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FRANCESCO GIACALONE

Research Area

Active Research fields

  • Preparation of hybrid materials based on carbon nanoforms (CNF: fullerene, nanotubes, nanohorns) in combination with ionic liquids and/or metal nanoparticles as heterogeneous catalysts in C-C bond forming, alcohol oxidation, CO2 fixation and others ecosustainable processes
  • Development of new synthetic protocols for the functionalization of CNF
  • Polymeric ionic liquids as metal scavengers or as antifouling
  • Asymmetric organocatalysis
  • Organic photovoltaics

 

Research projects of the last 5 years

  • THALASSA - TecHnology And materials for safe Low consumption And low life cycle cost veSSels And crafts (PON2014-20)

  • MUSSEL - Mussel-inspired functional biopolymers for underwater adhesion, surface/interface derivatization and nanostructure/composite self-assembly (PRIN 2017)

  • Nano-Carbo-Cat - The Nano-Carbo-Cat project aims at investigating new frontiers in the emerging field of “carbocatalysis” (PRIN 2017)

Collaborations

Prof. Carmela Aprile, University of Namur

Prof. Maurizio Prato, University of Trieste

Prof. Claudio Trombini, Prof. Marco Lombardo and Prof. Marco Lucarini, University of Bologna

Prof. Luigi Vaccaro, University of Perugia

Dr. Leonarda F. Liotta and Dr. Valeria La Parola, ISMN-CNR Palermo

Active research

Laboratory for synthesis endowed with equipment able to work even under inert atmosphere and at temperatures down to -40°C. Equipment for purification and isolation of intermediates and final materials. All the common equipments and instrumentation for the characterization of intermediates and final materials.

Services delivered under the right of third parties

Custom synthesis of organic intermediates (even stereoselective), synthesis of catalysts based on ionic liquids, carbon nanoforms and metal nanoparticles. Preparation of metal scavengers and antifouling materials.