Ph.D. in Ingegneria Chimica , 25th cycle (2010-2012)
Ph.D. obtained in 2013
Dissertation:
Non-Noble metal cathode caralysts for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells.
Tutors:
Stefania SpecchiaProfile
Research interests
Scientific branch
(Area 0009 - Industrial and information engineering)
Teaching
Collegi of the PhD programmes
- INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2023/2024 (40. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2022/2023 (39. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - 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
Collegi of the degree programmes
- Collegio di Ingegneria Chimica e dei Materiali. Componente
- Collegio di Ingegneria Elettrica ed Energetica. Componente invitato
Research
Institute
Research groups/teams
Research projects
Projects funded by competitive calls
- LightPEM - Celle a combustibile di tipo PEM caratterizzate da strati catalitici a carico graduale e membrane elettrolitiche nanocomposite da ionomeri non fluorinati e nanostrutture a basso impatto ambientale per stack altamente performanti e durevoli con una maggiore potenza specifica [kW/kg] – LightPEM , (2025-2026) - Responsabile Scientifico
PNRR – Mission 2 - ELECTROLIFE: Enhance knowLedge on comprEhensive eleCtrolysers Technologies degRadation thrOugh modeLing, testIng and liFetime prEvision, toward industrial implementation , (2024-2028) - Responsabile Scientifico
UE-funded research - JTI - Clean Hydrogen - AGROMET - An integrated environmental sustainable approach for the valorization of wet agroindustrial wastes to biomethane , (2023-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
Nationally funded research - PRIN - FCAERO - FC-Aero: sviluppo di un sistema propulsivo elettrico a Fuel cell per applicazioni aeronautiche , (2023-2026) - Responsabile Scientifico di Struttura
PNRR – Mission 2 - NoMaH - Novel Materials for Hydrogen storage , (2023-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico di Struttura
PNRR – Mission 2
Projects funded by commercial contracts
- Ottimizzazione e valutazione delle prestazioni elettrochimiche di inchiostri di rivestimento per MEA/CCM per elettrolisi LT , (2024-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research - Contratto di ricerca tra Politecnico di Torino (DISAT) e Solvay Specialty Polymers Italy S.p.A. per lo svolgimento di un programma di ricerca dal titolo “Impact of catalyst ink preparation on the oxygen reduction reaction activity of PGM catalysts Acronym: IMPCATOR2” , (2021-2022) - Responsabile Scientifico
Commercial Research
Supervised PhD students
- Giovanni Cardolini Rizzo. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 40, 2024-in progress)
- Nireesha Kodali. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 40, 2025-in progress)
- Martina Prastaro. Programme in Energetica (cycle 40, 2025-in progress)
- Giovanni Marco Carrabba. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 38, 2022-in progress)
- Elisa Revello. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 38, 2022-in progress)
- Maria Chiara Massaro. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 37, 2021-2025)
Thesis: Hydrogen-powered aviation: A multi-scale and multi-approach investigation of fuel cell-based propulsion systems - Francesco Regis. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 36, 2020-2024)
Thesis: Microbial CO2 Conversion to Acetic Acid: From Laboratory Testing to an Industrial-Scale Model - Edoardo Tito. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (cycle 36, 2020-2024)
Thesis: Hydrothermal liquefaction of waste: understanding of reaction pathways and implementation
Publications
PoliTO co-authors
Works published during the Ph.D. View all publications in Porto@Iris
- MONTEVERDE VIDELA, ALESSANDRO HUGO; Zhang, L.; Zhang, J.; Specchia, Stefania (2013)
Graphene-supported non-noble metal electrocatalysts for PEMFC oxygen reduction reaction. In: XIVe Congrés de la Société Francaise de Génie des Procédés, Lyon (France), 8-10/10/2013
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - MONTEVERDE VIDELA, ALESSANDRO HUGO (2013)
Non-Noble Metal Cathodic Electrocatalysts for PEM Fuel Cells and Direct Methanol Fuel Cells. relatore: Stefania Specchia, Paolo Spinelli, 25. XXV, P.: 105
Doctoral Thesis - MONTEVERDE VIDELA, ALESSANDRO HUGO; Ban, S.; Zhang, L.; Zhang, J.; Specchia, Stefania (2013)
Non noble electrocatalysts supported on graphene sheets for oxygen reduction reaction. In: 246th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Indianapolis (IN) USA, 8-12/09/2013
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - MONTEVERDE VIDELA, ALESSANDRO HUGO; Zhang, L.; Kim, J.; Zeng, Juqin; Francia, Carlotta; ... (2013)
Mesoporous carbons supported non-noble metal Fe-NX electrocatalysts for PEM Fuel Cell oxygen reduction reaction. In: JOURNAL OF APPLIED ELECTROCHEMISTRY, vol. 43, pp. 159-169. ISSN 0021-891X
Contributo su Rivista - Negro, E.; MONTEVERDE VIDELA, ALESSANDRO HUGO; Specchia, Stefania; Baglio, V.; Aricò, A. ... (2013)
Non-noble electrocatalysts supported on carbon nano-networks for oxygen reduction reaction. In: Fifth European Fuel Cell Technology & Applications Conference - Piero Lunghi Conference, Roma (Italia), 11-13/12/2013
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - MONTEVERDE VIDELA, ALESSANDRO HUGO; Negro, E.; Specchia, Stefania; Koper, G. J. M. (2013)
Non-noble metal Fe-Nx electrocatalysts supported on interconnected carbon nanotubes for the oxygen reduction reaction. In: CSE2013 - International Conference on Electrochemical Materials and Technologies for Clean Sustainable Energy, Guangzhou (P.R.China), 5-9/07/2013, pp. 188-188
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - MONTEVERDE VIDELA, ALESSANDRO HUGO; Lenzi, G. G.; Francia, Carlotta; Specchia, Vito; ... (2012)
Performance of DMFC in subfreezing conditions. In: Giornate dell'Elettrochimica Italiana e Elettrochimica per il Recupero Ambientale (GEI-ERA 2012), Santa Marina Salina (ME, Italia), 17-22/06/2012, pp. 91-91
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - MONTEVERDE VIDELA, ALESSANDRO HUGO; Zhang, L.; Zhang, J.; Specchia, Stefania (2012)
Mesoporous carbon supported non-noble metal electrocatalysts for PEM fuel cell oxygen reduction reaction. In: Giornate dell'Elettrochimica Italiana e Elettrochimica per il Recupero Ambientale (GEI-ERA 2012), Santa Marina Salina (Me, Italia), 17-22/06/2012, pp. 57-57
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Zeng, Juqin; MONTEVERDE VIDELA, ALESSANDRO HUGO; Francia, Carlotta; Gerbaldi, Claudio; ... (2012)
Supporti di carbonio mesoporosi per elettroctalizzatori per celle a combustibile. In: LA CHIMICA E L'INDUSTRIA, vol. Nov./Dic.'12, pp. 126-129. ISSN 0009-4315
Contributo su Rivista - Zeng, Juqin; Francia, Carlotta; Dumitrescu, Mihaela Aneta; MONTEVERDE VIDELA, ALESSANDRO ... (2012)
Electrochemical performance of Pt-based catalysts supported on different ordered mesoporous carbons (Pt/OMCs) for oxygen reduction reaction. In: INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH, vol. 51, pp. 7500-7509. ISSN 0888-5885
Contributo su Rivista - MONTEVERDE VIDELA, ALESSANDRO HUGO; Zhang, L.; Zhang, J.; Specchia, Stefania (2012)
Graphene-supported non-Pt catalysts for PEM fuel cell oxygen reduction reaction. In: 62nd Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference - CSChE 2012, Vancouver (BC), Canada, 14-17/10/2014
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - MONTEVERDE VIDELA, ALESSANDRO HUGO; Francia, Carlotta; Icardi, UGO ANDREA; Graizzaro, ... (2011)
Effects of freezing/thawing cycles on DMFCs performance. In: Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2011, Vancouver, BC (Canada), 15-18/05/2011, pp. B6-B6
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Monteverde, ALESSANDRO HUGO ANTONIO; Lenzi, G. G.; Francia, Carlotta; Icardi, UGO ... (2011)
Freezing/Thawing cycles on DMFCs. In: 4th European Fuel Cell Piero Lunghi Conference & Exhibition, Roma (Italy), 14-16/12/2011, pp. 307-308. ISBN: 9788882862541
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Carlesi, C; MONTEVERDE VIDELA, ALESSANDRO HUGO (2010)
Electrochemical reactor for bio-refractory organics degradation based on semiconductor bipolar electrode. In: 19th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering CHISA
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Gonçalves Lenzi, G.; Gavello, Gianluigi; MONTEVERDE VIDELA, ALESSANDRO HUGO; Icardi, UGO ... (2010)
Performance of PEM-FCs in subfreezing conditions. In: ULM 12th ElectroChemical Talks 2010, Neu-Ulm (Germany), 16-17/06/2010, pp. 117-118
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Carlesi, C; MONTEVERDE VIDELA, ALESSANDRO HUGO (2010)
Packed-Bed Electrochemical Reactor For Bio-Refractory Organics Degradation. In: 21 st International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering (ISCRE 21)
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)