Mission
The Institute, with a consolidated tradition in organometallic chemistry and the study of chemical reactivity, has as its mission fundamental and applied research and advanced training in processes, materials development, and research methods in the strategic sectors of green chemistry, technologies for energy and ecological transition, health, and the conservation of artistic and cultural heritage. The Institute also promotes the transfer and valorization of knowledge and technologies to civil society and the productive system.
As established in Article 2, paragraph 3 of Provision No. 122/2026 of the President of the CNR, updating the Mission, the Institute conducts research and all other activities provided for in Chapter VI of the Organization and Operation Regulations in the following main thematic areas:
- design and development of highly selective and efficient processes and catalysts for the sustainable production of chemical substances;
- design, synthesis, even under extreme conditions, characterization, and modeling of organic, inorganic, and hybrid polymeric materials and their functional properties;
- innovative methods and technologies for the production and storage of clean and safe energy from renewable sources;
- recycling of industrial waste and byproducts for the production of high-value compounds and the replacement, recovery, and reuse of critical raw materials;
- development of analytical, spectroscopic, and theoretical-computational methods for the study of chemical and biochemical processes and innovative materials.
The Strategic Research Areas contribute to specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN 2030 Agenda, specifically: Sustainable Consumption and Production (SDG 12), Affordable and Clean Energy (SDG 7), Climate Action (SDG 13), Business, Innovation, and Infrastructure (SDG 9), Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11), Health and Well-Being (SDG 3).
The quality of CNR-ICCOM research was recognized in the 2010 and 2015 CNR internal evaluations, as the best CNR institute in the Chemistry panel, as well as by the excellent positions in the VQR evaluations 2011-2014, 2015-2019 (1° ex aequo) and 2020-2024 (2°), in the Chemistry panel GEV03.