• INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2023/2024 (40. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2022/2023 (39. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• SCIENTIFIC, TECHNOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL METHODS ENABLING CIRCULAR ECONOMY, 2022/2023 (39. ciclo)
  Università degli Studi di PADOVA
• SCIENTIFIC, TECHNOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL METHODS ENABLING CIRCULAR ECONOMY, 2021/2022 (38. ciclo)
  Università degli Studi di PADOVA
• INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2021/2022 (38. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2020/2021 (37. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2019/2020 (36. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2018/2019 (35. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2017/2018 (34. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2016/2017 (33. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2015/2016 (32. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2014/2015 (31. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO

• Collegio di Ingegneria Chimica e dei Materiali. Componente

• Institute of Chemical Engineering

• Biorefinery Processes
• Chemical and catalytic processes for energy and environment protection
• CO2 reduction for a low-carbon economy
• Sustainable processes for agro-food industry

• Biorefinery Processes Laboratory
• CIRCLE Characterization Lab
• Enviromental Catalysis Laboratory (Blu Nox)
• Laboratory of Enviromental Catalysis Characterization
• Solar Fuels Laboratory

Projects funded by competitive calls

• e-KEROMETH - Co-elettrolisi di CO2 ed H2O per la produzione di e-fuels rinnovabili - e-KEROMETH , (2025-2026) - Responsabile Scientifico
  PNRR – Mission 2
• RISORSA - Recupero Integrato degli Scarti della frutta a guscio e Ottimizzazione delle Risorse per la Sostenibilità in Agricoltura , (2024-2027) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Regionally funded research
• NIAGARA - Next advanced bIofuels from AlGae biomAss and oRganic biogenic wAstes for electricity generation through fuel cells application , (2024-2028) - Responsabile Scientifico
  UE-funded research - HE - Global Challenges - Climate, Energy and Mobility
• METHA - Synthesis of renewable METHAne from CO2 with advanced and robust catalysts , (2023-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Corporate-funded and donor-funded research
• NEST - Spoke 3 - NEST - Network 4 Energy Sustainable Transition - Spoke 3 , (2022-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
  PNRR – Mission 4
• METHAREN - Innovative system integration to boost bioMETHAne production while managing Renewables intermittENcy (METHAREN) , (2022-2027) - Responsabile Scientifico
  UE-funded research - HE - Global Challenges - Climate, Energy and Mobility
• H2STEEL - Green H2 and circular bio-coal from biowaste for cost-competitive sustainable Steel , (2022-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico di Struttura
  UE-funded research - HE - Innovative Europe - European Innovation Council (EIC)
• HPC - Spoke 6 - Centro Nazionale HPC, Big Data and Quantum Computing – Spoke 6 , (2022-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico di Struttura
  PNRR – Mission 4
• Heat-To-Fuel - LCE-08-2016-2017 , (2017-2021) - Responsabile Scientifico
  UE-funded research - H2020 - Societal Challenges - Energy
• RECODE - SPIRE-08-2017 , (2017-2021) - Responsabile Scientifico
  UE-funded research - H2020 - Cross-cutting activities - IND
• STUDIO FONDAMENTALE DELLA REATTIVITÀ DEL SISTEMA GAS-PARTICOLATO-CATALIZZATORE IN CONVERTITORI CATALITICI MULTI-FUNZIONALI PER APPLICAZIONI IN CAMPO AUTOMOTIVE (ACRONIMO: SOLYST) , (2013-2016) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Nationally funded research - FIRB

Projects funded by commercial contracts

• studio dello stato dell’arte degli impianti di pirolisi da poliolefine di scarto (con pretrattamento e post-trattamento) e confronto con progetto esistente , (2025-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Consulting
• Conversion of methanol to liquid hydrocarbons (MTH) for the production of SAF , (2024-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research
• Processi sostenibili di sintesi dell’urea , (2024-2024) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research
• Raccolta dei dati di input per analisi economica (APR) , (2023-2023) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Consulting
• Accordo di collaborazione tra il Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Architettura dell’Università degli Studi di Udine e il Dipartimento di Scienza Applicata e Tecnologia del Politecnico di Torino avente ad oggetto la realizzazione del progetto “Upgrade catalitico di CO2 per la produzione di combustibili” , (2022-2024) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Departmental agreements
• EniMed - Elaborazione dati di produzione , (2022-2022) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research
• innovazioni tecnologiche inerenti la pirolisi catalitica del metano/biogas, con particolare enfasi allo sviluppo di nuovi materiali, di approcci di progettazione, realizzazione e post-processing di componenti innovativi in vista di una loro applicazione nell’ambito della produzione di idrogeno , (2022-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Participation in expenses for research activity
• programma di ricerca relativo a TEMA 2 - Processi di riutilizzo e valorizzazione CO2 , (2021-2023) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research
• programma di ricerca relativo a TEMA 4 - Evoluzione dei sistemi Single Serve , (2021-2022) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research
• Modellazione e simulazione di tecnologie innovative per la produzione di idrogeno che possano essere integrate/affiancate ad un impianto industriale di produzione di biogas da FORSU , (2020-2021) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Consulting

• Fabrizio Celoria. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 40, 2024-in progress)
• Giulia Torretti. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 40, 2024-in progress)
• Guido Ceragioli. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 39, 2024-in progress)
• Alessia Cometto. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 39, 2023-in progress)
• Diego Fida. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 39, 2023-in progress)
• Saman Khayat Noroozi. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 39, 2023-in progress)
• Leandro Leucci. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 39, 2023-in progress)
• Giulia Farnocchia. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 38, 2022-in progress)
• Nadia Grifasi. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 38, 2022-in progress)
• Marco Pietro Mezzapesa. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 38, 2022-in progress)
• Alessio Tauro. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 38, 2022-in progress)
• Piercosimo Vedele. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 38, 2023-in progress)
• Francesco Barracco. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 37, 2022-in progress)
  Thesis: Pyrolysis of post-consumer plastic: from waste to valorized industrial resource
• Andrea Rizzetto. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 37, 2021-2025)
  Thesis: Development of dual function materials (DFMs) with low-ruthenium content for cyclic methanation of CO₂
• Mara Arduino. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 36, 2020-2024)
  Thesis: Direct conversion of carbon dioxide into diethyl carbonate on nanosized cerium-based catalysts
• Sabrina Ballauri. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 36, 2020-2024)
  Thesis: Praseodymium doping in Pd/CeO2 systems: material properties and application for the complete methane oxidation reaction
• Elena Corrao. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 36, 2020-2024)
  Thesis: Synthesis and In-Depth Characterization of Fe-Based Catalysts and Zeolites for Efficient CO2 Hydrogenation to Hydrocarbons
• Seyed Mohamad Rasool Mirkarimi. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 36, 2020-2024)
  Thesis: Hydrogen Production via Catalytic Methane Decomposition for Diesel Fuel Synthesis from Plastic Pyrolysis Oil
• Lorenzo Testa. Programme in Energetica (cycle 36, 2020-2024)
  Thesis: Towards sustainable biofuels production for aviation and maritime
  
  Energy systems sustainability and optimization
  Renewable energy
  Conversion, storage and decarbonization of energy vectors
  Energy systems sustainability and optimization
  Renewable energy
  Conversion, storage and decarbonization of energy vectors
• Edoardo Tito. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 36, 2020-2024)
  Thesis: Hydrothermal liquefaction of waste: understanding of reaction pathways and implementation
• Elisa Acciardo. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 35, 2019-2023)
  Thesis: Reductive depolymerization of lignin into valuable products

• Caroca, JOSE CARLOS; Cicoria, JUAN PABLO; Palmisano, Pietro; Bensaid, Samir; Fino, ... (2010)
  NO and C oxidation with Pt recovered from spent catalytic converters. In: International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering (ISCRE-21), Philadelphia (USA), 13-16 June 2010
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• ZAMUDIO ESPINOZA, MIGUEL ANGEL; Furfori, Stefania; Bensaid, Samir; Russo, Nunzio; Fino, ... (2010)
  Performance improvement of MgCo2O4 catalyst for N2O decomposition. In: International-Mexican Congress on Chemical Reaction Engineering, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo (Mexico), 06-10 June 2010
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Bensaid, Samir; Marchisio, Daniele; Fino, Debora (2010)
  Numerical simulation of soot filtration and combustion within diesel particulate filters. In: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, vol. 65, pp. 357-363. ISSN 0009-2509
  Contributo su Rivista
• Caroca, JOSE CARLOS; Millo, Federico; Vezza, DAVIDE SIMONE; Vlachos, Theodoros; DE ... (2010)
  Detailed Investigation on Soot Particle Size Distribution during DPF regeneration, using Stantard and Bio-Diesel. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Processes and Technologies for a Sustainable Energy (PTSE 2010): 33rd Event of Event of the Italian Section of The Combustion Institute and Second S4FE, Ischia, Napoli (Italy), 30 June - 3 July 2010
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Bensaid, Samir; Caroca, J. C.; Russo, Nunzio; Fino, Debora; Saracco, Guido; Specchia, ... (2010)
  Low temperature DPF regeneration by delafossite catalysts. In: 2nd International Symposium on Air Pollution Abatement Catalysis, Cracow (Poland), 8-11 September 2010. ISBN: 9788392652335
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Bensaid, Samir; Fino, Debora; Russo, Nunzio (2010)
  BioH2Power: From Waste to Renewable Gaseous Fuels for Current and Future Vehicles. In: Poster at the 3rd International Conference on Engineering for Waste and Biomass Valorisation, Beijing (China), 17-19 May 2010
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Bensaid, Samir; Russo, Nunzio; Fino, Debora (2010)
  Power and Hydrogen Co-generation from Biogas. In: ENERGY & FUELS, vol. 24, pp. 4743-4747. ISSN 0887-0624
  Contributo su Rivista
• Bensaid, Samir; Caroca, JOSE CARLOS; Russo, Nunzio; Fino, Debora (2010)
  Li-Cr Delafossite Catalysts for Soot Combustion in Diesel Particulate Filters. In: Poster at the International Conference on Processes and Technologies for a Sustainable Energy (PTSE 2010): 33rd Event of Event of the Italian Section of The Combustion Institute and Second S4FE, Ischia, Napoli (Italy), 30 June - 3 July 2010
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Caroca, JOSE CARLOS; Millo, Federico; Vezza, DAVIDE SIMONE; Vlachos, Theodoros; DE ... (2010)
  Detailed Investigation on Soot Particle Size Distribution during DPF Regeneration, using Standard and Bio-Diesel Fuels. In: International-Mexican Congress on Chemical Reaction Engineering, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo (Mexico), 06-10 June 2010
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Bensaid, Samir; MERLONE BORLA, E.; Russo, Nunzio; Fino, Debora; Specchia, Vito (2010)
  Appraisal of a De-NO(x) System Based on H(2) for Light-Duty Diesel Engine Vehicles. In: INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH, vol. 49, pp. 10323-10333. ISSN 0888-5885
  Contributo su Rivista
• Caroca, JOSE CARLOS; Cicoria, JUAN PABLO; Palmisano, Pietro; Bensaid, Samir; Fino, ... (2010)
  NO and C oxidation with Pt recovered from spent catalytic converters. In: WASTE AND BIOMASS VALORIZATION, vol. 1(2), pp. 235-239. ISSN 1877-2641
  Contributo su Rivista
• Bensaid, Samir; Russo, Nunzio; Fino, Debora; Saracco, Guido; Specchia, Vito (2010)
  Appraisal of a De-NOx System Based on In-Line Generated H2 for Light-Duty Diesel Engine Vehicles. In: 21st International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering (ISCRE-21), Philadelphia (USA), 13-16 June 2010
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• ZAMUDIO ESPINOZA, MIGUEL ANGEL; S., Furfori; Bensaid, Samir; Russo, Nunzio; Fino, Debora (2009)
  Performance improvement of MgCo2O4 catalyst for N2O decomposition. In: 21st NAM, San Francisco, 7-12 June 2009
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Bensaid, Samir; Russo, Nunzio; Fino, Debora; Saracco, Guido; Specchia, Vito (2009)
  Diesel particulate traps based on Li-Cr delafossite soot-combustion catalysts. In: 8th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Montréal (Canada), 23-27 August 2009
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Bensaid, Samir; Furfori, Stefania; Russo, Nunzio; Fino, Debora; Saracco, Guido; ... (2009)
  Appraisal of a de-Nox System based on H2 for Light Duty Diesel Engine Vehicles. In: 8th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Montréal (Canada), 23-27 August 2009
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Bensaid, Samir; Fino, Debora; Federici, F. (2009)
  Co-Generation of Power and Hydrogen From Biogas. In: HYSYDays: 3rd world congress of young scientists on hydrogen energy systems, Torino (Italy), 7-9 October 2009
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Bensaid, Samir; Specchia, Stefania; Federici, F; Saracco, Guido; Specchia, Vito (2009)
  MCFC-based marine APU: comparison between conventional ATR and Cracking coupled with SR integrated inside the stack pressurized vessel.. In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, vol. 34 is. 4, pp. 2026-2042. ISSN 0360-3199
  Contributo su Rivista
• Furfori, Stefania; Bensaid, Samir; Russo, Nunzio; Fino, Debora (2009)
  Towards practical application of lanthanum ferrite catalysts for NO reduction with H2. In: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, vol. 154(1-3), pp. 348-354. ISSN 1385-8947
  Contributo su Rivista
• Bensaid, Samir; Federici, F; Fino, Debora (2009)
  Co-generation of Power and Hydrogen from Biogas. In: 8th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Montréal (Canada), 23-27 August 2009
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Bensaid, Samir; Marchisio, Daniele; Fino, Debora (2009)
  MULTI-SCALE MODELLING OF SOOT FILTRATION IN DIESEL PARTICULATE TRAPS. In: 8th World Congress on Chemical Engineering, Montreal, Canada, Augsut 23 - 26, 2009
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)

• METODO PER LA PRODUZIONE DI IDROGENO E CARBONIO DA PIROLISI DI METANO PER L'INDUSTRIA SIDERURGICA. national Patent
  Inventors: Samir Bensaid David Chiaramonti Viviana Negro Enrico Sartoretti
• Procedimento per il trattamento degli effluenti gassosi sviluppati in un impianto di tostatura del caffè. national Patent
  Inventors: Samir Bensaid Fabio Alessandro Deorsola Debora Fino Raffaele Pirone Marco Piumetti Nunzio Russo