{"id":44,"date":"2024-06-02T17:34:33","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T15:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silco.polimi.it\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2025-07-03T10:14:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T08:14:19","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.silco.polimi.it\/en_gb\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

\"\"The SILCO project was born from the cooperation of three research units.<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe overall objective of the SILCO project concerns the strategic recovery of CO2<\/sub> and its reuse. This ambitious goal will be pursued by involving high-quality research groups with a long tradition in the study of materials preparation, catalytic processes and heterogeneous catalysis, with a successful track record in this direction. The SILCO partnership will therefore have at its disposal complementary multidisciplinary expertise and multi-plant equipment suitable for achieving the project objectives.
\nThe consortium is constituted by the Politecnico di Milano, the University of Genoa and the University of Milano Bicocca.\n\t

Politecnico di Milano<\/strong><\/h2>\nMat4En2 – Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali ed Ingegneria Chimica “G. Natta”<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/mat4en2.cmic.polimi.it\/index.php<\/a>
\nThe Materials for Energy and Environment (Mat4En2) laboratory belongs to the Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta” Department of Politecnico di Milano, where it has been founded in 2007. Its research activity focuses on the production and analysis of materials characterized by a low environmental impact for building and water treatment applications, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of industrial products processes, development and testing of fuel cells components and ceramic materials. All these topics are addressed in several courses taught by Mat4En2 faculty at the Schools of Engineering, Architecture and Design. The group collaborates with Italian and European universities, research centres and companies; it is also active part in many international research and exchange projects.\nProf.ssa Cinzia Cristiani<\/strong>
\nDegree in Chemistry; PhD degree in Industrial Chemistry (Politecnico di Milano; 1990).
\nShe is associate professor at Politecnico di Milano, School of Industrial Processes Engineering (Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta” Department).
\nHer research activities regard preparation, characterization and testing of: 1) natural-based and waste-derived sorbents materials for wastewater treatment, 2) materials for metals recovery from end-of-life electrical and electronic equipment; 3) natural-based and waste derived materials for improved feed and drug delivery applications; 4) coating deposition on structured substracts with complex geometry; 5) heterogeneous catalysts for energy production and environmental protection. Moreover, she is active in wider society learning projects and activity with schools.\nDott.ssa Corinne Gandelli<\/strong>
\n\"\"Diploma in Accounting and Commercial Expert; English language diploma.
\nShe is in staff of the Administrative office with the main tasks: Preparation and management of accounting and administrative documentation for Italian, European and international research projects; Monitoring of expenses and verification of correct attribution of costs; Drafting of financial statements for financed projects, respecting the deadlines and guidelines provided by the financiers; Collaboration with the projects teams in preparing documentation for funding requests and ensuring consistency between projects design and reporting; Management of relationships with the project PI , with partners and with financiers regarding management, accounting and reporting aspects; Participation in audits and periodic checks requested by financiers or competent authorities.
\nIn SILCO project she is staff of the PI for governance, coordination and administrative reporting.\nLCCP group – Dipartimento di Energia<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.lccp.polimi.it\/<\/a>
\nThe Laboratory of Catalysis and Catalytic Processes (LCCP) is a research group established in the early ’70, under the guide of Professor Pio Forzatti. It has pioneered multidisciplinary research in the science and engineering of heterogeneous catalysis. In the last decades the research activity of the group has gradually expanded from applications in industrial chemical processes to novel fields associated with energy conversion, environmental protection and sustainable production of chemicals. The mission of LCCP is the education of students via relevant research in the multidisciplinary field of catalysis science, spanning from fundamental research to industrial applications, with a strong connection with the industrial world and world-leading universities and research centers.\nProf.ssa Lidia Castoldi<\/strong>
\nDegree in Industrial Chemistry; PhD in Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (Politecnico di Milano; 2004)
\nShe is associate professor at Politecnico di Milano, School of Industrial Processes Engineering (Energy Department)
\nThe major topics of her research activities are:
\n\u2022 Heterogeneous catalytic processes, in particular reactivity studies, reaction mechanisms and kinetic aspects of the reactions.
\n\u2022 Catalytic Processes for Environment Protection
\n\u2022 Catalytic after-treatment processes for NOx abatement (LNT, PNA and similar systems)
\n\u2022 Catalytic post-combustion abatement of emissions from mobile sources (Regeneration of catalytic diesel particulate filters)
\n\u2022 Advanced materials for CO2<\/sub> capture and conversion
\n\u2022 Catalytic methane decomposition for turquoise hydrogen production\nProf. Luca Lietti<\/strong>
\nDegree in Chemical Engineering; PhD in Chemical Engineering (Politecnico di Milano; 1989)
\nHe is full professor at Politecnico di Milano, School of Industrial Processes Engineering (Energy Department).
\nHis major interests are in heterogeneous catalytic processes, especially for energy and the environment. He has developed interdisciplinary skills and expertise in mechanistic and kinetic investigations, aiming to clarify the relationships between the surface and structure properties of catalysts and their ability to guide chemical reactions along specific pathways. Current researches and investigated aspects include mainly CO2<\/sub> hydrogenation to fuels and chemicals, NOx storage-reduction catalysts for NOx abatement in mobile sources, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis over Co- and Fe-based catalysts, catalytic soot oxidation and combined soot-NOx removal, Ammonia SCR of NOx.\n\t

Universit\u00e0 di Genova<\/strong><\/h2>\nLaboratorio di Chimica delle Superfici e Catalisi Industriale – Dipartimento di ingegneria civile, chimica e ambientale – DICCA<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/www.catalisidichep.unige.it\/index.htm<\/a>
\nAt the Laboratory of Surface Chemistry and Industrial Catalysis, studies on adsorption and catalysis phenomena on ceramic solids have been underway for about fifteen years.
\nIn particular, studies are underway on the following technologies:\n\u2022 catalytic production of hydrogen from (bio)alcohols and hydrocarbons (PRIN-MIUR projects).
\n\u2022 preparation and characterization of materials for the production of fuel cells (FISR Research in collaboration with the INSTM Consortium)
\n\u2022 purification of methane-rich biogas for energy production (PNR Research and collaboration with EcoDeco, a European project and collaboration with Ansaldo Fuel Cells and CIMA).
\n\u2022 development of new catalytic materials for the abatement of volatile organic compounds (VOC) from industrial production exhaust gases (collaboration with CESI-ENEL).
\n\u2022 catalysts for the production of sulfur-free Diesel fuels with the Fischer Tropsch process (collaboration with ENITECNOLOGIE)
\n\u2022 study of the interactions between organic materials and elastomers for the production of new eco-friendly tires (collaboration with Pirelli and Consorzio INSTM)
\n\u2022 development of new catalytic technologies for the simultaneous or non-simultaneous abatement of nitrogen oxides and carbon residues from the exhaust gases of Diesel engines and industrial production.
\n\u2022 development of catalytic technologies for the purification of polluted waters (FIRB project and collaboration with CIMA)
\n\u2022 development of new acid catalysts for new processes (skeletal isomerizations, dehydrogenations) to be developed in refineries for the production of “reformulated” gasoline, i.e. less polluting.
\n\u2022 partial oxidation reactions of hydrocarbons, for the production of chemical intermediates (monomers for the production of plastics, commodities) from raw materials such as oil and natural gas).\n

The group’s activities are carried out in close contact with the activities of the Catalysis Group (GIC) of the Italian Chemical Society, member of the European Federation of the Catalysis Societies (EFCATS)<\/p>\nProf.ssa Elisabetta Finocchio<\/strong>
\nDegree in Pharmacy; PhD degree in Chemistry for Engineering (Universit\u00e0 di Genova; 1997)
\nShe is associate professor at Universit\u00e0 di Genova – Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department
\nThe main research topics are related to characterization and catalytic activity of solid catalysts for oxygenate compounds conversion, fuel upgrading, VOC combustion. In this field she investigated the redox and acid-base properties of catalysts surface and reaction mechanisms through the use of FT-IR spectroscopy in controlled atmosphere and the adsorption and co-adsorption of probe molecules. She is also involved in the investigation of composite materials for adsorption technologies and new modified biodegradable polymers.\n\t

Universit\u00e0 degli Studi Milano-Bicocca\"\"<\/strong><\/h2>\nNanoMat@Lab – Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.mater.unimib.it\/en\/research\/research-areas\/enviroment-and-energy-materials\/chemistry-inorganic-and-hybrid-materials-nanomatlab<\/a>
\nThe Chemistry of inorganic and hybrid materials (NanoMat@Lab) was founded by Prof. Franca Morazzoni and aims at the synthesis by soft-chemistry and at the functional characterization of inorganic pure and hybrid materials for energy saving.
\nThe main fields of research are Nanostructured materials for catalysis, photocatalysis and energy storage and Inorganic nanofillers for multifunctional polymer nanocomposites. The first topic concerns the synthesis by soft-chemistry methods of morphology-controlled oxide nanoparticles (e.g. TiO2<\/sub>, ZnO, MoO3<\/sub>) and tuneable porous systems (macro\/mesoporous silica or Metal Organic Frameworks, MOF), and at the study of their (photo)catalytic mechanism (formation and interfacial reactivity of paramagnetic defects) by spectroscopic and spectromagnetic techniques. On the other side, the research focus on the preparation by bottom-up approaches of oxides nanoparticles (mainly ZnO and SiO2<\/sub>) and polysilsesquioxanes (PSQ) with controlled morphological and surface features, employed in a wide range of applications (i.e. automotive, high-performance dielectrics, gas-barrier).\nProf.ssa Barbara Di Credico<\/strong>
\nDegree in Chemistry; PhD in Inorganic Chemistry (Universit\u00e0 di Firenze; 2009)
\nShe is Associate professor at Universit\u00e0 di Milano-Bicocca – Materials Science Department
\nShe has advanced experimental background in design and development of nanocomposite, hybrid and smart materials, as well as deep knowledge in inorganic chemistry. Her research interests are nanostructured oxides and organic-inorganic hybrid materials for environmental cleaning (photocatalysis), design and development of rubber composite.\nProf. Roberto Scotti<\/strong>
\nDegree in Industrial Chemistry; Specialization School in Materials Science (Universit\u00e0 di Milano; 1990)
\nHe is associate professor at Universit\u00e0 di Milano-Bicocca – Materials Science Department
\nThe main research interests are focused on the design and synthesis of i) inorganic functional and structural materials, mainly pure or mixed oxides with controlled structure, morphology, surface characteristics and defectivity and ii) hybrid organic\/inorganic nanocomposites, for application in the field of photocatalysis, luminescence material, sensing and automotive.\n\t

YOUNG RESEARCHERS HIRED FOR THE PROJECT
\n<\/strong><\/h2>\nDr. Matteo Di Virgilio
\n\"\"<\/strong>Master degree in Chemical Engineering; PhD in Materials Engineering (in completion, Politecnico di Milano).
\nHe is a post-doc researcher at Politecnico di Milano, School of Industrial Processes Engineering (Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta” Department)
\nHe mainly works in two research fields:
\n1) design, preparation, and characterization of innovative non-fluorinated composites, mainly based on graphene oxide (GO) and its functionalized derivatives, for proton exchange membrane fuel cells;
\n2) modelling of experimental data extracted for novel sorbent materials applied to the recovery of rare earth elements (REEs) or other species from end-of-life electrical and electronic equipment.\nDr. Sergio Molina-Ram\u00edrez<\/strong>
\n\"\"Degree in Chemical Engineering; Master in Chemical Engineering; PhD in Chemical Engineering (Universidad de M\u00e1laga, Spain; 2024)
\nHe is a post-doc researcher involved in SILCO Project.
\nHis main research interest regards the transition and transformation catalytic-process technologies. His researched has been focused mainly on the development of advanced catalytic coupled technologies (DPNR-SCR) for pollutant emissions abatement in diesel engines (NOx, soot, SOx etc.), analysis the synthesis of biofuels and novel advanced fuels and its impact in pollutants, study of decarbonization strategies for the utilization and conversion of CO2<\/sub> and the use of hydrogen as an energy source.\nDr. Lorenzo Vigan\u00f2
\n<\/strong>\"\"Degree in Chemical Science and Technology, Master’s degree in Chemistry, PhD degree in Materials Science and Nanotechnology (Universit\u00e0 di Milano-Bicocca)
\nHe is a post-doc researcher at Politecnico di Milano.
\nHe has experience in the synthesis and characterization of inorganic oxides, in the investigation and application of waste materials as high-added value products and, thanks to international collaborations, in the photocatalytic degradation of pollutants in water phase and CO2<\/sub> methanation under photothermal double-excitation.\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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