CREST - Catalytic Reaction Engineering for Sustainable Technologies
Mission
The ultimate target of the CREST group is the study of innovative chemical processes that pursue the goal of developing a more sustainable society model. This objective is realized through five different approaches (see group sections): i) biorefinery, i.e. exploitation of biomass to produce fuels or chemicals derived from renewable sources; ii) re-use and recovery of wastes for limiting the environmental impact of conventional processes; iii) monitoring of the quality and safety of products of the food industry; iv) development of innovative catalytic processes for energy production and environmental protection and v) development of novel technologies, exploiting renewable resources, aimed to the reduction of the CO2 emissions and the CO2 utilization as raw material for the production of high-added value products (e.g. chemicals or fuels).
Main targets
- Development of hydrothermal and/or wet catalytic processes able to reach at least 20% of lignin valorization (on an energy basis)
- Photocatalytic processes with efficiency higher than 5%
- Algae conversion processes with 30% yield to gaseous fuels
- Pollutants abatement at vehicle exhausts of Diesel engines using a catalytic converter without noble metals.
- Conversion of sugar waste into high added value products, with yields higher than 50% wt.
- Development of processes of anaerobic digestion of food residues able to give biogas yields higher than 60% (by weight)
Leader
Prof.ssa Debora Fino - Prof. Raffaele Pirone - Prof. Nunzio Russo
Research teams
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Dust Explosion and Processes Safety
Leader: MARMO LUCA
Permanent staff: RUGGERI BERNARDO -
Biorefinery Processes
BiPr
Leader: BENSAID SAMIR
Permanent staff: DELLA VALLE LUCA , FINO DEBORA , GALLETTI CAMILLA , PIRONE RAFFAELE , RUSSO NUNZIO , TOMMASI TONIAPhD, Post-docs and Grant researchers:
ACCIARDO ELISA , DEMICHELIS FRANCESCA , FRATERRIGO GAROFALO SILVIA , PIECHNIKOV ANTON , PIETRICOLA GIUSEPPE , PIPITONE GIUSEPPE , TARRARAN LOREDANA , ZOPPI GIULIA
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CO2 reduction for a low-carbon economy
Leaders: HERNANDEZ RIBULLEN SIMELYS PRIS , TOMMASI TONIA
Permanent staff: BENSAID SAMIR , DELLA VALLE LUCA , DEORSOLA FABIO ALESSANDRO , FINO DEBORA , MONTEVERDE ALESSANDRO HUGO ANTONIO , PIUMETTI MARCO , RUSSO NUNZIOPhD, Post-docs and Grant researchers:
BELLINI SILVIA , CAMELIN ENRICO , CRISTINA GIULIO , DAVARPANAH ELAHE , DEMICHELIS FRANCESCA , FORTUNATI ALESSIA , FRATERRIGO GAROFALO SILVIA , GUZMAN MEDINA HILMAR DEL CARMEN , LIENDO CASTILLO FREDDY JESUS , PIECHNIKOV ANTON , PIETRICOLA GIUSEPPE , ROLDAN BELLO DANIELA , SALOMONE FABIO , TARRARAN LOREDANA , XXX SRIGANESH , ZAMMILLO FEDERICA , ZOLI MADDALENA
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Sustainable Processes for Agro-food industry
SPA
Leaders: GEOBALDO FRANCESCO , SAVORANI FRANCESCO
Permanent staff: BENSAID SAMIR , DELLA VALLE LUCA , DEORSOLA FABIO ALESSANDRO , FINO DEBORA , NOVARA CHIARA , RUSSO NUNZIOPhD, Post-docs and Grant researchers:
ARDUINO MARA , CAVALLINI NICOLA , GAVOCI GENTIAN , GIRAUDO ALESSANDRO , LIENDO CASTILLO FREDDY JESUS , PACCOTTI NICCOLO'
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Chemical and catalytic processes for energy and environment protection
Leaders: DEORSOLA FABIO ALESSANDRO , PIUMETTI MARCO
Permanent staff: BENSAID SAMIR , DELLA VALLE LUCA , FINO DEBORA , GALLETTI CAMILLA , HERNANDEZ RIBULLEN SIMELYS PRIS , MONTEVERDE ALESSANDRO HUGO ANTONIO , PIRONE RAFFAELE , RUSSO NUNZIO , TOMMASI TONIAPhD, Post-docs and Grant researchers:
ACCIARDO ELISA , ARDUINO MARA , CAVALLINI NICOLA , DOSA MELODJ , FORTUNATI ALESSIA , FRATERRIGO GAROFALO SILVIA , GUZMAN MEDINA HILMAR DEL CARMEN , LIENDO CASTILLO FREDDY JESUS , MARIN FIGUEREDO MIGUEL JOSE , MARTINOVITY FERENC , PIECHNIKOV ANTON , PIPITONE GIUSEPPE , ROLDAN BELLO DANIELA , SALOMONE FABIO , SARTORETTI ENRICO , ZOLI MADDALENA
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