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On February 23–24, the PhD students of the ADC & SusCat Lab took part in the PhD Day at the University of Siena, an important opportunity for scientific exchange, presentation of research activities, and academic growth. Special recognition goes to Demetra Zambardino, Lorenzo Angiolini and Giovanni Ricciardella, who are approaching a major milestone and will soon defend their PhD theses. On the same days, Davide Drusiani and Simone Zurzolo, PhD students of the National PhD Pr

The Milestone SynthWAVE is a game-changing tool for microwave-assisted chemistry, designed to bring laboratory reactions closer to pilot-scale applications. Its high microwave power density and powerful stirring allow the exact conditions developed on small-scale reactions to be replicated at larger scales, making it an ideal platform for scaling up reactions using our industrial and agricultural waste streams. This represents a crucial step forward toward pilot plant impleme

CircularWaste aims to transform industrial and agricultural waste into valuable chemicals through innovative and sustainable catalytic processes. By combining green chemistry principles, biochar-supported catalysts, and waste-derived additives, the project explores new ways to perform key chemical transformations in water and other eco-friendly media. From the extraction of tannins and long-chain alcohols from leather waste to the development of heterogeneous catalysts and op

Industrial leadership and increased autonomy in key strategic value chains with security of supply in raw materials, achieved through breakthrough technologies in areas of industrial alliances, dynamic industrial innovation ecosystems and advanced solutions for substitution, resource and energy efficiency, effective reuse and recycling and clean primary production of raw materials, including critical raw materials.