification.
  • Development of novel synthesis methodologies for smart materials such as electrorheological materials.
• Scientific Responsible for National and International projects: POFERS 2014/2020 Smart Rehab; Accordo Bilaterale CNR-HAS (2023-2025); PRIN 2022 AGROMET (PI)
• Responsible for Scanning Electron Microscopy SEM-XL30-EDX and FT-IR Spectroscopy IS50 equipped with environmental chamber and ATR
• Awards: MDPI 2022 Interdisciplinary Topic Award
• Topic Editor, Guest Editor e Editorial Board per MDPI Journals
• Main results: 64 papers on peer-reviewed International Journal, 2 books chapters; 9 referred conference preceedings; 86 Communication at International Congress; 53 technical reports. Scopus h-index 31; WoS h-index 30 (26/10/2023)