Safe and Sustainable-by-Design 2D Materials: Manufacturing Processes and Applications in Energy, Electronics, and Biotechnology
Safe and Sustainable-by-Design 2D Materials: Manufacturing Processes and Applications in Energy, Electronics, and Biotechnology
The workshop aims to explore safe and sustainable-by-design manufacturing methods, bringing together leading researchers to discuss innovative manufacturing methods for 2D materials that prioritise safety and sustainability. Participants will discuss the latest advances in synthesis processes, characterisation techniques, and property optimisation relevant to energy storage, electronic devices, and biotechnological applications. Key discussions will highlight the challenges of scaling up production while minimising environmental impact and ensuring material safety. Follow-up initiatives will focus on the establishment of best practices for sustainable manufacturing.
Date: Thursday 25 September 2025
Time: 11:15 - 13:15
Organisers: GRAPHERGIA project & SAFARI project
Workshop Goals
Knowledge Sharing: Offer a platform for researchers, industry experts, and stakeholders to exchange insights and advancements in innovative 2D material manufacturing methods that emphasize safety, sustainability, and scalability
Collaboration Opportunities: Foster collaborations between academia, industry, and SMEs to drive innovation and commercialisation of graphene-based technologies
Future Directions: Discuss future research directions, challenges, and opportunities in the field of sustainable manufacturing and safe-by-design towards energy and biotechnology solutions utilising 2D materials.
Conclusion:
Participate in this joint workshop to discover the groundbreaking, innovative, and transformative potential of safe and sustainable-by-design 2D materials. From scalable manufacturing to applications in energy, electronics, biotechnology, and EMI shielding. Explore how GRAPHERGIA and SAFARI are pushing technological boundaries to develop eco-friendly, high-performance materials that could power devices, systems and other solutions of tomorrow.
Agenda
Organisers
GRAPHERGIA aims to revolutionise energy harvesting and storage through graphene-based technologies. Key innovations include laser-assisted graphene production for self-charging textiles, integration of energy features into wearables, improved Li-ion batteries, and sustainable power for IoT devices. A novel laser-assisted method enables simultaneous morphological modification and carbon activation of graphite anodes, aligning with the Safe and Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD) approach. This process enhances surface area, porosity, conductivity, and ion transport, leading to improved electrochemical performance.
SAFARI expands 2D materials research, focusing on safe-by-design MXenes manufacturing and hybrid MXene-Graphene formulations. These materials offer thermal stability and conductivity for applications like biosensors, conductive inks, and EMI shielding. The project emphasises sustainable processes, innovative applications, collaboration, scalable production, enhanced material performance, and knowledge dissemination—advancing Europe's leadership in 2D materials.
Workshop Speakers
Diana Marcano
Łukasiewicz - Poznański Instytut Technologiczny, Poland
João Laranjeira
ISQ, Portugal
Kyle Matthews
MXene Inc., USA
Matteo Maccanti
Next Technology Tecnotessile, Italy
Nadia Bali
FORTH, Greece
Diana Marcano
Safe & Sustainable-by-Design 2D Materials: Manufacturing Processes and Applications in Energy, Electronics, and Biotechnology
Thursday 25, 11:15 - 13:15
Bio: Diana Marcano earned her PhD in Materials Physics from Göttingen UniversityGermany and holds a Master’s degree in Materials Engineering from Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela. Her career focuses on the multidisciplinary development of materials through R&D and industrial projects, particularly in energy applications. She is currently part of the Engineering Materials Development Section at the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Poznań Institute of Technology in Poland.
João Laranjeira
Safe & Sustainable-by-Design 2D Materials: Manufacturing Processes and Applications in Energy, Electronics, and Biotechnology
Thursday 25, 11:15 - 13:15
Bio: João Laranjeira holds a PhD in Engineering – Adhesion and Adhesives Technology from Oxford Brookes University, and a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico – University of Lisbon. His career has been centered on multidisciplinary engineering within R&D projects. Currently, João works in the R&D department at ISQ on occupational health and safety aspects of new materials and process technologies in European projects, while also managing R&D projects.
Kyle Matthews
Safe & Sustainable-by-Design 2D Materials: Manufacturing Processes and Applications in Energy, Electronics, and Biotechnology
Thursday 25, 11:15 - 13:15
Matteo Maccanti
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Workshop
Wednesday 24, 11:15 - 13:15
Safe & Sustainable-by-Design 2D Materials: Manufacturing Processes and Applications in Energy, Electronics, and Biotechnology
Thursday 25, 11:15 - 13:15
Nadia Bali
Safe & Sustainable-by-Design 2D Materials: Manufacturing Processes and Applications in Energy, Electronics, and Biotechnology
Thursday 25, 11:15 - 13:15
Title: Multiscale Numerical Modeling to support SSbD Laser-Engineered Graphene-electrodes for electrochemical energy storage
Bio: Nadia (Konstantina) Bali is a Postdoctoral Researcher at ICEHT/FORTH and an Adjunct Professor in Computational Fluid Dynamics Methods at the University of the Peloponnese. She holds Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from University of Patras and has authored 32 publications across various journals and conference proceedings, including 9 in peer-reviewed journals. She has actively contributed to 14 research projects, 5 of which were conducted within the Horizon Europe framework. Her research focuses on developing Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models to describe transport phenomena in porous media. She is currently working on hierarchical modeling of ion transport at the meso- and macroscale to optimize engineered processes in commercial electrodes, with the goal of enhancing power density in battery applications.