{"id":4897,"date":"2025-11-25T14:18:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T13:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circularmaterials.it\/?page_id=4897"},"modified":"2026-03-25T11:18:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:18:33","slug":"interview-marco-lunardon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/circularmaterials.it\/en\/interview-marco-lunardon\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview Marco"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4897\" class=\"elementor elementor-4897\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-288a7753 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"288a7753\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b68ac0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b68ac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An interview with <span style=\"background-color: #ac502c\">Marco Lunardon. <\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af177ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af177ed\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56dc221 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56dc221\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ccdfb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ccdfb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The \n<span style=\"color: #ac502c\">Interview <\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abede63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abede63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What are your responsibilities at Circular Materials?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f80c08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f80c08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I coordinate and define the R&amp;D activities related to the process for recovering critical metals from end-of-life batteries (black mass). This project involves me in every phase\u2014from laboratory-scale research to scale-up and industrialization of the entire process, as well as interactions with clients and partners.<br data-start=\"480\" data-end=\"483\" \/>In addition, I am involved in data collection and analysis to support process monitoring and optimization across CM.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abd8edc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abd8edc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What is your educational background?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e04547b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e04547b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">I graduated from the University of Padua, completing both the Bachelor\u2019s and Master\u2019s degrees in Materials Science. After my Master\u2019s, I continued my studies with a PhD, also in Padua, where I deepened my knowledge of cathode materials involved in electrocatalytic processes.<br data-start=\"952\" data-end=\"955\" \/>Before joining CM, I took part in a research project at the University of Padua focused on the characterization and synthesis of electrocatalysts for hydrogen production.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dd714f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dd714f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How have you developed your skills at CM?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f794cc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f794cc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The technical and scientific skills I developed during my university studies are essential for understanding and improving the processes carried out at CM. Being involved in the scale-up and industrialization of laboratory-optimized processes, as well as in extensive exchanges with partners and clients, is giving me the opportunity to develop cross-functional competencies\u2014equally crucial for advancing new technologies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9a74e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b9a74e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How would you describe your relationship with the team?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddab7d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddab7d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are a young and dynamic group that embraces a multidisciplinary approach. Teamwork, along with ongoing discussion and knowledge sharing, allows us to address the various tasks assigned to us effectively.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97ec3ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97ec3ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What aspects of Circular Materials&#8217; project do you appreciate the most?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3963c37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3963c37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The recovery of metals that would otherwise be disposed of, in my view, can positively and tangibly contribute to the development of a more sustainable economic model. 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