Catalysis, Green Chemistry and Sustainable Energy. New Technologies for Novel Business Opportunities. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis Volume 179

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION AND SETTING THE SCENE 1. The vision of future Sustainable Energy, Catalyst�and Chemistry: Opportunities for Innovation�and Business A. Basile CNR/ITM, G. Centi Univ. Messina, M. De Falco University "Campus Bio-Medico" of Rome, G. Iaquaniello Processi Innovativi 2. How green chemistry is going to change chemical engineering G. Iaquaniello KT 3. Building the future of green chemistry A. Susa Tecnimont 4. Engineering of nano materials P. Ciambelli Univ. Salerno 5. Process simulation for design and optimization M. De Falco University "Campus Bio-Medico" of Rome 6. Calculate the production costs of your own process scheme E. Palo KT 7. Bio Refinery: the ENI Concept G. Rispoli ENI

SELECTED EXAMPLES AND CASE HISTORIES ON CATALYSIS, GREEN CHEMISTRY AND ENGINEERING 8. Making a new chemistry with CO2 K.J. Schouten Avantium 9. Waste-to-chemicals: an example of circular economy A Salladini -Processi Innovativi 10. Ultra-compact Bio-fuels catalytic reforming processes for distributed renewable hydrogen production V. Palma Univ. Salerno 11. Novel bio-processes and technology using membranes A Basile CNR/ITM 12. Oleo-chemistry: opportunities�and Challenges A. Zarli Processi Innovativi 13. Algae based Polymers F. Pagnanelli UNIROMA La Sapienza 14. Bio- Polymers Engineering M. Barletta UNIROMA III 15. Biorefinery concept: strategies for new green solvents M. Bravi Uniroma 1 16. Fermentation�and Bio Chemical Eng. and principles V. Piemonte University "Campus Bio-Medico" of Rome 17. Design of catalyst and electrode for photo-catalytic water splitting Yongdan Li University of Tianjin 18. Fuel cells: opportunities and challenges S. Campanari PoliMilano

MAKING BUSINESS WITH NEW TECHNOLOGIES 19. How to make a business plan B. Masciocchi Processi Innovativi 20. How to protect I.P. and write patents J. W. Goedemakers MT 21. The Role of start-Up companies in creating job opportunities G. Bardazzi Maire Tecnimont 22. Creating a winning start-up in green chemistry P. De Stefanis 23. Writing competitive research proposals and Fund raising P. De Stefanis

Authors

Angelo Basile R&D Manager, ECO2Energy (Rome) and Hydrogenia (Genoa) and Department of Engineering, University Campus Bio-medical, Rome, Italy. Angelo Basile, a chemical engineer, is the author of hundreds of papers, books, chapter books, and special issues, with also various Italian, European, and worldwide patents. Basile is an associate editor of various international journals (IJHE, APCEJ, etc.), editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Membrane Science and Technology, and a member of the editorial board of more than 25 international journals. Today Basile is an R&D manager at both ECO2Energy (Rome) and Hydrogenia (Genoa) and is collaborating with the Department of Engineering at the University Campus Bio-medical of Rome (Italy). Gabriele Centi Professor of Industrial Chemistry, University of Messina, Italy. Gabriele Centi is full professor of Industrial Chemistry at the University of Messina, Italy, and President of the European Research Institute of Catalysis (ERIC). Research interests are in the areas of applied heterogeneous catalysis, sustainable energy and chemical processes, biomass conversion and environment protection.
He was coordinator of the EU Network of Excellence IDECAT, and is actually President of IACS (International Association of Catalysis Societies) and vice-President of the InterUniversity Consortium on the Science and Technology of Materials (INSTM). He was coordinator or PI in over twenty EU projects, besides many other national and industrial projects. He received several awards, and is involved in various editorial activities, between which chairing the editorial board of ChemSusChem and be co-editor in chief of Journal of Energy Chemistry. He is chair of the Elsevier Book Series Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis. He was chairperson of many international conferences (the last one Europacat 2017 in Florence) and also chaired the 1st World Congress on Environmental Catalysis in Pisa (Italy) on May 1995. He is author of over 450 scientific publications, 12 books and editor of various special issues. Current h-index is 76 with about 21.000 citations (Google Scholar). Marcello De Falco Professor, Head of Unit of Process Engineering, Department of Engineering, University "Campus Bio-medico" of Rome, Rome, Italy. Marcello De Falco is an associate professor of the Faculty of Engineering of "Campus Bio-Medico� of Rome and a researcher expert in reactor modeling, chemical plants optimization and energy systems. He has about 100 publications on reactor simulations, solar technologies, chemical processes development and technologies assessment. He is author of 5 books published by Wiley and Springer and project manager of research projects on energy production and energy storage innovative technologies. Gaetano Iaquaniello Vice President Innovation Strategy, KT - Kinetics Technology and Managing Director, Processi Innovativi, Green Chemicals and Fuel, Rome, Italy. Gaetano Iaquaniello, is a Vice President Innovation Strategy at KT - Kinetics Technology and Managing Director of Processi Innovativi, Green Chemicals & Fuel.
He received his MSc in C.E. cum laude from University of Rome in 1975, docteur d'universit�, the UER de Sciences, University of Limoges in 1984 and an M.Sc. in Management from the London Business School in 1997.
He has almost 40 years' experience in designing and operating chemical plants, particularly, for syngas manufacturing. He authored and co-authored numerous papers, patents and books on syngas production and more recently on membrane reactors and CO2 reuse.
From 2009 he has been coordinator of Italian Society of Chemical Engineers (ADIC) for Central Italy and member of the national Board.Since beginning 2011, he has also been V.P. Corporate Technology of the Maire Tecnimont Innovation Center BV in the Netherlands, and from 2015 is also CEO Bio-P, a start-up