Ricerc@Sapienza

The biomass conversion into more valuable fuels represents one of the most viable routes for the exploitation of this material. Hydrothermal liquefaction is currently considered one of the most efficient processes to convert wet biomass into a bio-crude, which however requires expensive upgrading treatments to be used as biofuel. The use of catalysts able to directly improve bio-crude yield and quality during the reaction is of fundamental importance to increase the overall process efficiency.

Water was a basic source in Motya island. Freshwater of the freatic aquifer spring out from the clayish lime bedrock in the southern sector of the Siciian Island nourishing the Lagoon environment with its vital potential. Ot thus not only made possible human life since Prehistory, but also attracted Phoenicians during their expansion across the Mediterranean