Environmental Sustainability and SDGs UN Agenda 2030
Circular Economy
Urban Green Technologies for the Urban resilience
Raw materials and mineral processing Several studies
have been carried out in comminution, crushing and grinding mills
and in dewatering and tailing disposal.
Work safety and Environmental Protection
Studies on waterborne emissions, airborne emissions and waste
management in mineral processing plants are carried out. Risk
assessment in mineral processing plants: dust inhalation,
mechanical risks, noise exposure, mobility, chemical compounds.
Solid wastes processing - Reuse and recycling
opportunities for waste materials Many studies have been
carried out in
Waste size reduction and materials
separation ,
Materials recovery from municipal solid
waste ,
Plastic and homogeneous materials recycling
processes ,
Construction and Demolition waste
recycling ,
Waste Electronic and Electric Equipment.
Ecodesign, Life Cycle THinking and Life Cycle Analysis
Application of Life Cicle Assessment (LCA) methodology to many industrial sectors and separated waste collection
Sustainability in water utilisation
Studies have been carried out on characterisation of ground
water and thermal water, concerning water consumption minimisation
and water management
Appropriate environmental technologies for developing
countries
Many studies have been carried out in waste management and
recycling, in wastewater treatment, in drinking water purification
related with developing countries realities.
The team of Engineering of Transition is developing
research activities oriented to building a sustainable world, from
the point of view of environmental, social and economic, by saving
and valorizing natural resources: raw materials, water and energy.
Several themes of study and research to support design and
management, in urban and industrial context, that can be summarized
as follows:
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treatment, valorization and recycling of raw
materials and solid waste;
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water supply, water and groundwater saving,
wastewater recovery and recycling in relation with urban,
industrial and agricultural uses;
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energy recovery from solid waste and study of
environmental impacts and waste production in relation with
renewable energy sources;
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research of unconventional or recycled materials for
building and construction: recycled aggregates from demolition,
utilization of straw, hemp, raw land, etc. for energy savings and
to reduce climate-change emissions, for zero impact buildings, and
in relation to greater simplicity in the process of rebuilding in
areas affected by seismic events;
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support to technological innovation in industrial
R&D by recycling, savings and minimizing of environmental
impacts: Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Cost Analysis,
evaluation of Ecological Footprint, Carbon and Water footprint,
multicriteria analysis and risk analysis in several production
issues and in many environmental engineering activities (as soil
and polluted water reclamation, resources use and saving, waste
management, etc.)
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application of the concepts of resilience, green
technologies and
"site specific" design in rural and urban areas in order to reduce
climate-change emissions and to save water, energy, soil and natural
resources.
A specific stream of research concerns the
application of all these researches and studies in cooperation
activities for emerging and developing countries.
