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Dear All, here is the New Edition of our ITM Newsletter with the latest news of our research activities. We wish all of you a Wonderful 2026... reading our ITMNEWSLETTER!! itm.cnr.it/it/CNR-ITM_New… @CNRsocial_

Ricercatori di CNR-ITM e UNICAL-LISOC in Regione Lazio per un confronto sulle criticità legate alla presenza di arsenico nelle acque e sulle soluzioni per la rimozione, insieme a ISDE, Acea, Unindustria, Consorzio Lazio e l’Assessora Manuela Rinaldi. @CNRsocial_ @UniCalPortale

New paper out on: "Stable methanol-to-DME conversion in catalytic membrane contactor enabled by bilayer ZSM-5 membranes with spatially engineered acidity". Free to read at: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @CNRsocial_

A new publication is hot off the press "Hybrid models, digital twins, and digital shadows for sustainable membrane technologies: A critical review". Consult the gold Open Access version at: doi.org/10.1016/j.advm… @CNRsocial_

Valentina Tortelli from CNR-ITM and Monica Favaro from CNR-ICMATE held a two-day seminar at Università di Roma Tor Vergata dedicated to Horizon Europe, with a comprehensive focus on funding opportunities, proposal preparation and project management. @CNRsocial_

The Section on Membrane Engineering is organizing a Spotlight Talk on “Membrane Engineering for a circular economy” which will be held online on 10 March 2026, 16:00 - 17:45 CET. If interested, you can register to the webinar at the link: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… @CNRsocial_

Hot off the press a new article "Self-Heating Graphene Oxide Composite Membranes for Desalination via Photothermal Membrane Distillation" free for readers at: doi.org/10.1002/adfm.2… @CNRsocial_

Adolfo Iulianelli was Plenary Speaker at the International Congress on Chemical Engineering and Chemistry (CHEMPARIS2026), held in Paris between February 10-12, 2026. Furthermore, he organised the special session “Hydrogen energy in the decarbonization scenario”. @CNRsocial_

A pioneeristic study on an electrically-assisted membrane reformer for decarbonised H2 generation is fresh off the press. Consult the gold Open Access version at: doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.… @CNRsocial_

Natalia Rovella and Francesca Giordano participated at the Italian Archaeometric Society conference “OrganicaMente” at Pisa University on 4-6 February, presenting Modeling and Digital support for the diagnostic, conservation and valorisation of Cultural Heritage. @CNRsocial_

New paper out on: "Membrane-integrated process for simultaneous biogas upgrading and hydrogen storage via methanol". Free to read at: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @CNRsocial_

L’11/02 all’University Club si terrà il Workshop nazionale finale del progetto PRIN 2022 NEMESI, promosso da UNICAL, UniCa e CNR-ITM. Al centro membrane intelligenti antimicrobiche e il valore di multidisciplinarietà e collaborazione tra ricerca e imprese. @CNRsocial_

Interested in what we have done in COSMO PRIN2022 PNRR? Follow the online workshop that will be held on February 19: teams.microsoft.com/meet/315707637… @CNRsocial_

Join us for #GWB2026 on Feb 10 at UniCal! Prof. Bordiga talks microporous materials & gender balance debate by @DAM4CO2. 📍 Aula 7B, Cube 17C 📝 Register by Feb 5: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… #IUPAC #Science #GWB2026 @CNRsocial_

What would our world be without membranes? Many modern technologies, from healthcare to water desalination to mitigation of climate crisis, depend on these invisible structures. Lidietta will discuss about them at Futuro Remoto 2025 on Feb 5. cittadellascienza.it/calendario-eve… @CNRsocial_

Qualche scatto della squadra antincendio che ha svolto il corso di formazione con i Vigili del Fuoco di Rende. 🧑‍🚒 Un impegno fondamentale per la sicurezza sul lavoro, e per continuare a fare Scienza in modo sicuro. Grazie ai VVF per la preziosa collaborazione! 🤝 @CNRsocial_

This Friday, I will be speaking about the results obtained in @dam4co2 , @DominoPrin, and #MeNaCe@CO2 at the conference “CCS & Carbon Mineral Storage: Research, Industry and Policies for Climate Neutrality” @ChiaraBoschi7 @itmcnr @CNRsocial_ #DSCTM #CarbonCapture #CCS #CCUS

A new paper is out on: "Self-sabotage or problem solving: Tracking the metal leaching from PVDF mixed matrix membranes containing MOFs used in water separations" free for readers at: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @CNRsocial_

New paper out on: "Water permeability of ultrathin polyamide membranes: a computation study from molecular to macro scale". Free to read at: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @CNRsocial_

A new paper is out on: "A comprehensive review of pristine Pebax-1657 membranes for CO2 gas separations" free for readers at: doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.… @CNRsocial_