This project aims to develop novel chemicals from biomasses (bio-based products) for industrial applications. As is known bio-based products are obtained from renewable biogenic materials (also called “biomasses”), and could play a crucial role in preventing resource depletion and climate change in the near future. In fact, as they are derived from renewable feedstocks, bio-based products could reduce CO2 emission and offer numerous advantages. This proposal is part of a consolidated research activity that our group is carrying out in the topic of greener industrial processes, in collaboration with industrial partners in Salerno province (see research project section). The main task of this project, is the synthesis of new products by functionalization of biomasses and the study of their applications in industrial processes. Based on our experience, the project will be focused mainly on cellulosic biomass such as carboxymethylcellulose (see publication 1) and cyclodextrins (see publications 3 and 4).

All the candidates must possess a Master Degree in Chemistry. It is required a full knowledge of (organic) synthesis and spectroscopic characterization (1D and 2D NMR, FT IR, mass spectrometry) of novel organic molecules. Propensity and passion for experimental laboratory research.

n° 2 associate professors, n° 2 postdoc students, n° 1 PhD student, and n° 2 PhD student with industrial characterization. On this topic, our group has active collaborations with foreign universities, research centers and chemical companies: Bi-QEM SPECIALTIES S.p.A., zona-industriale Buccino (SA) - MILANO (MI). Institute for Building Materials Engineering at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Prof. Andrea Osburg, Deputy Head of the F. A. Finger Institute for Building Materials Engineering at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. National Research & Development Institute for Textiles and Leather, ICPI Research Division, Bucharest, Romania, prof. Elena Badea.