Thermoconversion and valorisation of waste streams, including solid waste/residual biomass and CO2 streams from flue gases (gasification processes for the production of syngas and hydrogen, innovative processes for the capture of CO2 and reuse in energy vectors through hydrogenation or synthetic minerals through mineralization) - process simulation, control logic and system development, CFD, experimental (carbon dioxide capture by means of nanofluids)

Process intensification (metals extraction from low-grade minerals, production of nano and micro particles, nanofluids, mainly metallic iron and iron oxides, innovative equipment design, wastewater and effluent treatment for carbon dioxide sequestration) - CFD and experimental

Conversion of process cycles for their decarbonisation and environmental impact reduction, exergo-economic optimization (focus on hard to abate sectors, in particular steel and cement) - process simulation, control logic and system development, CFD

Members of the research group of reference for the various topics:

-Waste thermoconversion, gaseous effluent treatment: Eng. Valentina Segneri (process simulation and CFD) and Andrea Liberale Rispoli

-Decarbonisation of steel and cement processes, metal extraction: Eng. Antonio Trinca, Edoardo Rossi (iron&steel) and Mattia Micciancio (cement)

-Production of DRI, combustion: Eng. Gholamreza Masoudi Rad (CFD) and Eng. Antonio Trinca and Edoardo Rossi (Process simulation)

-CO2 sequestration by nano-fluids, mineralization/conversion, process intensification: Eng. Leonardo Colelli (conversion to e-fuels), Simone Mataloni (capture and reuse with molten carbonate cells), Mattia Micciancio (capture with nano-fluids, mineralisation, process intensification-experimental), Gholamreza Masoudi Rad (process intensification-CFD)