Work Package 2

Development of innovative materials for environmental applications, resources recovery and reuse

WP2 Objectives

O2.1. Design of new materials with on-demand structures and functional groups, using specific innovative functionalization reactions.

These materials refer to organic / polymeric /i norganic / carbon-based compounds / hybrids / composites with catalytic / electrocatalytic / photolytic / photocatalytic properties.

O2.2. Develop new methods to obtain innovative compounds / hybrids / composites / materials, with controlled features, from various (bio)waste sources and/or for aquaculture applications;

O2.3. Explore the interest molecular structures and elucidate the hypothetical mechanisms of intermolecular interactions by computational chemistry methods

WP2 Tasks and Activities

Task 2.1. Synthesis and characterization of new organic/macromolecular materials and composites with on-demand structures and functional groups

Task 2.2. Synthesis and characterization of new materials with catalytic/electrocatalytic/ photolytic/ photocatalytic properties

Task 2.3. Development of carbon-based nanomaterials and porous hybrid organic-inorganic platforms

Task 2.4. Development of innovative natural polymers/compounds-based materials with controlled features

Task 2.5. New methods for lignin derivatives obtainment and sustainable valorisation of lignocellulose from various waste sources

Task 2.6. Computational chemistry methods for exploring molecular systems and data-driven models for process optimization

WP2 Expected Results