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Technological Hall for Pollution Mitigation -HTI
Coordinator: Prof.ssa Vincenza Calabrò, DIMES
Email: [email protected]
WEB: http://www.sila-ambiente.it
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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SISTEMA HIGH-THROUGHPUT PER LA MISURA DELLA
REATTIVITÀ CATALITICA O DELLA CINETICA DI REAZIONE
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SISTEMA MICRORAMAN CONFOCALE
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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.
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Hall Tecnologica per la mitigazione dell’Inquinamento
Coordinator Prof.ssa Vincenza Calabrò, DIMES, tel. 0984 496703, [email protected]; www.sila-ambiente.it
HTI
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