Congratulations to our PhD student Lorenzo Bonaldi for his scientific publication entitled “In-depth Investigation of the Reaction Parameters Tuning the Ethyl Levulinate Synthesis from Fructose and Inulin”. Alkyl levulinates (ALs) are strategic compounds for the development of sustainable energy transition. In this work, the direct alcoholysis of two model substrates (fructose and inulin) was investigated using a One-Factor-At-a-Time (OFAT) approach for the selective production of ethyl levulinate (EL), with diluted H₂SO₄ as the catalyst.
Congratulations to our PhD students Elena Betti and Piermarco Saraceno for their publication entitled "Insights into Energy Transfer in Light-Harvesting Complex II Through Machine-Learning Assisted Simulations" in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. In the article, the energy transfer processes occurring inside a plant photosynthetic protein (LHCII) are simulated and compared to experimental evidence.
Congratulations to Dr. Francesca Binacchi, Ester Giorgi and Dr. Giacomo Salvadori for the publication of the results of the SYSSi project funded by PRIMULE (PRomoting Innovative and MULtidisciplinary Experiments at DSCM). This project was part of the doctoral work of the three researchers and involved the study of the interaction of a fluorescent silver(I) biscarbene and different conformations of non-canonical DNA, G-quadruplex.
Congratulations to our Ph.D. student Alberto Picchi for his scientific publication entitled "Assessing the performance of sustainable luminescent solar concentrators based on chemically recycled poly(methyl methacrylate)" in RSC Applied Polymers. The study examines the viability of utilizing chemically recycled poly(methyl methacrylate) (r-PMMA) in luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs).
