DIT.AD017.335 REcoVerIng ValuE from waste for sustainable fuel synthesis

The research aims to develop and optimize catalysts derived from noble-metal-containing waste, such as spent automotive catalysts. The objective is to identify preparation and pretreatment strategies that enhance their intrinsic activity and durability. The activities will include the development and implementation of preparation and pretreatment procedures, the physicochemical characterization of the resulting materials, and the evaluation of their catalytic performance in reactions relevant to the energy transition, such as the aqueous-phase reforming (APR) of glycerol and/or hydrogen recombination. The results will establish relationships between treatment procedures, physicochemical properties, and catalytic performance, with the aim of defining protocols for the valorization of noble-metal-containingsecondary raw materials and the production of catalysts with enhanced intrinsic activity and resistance to deactivation.