R. Passalacqua - Web Catalysis UNIME - CASPE

Rosalba Passalacqua received her degree in Chemistry at the University of Messina (Italy) in 2000 and PhD in Chemical Science in 2004 working on the photochemistry and electrochemistry of supramolecular species based on transition metal complexes.

She is currently Associate Researcher of Industrial Chemistry at the same University. Her teaching activities concerns:

A.A 2010/2011 - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, (Bachelor) Degree in Chemistry.

A.A 2015/2016 - Chemical Industry: Raw Materials and Structure, (Bachelor) Degree in Industrial Chemistry.

A.A 2016/2017 - Chemistry and Technology of Catalysis, (Master) Degree in Chemistry.

She worked in several national and EU research projects: Nanometer Size Metal Complexes, CAT-MED, NATAMA, IDECAT, ELCASS, INCAS, FOTOVOLTAICO, ENERGETIC and SMARTNESS. Her current research interests cover several topics concerning the development of new catalytic materials and processes for sustainable energy production:

- Synthesis, development and characterization of nanostructured materials and thin films as electrodes and components for photovoltaic applications;

- Synthesis and development of nanoscale-engineered materials based on high-efficiency photocatalytic TiO2 for energy and sensor applications;

- Design and development of innovative reactors for the production of hydrogen by photoelectrolysis of water and / or photoreforming of waste organics;

- Solar fuel synthesis by innovative CO2 reduction processes in photoelectrocatalytic reactors (PECs);

- Synthesis and development of catalysts of industrial interest applicable in heterogeneous catalysis and photocatalysis for the abatement of pollutants and as materials for energetic applications.

She have also a wide experience in the study of transition metal complexes and supramolecular assemblies applied like light-harvesting antennas, systems mimetic of photosynthesis and light- and/or ion-responsive sensors.

She is co-author of more than 40 papers concerning preparation, characterization and development of photo- and electro-catalytic materials based on metal, metal oxide, zeolites, nanocarbons and coordination complexes applied in solar energy conversion and environmental remediation.

Author Orcid-ID: 0000-0002-5796-1000.

e-mail: email: rpassalacqua@unime.it    Phone +390906765610