Samir Bensaid

Full Professor
Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT)

  • Coordinator Academic Board - Ph.D. programme in Chemical Engineering

Profile

Research interests

Air pollution
Aqueous phase reforming
Biomass
Carbonation
Co2 valorization
Heterogeneous catalysis
Methane pyrolysis
Methanol
Power-to-fuel
Soot oxidation

Scientific branch

ING-IND/27 - CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES
(Area 0009 - Industrial and information engineering)

Skills

ERC sectors

PE8_2 - Chemical engineering, technical chemistry
PE4_6 - Chemical physics
PE8_6 - Energy processes engineering
PE4_10 - Heterogeneous catalysis
PE8_9 - Production technology, process engineering

Other research or teaching roles outside Politecnico

  • Visiting Researcher, presso University of Houston (1/3/2015-30/4/2015)

Teaching

Collegi of the PhD programmes

  • INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2022/2023 (39. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • SCIENTIFIC, TECHNOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL METHODS ENABLING CIRCULAR ECONOMY, 2022/2023 (39. ciclo)
    Università degli Studi di PADOVA
  • INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2021/2022 (38. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • SCIENTIFIC, TECHNOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL METHODS ENABLING CIRCULAR ECONOMY, 2021/2022 (38. ciclo)
    Università degli Studi di PADOVA
  • INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2020/2021 (37. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2019/2020 (36. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2018/2019 (35. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2017/2018 (34. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2016/2017 (33. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2015/2016 (32. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2014/2015 (31. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
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Teachings

PhD

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Master of Science

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Bachelor of Science

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Research

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Supervised PhD students

  • Alessia Cometto. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (39th cycle, 2023-in progress)
  • Diego Fida. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (39th cycle, 2023-in progress)
  • Saman Khayat Noroozi. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (39th cycle, 2023-in progress)
  • Leandro Leucci. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (39th cycle, 2023-in progress)
  • Giulia Farnocchia. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (38th cycle, 2022-in progress)
  • Nadia Grifasi. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (38th cycle, 2022-in progress)
  • Marco Pietro Mezzapesa. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (38th cycle, 2022-in progress)
  • Alessio Tauro. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (38th cycle, 2022-in progress)
  • Piercosimo Vedele. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (38th cycle, 2023-in progress)
  • Francesco Barracco. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (37th cycle, 2022-in progress)
  • Andrea Rizzetto. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (37th cycle, 2021-in progress)
  • Mara Arduino. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (36th cycle, 2020-in progress)
  • Sabrina Ballauri. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (36th cycle, 2020-in progress)
    Thesis: Praseodymium doping in Pd/CeO2 systems: material properties and application for the complete methane oxidation reaction
  • Elena Corrao. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (36th cycle, 2020-in progress)
  • Seyed Mohamad Rasool Mirkarimi. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (36th cycle, 2020-in progress)
  • Lorenzo Testa. Programme in Energetica (36th cycle, 2020-in progress)
    Research subject: bioenergy, biofuels, thermochemical conversion
    Energy systems sustainability and optimization
    Renewable energy
    Conversion, storage and decarbonization of energy vectors
    Energy systems sustainability and optimization
    Renewable energy
    Conversion, storage and decarbonization of energy vectors
  • Edoardo Tito. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (36th cycle, 2020-in progress)
    Thesis: Hydrothermal liquefaction of waste: understanding of reaction pathways and implementation
  • Elisa Acciardo. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (35th cycle, 2019-2023)
    Thesis: Reductive depolymerization of lignin into valuable products
  • Giulia Zoppi. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (34th cycle, 2018-2022)
    Thesis: Aqueous phase reforming for biorefinery stream valorization
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