SILA Sistema Integrato di Laboratori per l’Ambiente Technological Hall for Pollution Mitigation -HTI Coordinator: Prof.ssa Vincenza Calabrò, DIMES Email: [email protected] WEB: http://www.sila-ambiente.it 0 SILA Sistema Integrato di Laboratori per l’Ambiente The Integrated Technological Hall for pollution mitigation is one of the five laboratories scheduled of the project PON SILA (Integrated Laboratories System for the Environment) and within it includes the research activities of a network of laboratories ofUniversity of Calabria, like: Environmental Chemistry ; Environmental Sanitary Engineering - LabISA; Chemical Fundaments of Membrane Technology – TeMeLab; Laboratory of Particulate Solids Technology; Materials for the Environment‐LAMA;Transport Phenomena and Biotechnologies‐LabFTB. The thematic areas of the HTI will relate to the following macro-sectors: characterization for the treatment of wastewater and wastes, advanced and innovative treatment and pretreatment processes,valorization of sewage and waste with subproducts recovery and reuse, soil remediation and sludge treatment, energy from residual biomasses.The HTI could provide enhanced support for the startup, the management and the development of systems for the treatment of waste and wastewater, as well as land reclamation and pollutants removal from water and soils, for the production of energy from waste biomass or by-products and, above all, for to the enhancement with recoveries and reuses of by-products for advanced manufacturing, according to the operational schemes described below 1 SILA Sistema Integrato di Laboratori per l’Ambiente The HTI will be able to provide research centers and universities, as well as companies and public bodies, with research services and support for the technological development. In the HTI they will be available analytical instruments, laboratory and pilot plants. The equipment could be used for analytical and structural characterization, to validate new processes or to optimize existing, for the design of new systems, for the control and adaptation of existing systems, with reference to processes and treatment plants, conversion and bioconversion, reclamation, enhancement and recovery, applied to civil and industrial liquid and gaseous effluents or solid wastes. The HTI could play also the role of training center for experts in the environmental field; they will be proposed courses and conferences on the environmental topics; it will be possible to carry out internships or stage activities. HTI will play a leading role in research projects, thanks to the expertise and the multi-disciplinary approach that characterize the staff who work there and the specific laboratories that converge in it. A brief description of the laboratories that act within and / or in network with HTI is supplied below. 2 SILA Sistema Integrato di Laboratori per l’Ambiente HTI LABORATORIES ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY LABORATORY OF PARTICULATE SOLIDS TECHNOLOGY It is of primary interest for several researches of the Chemistry and Chemical Technology Department. It is further a reference point for the consortium TEBAID and Diarco Restauro srl and Siria srl Spin Off Companies. Coordinator: Prof. G. Chidichimo. Includes the laboratories of Chemical Plant Design, Chemical Process Modeling (both are double-deck) as well as that of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, all in the Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering (DIATIC), located in the 41/a and 42/a cubes at ground level. Expertises and offered services The laboratory is equipped for chemical analysis of Solid, liquid and gaseous sample of both organic and inorganic nature. Main equipment are: -ICPMS: Determination of metals in any kind of environmental matrix; isotopic speciation; -ICS-1100 DIONEX IONIC CHROMATOGRAPH : Quantitative cations and anions determination in liquid phases; -FLASH 2000 SERIES CHNS: Elemental analysis for liquid and solid matrices; -TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON ANALYZER (TOC): for determination of the total organic carbon as well as the organic and inorganic components of the TOC; -GAS CHROMATOGRAPH MASS SPECTRUMETER (CGMS – QP 2010 ULTRA ): VOC, Gas emission analysis; -UHPLC MS IONIC TRAP: chemical characterization of complex organic molecules. -ULTRA FAST LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPH (UFLC): Determination of hydrocarbons and fat substances in liquid and solid matrices. -FTIR: identification of organic substances. Expertise and available services The laboratory of Chemical Plant Design includes lab scale facilities and technical infrastructures suitable for serving the experimental study of gas-fluidized beds of particulate solids at different degrees of polydispersion, both at ambient and at high temperatures. Staff: Prof. B. Formisani, Ing. R.Girimonte. The laboratory of Chemical Process Modeling includes lab scale facilities that can serve the experimental study of fluidization processes of particles that use air or a liquid stream and regarding beds with different degrees of polydispersion or twosolid mixtures; it includes also calculation and simulation facilities such as a 4 hub 32 units parallel computer, a 9 hub CPU/GPU hybrid cluster and a number of workstations to be used as modeling services for granular systems subjected to flow, with high-performance computational techniques. Staff: Prof. F.P. Di Maio, Ing. A. Di Renzo. The laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Materials is equipped with instrumentation offering services for the characterization and the analysis of materials. Staff: Prof. F. Crea, Prof. F. Testa, Dott. L. Pasqua, Ing. S. Candamano Main projects of the laboratory: - Sireja: Stabilization of organic waste materials - Matreco: Biobased composites for auto motive applications. - Macpofin: Composite materials for building applications 3 SILA Sistema Integrato di Laboratori per l’Ambiente HTI LABORATORIES LABORATORYOF MATERIALS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT LAMA The Laboratory includes research groups working in different fields: chemistry, physics and engineering. Responsible: Prof. Girolamo Giordano. The Laboratory "Chemical Fundaments of Technology 2" staying scientific equipment and laboratory scale plants in order to carry out research activity in the field of Engineering Membrane. Some equipment: SPIN 150 spin coater (SPS Europe); Leica DM 2500 M Optical Microscope; Lambda 650S UV/VIS Spetrometer (Perkin Elmer); 90 PLUS DLS/Particle Size Analyzer (Brookhaven Instruments Co); Nabertherm P330 Muffle Furnace; 861Advanced Compact Ion Chromatography (Metrohm)+UV-2075 Plus (Jasco); Nicolet iS10 FT IR/ATR/NIR. Some research projects: FP6 – “Membrane-Based Desalination: An Integrated Approach (MEDINA)" e FP7 “Reverse Electrodialysis Alternative Power Production (REAPOWER)”. Strutturati: Dr. Ing. E.Curcio; Dr. G. Golemme Expertise and services The Laboratory of Materials for the Environment is active in the synthesis, characterization and testing of innovative materials to support processes with low environmental impact, or for the production of sustainable products. The laboratory is able to support the development of innovative processes in the field of biofuels (bio-diesel, dimethyl ether, bio-syngas) through the conversion of raw materials environmentally sustainable and/or by-products to be enhanced through the use of innovative catalysts. Services: LAMA has a multi reactor system that allows testing of catalytic reactions or adsorption / absorption, in liquid phase and gas, in a wide range of temperature and pressure. All accompanied by gas chromatographic systems and multidimensional GC-MS that allows to accurately track the progress of the process and, with it, the behavior of materials. This allows producing, functionalizing, testing and characterizing catalyst supports for reactions of environmental interest also identifying the optimal operating conditions of the related processes. 4 SILA Sistema Integrato di Laboratori per l’Ambiente LABORATORY OF CHEMICAL FUNDAMENTS OF MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY –TEMELAB The Laboratory of Chemical Fundaments of Membrane Technology was established in 2003 at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials - UNICAL. The research team is active since more than three decades. Since 2013 it belongs to the Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, University of Calabria. The Laboratory implements the latest technologies in the field of membrane technology with specific interest in the treatment of water and wastewater, gaseous streams and in chemical synthesis of industrial interest. Staff: Prof. R. Molinari, Ing. P. Argurio EXPERTISE a. preparation and characterization of polymeric, inorganic and hybrid nano-structured membranes, and functionalization for membrane applications in separation processes and reaction; b. development of membrane systems for the production of renewable energy (saline gradients, fuel cells, water splitting); c. development of membranes for applications to production cycles of the food industry, to desalination, to treatment and recovery of wastewaters for domestic/agricultural/industrial uses, to purification of gaseous mixtures; d. preparation and characterization of polymeric, inorganic and hybrid nano-structured membranes, and their advanced functionalization for the separation of gaseous mixtures (GS) and liquid (PV); e. development of integrated membrane systems for the advanced molecular separation of gas and liquid mixtures. Expertise and services MAIN RESEARCH ACTIVITIES a. advanced separation and purification processes by Microfiltration – Ultrafiltration - Nanofiltration - Reverse Osmosis – Membrane Distillation applied to agrofood industry, desalination and water treatment, recovery and reuse of raw materials; b. supported Liquid Membranes and Complexation-Ultrafiltration for advanced industrial wastewater treatment and by-products recovery; c. catalytic and photo-catalytic membrane reactors for the synthesis of industrial chemicals or wastes treatment by degradation and mineralization of organic pollutants; d. membrane systems for energy production: innovative protonexchange polymeric membranes for PEM fuel cells, reverseelectrodialysis for salinity gradient power generation; e. design of membrane crystallizers for advanced formulation of active pharmaceutical ingredients; f. polymeric, ceramic and mixed matrix membranes for the separation and purification of gaseous and liquid mixtures.f. membrane polimeriche, ceramiche e a matrice mista per la separazione e purificazione di miscele gassose e liquide. SERVICES a. design of membrane systems for clarification and concentration in agrofood industry; b. development of polymeric films for selective gas transport; c. development of membrane systems for water treatment; d. development of membrane systems for the production of renewable energy; e. development of membrane systems for applications to production cycles of the food industry, to desalination, to treatment and recovery of wastewaters for domestic/agricultural/industrial uses, to purification of gaseous mixtures; f. porosimetric characterization of porous membranes and of mesoporous and microporous materials by adsorption of gas and vapor, between -253 and 50 °C. 5 SILA Sistema Integrato di Laboratori per l’Ambiente HTI LABORATORIES LABORATORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SANITARY ENGINEERING LABISA LABORATORY OF TRANSPORT PHENOMENA AND BIOTECHNOLOGIES LABFTB In the Laboratory of Environmental Sanitary Engineering they are conducted innovative researches on wastewater treatment plants, remediation of contaminated sites, recovery of nutrients and production of energy from agro-industrial biomasses. Staff: Prof. S.DeRosa, Ing. A.Siciliano Skills and services The Laboratory is equipped with the following analytical instruments: an UHPLC system equipped both with a fluorescence and a UV-VIS detector; a Gas Chromatograph System that utilizes the new Barrier Discharge Ionization Detector technology (BID); an atomic absorption spectrophotometer; Kjeldahl Digestion and Distillation Units; equipment for BOD and COD analysis; benchtop and portable digital instruments; analytical and electronic balances; magnetic stirrers with and without heating capabilities; refrigerated thermostats and incubators; laboratory ovens and muffle; laboratory forced suction hoods, etc. Moreover, the Laboratory is equipped with instruments for the biodegradability characterization of domestic and industrial wastewater, the identification of the respirometric index and reaction kinetics in activated sludge wastewater treatment plants and biofilm reactors by means of Oxygen Uptake Rate (OUR) Tests. In the Laboratory, pilot plants and physical models are made for conducting experimental researches in the environmental field. In particular, innovative attached biomasses reactors for wastewater treatment and reactors for advanced oxidation processes, under controlled conditions, of olive mill waste, removal of ammonia from landfill leachates, remediation of contaminated soil and anaerobic digestion of livestock waste and agroindustrial biomasses have been developed The Laboratory takes part in National Research Projects, including the PON MicroPERLA and PRIN Projects. It collaborates also with Universities, Research Centers and National and International Companies. 6 The Laboratory, active for over 20 years in research on separation and bioconversion systems, and on modeling of transport phenomena, is established in the Department of Computer Engineering, Modeling, Electronics and Systems – DIMES. Staffi: Proff. G.Iorio, V.Calabrò, S. Curcio Skills and services The Laboratory is equipped for research activity on separation and bioconversion processes, applied to chemical, food, biotechnology, energy and environmental sector. The Laboratory is equipped with instrumentations for characterization services of processed matrices: high Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), gas cromatography (GC) with different detectors, Z-sizer system and calculation of the Zeta potential, Turbiscan, evaluating the emulsion stability, and UV-visible spectrophotometer with flow cells and optical fiber for remote reading fluorescence. The Laboratory provides services on conducting and optimization of processes, being equipped with lab-scale plants and semi industrial pilot plants, such as: fermenters, bioreactors, membrane bioreactors, separation plants, extraction systems, rotary evaporator for the volatile fraction separation and the solvents recovery, sonicator, lyophilizer, and climatic chamber for drying processes in controlled conditions. The Laboratory is also equipped with a semi-industrial pilot digester for 200 liters of biogas production. It cooperates with Universities, research centers, and national and international companies. The Laboratory is involved in major research projects: PON MicroPERLA PON ALGHE, PON Batterie, PON RES NOVAE Smart City; POR My Darling Clementine; PRIN. SILA Sistema Integrato di Laboratori per l’Ambiente STRUCTURE OF THE HTI The HTI is located in a newly built, which shows the plant and the distribution of the operating areas. Inside the structure they are the following sections: ANALYSIS, PILOT PLANTS, STUDIES and OFFICES; they are also all the services and a meeting room. ANALYSIS: in this section there is the advanced instrumentation to be used for the characterization of the matrices to be treated and of the products obtained after treatment. PILOT PLANTS: this area is designed to accommodate the pilot plants supplied to HTI as well as pilot or laboratory plants that external bodies, research centers, companies, project partners will want to allocate with the aim to joint experiments. This area has a separate entrance to ensure access to means or to installations of large dimensions. Within the building there is an Area studies used for offices and studios as well as a media room that can accommodate meetings, conferences and training courses. 7 SILA Sistema Integrato di Laboratori per l’Ambiente SOME EQUIPMENT OF HTI System for the complete characterization in the liquid and solids phases. Services FTIR: to identify the main functional groups of the organic matrices, to analyze organic substances (aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, amines, etc) and inorganic substances; individuation of substances by characterization of their structure, and identification of the principal functional groups that represent solid and liquid matrices (appropriately crystalyzed) Services UFLC: to determine the contaminants in the different matrices, analyze organic compounds, inorganic and organometallic compounds of different nature (metals, amines, phenols, sugars, carboxylic acids, etc.); to determine polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, aromatic nitro compounds, phenols and chlorine-phenols; determining solid and liquid contaminants, such as pesticides, in various matrices. Quantitative and qualitative analysis. TOC: to measure the amount of organic carbon and total nitrogen present in an organic liquid or solid; control non-specific water quality. 8 GCMS: to determine the volatile substances in solution and their separation, to identify the volatile and semivolatiles compounds, almost always organic, thermally stable (hydrocarbons, amines, phenols, alcohols, organic – gel compunds), possibility of identifying and quantifying compounds, even if in traces. Quantitative and qualitative analysis.. SILA Sistema Integrato di Laboratori per l’Ambiente SYSTEM FOR THE COMPLETE CHARACTERIZATION OF ORGANICS MATRICES IN THE SOLID, LIQUID AND GASEOUS PHASE. Services Ion Chromatograph: to realize a multielementar analysis with high sensitivity; to analyze inorganic, organic and organometallic anionic and cationic species and to determine the quantity; to study the species. UHPLC-MS: to determine the contaminants in the different matrices; to determine the quantitative composition and to obtain information about the chemical nature of the analyzed substances; to separate the different components in a liquid mixture. Compared to liquid chromatography, this one allows to make analysis in less time and with high sensitivity. Services CHNS: to make elementar analysis of organic and inorganic substances, such as the percent content of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxigen; to identify the minimum formula of the analyzed compund. ICP-MS: to make multielementar analysis onto liquid or solid matrices (previously solubilized); to determine the content in traces (ppb) of metals. 9 SILA Sistema Integrato di Laboratori per l’Ambiente AVAILABLE SERVICES Measurements of the granulometric distribution and morphology of powders, granular solids and emulsions (in the range 0.001 20 mm), also in the field of energy production (biomass, coal, inerts, adsorbents, microalgae, solid fuels) as well as in that of cement, drug or food production. Digital acquisition and analysis of high speed images (10000 fps), slow motion analysis and image processing for applications in the field of industrial treatment of particulate solids. Development of software and consultancy services in the simulation of transport phenomena in industrial reactors and separation units. 10 SILA Sistema Integrato di Laboratori per l’Ambiente APPARATUS OF FT SPECTROPHOTOMETRY MADE UP OF A BROADBAND UNIT (UV/VIS, IR) OF A MOBILE NARROWBAND UNIT (IR) AND A MOBILE FLUORESCENCE X UNIT RHEOMETER BY ANTON PAAR ITALIA SRL Services Rheological and structural characterization of liquid and semi-solid matrices. Wide range of rheological measures, on samples of different texture and composition, in different and controlled conditions of temperature (Peltier effect) and fluidodynamics, also thanks to different systems of measuring it is equipped with: plate/plate; plate/cone; co-axial cylinders. Equipped with the control of the process variables, a silent compressor, thermocryostat, a PC and a printer. 11 SILA Sistema Integrato di Laboratori per l’Ambiente SISTEMA HIGH-THROUGHPUT PER LA MISURA DELLA REATTIVITÀ CATALITICA O DELLA CINETICA DI REAZIONE 12 SISTEMA MICRORAMAN CONFOCALE SILA Sistema Integrato di Laboratori per l’Ambiente PILOTS PLANTS Services Anaerobic digestion and co-digestion processes for biogas and biomethane production from residual biomasses. Biogas production from FORSU. Test with micro-algal biomasses. Innovative processes of pre-treatments for co-digestion designated biomasses. Feasibility analysis and scale-up. Process optimization. Services Bio-conversions by bio-catalysts (enzymes or cells) dissolved or immobilized. Tests on Biodiesel producted from exhausted oils. Fermentation to ethanol starting from dairy waste or waste ligno-cellulosic biomasses. Biological oxidation processes analisys. Innovative processes for waste treatments. Reaction kinetics analisys.Studio di cinetiche di reazione. 13 SILA Sistema Integrato di Laboratori per l’Ambiente Hall Tecnologica per la mitigazione dell’Inquinamento Coordinator Prof.ssa Vincenza Calabrò, DIMES, tel. 0984 496703, [email protected]; www.sila-ambiente.it HTI 14