Massimo Melchiorre

Background

About Massimo Melchiorre

I have been trained in organometallic chemistry, in homogeneous catalysis and in gas chromatography. During the BSc degree project, I had the opportunity to approach homogeneous catalysis and to explore the industrial world. In fact, I spent time at the Italian Printing Inks S.r.l. where I worked as an apprentice and gained good experience in rheological analysis and formulation. My MSc degree thesis focused on the direct oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids as glycerides in vegetable oils through biphasic homogeneous catalysis. Both products obtained from the oxidative process, short chain fatty acids and a mixture of glycerides with carboxylic acid end–groups, have been tested as solvents and co–surfactants respectively. Currently, I am working as a researcher for CapTop S.r.l. for the development of aprotic polar solvents for high–voltage electrochemical applications. I am also interested in coordination chemistry, organic synthesis and green chemistry.