18 May 2023 19:30POLI-TECH STORIES. Breaking nature’s monopoly: From Giulio Natta’s discoveries to the advancements for the green transition

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POLI-TECH STORIES
The Politecnico di Milano meets the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Dublin
Through its professors, the Politecnico tells stories of polytechnic culture: stories of science, technology and creativity, of the achievements of its great masters, of future visions.

Gianvito Vilé, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Milano | Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”

Sixty years ago, Prof. Giulio Natta, jointly with Prof. Karl Ziegler, received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries in the field of high polymer chemistry. Thanks to these studies, it was possible for the first time to synthesize ordered polymers with a high degree of stereospecificity. Before that, such polymers were found exclusively in nature and, as stated in the Nobel Prize motivation, it was precisely Prof. Natta’s research that broke this monopoly.

In this lecture, Gianvito Vilé (Politecnico di Milano) will provide an overview of Natta’s scientific discoveries, examining the science, the impact on society, as well as the role of Politecnico in collaborating with the large chemical industry of the time, and in supporting the research that led to the award of the Nobel Prize. The conference will also stress the importance of catalysis in these six decades, from Ziegler-Natta catalysts to those for the conduction of sustainable processes for the green transition.

The event will be in english, at 7.30 p.m. (italian time)

Free participation online, please register via the following link on Zoom

 

Time

18 May 2023
19:30

Location

Online event

Organizer

Politecnico di Milano

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