SYNTHESIS & CHARACTERIZATION spectroscopic techniques in situ and operando (IR, Raman, UV-Vis, XAS) N2 physisorption, TEM CATALYTIC TESTS

…on carbons, metal-oxides, polymers, MOFs…

Hydrogenation & oxidation reactions

ESRF and LUND

Catalysis in zeolites: Hydrocarbon conversion; Selective reduction of NOx; Selective partial oxidation with O2

Topic:

Combined catalysis with plasma For both oxidation or reductionconditions (DeNOx or partial xidation reactions) In collaboration with GRIMP

In collaboration wit University of Oslo

Approaches: In situ/operando spectroscopies (IR; Raman, UV-Vis, Luminescence, XAS); ab-initio modelling

Supervisors: Silvia Bordiga Gloria Berlier Carlo Lamberti Sara Morandi

Structural determinatio via simulation of XANES spectra

Discrimination between palladium hydrides and carbides during htdrogenation reactions

Quantitative determination of the Cu+NH3 distance in Cu-zeolites

Possible thesis to be done in Rostov on Don, Russia

Supervisor: Carlo Lamberti

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Supervisors: Silvia Bordiga Francesca Bonino Carlo Lamberti Alessandro Damin Valentina Crocellà

Approaches: In situ/operando spectroscopies (IR; Raman, UV-Vis, Luminescence, XAS); ab-initio modelling

Sinthesys, characteization and reactivity of mesoporous Ti- based zeotypes

Topic Reactivity of Ti-doped porous silicates for partial oxydation reaction with H2O2

Materials for Natural gas purification and storage.Competive adsorption in respect to CO2; pollutants (H2O, H2S, silanes)

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Supervisors: Silvia Bordiga Gabriele Ricchiardi Francesca Bonino

Approaches: Volumetric, gravimetric , microcalorimetric measurements to evaluate adsorption properties In situ spectroscopies and modelling to understand the phenomena a the surfaces

HDPE

LLDPE

Linear α-olefins

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SYNTHESIS & CHARACTERIZATION spectroscopic techniques in situ and operando (IR, Raman, UV-Vis, XAS) CATALYTIC TESTS

Topic: Graphene and graphene-like based composites

Layered systems Hybrid systems

Exfoliation/fragmentation Impregnation

In-situ synthesis

Approaches:

SEM, AFM, Raman Spectroscopy

Photocatalysis

X-ray diffraction

DRIFT spectroscopy Organic pollutants photodegradation: UV-vis spectroscopy Supervisors: Prof. Domenica Scarano

Dott. Federico Cesano

TEM

Topic: Synthesis and characterization of MOFs for Li and/or Na ion batteries

Supervisors: Silvia Bordiga (UniTO), Francesca Bonino (UniTO), Claudio Gerbaldi (PoliTO) Co-supervisor: Cesare Atzori, PhD student, ex SdM

1) Synthesis of MOFs 2) Incorporation of MOF as filler in nanocomposite

polymer electrolyte (NCPE) membranes 3) Characterization by means of PXRD, TGA, Volumetry

(BET) and spectroscopic techniques (FTIR, Raman, XAS, UV-Vis), DSC, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, voltammetry studies etc.