Marco Piumetti

• Enzymatic biosensors for biomedical applications
• Heterogeneous catalysis and photocatalysis for environment and energy-related applications
• Nanostructured materials and natural zeolites for environment and energy-related applications

ERC sectors

SDG

• INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2024/2025 (40. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2023/2024 (39. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2022/2023 (38. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2021/2022 (37. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2020/2021 (36. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2019/2020 (35. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO

• Collegio di Ingegneria Chimica e dei Materiali. Componente

PhD

• Catalysis and biocatalysis: fundamentals and perspectives. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA. Main teacher
• Sustainable engineering. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA. Main teacher
• Catalysis and biocatalysis: fundamentals and perspectives. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA. Main teacher
• Sustainable engineering. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA. Main teacher
• Catalysis and biocatalysis: fundamentals and perspectives. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA. Main teacher
• Sustainable engineering. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA. Main teacher
• Catalysis and biocatalysis: fundamentals and perspectives. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA. Main teacher
• Sustainable engineering. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA. Main teacher
• Catalysis and biocatalysis: fundamentals and perspectives. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA. Main teacher
• Photo-Electro-Catalytic Technologies for a Sustainable Chemical Industry: Fundamentals and Applications. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA. Teaching assistant
• Catalisi molecolare eterogenea: teoria e pratica. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA. Main teacher
• Catalysis and biocatalysis: fundamentals and perspectives. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA. Main teacher
• Photocatalysis: Fundamentals and Applications. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA. Teaching assistant

Master of Science

• Circular Platforms for energy and materials Recovery (Circular Platforms for energy and materials Recovery I)(modulo di Circular Platforms for energy and materials Recovery I ). A.A. 2025/26, INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY FOR CIRCULAR AND BIO ECONOMY. Titolare del corso
• Biochimica e Biotecnologie sostenibili. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Titolare del corso
• Circular Platforms for energy and materials Recovery (modulo di Circular Platforms for energy and materials Recovery I). A.A. 2024/25, INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY FOR CIRCULAR AND BIO ECONOMY. Titolare del corso
• Biochimica e Biotecnologie sostenibili. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Titolare del corso
• Circular Platforms for energy and materials Recovery (modulo di Circular Platforms for energy and materials Recovery I). A.A. 2023/24, INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY FOR CIRCULAR AND BIO ECONOMY. Titolare del corso
• Biochimica industriale. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Titolare del corso
• Circular Platforms for energy and materials Recovery (modulo di Circular Platforms for energy and materials Recovery I). A.A. 2022/23, INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY FOR CIRCULAR AND BIO ECONOMY. Titolare del corso
• Biochimica industriale. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Titolare del corso
• Biochimica industriale. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Titolare del corso
• Catalisi per l'ambiente e l'energia. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Collaboratore del corso
• Biochimica industriale. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Titolare del corso
• Catalisi per l'ambiente e l'energia. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Collaboratore del corso
• Catalisi per l'ambiente e l'energia. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Collaboratore del corso
• Biochimica industriale. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Titolare del corso

Bachelor of Science

• La società della sostenibilità (Grandi Sfide - Clima). A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E ALIMENTARE. Titolare del corso
• La società della sostenibilità (Grandi Sfide - Clima). A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E ALIMENTARE. Titolare del corso
• La società della sostenibilità (Grandi Sfide - Clima). A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E ALIMENTARE. Titolare del corso
• La società della sostenibilità (Grandi Sfide - Clima). A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E ALIMENTARE. Titolare del corso
• La società della sostenibilità (Grandi Sfide - Clima). A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E ALIMENTARE. Titolare del corso
• Impianti per l'industria chimica e alimentare. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E ALIMENTARE. Collaboratore del corso
• Impianti per l'industria chimica e alimentare. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E ALIMENTARE. Collaboratore del corso
• Chimica industriale. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E ALIMENTARE. Collaboratore del corso
• Introduction to Sustainable Engineering. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Titolare del corso
• Chimica industriale. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E ALIMENTARE. Collaboratore del corso

• Institute of Chemical Engineering (DISAT)

• Chemical and catalytic processes for energy and environment protection (DISAT)
• CO2 reduction for a low-carbon economy (DISAT)

• Biorefinery Processes Laboratory (DISAT)
• CIRCLE Characterization Lab (DISAT)
• Enviromental Catalysis Laboratory (Blu Nox) (DISAT)
• Laboratory of Enviromental Catalysis Characterization (DISAT)
• Solar Fuels Laboratory (DISAT)
• Spectroscopy and surface characterization Laboratory (DISAT)
• Vibrational Spectroscopy Laboratory (DISAT)

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) - Componente gruppo di Ricerca
  PNRR – Mission 2
• GUARDIAN - Design of Dual Action Filter for Indoor Air Treatment, (2023-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
  PNRR – Mission 4
• 3A ITALY Spoke 4 - Circular and sustainable Made-in-Italy (Made in Italy Circolare e Sostenibile - 3A-ITALY - Spoke 4), (2022-2025) - Componente gruppo di Ricerca
  PNRR – Mission 4
• BIOSENSOR - Design of a protoype-biosensor effectives for the screening of anticancer drugs, (2022-2023) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Non-EU international research
• DIRECTBIOPOWER - Direct utilization of bio-fuels in solid oxide fuel cells for sustainable and decentralised production of electric power and heat, (2019-2022) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Nationally funded research - PRIN

Projects funded by commercial contracts

• Catalytic reactor tests, (2021-2022) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Consulting

• Tanushree Sankar Sanyal. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (40^th cycle, 2025-in progress)
• Chiara Vincenzi. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (40^th cycle, 2024-in progress)
• Nadia Grifasi. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (38^th cycle, 2022-in progress)
• Francesca Stella. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (38^th cycle, 2023-in progress)
• Clarissa Cocuzza. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (37^th cycle, 2021-2025)
  Thesis: Human lactate dehydrogenase heterogeneous biocatalyst for efficient anticancer drug screening
• Andrea Rizzetto. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (37^th cycle, 2021-in progress)
  Thesis: Development of dual function materials (DFMs) with low-ruthenium content for cyclic methanation of CO₂
• Sabrina Ballauri. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (36^th cycle, 2020-2024)
  Thesis: Praseodymium doping in Pd/CeO2 systems: material properties and application for the complete methane oxidation reaction

• Bresolin, Bianca Maria; Liguori, Barbara; Gargiulo, Nicola; Campanile, Assunta; ... (2025)
  Application of zeolites for efficient tannery wastewater remediation. In: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, vol. 32, pp. 1073-1094. ISSN 1614-7499
  Contributo su Rivista
• Grifasi, Nadia; Fornaro, Mattia; Piumetti, Marco; Liguori, Barbara; Caputo, Domenico (2025)
  Chromium recovery from tannery wastewater by zeolite-based materials: A circular and sustainable approach. In: Advanced Technologies in Wastewater Treatment: Waste Water Treatment of Leather Industry / S.N., S.L., Elsevier, pp. 243-261. ISBN: 9780443138447
  Contributo in Volume
• Grifasi, Nadia; Sartoretti, Enrico; Montesi, Daniel; Bensaid, Samir; Russo, Nunzio; ... (2025)
  Mesostructured manganese oxides for efficient catalytic oxidation of CO, ethylene, and propylene at mild temperatures: Insight into the role of crystalline phases and physico-chemical properties. In: APPLIED CATALYSIS. B, ENVIRONMENTAL, vol. 362. ISSN 0926-3373
  Contributo su Rivista
• Gattucci, Francesca; Lallukka, Mari; Grifasi, Nadia; Piumetti, Marco; Miola, Marta (2025)
  Tannic acid-assisted green functionalization of Clinoptilolite: A step-by-step characterization of silver nanoparticles in situ reduction. In: CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL, vol. 51, pp. 13051-13057. ISSN 0272-8842
  Contributo su Rivista
• Grifasi, Nadia; Deorsola, Fabio Alessandro; Fino, Debora; Piumetti, Marco (2024)
  Mesoporous TiO2 and Fe-containing TiO2 prepared by solution combustion synthesis as catalysts for the photodegradation of paracetamol. In: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, vol. 31, pp. 36861-36881. ISSN 0944-1344
  Contributo su Rivista
• Legutko, Piotr; Dziadek, Michal; Grzybek, Gabriela; Marzec, Mateusz; Jarosz, Emilia; ... (2024)
  Catalytic removal of soot particles over potassium glasses – the effect of doping with aliovalent redox metals. In: CATALYSIS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, vol. 14, pp. 2549-2562. ISSN 2044-4761
  Contributo su Rivista
• Rizzetto, Andrea; Sartoretti, Enrico; Piumetti, Marco; Pirone, Raffaele; Bensaid, Samir (2024)
  Novel application of Ru-based catalysts on MgAl oxides alkaline adsorbents for cyclic CO2 methanation. In: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, vol. 501. ISSN 1385-8947
  Contributo su Rivista
• Rizzetto, Andrea; Piumetti, Marco; Pirone, Raffaele; Sartoretti, Enrico; Bensaid, Samir (2024)
  Study of ceria-composite materials for high-temperature CO2 capture and their ruthenium functionalization for methane production. In: CATALYSIS TODAY, vol. 429, pp. 1-15. ISSN 0920-5861
  Contributo su Rivista
• Ballauri, S.; Sartoretti, E.; Castellino, M.; Armandi, M.; Piumetti, M.; Fino, D.; ... (2024)
  Mesoporous Ceria and Ceria-Praseodymia as High Surface Area Supports for Pd-based Catalysts with Enhanced Methane Oxidation Activity. In: CHEMCATCHEM, vol. 16, pp. 1-11. ISSN 1867-3899
  Contributo su Rivista
• Grifasi, N.; Ziantoni, B.; Fino, D.; Piumetti, M. (2024)
  Fundamental properties and sustainable applications of the natural zeolite clinoptilolite. In: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL. ISSN 0944-1344
  Contributo su Rivista
• Dosa, Melodj; Sartoretti, Enrico; Monteverde, Alessandro; Bensaid, Samir; Popescu, ... (2024)
  La-based perovskites for autothermal reforming: In-situ electrical conductivity measurements and catalytic study. In: APPLIED CATALYSIS. O, OPEN, vol. 192. ISSN 2950-6484
  Contributo su Rivista
• Rizzetto, Andrea; Sartoretti, Enrico; Khoma, Khrystyna; Armandi, Marco; Piumetti, Marco; ... (2024)
  The Oscillatory Behaviour of Cu-ZSM-5 Catalysts for N2O Decomposition: Investigation of Cu Species by Complementary Techniques. In: CHEMPHYSCHEM, pp. 1-13. ISSN 1439-7641
  Contributo su Rivista
• Cocuzza, Clarissa; Vincenzi, Chiara; Ottone, Carminna; Illanes, Andrés; Fino, Debora; ... (2024)
  Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous silicas with dendritic and spongy-like structures: potential supports for human lactate dehydrogenase-based microreactors aimed at anticancer inhibitor screening. In: MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS, vol. 376. ISSN 1387-1811
  Contributo su Rivista
• Cocuzza, Clarissa; Antoniono, Elena; Ottone, Carminna; Cauda, Valentina; Fino, Debora; ... (2023)
  Preparation of a Mesoporous Biosensor for Human Lactate Dehydrogenase for Potential Anticancer Inhibitor Screening. In: ACS BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING, vol. 9, pp. 6045-6057. ISSN 2373-9878
  Contributo su Rivista
• Cocuzza, Clarissa; Sartoretti, Enrico; Novara, Chiara; Giorgis, Fabrizio; Bensaid, ... (2023)
  Copper-manganese oxide catalysts prepared by solution combustion synthesis for total oxidation of VOCs. In: CATALYSIS TODAY, vol. 423. ISSN 0920-5861
  Contributo su Rivista
• Sartoretti, E.; Novara, C.; Paganini, M. C.; Chiesa, M.; Castellino, M.; Giorgis, F.; ... (2023)
  Investigation of Cu-doped ceria through a combined spectroscopic approach: Involvement of different catalytic sites in CO oxidation. In: CATALYSIS TODAY, vol. 420. ISSN 0920-5861
  Contributo su Rivista
• Ballauri, Sabrina; Sartoretti, Enrico; Hu, Min; D’Agostino, Carmine; Ge, Zijuan; Wu, ... (2023)
  Praseodymium Doping in Ceria-supported Palladium Nanocatalysts as an Effective Strategy to Minimize the Inhibiting Effects of Water During Methane Oxidation. In: APPLIED CATALYSIS. B, ENVIRONMENTAL, vol. 320. ISSN 0926-3373
  Contributo su Rivista
• Dosa, M.; Marin-Figueredo, M. J.; Sartoretti, E.; Novara, C.; Giorgis, F.; Bensaid, S.; ... (2022)
  Cerium‐Copper Oxides Synthesized in a Multi‐Inlet Vortex Reactor as Effective Nanocatalysts for CO and Ethene Oxidation Reactions. In: CATALYSTS, vol. 12. ISSN 2073-4344
  Contributo su Rivista
• Dosa, Melodj; Grifasi, Nadia; Galletti, Camilla; Fino, Debora; Piumetti, Marco (2022)
  Natural Zeolite Clinoptilolite Application in Wastewater Treatment: Methylene Blue, Zinc and Cadmium Abatement Tests and Kinetic Studies. In: MATERIALS, vol. 15. ISSN 1996-1944
  Contributo su Rivista
• Piumetti, Marco (2022)
  Molecular Dynamics and Complexity in Catalysis and Biocatalysis. S.L., Springer, P. 144. ISBN: 978-3-030-88499-4
  Libro
• Camelin, E.; Romero, O.; Piumetti, M.; Ottone, C.; Illanes, A.; Fino, D. (2022)
  Mechanisms of interaction among enzymes and supports. In: Nanomaterials for Biocatalysis / S.N., S.L., Elsevier, pp. 105-148. ISBN: 9780128244364
  Contributo in Volume
• Ballauri, S.; Sartoretti, E.; Novara, C.; Giorgis, F.; Piumetti, M.; Fino, D.; Russo, ... (2022)
  Wide range temperature stability of palladium on ceria-praseodymia catalysts for complete methane oxidation. In: CATALYSIS TODAY, vol. 390-391, pp. 185-197. ISSN 0920-5861
  Contributo su Rivista
• Cocuzza, Clarissa; Pietricola, Giuseppe; Zonca, Ilaria; Dosa, Melodj; Romero, Oscar; ... (2022)
  Simultaneous CO2 reduction and NADH regeneration using formate and glycerol dehydrogenase enzymes co-immobilized on modified natural zeolite. In: RSC ADVANCES, vol. 12, pp. 31142-31155. ISSN 2046-2069
  Contributo su Rivista
• Pietricola, G.; Dosa, M.; Ottone, C.; Fino, D.; Piumetti, M.; Tommasi, T. (2022)
  Covalent Immobilization of Aldehyde and Alcohol Dehydrogenases on Ordered Mesoporous Silicas. In: WASTE AND BIOMASS VALORIZATION, vol. 13, pp. 4043-4055. ISSN 1877-265X
  Contributo su Rivista
• Sartoretti, Enrico; Novara, Chiara; Chiodoni, Angelica; Giorgis, Fabrizio; Piumetti, ... (2022)
  Nanostructured ceria-based catalysts doped with La and Nd: How acid-base sites and redox properties determine the oxidation mechanisms. In: CATALYSIS TODAY, vol. 390-391, pp. 117-134. ISSN 0920-5861
  Contributo su Rivista

• 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