Technologies

In this section it is possible to view, also through targeted research, the technologies inserted in the PROMO-TT Database. For further information on the technologies and to contact the CNR Research Teams who developed them, it is necessary to contact the Project Manager (see the references at the bottom of each record card).

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239
Description

Bivalve mollusc shells are made mainly of CaCO3 (ca 95%), with a small fraction of organic material. If from these shells this mineral is retrieved, they could become a renewable and sustainable “mine” of a “blue” CaCO3. Bivalve mollusc shells, also after the removal of the animal flesh, maintain a certain quantity of organic substances, part in the muscle and part in the shell.

Thematic areas
Bioeconomy
Energy and environmental sustainability
Energy and environmental sustainability / Renewable sources
Health & Biotech
Health & Biotech / Care, Hygiene, Cosmetics
Energy and environmental sustainability / Waste management
Additive and advanced industrial manufacturing
Energy and environmental sustainability / Pollution treatment (air, soil, water)
Chemicals & Physics
Chemicals & Physics / Inorganic substances
Additive and advanced industrial manufacturing / Additive manufacturing processes and materials
Materials
Materials / Ceramic materials
Chemicals & Physics / Subtainable substances and green chemistry
Materials / Paper technology
Materials / Plastics, polymers
# Record card
171
Description

B-ME developed the first thermoplastic composite electrode film based on bio-derived and biodegradable polyesters and carbon nano-fibers. It is metal-free, highly electrically conductive and possess good thermo-mechanical properties, a challenging combination of three features in a single product. This is the first-of-its-kind product, as, to the best of our knowledge, no thermoplastic biobased electrode film has been effectively produced and used so far.

Thematic areas
ICT & Electronics
ICT & Electronics / Sensor/multi-sensor technology, instrumentation
ICT & Electronics / Internet of Things
ICT & Electronics / Nanotechnologies related to electronics and microelectronics
ICT & Electronics / Electronics and microelectronics
Bioeconomy
Materials
Materials / Photo-active & graphene-based materials
Materials / Semiconductors and Superconductors
Materials / Composite and hybrid materials
Materials / Plastics, polymers
Chemicals & Physics
Chemicals & Physics / Micro and nanotechnology related to physical, chemical and exact sciences
Chemicals & Physics / Plastics & rubber
Chemicals & Physics / Special chemicals
Energy and environmental sustainability
Energy and environmental sustainability / Renewable sources
Energy and environmental sustainability / Energy storage and transport
Energy and environmental sustainability / Energy production, transmission and conversion
Energy and environmental sustainability / Pollution treatment (air, soil, water)
Energy and environmental sustainability / Environmental engineering/technologies
Energy and environmental sustainability / Wearable technologies
Energy and environmental sustainability / Sensory
Additive and advanced industrial manufacturing
Additive and advanced industrial manufacturing / Additive manufacturing processes and materials
# Record card
52
Description

Silicon nanowires (SiNWs) are 1D structures with diameter ranging from few tens to hundreds of nanometers and length varying from few tens of nanometers to millimiters. SiNWs are fabricated in the labs of the IMM-CNR, Rome Unit,  by using bottom-up technologies such as plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) at low growth temperature ((≤350°C), allowing the use of plastic and glassy substrates. Their electrical properties can be tuned by controlling the p/n doping during the growth.

Thematic areas
Health & Biotech / Nanomedicine
Health & Biotech / Diagnostic, Medical imaging & advanced bioimaging
Health & Biotech / Biosensors
Health & Biotech / Micro and nanotechnology related to biological sciences
Health & Biotech / Medical imaging & equipment
Health & Biotech / Smart Devices for Health and Wellness
Materials / Composite and hybrid materials
Materials / Metals & alloys
Materials / Optical materials
Materials / Processes of production & treatment of materials
Materials / Semiconductors and Superconductors
Chemicals & Physics / Micro and nanotechnology related to physical, chemical and exact sciences
ICT & Electronics / Optics & Acoustic
ICT & Electronics / Optoacustic sensors, Optoelectronic devices
ICT & Electronics / Nanotechnologies related to electronics and microelectronics
ICT & Electronics / Electronics and microelectronics
Energy and environmental sustainability / Sensory
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19
Description

We propose an optical technique for the fast check of the presence, on the exposed surfaces of persons and objects, of explosives and their precursors, or drugs, or in general materials which are not allowed in restricted environments: airports, courts, places of worship, etc. The technique yields bi-dimensional pictures, with exposure time of < 1 sec, reporting the target substances, and their locations and quantities. The technique already provided laboratory preliminary results, to be completed, and fully validated for sensitivity and selectivity.

Thematic areas
Tourism, social sciences and cultural heritage / Archeometry
Tourism, social sciences and cultural heritage / Safety and security
Chemicals & Physics / Imaging & image processing
ICT & Electronics / Sensor/multi-sensor technology, instrumentation
ICT & Electronics / Optoacustic sensors, Optoelectronic devices
Chemicals & Physics / Atomic and molecular spectroscopy
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181
Description

The proposed technology takes advantages of the huge potentialities of the gellan gum microgels in the preservation of cultural heritage. Microgels are polymeric gels particles with the micro and nanoscale size, whose soft nature is due to the presence of the aqueous solvent inside the particle. For their small size, they can easily diffuse in the environment and penetrate in the porous structure of paper and wood to act as cleaner agent.

Thematic areas
Chemicals & Physics
Chemicals & Physics / Micro and nanotechnology related to physical, chemical and exact sciences
Materials
Materials / Plastics, polymers
Tourism, social sciences and cultural heritage
Tourism, social sciences and cultural heritage / Technologies for preservation of cultural heritage
# Record card
160
Description

At IFN-CNR, in collaboration with Politecnico di Milano-Department of Physics, we have developed Raman microscopy approaches compatible with the study and characterization of biological and industrial samples. In detail, our facility houses a self-built spontaneous confocal Raman microscope with the following characteristics: two excitation lasers (660nm and 785nm), inverted microscope (Olympus IX-73) and Princeton spectrometer / CCD.

Thematic areas
Chemicals & Physics
Chemicals & Physics / Imaging & image processing
Chemicals & Physics / Atomic and molecular spectroscopy
Health & Biotech
Health & Biotech / Diagnostic, Medical imaging & advanced bioimaging
Health & Biotech / Biosensors
# Record card
246
Description

Large-scale synthesis of inorganic colloidal TiO2@WO3-x nanoheterostructures based on multicomponent semiconductor (TiO2)-plasmonic (WO3-x) heterojunctions.

Thematic areas
Materials
Materials / Photo-active & graphene-based materials
Chemicals & Physics
Chemicals & Physics / Subtainable substances and green chemistry
Energy and environmental sustainability
Energy and environmental sustainability / Pollution treatment (air, soil, water)
# Record card
102
Description

The procedure enables the fabrication of nanocomposite membranes filled with suitable amounts of exfoliated bidimensional crystals. These are obtained with an advanced wet-jet milling technique, which provides desired thickness and lateral size of nanofillers through the pulverization and colloidal homogenization of bulk nanomaterials. The bidimensional crystals are dispersed in fluids and suitably delivered inside polymeric matrixes exhibiting a singular morphology.

Thematic areas
Energy and environmental sustainability / Environmental engineering/technologies
Materials / Photo-active & graphene-based materials
Agrifood / Marine resources
Materials / Composite and hybrid materials
Chemicals & Physics / Separation technologies
Chemicals & Physics / Subtainable substances and green chemistry
Energy and environmental sustainability / Pollution treatment (air, soil, water)
# Record card
257
Description

Flow technologies for the synthesis of chemical intermediates have great potential at the industrial level and the synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) can speed up the development of new products. In this context, we could find the technology for the synthesis of NPs. The NPs (Au, Ag, or Pt) are synthesized in a single step and are functionalized with polymeric stabilizers (such as PVP, PVA, PEG, or others) or with thio-glycosidic fragments.

Thematic areas
Chemicals & Physics
Chemicals & Physics / Micro and nanotechnology related to physical, chemical and exact sciences
Chemicals & Physics / Inorganic substances
# Record card
11
Description

Chemical solution deposition of metal-organic precursors have favoured the research and development of thin films of simple and complex oxides such as Pb(Zr,Ti)O3, and Al2O3, up to their industrial application in pyroelectric and capacitor devices. Deposition methods used are spin-on and dip-coating. The advantages of the techniques are:

(i) low cost of equipment and chemicals

(ii) large area deposition

(iii) low crystallisation temperatures

Thematic areas
Chemicals & Physics / Inorganic substances
Materials / Ceramic materials
Materials / Semiconductors and Superconductors
Materials / Glass
Materials / Optical materials
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74
Description

The object of the technology is the development of a transferable methodology from the laboratory scale to the pilot scale to be validated in the industrial setting for the treatment of basic waste of natural polymers of agro-food or manufacturing industry.

Thematic areas
Materials / Properties of materials, corrosion, degradation
Additive and advanced industrial manufacturing / Packaging
Energy and environmental sustainability / Renewable sources
Chemicals & Physics / Plastics & rubber
Chemicals & Physics / Subtainable substances and green chemistry
Energy and environmental sustainability / Waste management
Bioeconomy
# Record card
175
Description

The invention is a synthetic method to prepare colloidal nanomaterials of V-VI-VII semiconductors that do not contain toxic elements. This is the first method for the synthesis of mixed anion nanomaterials without toxic elements at large, which permitted to obtain, among others, bismuth chalcohalide nanocrystals that are arguably considered as one of main candidates to be the next big thing for light energy conversion.

Thematic areas
Materials
Materials / Processes of production & treatment of materials
Chemicals & Physics
Chemicals & Physics / Micro and nanotechnology related to physical, chemical and exact sciences
Materials / Semiconductors and Superconductors
Energy and environmental sustainability
Energy and environmental sustainability / Renewable sources
Energy and environmental sustainability / Energy production, transmission and conversion
ICT & Electronics
ICT & Electronics / Nanotechnologies related to electronics and microelectronics
Chemicals & Physics / Inorganic substances
Chemicals & Physics / Colours & dyes
Materials / Composite and hybrid materials
Materials / Optical materials
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40
Description

Recently, it has been demonstrated that Raman spectroscopy can play a fundamental role in assisting the work of the anatomopathologist by allowing classification of oncological samples with practically 100% accuracy in oncological diagnosis.

Thematic areas
Health & Biotech / Micro and nanotechnology related to biological sciences
Health & Biotech / Nanomedicine
Health & Biotech / Diagnostic, Medical imaging & advanced bioimaging
Chemicals & Physics / Micro and nanotechnology related to physical, chemical and exact sciences
ICT & Electronics / Artificial Intelligence
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178
Description

The substitution of fossil derived monomers in thermosetting resins is a very important point to look at to face environmental impact issues related with the use of traditional resins. The research group set up a protocol for the preparation of thermosetting resins starting from vegetable oils with different composition to substitute the petroleum-based monomers. The materials obtained in this way have a bio-based carbon content higher than 80%.

Thematic areas
Chemicals & Physics
Energy and environmental sustainability
Energy and environmental sustainability / Renewable sources
Chemicals & Physics / Plastics & rubber
Materials
Materials / Composite and hybrid materials
Chemicals & Physics / Subtainable substances and green chemistry
Materials / Plastics, polymers