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.

WORK EXPERIENCE

From 15/09/2023 – ongoing- fixed-term employment contract with the profile of ER Technical Collaborator at the CNR-ITAE of Messina.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

• Design, realization and management of experimental plants on a laboratory scale for the validation of the activity and selectivity pattern in heterogeneous catalytic processes:
• Production of bio-diesel and valorisation of supply chain by-products in catalytic processes in liquid phase;
• Gasification of organic liquid effluents in supercritical water conditions for the production of bio-methane or bio-hydrogen;

Development of GC and GC-MS analytical systems for the separation of reaction mixtures in liquid or gaseous phase.