5TH E3 Mediterranean Symposium: Electrochemistry for Environment and Energy (E3MS)
After the successful editions of 2014 in Burgos, 2016 in Gargnano, 2018 in Madrid, and 2022 in Orvieto the 5th edition of the E3 Mediterranean Symposium: Electrochemistry for Environment and Energy (E3MS) returns to Spain in Leioa (Bilbao) as a joint event with 2024 edition of the XLIV Reunión del Grupo de Electroquímica de la Real Sociedad Española de Química (44 GERSEQ, 3-5 July 2024).
The two intertwined meetings share the scientific interest for a range of common topics: electrochemical devices for energy storage, conversion and production (lithium-, sodium- batteries, fuel cells, electrolyzers, etc.), the use of electrochemical sensors for environmental applications as well as all the aspects relevant to industrial electrochemistry (sustainable production processes, utilization of electrochemical methods for disposal, recycling and remediation), considering also the circularity of productive electrochemical processes and electrochemical decarbonisation.
The 5th E3MS aims at discussing the new strategies in the Mediterranean region and beyond to maintain the centrality of Electrochemistry as a science of the present and future for the realization of a sustainable, smart and green development.
Keynote Speakers 5 E3MS
Integrating an electrolysis cell into a biomass gasification plant for wastewater treatment and hydrogen generation
Michele
Mascia
University of Cagliari
Full professor of Chemical Engineering at Università degli Studi di Cagliari (UniCa). His research activities focus on electrochemical engineering and applied electrochemistry. The main processes studied are the electrolysis of water (conventional, bio-assisted and photo-assisted), conventional and microbial fuel cells. The main applications are energy harvesting and conversion, water and wastewater treatment, and remediation of polluted soils. Fundamental and applied studies cover design, characterisation and modelling of reactors, simulation of plants, electrocatalysis and reaction mechanisms.
He is Coordinator of the PhD programme in Industrial Engineering, member of the gender equality and anti-discrimination committee at UniCa;member of UniCa’s Academic Senate, from 2016 to 2021. Teacher of Unit Operations and Chemical Plant Design for bachelor and master programs in Chemical Engineering and Energy Engineering.
Platinum group metal-free oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysis in neutral and alkaline electrolytes
Carlo
Santoro
University of Milano-Bicocca
Carlo Santoro got his Ph.D. at the University of Connecticut in 2009, working on microbial fuel cells. He moved to the University of New Mexico in 2013 working on platinum-free electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction and supercapacitive bio-electrochemical systems. Following a spell as Lecturer at the University of Manchester (2020), he joined the University of Milano-Bicocca in 2021 as Assistant Professor and he got promoted to Associate Professor in 2024. He established the Electrocatalysis and Bioelectrocatalysis Lab (EBLab) counting now 8 PhD students, 2 Post Docs and a research portfolio of roughly 1M euro. His work focuses on development of electrocatalysts based on PGM-free electrocatalysts for a plethora of electrochemical systems. He holds 2 US patents.
