Salvatore Abate took is degree in Materials Engineering at the University of Messina (Italy) in 2002 and his PhD in Chemistry and Materials Engineering in 2006 working on Palladium membranes for direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide. He has worked in many EU projects in the area of Pd membrane, nanomaterials catalysts and sustainable chemical process. From 2012 he is researcher of industrial chemistry at the University of Messina. His recent research interests include Palladium membrane for gas separation, development of membrane reactors, nanostructured zeolites and hydrocracking of microalgae oil,  methanation reaction and electrocatalysis