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Prof. Signoretto as invited speaker 

Prof. Michela Signoretto was invited as a speaker to a meeting on Circular Plastics  at the event Ecomondo  (Rimini, November 8th, 2024)

CATMAT team participated at Veneto Night 2024

Our researchers presented the lab "I colori dell'arte" at Veneto Night on September 27, 2024

Prof. Signoretto as invited speaker in China

Prof. Michela Signoretto was invited in China to present the recent research of CATMAT group at the Conference of Surface & Interface Functional Materials 2024 organized by the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of North University of China. (Taiyuan, September 25-28, 2024)

Prof. Signoretto is the winner of the G. Levi Medal for Industrial Chemistry

Prof. Michela Signoretto and Dr. Vecchini of Versalis were awarded the Mario Giacomo Levi medal by the Industrial Chemistry Division of the Italian Chemical Society. This honor is awarded jointly to an academic scholar and an industry representative who, in collaboration, have distinguished themselves for the innovative activity carried out in the field of Chemistry, bringing innovation to an industrial realization. Prof. Michela Signoretto and Dr. Vecchini of Versalis were awarded for their collaboration on the valorization of the chars obtained from the pyrolysis of waste plastics. The award ceremony took place on the occasion of the XXVIII National Congress of the SCI (SCI2024) in Milan on 28 August 2024.

Catalysis: yesterday, today, tomorrow

November 8, 2023 
The day included a series of speeches on the current progress of catalysis by researchers from the academic world and Italian industry. Fil rouge of the day has been the memory of Prof. Francesco Pinna who was our mentor. 
More information [ITA]

Winner of the best thesis on Industrial Chemistry

Giulia Da Pian is the winner of the Industrial Chemistry Division Award for the best Master Degree thesis in Industrial Chemistry (edition 2023). The award ceremony took place in Milan on november, 20th.

Interview in the Magazine LEI

Read the interview to Dr. Somayeh Taghavi for the Magazine LEI [ITA]

Industrial collaborations

CATMAT is available for researches in partnership with companies in order to collaborate on projects of common interest. In this way, companies can have access to the knowledge and skills of the CATMAT researchers, laboratories and research facilities.
The partnership can be developed through:

  • Research projects;
  • Funding of research grants, doctoral scholarships on selected topics;
  • An industrial doctorate that allows companies to train, through a PhD program on a selected topic, their employees already engaged in highly qualified activities.

Our thesis proposals

All CATMAT thesis projects involve the design of innovative materials, their characterisation and their use for desired applications. Some topics:

  • Formulation of highly performant cosmetics from natural raw materials
  • Formulation of innovative materials for drug delivery systems
  • Formulation of inexpensive, innovative multifunctional materials to be used in green building industry
  • How to store sunlight? Photocatalysis turns CO2 and bio-alcohols into solar fuels
  • Energy relies on hydrogen: how to obtain it by renewable sustainable sources?
  • Waste to wheel (w2w): how to turn biomass into chemicals and fuels? Development of process to upgrade lignocellulosis wastes
  • Biochars: from waste to resources by pyrolisis
  • Formulation of multifunctional materials for Cultural Heritage
  • Formulation of innovative coatings for roman frescos (in collaboration with IIT) 
  • Synthesis of innovative materials for applications in the traditional venician "marmorino"