Dr. Giulia Ischia

Profile

Academic positionPost Doc
Research fieldsChemical and Thermal Process Engineering
KeywordsCarbon sequestration, Humic substances, Green chemistry, Hydrothermal humification, Biomass waste
Honours and awards

2024: ACS Sustainability Star

2023: Visiting fellow at Tohoku University, Japan

2021: ACS-GCI Joseph Breen Memorial Fellowship

2021: Best Young Researcher at the conference "Waste and Biomass Valorization"

2021: Fulbright fellow

Current contact address

CountryGermany
CityPotsdam
InstitutionMax-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung
InstituteAbteilung Kolloidchemie

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Markus AntoniettiAbteilung Kolloidchemie, Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung, Potsdam
Start of initial sponsorship01/07/2024

Programme(s)

2024Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2026Saman Ghobadian, Giulia Ischia, Osvaldo Romero Romero, Giacomo Rossi, Thomas Hoffmann, Matthias Kraume, Nader Marzban: Hydrothermal Humification and Fulvification of Grass for Artificial Humic Substance Production and By-product Applications. In: Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2026,
2026Ehsan Sarlaki, Seyyed Alireza Ghafarian Nia, Shixiong Hu, Nader Marzban, Giulia Ischia, Mengya Jia, Meisam Rezaei, Maryam Ahmadi, Pouria Mohammad Javaheri, Atefe Malekian, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mortaza Aghbashlo: Progress and challenges in thermochemical technologies for biomass humification: A comprehensive review. In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 232, 2026, 116775
2026Saman Ghobadian, Roland Schneider, Giulia Ischia, Marcus Fischer, Osvaldo Romero Romero, Joachim Venus, Thomas Hoffmann, Barbara Sturm, Vera Susanne Rotter, Matthias Kraume, Nader Marzban: Toward Waste-Minimising Biorefineries: Integrating Fermentation and Hydrothermal Fulvification of Grass. In: Waste Management, 221, 2026, 115625
2026Giulia Ischia, Nader Marzban, Johannes Schmidt, Alexander Volikov: Transitioning from hydrothermal carbonization to humification for producing artificial humic substances. In: Bioresource Technology, 439, 2026,
2025Zeyu Zhang, Dongxing Xie, Kui Cheng, Zhuqing Liu, Giulia Ischia, Ying Zhao, Fan Yang: Optimization of fertilization strategies for paddy fields based on multi-task transfer learning and reinforcement learning. In: Agricultural Water Management, 322, 2025, 109965
2025Julie Queffelec, Maria Dolores Torres Pérez, Herminia Domínguez, Giulia Ischia, Svitlana Filonenko: Tailoring the extraction process and properties of polysaccharides from the lichen Evernia prunastri using natural eutectic solvents following a biorefinery approach. In: Green Chemistry, 27, 2025, 6493-6511