Materials for Energy and the Environment

• subjectSkills

  The research group works in a chemical laboratory, equipped with different instruments for materials production and characterization:

  • Ball milling Type Rulli 1P MGS
  • Centrifuga Hettich Zentrifugen D-78532 Tuttlingen
  • Bagno ultrasuoni LBS1-0.6 Labsonic Falc
  • Fornace Elite BRF16/5 max T 1600 °C
  • Fornace Forni&Forni 8L/TR630 max T 1100 °C
  • Fornace tubolare Carbolite EHA 12/150B max T 1200 °C
  • Stufa Fratelli Galli G-2100 max T 300 °C
  • Blade coating RK Print Coat Instruments Ltd. (K101 control coater)
  • Spettrofotometro in trasformata di Fourier (FT-IR) Jasco mod. 615
  • Diffrattometro a raggi X (XRD) Bruker D8 Advance
  • Kit diagnostico STEMlabTM 125-14 board Red Pitaya
  • Termoigrometro con sonda esterna mod. C3121 Comet
  • Banco test per celle a combustibile a basse temperature Fuel Cell Technologies, connesso al carico elettrico mod. RBL 488 50-150-800 TDI Power
  • Termostato a circolazione mod. HC 5/9 Julabo
  • Ultra-Turrax T50 Janke & Junkel IKA-Labortechnik
  • Ultra-Turrax T25 digital IKA
  • Dip coater costruito in laboratorio
  • Termoreattore per reagenti in fiala e COD – HI839800 Hanna instruments
  • Spettrofotometro portatile iris – HI801 Hanna instruments

• subjectResearch activities

  The main research topics are:

  • Environmental sustainability: Life cycle assessment (LCA) of industrial products and processes
  • Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells: development, production and characterization of proton and electronic conductors for hydrogen-fed electrochemical cells
  • Characterization and modeling of electrochemical phenomena at the electrode-electrolyte interface in fuel cells
  • Clays and carbons: synthesis, functionalization and characterization for environmental applications and drug delivery
  • Self-assembling materials: development of graphene-based filters for the recovery of metals from electronic wastes and for the softening of waste and service waters
  • Sustainable buildings: analysis and characterization of nature-based materials
  • Highly conductive and wear resistant composite materials: structural, morphological and electrical characterization
  • Archeometry: characterization of ancient ceramics

• peopleTemporary Research Fellow

  ANDREA STEFANO BASSO PERESSUT

• peoplePhD

  ALESSANDRO SALVI

  MATTEO DI VIRGILIO

  NICOLAS BERTOLDO

  ANNA DOTTI

  GLORIA ROMERO VEGA

  LUCA TESTINI

  MARIA GIUSEPPINA GENDUSO

  LETIZIA CECCARELLI

• linkKeywords

  Applied Electrochemistry

  Carbon Nanomaterials

  Catalysis

  Clays

  Composites

  Drug Delivery

  Durability

  Electrochemical Processes

  Energy, Safety & Environment

  Fuel Cell

  Graphene and graphene related materials

  Materials Functionalization

  Metals Recycling