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GREEN CHEMISTRY and Sustainability

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Our aim is to face different aspects of sustainability with our expertise in chemistry, biochemistry, industrial biotechnology, and materials chemistry with the aim of developing novel, efficient and environmentally compatible solutions for an innovative chemical industry. We exploit new (bio)catalytic strategies to produce small and macro-molecules of interest for the chemical, pharmaceutical, agro-food, and cosmetic sectors, also through the transformation of raw materials from renewable sources into a bio-refinery perspective. We fit the circular economy approach also by developing/formulating new materials and processes for biomass and polymer waste upcycling. We design functional materials to develop methods for decontamination from toxic chemicals and radiological contaminants and for the development of sustainable agriculture.

Projects

AGRITECH-Centro Nazionale per lo sviluppo delle Nuove Tecnologie in Agricoltura. Spoke 9:New technologies and methodologies for traceability, quality, safety, measurements and certifications to enhance the value and protect the typical traits in agri-food chains

AGRITECH-Centro Nazionale per lo sviluppo delle Nuove Tecnologie in Agricoltura. Spoke 9:New technologies and methodologies for traceability, quality, safety, measurements and certifications to enhance the value and protect the typical traits in agri-food chains

Agritech è uno dei 5 Centri Nazionali dedicati alla ricerca di frontiera finanziati attraverso il MUR dal Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza (PNRR) nell’ambito della Missione 4 “Istruzione e ricerca” – Componente 2 “Dalla ricerca all’impresa” e ha l’obiettivo di favorire l’adattamento ai cambiamenti climatici, la riduzione dell’impatto ambientale nell’agrifood, lo sviluppo delle aree marginali, la sicurezza, la tracciabilità e la tipicità delle filiere...

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BIOCUF - Biomimetic CO2 Fixation and Utilization for Formate Production

BIOCUF develops and demonstrates an innovative Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) process that integrates biological components (enzymes) with a high-performance chemical system to capture CO₂ and convert it into formate, a valuable compound for energy storage and industrial applications. The approach aims to enable simultaneous CO₂ capture and conversion...

BRAVE - Biocatalytic reactions for added-value applications in therapeutics and diagnostics

BRAVE - Biocatalytic reactions for added-value applications in therapeutics and diagnostics

Il progetto BRAVE punta sulla biocatalisi come leva di innovazione per sviluppare composti terapeutici e diagnostici ad alto valore, favorendo crescita industriale e avanzamento della ricerca...

INTEGRANO - Multidimensional integrated quantitative approach to assess safety and sustainability of nanomaterials in real case life cycle scenarios using nanospecific impact categories”

INTEGRANO - Multidimensional integrated quantitative approach to assess safety and sustainability of nanomaterials in real case life cycle scenarios using nanospecific impact categories”

Integrano aims to : Support decision, enabling stakeholders to tackle the SSbD challenge in the NM context, promote the design and redesign of NMs and NEPs, to support industry by reducing research and technological development...

INTERSTAR - Integration of directed evolution, rapid screening, and intensification in flow for the development of stereoselective biocatalytic synthesis of chiral amines of pharmaceutical relevance

INTERSTAR - Integration of directed evolution, rapid screening, and intensification in flow for the development of stereoselective biocatalytic synthesis of chiral amines of pharmaceutical relevance

La biocatalisi offre opportunità interessanti nella sintesi di principi attivi farmaceutici e dei loro intermedi grazie alla selettività degli enzimi e alla loro attività in condizioni blande. L’industria farmaceutica, spinta da crescenti esigenze normative e sociali verso processi più sostenibili, trarrebbe beneficio da un maggiore impiego di processi biocatalitici....

LUCRA - SustainabLe sUCcinic acid production using an integRAted electrochemical bioreactor and renewable feedstock

LUCRA - SustainabLe sUCcinic acid production using an integRAted electrochemical bioreactor and renewable feedstock

The EU project LUCRA is dedicated to reshaping the production of succinic acid by demonstrating the technical and economic feasibility of turning organic waste into bio-succinic acid on a pre-industrial scale...

MICS - Made in Italy Circolare e Sostenibile - PNRR, Missione 4 “Istruzione e Ricerca”, Componente 2 “Dalla ricerca all’impresa”

MICS - Made in Italy Circolare e Sostenibile - PNRR, Missione 4 “Istruzione e Ricerca”, Componente 2 “Dalla ricerca all’impresa”

Il progetto MICS contribuisce alla trasformazione industriale del Made in Italy rendendolo più sostenibile, digitale e circolare mediante la transizione ecologica delle filiere italiane. Le attività coinvolgono università, centri di ricerca e imprese per sviluppare nuovi modelli produttivi e materiali a basso impatto...

NBFC - National Biodiversity Future Center

NBFC - National Biodiversity Future Center

Citrus waste recycling for added value products -project aims at facing a specific issue of the citrus processing industry: the management of high loads of solid waste, mainly composed of peel, pulps and seeds. With a circular economy approach, focused on the efficient use...

Filiera sosteNIbile della Nocciola piemontese e dei suoi SOttoprodotti di LAvorazione - NINSOLA

Filiera sosteNIbile della Nocciola piemontese e dei suoi SOttoprodotti di LAvorazione - NINSOLA

l progetto NINSOLA si concentra sul recupero e la trasformazione dei sottoprodotti della filiera piemontese della nocciola, quali gusci, perisperma, foglie, farina e olio, che saranno sottoposti a macinazione, estrazione tradizionale e innovativa e caratterizzazione chimica per identificare i componenti di interesse per i mercati coinvolti..

Rendering3d - Recycling End of Life permanent magnets by innovative sintering and 3D printing

Rendering3d - Recycling End of Life permanent magnets by innovative sintering and 3D printing

Cr4FUN aims at designing, synthetizing, and characterizing homogeneous and heterogeneous chromium-based catalysts for addressing two key targets in the New Plastic Economy: a) the production of aliphatic polymers with high performance and increased...