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E u r o S c i C o n C o n f e r e n c e o n
Nanotechnology &
Smart Materials
Nano Research & Applications
ISSN 2471-9838
O c t o b e r 0 4 - 0 6 , 2 0 1 8
Am s t e r d a m , N e t h e r l a n d s
Nanotechnology & Smart Materials 2018
Page 56
The global issues caused by the increasing CO2 concentration in the
atmosphere and the need to exploit alternative energy sources, have pushed
the research towards the optimization of nanostructured materials with tailored
physical, chemical or chemical/physical properties. In particular, photo-electro
catalysts have been proposed to exploit the CO2 as raw material to obtain added-
value products. In this framework, an overview of the most promising materials
presented in literature for the CO2 reduction are given, together with an overview of
2D and 3D catalysts prepared within the Center for Sustainable Future Technology
of the Italian Institute of Technology. In particular, Sn and Cu oxides-based
electrocatalysts are proposed, together with other transition metal oxide-based
catalysts. The results regarding the use of dendrimers solutions as electrolytes
containing CO2, as well as ab-initio simulation activity for the understanding of the
active catalytic sites in 2D electrocatalysts, are also presented.
Biography
Angelica Chiodoni has completed her MSc in Material Science
from Università degli studi di Torino in 2001 and PhD in Physics
in 2005 from Politecnico di Torino. - Currently, she is serving
as the Coordinator of the electron microscopy facilities and
laboratories of Centre for Sustainable Future Technologies-
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia. She also Coordinates a scientific
activity addressed to photo-electro heterogeneous catalysis of
CO2 reduction into valuable fuels and chemicals.
Nanostructured catalysts for CO2
reduction
A. Chiodoni1 , K. Bejtka1, J. Zeng1,
S. Bocchini 2, G. Cicero2
1Center for Sustainable Future Technologies @PoliTo, Istituto Italiano di
Tecnologia, via Livorno, 60, 10144 Torino (Italy).
2 Department of Applied Science and Technology - DISAT, Politecnico di
Torino, Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino (Italy).
Angelica Chiodoni et al., Nano Res Appl Volume:4
DOI: 10.21767/2471-9838-C6-024