Research on Renewable Energy and Sustainability
The research activity focuses on the design and characterization of new sensitizers for innovative energy conversion systems from renewable sources and for hydrogen production.
Process for obtaining levulinic acid esters, in particular alkyl levulinates
Our patented process is useful to obtain levulinic acid esters by direct alcoholysis of carbohydrates, such as C6 monosaccharides and/or polysaccharides thereof and/or chitin and/or chitosan, with a predetermined alcohol, takes place at a reaction temperature preferably between 100°C and 220°C for a time preferably between 30 and 300 minutes and in the presence of a co-solvent with specific properties, in addition to a conventional acid catalyst said alcohol and said co solvent are preferably separated from the reaction mixture after conversion and then, recycled back to the conversion step
LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATORS FROM FILMOGENIC POLYMERIC AQUEOUS DISPERSIONS
The patented technology is an innovative Luminescent Solar Concentrator (LSC), created from filmogenic aqueous dispersions containing fluorophores with high quantum yield.
CYCLE FOR THE CONVERSION OF LOW ENTHALPY THERMAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
The innovative system for the production of electricity is based on the use of fuel cells within a high-efficiency cycle that converts the thermal energy provided by "low" temperature (e.g. ~ 80 °C) and low enthalpy heat sources.
A silicon solar cells lamination plant and a process carried out with this plant
The object of this invention is a plant for the lamination of silicon solar cells which allows to obtain photovoltaic modules of improved efficiency thanks to the reduction of the impact of the phenomenon of silicon cracking.
Membranes containing polymerised ionic liquids for use in gas separation
The invention relates to the production and the use of innovative membranes for the separation of gases, in particular for the efficient separation of carbon dioxide (CO2) from gaseous mixtures saturated with water vapour, which is one of the most important issues in the gaseous mixtures separation at industrial level.