The scientific activity is performed in the field of Process
Engineering, and it mainly concerns typical topics on “Membrane and
membrane reactor processes for liquid mixtures”. Fields of interest
are membrane characterization, transport phenomena modelling and
process development on an industrial scale.
Main Topics:
- Polymeric membranes characterization for Nanofiltration,
Reverse Osmosis, Ultrafiltration and Microfiltration
processes.
- Inorganic membranes characterization (Microfiltration and
Nanofiltration) for liquid mixtures.
- Ion Exchange (omopolar and /or amphoteric) membranes
characterization by electrochemical techniques.
- Characterization of “membrane contactors” for L-L and/or L-G
separation units
- Investigation of transport phenomena, interfacial partitioning
mechanisms and analysis of charge formation mechanisms in
Nanofiltration membranes.
- Innovative processes development for the separation of liquid
mixtures by dense/microporous membranes as well as by inorganic
membranes.
- Development of conversion and separation processes by
electro-membranes (Electrodialysis, Donnan dialysis, etc.).
- Development of conversion and separation processes based on
polimeric/or inorganic “membrane contactors” for process
industry.
- Development of membranes processes in food industry.
- Development and design of membrane equipment for aqueous streams fractionation
- process development of membrane cascade for environmental and food applications
