Call:
Email: christiandistasi@unizar.es
Address: Escuela Politécnica Superior, Crta de Cuarte, s/n. E-22071 Huesca – Spain
ABOUT ME
Research interests
I got my Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering at University of Salerno (Italy) with a final thesis titled “Study of adsorption of H2S and H2O on hydrotalcites for SEWG application”. I am currently working on my PhD thesis into the framework of the GreenCarbon project under the supervision of the Prof. J.J. Manyà at the University of Zaragoza in Huesca. My doctoral thesis, titled “Development of novel metallic catalysts on biomorphic BC-based supports for hydrogen production”, is being carried out under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie programme framework.
My research is mainly aimed at the production of advanced materials from biomass-derived carbons for heterogeneous catalysis applications. I started my career studying the suitability of a biomass-derived activated carbon to be employed in the ex situ upgrading of the pyrolysis gas. Then I moved to the investigation of the influence of the operating temperature and pressure on the textural properties of the resulting activated carbons. Currently, I am focusing my work on the production of biochar-based metal catalysts to be employed in steam reforming of pyrolysis vapours and in methane production from CO2 and H2.
Projects:
- GreenCarbon —Advanced carbon materials from biowaste: sustainable pathways to drive innovative green technologies (H2020-MSCA-ITN-2016-721991)
PUBLICATIONS
2022
Méndez, A.; Álvarez, M. L.; Fidalgo, J. M.; Stasi, Christian Di; Manyà, Joan Josep; Gascó, G.
Biomass-derived activated carbon as catalyst in the leaching of metals from a copper sulfide concentrate Journal Article
In: Minerals Engineering, vol. 183, pp. 107594, 2022, ISSN: 0892-6875.
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url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0892687522002047},
doi = {10.1016/J.MINENG.2022.107594},
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year = {2022},
date = {2022-06-01},
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journal = {Minerals Engineering},
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Greco, Gianluca; Canevesi, Rafael L. S.; Stasi, Christian Di; Celzard, Alain; Fierro, Vanessa; Manyà, Joan Josep
Biomass-derived carbons physically activated in one or two steps for CH4/CO2 separation Journal Article
In: Renewable Energy, vol. 191, pp. 122–133, 2022, ISSN: 0960-1481.
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title = {Biomass-derived carbons physically activated in one or two steps for CH4/CO2 separation},
author = {Gianluca Greco and Rafael L. S. Canevesi and Christian Di Stasi and Alain Celzard and Vanessa Fierro and Joan Josep Manyà},
url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0960148122004967},
doi = {10.1016/J.RENENE.2022.04.035},
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year = {2022},
date = {2022-05-01},
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journal = {Renewable Energy},
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2021
Renda, Simona; Stasi, Christian Di; Manyà, Joan Josep; Palma, Vincenzo
Biochar as support in catalytic CO2 methanation: Enhancing effect of CeO2 addition Journal Article
In: Journal of CO2 Utilization, vol. 53, pp. 101740, 2021, ISSN: 2212-9820.
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title = {Biochar as support in catalytic CO2 methanation: Enhancing effect of CeO2 addition},
author = {Simona Renda and Christian Di Stasi and Joan Josep Manyà and Vincenzo Palma},
url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2212982021003073},
doi = {10.1016/J.JCOU.2021.101740},
issn = {2212-9820},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-11-01},
journal = {Journal of CO2 Utilization},
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Greco, Gianluca; Videgain, María; Stasi, Christian Di; Pires, Elisabet; Manyà, Joan Josep
Importance of pyrolysis temperature and pressure in the concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in wood waste-derived biochars Journal Article
In: Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, vol. 159, pp. 105337, 2021, ISSN: 0165-2370.
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title = {Importance of pyrolysis temperature and pressure in the concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in wood waste-derived biochars},
author = {Gianluca Greco and María Videgain and Christian Di Stasi and Elisabet Pires and Joan Josep Manyà},
doi = {10.1016/J.JAAP.2021.105337},
issn = {0165-2370},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-10-01},
journal = {Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis},
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Stasi, Christian Di; Renda, Simona; Greco, Gianluca; González, Belén; Palma, Vincenzo; Manyà, Joan Josep
Wheat-Straw-Derived Activated Biochar as a Renewable Support of Ni-CeO2 Catalysts for CO2 Methanation Journal Article
In: Sustainability 2021, Vol. 13, Page 8939, vol. 13, no. 16, pp. 8939, 2021.
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title = {Wheat-Straw-Derived Activated Biochar as a Renewable Support of Ni-CeO2 Catalysts for CO2 Methanation},
author = {Christian Di Stasi and Simona Renda and Gianluca Greco and Belén González and Vincenzo Palma and Joan Josep Manyà},
url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/16/8939/htm https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/16/8939},
doi = {10.3390/SU13168939},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-08-01},
journal = {Sustainability 2021, Vol. 13, Page 8939},
volume = {13},
number = {16},
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publisher = {Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute},
abstract = {Ceria- and urea-doped activated biochars were used as support for Ni-based catalysts for CO2 methanation purposes. Different materials were prepared and tested to find the best catalytic formulation. After several CO2 methanation experiments—carried out at 0.35–1.0 MPa and 300–500 °C—it was found that the most suitable catalyst was a wheat-straw-derived activated biochar loaded with 30 wt.% of CeO2 and 20 wt.% of Ni. Using this catalyst, a CO2 conversion of 65% with a CH4 selectivity of 95% was reached at 1.0 MPa, 400 °C, and 13,200 h−1. From the study of the influence of the gas hourly space velocity, it was deduced that the most likely reaction mechanism was a reverse water–gas shift reaction, followed by CO hydrogenation. N-doping of the carbon support as an alternative to the use of ceria was also investigated. However, both CO2 conversion and selectivity toward CH4 values were clearly lower than those obtained for the ceria-containing catalyst cited above. The outcomes of this work indicate that a renewable biomass-derived support can be effectively employed in the catalytic conversion of CO2 to methane.},
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