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♻️🔬 Have you ever considered that recycling plastics and bioplastics could turn waste into valuable resources? Here are 5 key benefits of waste plastics valorization by pyrolysis: 1. Achieving EU Recycling Goals: pyrolysis helps meet the 55% recycling target for plastic packaging waste imposed by EU directives, significantly boosting recycling rates. 2. Production of High-Value Chemicals: mixed plastic and bioplastic waste enables high yields of valuable compounds like ethylene and L-lactide, two monomers essential for plastics and bioplastics manufacturing, closing the production loop. 3. Energy Recovery: high-calorific value pyrogas (20-40 MJ/kg), alongside fuels like diesel, gasoline, and kerosene, achieving high energy recovery efficiency. 4. Flexible Feedstock Input: processing mixed plastic waste streams, reduce the need for sorting and enabling feedstock flexibility, allowing the processing of polymers that are not mechanically recyclable. 5. Customizable Output: according to market demands, is possible to control process parameters like temperature and residence time, to address production to the desired products. Further details can be found in the following papers: 1. https://lnkd.in/dGU3Hb4u 2. https://lnkd.in/ddn-Chqm 3. https://lnkd.in/dgbF5Zhj Feel free to reach out for more info or to discuss applications. #WasteManagement #PlasticRecycling #Pyrolysis #ChemicalRecycling #WasteToEnergy #WasteToChemicals

🚗🌍 What an incredible week for our team at the #Conference on #Sustainable #Mobility (#CSM24) in Catania! We had an amazing time discussing the future of #clean, #sustainable #transportation with colleagues and friends. A shared takeaway? The need for #integrated #solutions is more important than ever. #Electric vehicles, #hybrid vehicle #design, and #hydrogen’s role in both #FCHEV and #ICEV are seen as key players. Plus, emerging technologies like #MachineLearning and #smart #infrastructure #connectivity are accelerating the path to #zerocarbon transport. Special shoutout to Davide Frezza, Edoardo Cennamo, and Marco Donnini for their fantastic presentations, showcasing our #contributions toward a greener future. 📈 If you're interested, our paper is now available at the links below! https://lnkd.in/dVic9RD3 https://lnkd.in/dFcqrj3p Our Lorenzo Bartolucci had the pleasure of chairing two sessions on conventional vehicles, where incredible presentations highlighted the tremendous excitement in research. Innovative approaches are making the use of internal combustion engine-based powertrains anything but conventional, thanks to the integration of #artificialintelligence, the use of #alternativefuels, and the ever-evolving #digitalization of the sector. We also took some time for #teambuilding, visiting the stunning #Taormina and hiking the magnificent #MountEtna. 🏞️ A huge thanks to Laura Tribioli and her team for organizing such a fantastic event! 🙏 Looking forward to the next events where we can share more of our work and keep pushing for new ideas and innovations! Stay tuned! 🔋 #Sustainability #CleanEnergy #SustainableMobility #GreenTransport #HydrogenEnergy #MachineLearning Federico Grattarola

📣 A new paper is out!!! This #work was the result of a virtuous collaboration with the Chemical Engineering Department of the University of L'Aquila and is focused on the integration of #thermochemical processes for #valorization of #residual #biomass! 💡In this work we #experimentally investigated the #benefits of the #pyrolytic pretreatment of two feedstocks (#Softwood Pellet and Spent #Coffee Grounds) on the #steam #gasification perfomance. The pyrolysis #chars were subjected to #devolatilization in a bench-scale #fluidised-bed reactor and the steam gasification was modelled on the basis of these results. 💧 A significant #hydrogen enrichment of the #syngas from biomass gasification was noticed (due to the #oxygen removal of the pyrolytic pre-treatment) and a substantial decrease of the #tar #contaminants was measured. 🌿 Furthermore, a different behaviour of the two #biochars in devolatilization step was highlighted, demonstrating how the settings of the #operating #conditions needs to be carefully assessed for optimal #carbon conversion and #energy efficiency. You can find the article at the following link! Don't esitate to contact us for sharing data! Alessandro Antonio Papa Lorenzo Bartolucci Stefano Cordiner Andrea Di Carlo Pietro Mele Vincenzo Mulone Armando Vitale Elsevier Università di Roma Tor Vergata https://lnkd.in/dPmkig3V

🚀 Exciting news 🌍 🚗💡 We are excited to announce that we will be attending the SAE "Conference on Sustainable Mobility CSM24" held in Catania, where key developments in sustainable mobility will be discussed, including disruptive conversations about the future of the field. ⚡🔋 As SCERG group, it's our pleasure to present three different projects, all aimed at accelerating the development of electric and hydrogen fuel cell hybrid vehicles, with a focus on optimizing powertrain efficiency and reducing energy consumption. Let's have a sneak peek at our presentations: 💧🔋 "Hardware-in-the-Loop platform for Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Microcar: Fuel Cell stack sizing using real-time testing approach" will be presented on 19/09 - 17:20-17:40 - Sala Apollo - by Edoardo Cennamo, proposing a novel approach to fuel cell hybrid electric powertrain design exploiting the potential of a Hardware-in-the-Loop platform. By using real powertrain components, the goal is to provide highly accurate performance estimation for the best-sized fuel cell system chioce. 🧠❄☀ "Development of a multi-zone thermal cabin model of a light duty EV" will be presented on 19/09 - 14:00-14:20 - Sala Apollo - by Davide Frezza, focusing on a reduced model using a neural network to predict cabin temperature at relevant points. Trained with data from a detailed 3D CFD model, the final goal is serve the temperature prediction to design an efficient control of the HVAC system, reducing its impact on the energy consumption of electric vehicles. 🧠🚚 " Development of data-driven EV Energy Consumption model: towards a support tool for new technologies comprehensive assessment" will be presented on 20/09 - 10:40-11:00 - Sala Apollo - by Marco Donnini, showcasing a reduced vehicle model using an LSTM neural network to predict vehicle energy consumption (battery State of Charge SOC) based on mission parameters, vehicle load, and ambient temperature. very impactful factor especially under extreme rigid and hot conditions. 🚀 We are thrilled to be part of this revolutionary event and can't wait to contribute to disruptive discussions on the future of sustainable mobility. Join us in the sessions for an exciting deep dive into cutting-edge technology! #CSM24 #SAE #SustainableMobility #ElectricVehicles #Hydrogen #PowertrainOptimization #MachineLearning

🚗🔋 Did you know that integrating hydrogen storage technologies can significantly improve energy systems? 🌍💡 Here 5 major key points we would like to share with you on the integration of MH with PCM towards effective solutions for H2 storage: 1. Material-based Storage: rather than modifying its physical state, Metal Hydrides (MH) entrap hydrogen in the solid material structure through chemical absorption reactions. 2. Enhanced Safety and Capacity: MH offer higher safety (no need for high pressure containment) and volumetric storage density, making them a promising solution for hydrogen storage compared to traditional compressed gas methods. 3. PCM Integration for Better Thermal Management: Combining Phase Change Materials (PCMs) with MH in hydrogen storage systems results in better heat management, improving charge/discharge performance and ensuring safe operations. 4. Hydrogen Power Delivery: Optimizing MH-PCM geometries can enhance hydrogen discharge power by up to 150%, significantly improving system performance. 5. Scalable Solutions: Numerical simulations and experimental setups confirm that MH-PCM systems are scalable, paving the way for broader applications in sustainable transport and energy storage. For further details, you can read our work published at the following links:   https://lnkd.in/dc6QhURH  https://lnkd.in/d6zb6DsN Do not hesitate to contact us for any further information or comments. #HydrogenStorage #SustainableEnergy #EnergyEfficiency #PCM #MetalHydrides #CleanEnergy

We are happy to announce that our PhD Student Pietro Mele has been awarded with the #AIMSEA prize for the 2nd best poster presentation at the 79th #ATI annual Congress! In the poster we proposed an innovative #hybrid #biorefinery concept based on fast #pyrolysis. The innovation consists in the #flexible utilization of the pyrolysis by-products, #biochar and bio-oil, in two operating modes, namely, #hydrogen production, through steam #gasification of the biochar to clean #syngas and hydrogen and hydrogen #conversion, considering the catalytic hydrotreatment of pyrolysis oil to #jetfuel and #drop-in. Furthermore, in the proposed scheme additional #chemicals are recovered from the aqueous fraction of pyrolysis oil! Congratulations Pietro! AIMSEA - Associazione Italiana delle Macchine a fluido e dei sistemi per l'Energia e l'Ambiente

📢 Is a September full of conferences for our team! 🌍🎓 We are thrilled to announce that Professor Lorenzo Bartolucci will be attending the highly anticipated #SEEP2024 #Conference in Vienna! 🎉✨ This great event, hosted by #BOKUUniversity, is an excellent platform for exchanging cutting-edge ideas and innovations in the #sustainable #energy #sector. The conference will cover an array of topics crucial to our future, including #renewableenergy, #energyefficiency, #hydrogen, and #environmentalprotection. 🌱⚡🔋 We invite you to join us for Lorenzo's presentations: #Monday, 9th September at 14:45 in Lecture Room 2 (MUG2): "Development of a Dual Membrane Solar Reactor for Hydrogen Production through Water Thermolysis" 🌞💧 #Tuesday, 10th September at 10:15 in Lecture Room 2 (MUG2):"3D CFD Modeling of a Single High-Temperature PEM Fuel Cell: Critical Analysis and Key Insights for Full Stack Simulation" 🔬⚙️ For more details on the conference program, check on: https://lnkd.in/dzgk3GtU We look forward to connecting with you at this exciting event! Let’s keep pushing for a more sustainable and energy-efficient future! 💡🌿🔋 #SEEP2024 #SustainableEnergy #CleanEnergy #Innovation #EnergyEfficiency #Sustainability #ViennaConference Stay tuned for updates! 📅👀

🚀 Exciting News! 🚀 We are thrilled to announce that we will be participating to the upcoming "ATI Congresso Nazionale 2024" Conference held in Genova (4-6 September 2024). This event is a national platform for distruptive discussions on the energetic sustainability of the future, and we are ready to leverage our analyses to contribute to this vital conversation. Three of us will be present at the event, presenting three innovative studies: 🤖 Matteo Baldelli: "Fluidized Bed Reactors for energy recovery from biomass and wastes: a data-driven approach towards the development of digital twins for real time control and monitoring" 🔊 Utilizing machine learning methods to develop a digital-twin of a fluidized-bed reactor enabling real-time control to increase the reactor flexibility. 📅 Follow him: 06/09 - 10:00-10:15 - Aula 4C 🚗 Edoardo Cennamo: "Optimizing Hybrid Electric Microcar Design: A Simulation-Based Approach to Fuel-Cell Powertrains Analysis" 🔊 A methodological approach to the design of a hydrogen hybrid electric microcar, showing the impact of waste hydrogen due to fuel cell purge phase on the powertrain sizing outcomes. 📅 Follow him: 05/09 - 17:00-17:15 - Aula 5H 🔥 Pietro Mele: "Evaluation of hydrogen integration in pyrolytic conversion of residual biomass to drop-in biofuel" 🔊 Proposing fast pyrolysis as key-element for integration of renewable energy into biomass-based energy system, converting renewable carbon from residual biomass and green hydrogen into drop-in. 📅 Follow him: 06/09 - 9:30-9:45 - Aula 4C We will also be present at the AIMSEA Poster Session (05/09 - 9:15-11:00 - Aula Benvenuto) showcasing two different posters on our methodological approach, entitled: 🚗 "Hybrid powertrain design and control towards a more efficient and sustainable mobility" 🔥 "A Pyrolysis-based Hybrid Emergy System for flexible H2 conversion and production from residual biomass" We look forward to sharing our findings and engaging interesting discussions with other experts in the field. See you at ATI 2024! #ATI2024 #Sustainability #Hydrogen #Pyrolysis #MachineLearning #Research #Waste #Mobility

We are happy to announce that our last paper entitled 'Selective #Phenolics Recovery from #Aqueous #Residues of #Pyrolysis Oil through Computationally Designed #Green #Solvent' is out!!   🌍This work was the result of a #multidisciplinary collaboration with the Department of Chemical Science and Technologies of the Università di Roma Tor Vergata and the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering of the University University of Nottingham Malaysia. In this paper we proposed a #hybrid experimental-computational integrated approach for the ]+#optimal #recovery of #quinones (hydroquinone and p-benzoquinones), two molecules deriving from the thermal depolymerization of the lignin fraction of residual #biomass. Quinones, apart from being contaminants of residual wastewater, are widely employed commodity #chemicals for the chemical/pharmaceutical industry.   🍃Through the computer-assisted molecular design (CAMD) technique, a liquid-liquid extraction procedure for the recovery of the selected chemicals from the aqueous fraction of #spent #coffee #grounds pyrolysis oil has been proposed.   🎯The CAMD results suggested that 1-propanol was the most promising #green #solvent for the optimal extraction of quinones from the complex mixture of the aqueous fraction of pyrolysis oil. Moreover, for the selection of the solvent, the software optimized both #environmental and #economical drivers.   💡 The experimental validation showed that 1-propanol was able to #optimize the extraction of hydroquinone and p-benzoquinone. A preliminary #techno-economic analysis revealed the #robustness of the proposed concept and the #feasibility of the #scale-up of the process.   📌This work #demonstrates that the #polygeneration of #multi-energy carries and #bio-based #products and #biochemicals can effectively increase the #flexibility and improve the #economical #attractiveness of integrated #biorefineries. The further development of this study will continue to investigate the recovery of #value-added compounds from residual biomass and #biowaste, to promote the #circular #bioeconomy and stimulate the deployment of integrated lignocellulosic biorefineries. For further details, the paper is available online! Click on the link (Sustainability | Free Full-Text | Selective Phenolics Recovery from Aqueous Residues of Pyrolysis Oil through Computationally Designed Green Solvent (mdpi.com)) and have a good read 😉! Lorenzo Bartolucci Pietro Mele Rocco Cancelliere Laura Micheli Elisa Paialunga Amna Qaisar Nishanth Chemmangattuvalappil MDPI Sustainability MDPI

🌿 Exciting News from Our Research Group!🌿 We're thrilled to announce the publication of our latest paper on "Flexible polygeneration of drop-in fuel and hydrogen from biomass: Advantages from process integration". This work explores alternative routes for producing energy carriers, a crucial step towards sustainable energy solutions. Our research emphasizes the importance of designing flexible pathways through the integration of various conversion processes. This approach is key to adjusting production based on demand, guided by an informed decision-making process. Results show how the proposed integrated system allows significant advantages over separated processes, leading to more efficient and adaptable energy solutions. 🔍 Dive into the details and discover how our research is paving the way for a greener future. Read the full paper at https://lnkd.in/dQGNJ5tb #Sustainability #BiomassEnergy #SustainableSolutions #Innovation #EnergyTransition Lorenzo Bartolucci, Stefano Cordiner, Emanuele De Maina, Vincenzo Mulone