Francesco Serse - Creckmodeling

Research interests

My research activity is focused on the assessment of detailed kinetic mechanisms of pyrolysis and combustion processes in gas phase and in condensed phase by means of electronic structure calculations. In particular, my research interests concern the thermal degradation of plastics and soot nucleation and growth from a gaseous source.

Education

Ph.D. in Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano.Nov. 2020 – Apr. 2025
Master of Science (MSc) in Chemical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano.Sep. 2018 – Sep. 2020
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Chemical Engineering at La Sapienza.Sep. 2014 – Feb. 2018

Selected Publications

F. Serse, M. Salvalaglio, M. Pelucchi. ” First Principles Assessment of Solvent Induced Cage Effects on Intramolecular Hydrogen Transfer in the Free Radical Polymerization of Acrylates”. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2025). DOI: http://doi.org/10.1039/D4CP04415K.
F. Serse, A. Bjola, M. Salvalaglio, M. Pelucchi. “Unveiling solvent effects on β-scissions through metadynamics and mean force integration”. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation (2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.4c00383.
E. Busillo, A. Nobili, F. Serse, M.P. Bracciale, P. De Filippis, M. Pelucchi, B. de Caprariis. ” Turquoise hydrogen and carbon materials production from thermal methane cracking: An experimental and kinetic modelling study with focus on carbon product morphology”. Carbon (2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2024.119102
F. Serse, Z. Ding, M. Bracconi, M. Maestri, A. Nobili, C. Giudici, A. Frassoldati, T. Faravelli, A. Cuoci, M. Pelucchi. “A comprehensive kinetic framework for solid carbon deposition and hydrogen production from the pyrolysis of light hydrocarbons streams”. Carbon Trends (2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2024.119102.
A. Locaspi, M. Ferri, F. Serse, M. Maestri, M. Pelucchi. “Chemical kinetics of catalytic/non-catalytic pyrolysis and gasification of solid plastic wastes”. Advances in Chemical Engineering (2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.ache.2022.09.002.