University of Brescia, Italy

Elza Bontempi has a permanent position at the University of Brescia where she is currently a Full Professor teaching courses in Fundamentals of Chemistry for the Technologies.She has been responsible for several national and international research projects, developing new technologies and new sustainable materials, coming from waste and by-products. In recent years, her scientific activity has focused on the recovery of critical raw materials in the field of circular economy, such as lithium and cobalt, from exhausted batteries. She is the author of more than 300 peer-reviewed papers and several patents in the field of material recovery. She is ranked among the World’s Top 2% outstanding Scientists (lists of researchers prepared by Elsevier BV, Stanford University, USA). She won several national and international prizes as the ENERGY GLOBE AWARD. Website: https://elza-bontempi.unibs.it/

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