POLITECNICO DI MILANO DIPARTIMENTO DI CHIMICA, MATERIALI ED INGEGNERIA CHIMICA " Giulio NATTA" LABORATORIO DI CHIMICA FISICA APPLICATA – CFA LAB – CHIMICA FISICA APPLICATA ALL’AMBIENTE, AI MATERIALI E AI PROCESSI INDUSTRIALI PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY APPLIED TO ENVIRONMENT, MATERIALS AND INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES Anno di avvio: 1975 Since: 1975 via Mancinelli 7 – 20131 - Milano www.chem.polimi.it/cfalab Segreteria: Myriam Oggioni, tel. +39 02 2399 3130 fax: +39 02 2399 3180 / 3147 Aggiornamento: Settembre 2007 POLIMI CMIC CFA LAB PERSONALE STRUTTURATO / PEOPLE Sergio Carrà Carlo Cavallotti Marco Derudi ℡ 3147 Davino Gelosa ℡ 3176 Simone Gelosa ℡ 3109 Maurizio Masi ℡ 3132 Massimo Morbidelli ℡ 3175 Davide Moscatelli ℡ 3131 Giuseppe Nano ℡ 3141 Myriam Oggioni ℡ 3135 Renato Rota ℡ 3134 Andrea Sliepcevich ℡ 3130 Giuseppe Storti ℡ 3154 ℡ 3192 ℡ 3163 2 POLIMI CMIC CFA LAB DOTTORANDI / PhD Students (2007): Davide Moiani, Maurizio Rondanini, Aurelie Sully, Alessandro Villani, Alessandro Barbato, Sarah Fadda, Alessandro Fiorucci, Silvia Mancarella, Francesca Migliorini, Laura Zamolo. BORSISTI / FELLOWSHIP STUDENTS (2007): Valentina Busini, Simona Caragliano, Giuseppe Perale email: [email protected] - tel. +39 02 2399 xxxx COOPERAZIONI NAZIONALI / DOMESTIC COOPERATIONS Enea, Roma Enel Produzione Ricerca, Pisa E.T.C., Catania Ferrari, Maranello (MO) IBCHEM, Brindisi LPE, Bollate (MI) Mapei, Milano Mythen Memc , Novara MG Mossi Ghisolfi, Tortona (Al) Oxon, Pavia Pirelli, Milano Riello, Legnago (VR) SNIA Caffaro, Torviscosa (UD) Solvay Solexis, Bollate (MI) Eurotecnica (MI) COOPERAZIONI INTERNAZIONALI / INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONS ETH Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, (CH) Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Japan MIT – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA; University of California, Berkeley, California, USA University of Notre Dame, IN, USA. FINANZIAMENTI / GOVERNMENT LIKE GRANTS 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 keuro 307 252 131 76 337 421 250 200 225 CNR, MIUR, Min. Lavoro, UE, CNR, MIUR, UE CNR, UE CNR, MIUR ACNA, ASI, CNR, MIUR, UE ACNA, ASI, CNR, ISPSEL, MIUR, UE UE, ACNA, ASPEL, ASI UE, ACNA, IRER, IPSEL UE, AIMS, MIUR 3 POLIMI CMIC CFA LAB CONTRATTI CONTO TERZI / CONSULTANCY 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 keuro 68 53 162 227 231 293 2004 260 2005 170 2006 250 Carbochimica, Sisas, Temav Sisas, Temav Enel, Ferrari, Lpe, Memc, Novaceta Enel, Eurotecnica, Ferrari, Lpe, Mapei, Memc, Sapio Caffaro, Enel, Eurotecnica, Lpe, Mapei, Memc, Pirelli, Sapio Eurotecnica, ETC, IBChem, LPE, Mapei, MG, Oxon, Riello, SNIA Eurotecnica, Mapei, Syndial, Oxon, ETC, Gale, Novara Technology, ENEL, Perkin-Elmer, Mitsubishi, Pirelli ENEL, Snam, 3Vsigma, Gale, Dow, Novara Technology, ETC, Tognana, Oxon, Pirelli Eurotecnica, Mythen, Enel, Eni tecnologie, Lumen ILLUSTRAZIONE DELL’ATTIVITÀ: Sintesi: Applicazione della chimica fisica all'analisi dei processi industriali chimici, alla sintesi dei materiali, allo studio dei processi ambientali e alla sicurezza industriale. Parole chiave: Chimica quantistica, termodinamica dei sistemi a più fasi, cinetica dei sistemi reagenti complessi, processi di trasporto, sicurezza, ambiente, fluidodinamica computazionale, materiali avanzati. Settori applicativi: Processi industriali, materiali polimerici e materiali inorganici per tecnologie avanzate, nanotecnologie, processi di combustione e problemi concernenti l'abbattimento degli inquinanti, sicurezza nell’industria di processo. Attività di ricerca: L'approccio seguito dal gruppo di ricerca è volto allo studio di alcuni processi industriali relativi alla sintesi di materiali polimerici e inorganici e dei processi di combustione. Inoltre vengono affrontati problemi relativi all'eliminazione degli inquinanti prodotti sia dai processi chimici che da quelli di combustione, nonché quelli relativi alla sicurezza in ambito industriale. Tutto ciò fruendo delle conoscenze note, o da sviluppare, sui loro aspetti chimico fisici. In questo quadro le indagini vengono condotte sia dal punto di vista sperimentale che teorico e modellistico, con un ampio respiro che parte dalla descrizione dei processi elementari che avvengono su scala atomica procedendo verso i processi che hanno luogo su scala macroscopica. Un aspetto qualificante concerne l'ampio impiego della chimica fisica molecolare e della chimica quantistica nell'analisi dei complessi sistemi di reazione che intervengono nei processi menzionati. Ciò sia per quanto riguarda gli eventi che hanno luogo in fase gassosa che per quanto concerne le trasformazioni che si svolgono sulle superfici, con l'intento di individuare i criteri che condizionano la natura dei materiali così ottenuti. Un importante obiettivo riguarda la formulazione di modelli di simulazione nei quali le menzionate teorie microscopiche si integrano con le analisi di carattere fluido dinamico dei processi di trasporto di materia e calore e quelli di mescolamento, in modo tale da poter offrire degli strumenti 4 POLIMI CMIC CFA LAB efficaci per la progettazione di unità di sintesi innovative per quanto riguarda sia la loro configurazione che la loro efficienza. Fra gli esempi di problemi affrontati si possono menzionare i seguenti. 1) l'individuazione dei criteri operativi e delle metodologie che consentono la preparazione di materiali polimerici con caratteristiche ben definite anche per un loro impiego in settori che riguardano la chimica secondaria quali ad esempio quello degli adesivi. 2) la progettazione di reattori di sintesi di materiali inorganici con ben definite caratteristiche strutturali mediante deposizione chimica da fase vapore o da plasma. In particolare l'attenzione è volta all'individuazione dei criteri operativi in virtù dei quali si può condizionare la formazione di monocristalli, di policristalli o di materiali amorfi. 3) lo sviluppo attraverso lo studio dettagliato delle reazioni di combustione di bruciatori innovativi a basso impatto ambientale, quali quelli senza fiamma. Lo studio, condotto sia sperimentalmente sia fruendo di modelli di simulazione, tende a definire le condizioni operative ottimali da un punto di vista energetico ed ambientale. 4) Lo sviluppo di processi chimici in reattori innovativi (reattori multifase) e in settori industriali differenti dall’industria chimica tradizionale (industria elettronica, industria meccanica trasporti). HIGHLIGHT OF ACTIVITIES: Statement: Application of physical chemistry fundamentals to analyze industrial processes of chemical nature, the materials synthesis (inorganic and polymers) and their environmental and safety aspects. Keywords: Quantum Chemistry, thermodynamics of multiphase systems, chemical kinetics of reacting systems, transport processes, process safety, environmental processing, reactive computational fluid dynamics, advanced materials. Applications: Industrial processes with chemical implications, polymers and inorganic materials for advanced technologies, nanotechnology, combustion processes and problems related to pollutants capture, safety in industrial processes. Research: The development of competitive technologies is nowadays based on the detailed understanding of the relevant physico-chemical processes involved in. The approach followed by our group involves the application of the physical chemistry principles to investigate and to elucidate these processes both experimentally and theoretically through suitable mathematical models. This methodology provides the possibility of scaling the development of new technologies at all required scales, from the molecular one to that relevant for the industrial production. A qualifying aspect concerns the application of molecular physical chemistry and of quantum chemistry to the analysis of the complex reacting systems occurring in the mentioned processes. That approach is valid for the events and transformations occurring either in gas phase or on surfaces, whose final aim is the highlight of the governing criteria of the examined process. The horizontality of this approach makes it suitable for different areas of industrial activities, including the processes typical of the chemical industry, the design and synthesis of materials and the problems related to the environmental sustainability (for instance, industrial safety and pollution control). Another important goal is the formulation of mechanistic models where the above-mentioned microscopic theories are embedded in fluid dynamic analysis accounting for mass, momentum and 5 POLIMI CMIC CFA LAB energy transport phenomena. Accordingly, effective tools are then available for the design of innovative units or for the efficiency increase of the existing ones. Among the examples we can mention: 1) Selection of operative criteria and methods that allow the production of polymers with designed properties for the applications of interest, like for applications in the adhesives compartment. 2) Design of functional inorganic materials through chemical vapor deposition reactors (thermally or plasma activated). Here, the attention is focused to the selection of operative criteria controlling the formation of amorphous, single- or poly-crystalline film structures. 3) Design of innovative burners with low environmental impact, like the flameless ones, through the detailed study of combustion reactions. Both experimental pilot plants and models are used together to select optimal operational parameters from the energetic and the environmental point of views. 4) Development of chemical processes in innovative reactors (multiphase reactors) and in industrial compartments often different than the traditional chemical industry (electronics and mechanics – transport industries). The pictures shown here provide an illustration of projects typical of our activities. Simulazione tridimensionale con codici di fluidodinamica computazionale di un reattore di crescita di film di silicio. La figura mostra i campi di moto in diverse posizioni. Computed bonding orbital of a metal-organic copper compound through quantum chemistry. Orbitali di legame calcolati con codici di chimica computazionale in un complesso metallorganico Three-dimensional CFD simulation of a chemical del rame. reactor for silicon growth. Figure shows the flow fields in different locations. 6 POLIMI CMIC CFA LAB Bruciatore senza fiamma a basso impatto ambientale in scala di laboratorio Laboratory-scale flameless burner with low environmental impact Fully automated laboratory-scale plant for polymer production processes. Impianto in scala di laboratorio completamente automatizzato per processi di polimerizzazione Experimental and simulated flow field during silicon wafers wet cleaning processes Campo di moto sperimentale e calcolato durante un processo di pulizia chimica ad umido di wafer di silicio SiCl 3 SiCl4 SiHCl3 SiCl 2 SiHCl SiH 2Cl 2 H 2 HCl + Cl* SiCl * Epitaxial film H * Cl * Si(s) Esempio di schema cinetico complesso coinvolgente reazioni chimiche elementari (deposizione di silicio da clorosilani): costanti cinetiche stimate per via quantomeccanica. Example of a complex mechanism involving Silicon surface during epitaxial growth simulated through Kinetic Monte Carlo Method (KMCM) Simulazione della superficie di silicio durante la crescita epitassiale effettuata tramite Metodo Monte Carlo Cinetico. 7 POLIMI CMIC CFA LAB elementary chemical reactions (silicon deposition from chlorosilanes): rate constants estimated through quantum mechanics calculations. speed hold up O2 liq CHX liq Adipic Ac Reattore gas liquido tipo air lift e simulazione del campo di moto,gas hold up, e concentrazione dei principali reagenti (ossidazione cicloesano ad acido adipico) Air-lift gas-liquid reactor and simulation of flow field, gas hold up and concentrations of main reactants (cyclohexane oxidation to adipic acid) SELEZIONE DELLE PUBBLICAZIONI RECENTI / SELECTION OF RECENT PUBLICATIONS (2001 – 2006) EDITORI DI LIBRI / BOOKS EDITOR - S. Carrà and C. Paorici, Crystal Growth: from basic to appplied. Collana Fondazione G. Donegani, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Roma IT, pp. 1-190, (2003) - S. Carrà, The World of Chemistry. Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), developed under the auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford, UK, [http://www.eolss.net] (2002). G. B. Bartolucci, A. Foschini, G. Nano, Atti del 20° Congresso Nazionale dell'Associazione Italiana degli Igienisti Industriali, PI-ME Editrice, Pavia, ISBN: 88-7963-137-3 (2002). - - D. Crippa, M. Masi, D. L. Rode, Silicon Epitaxy. Semiconductor and Semimetals 72, Academic Press, San Diego CA, ISBN: 0-12-752181-x, pp. 1-491 (2001). G.B. Bartolucci, M. Casciani, D. Cavallo and G. Nano, Atti 19° Congresso nazionale dell'Associazione Italiana degli igienisti Industriali, ISBN 88-7963-123-3 (2001). RIVISTE CLASSIFICATE ISI / ISI CLASSIFIED JOURNALS - - C. Pelosi, G. Attolini, M. Bosi, D. Moscatelli, A. Generoni, M. Masi, “A new MOVPE reactor for heteroepitaxial GaAs deposition on large-scale Ge substrates”, J. Crystal Growth 287, 2006. Carlo Cavallotti, Marco Di Stanislao, Davide Moscatelli and Alessandro Veneroni, “Materials Computation Towards Technological Impact: The Multiscale Approach to Thin Films Deposition, Electrochimica Acta, 50, pagg.4566-4575, 2005. Carlo Cavallotti, Davide Moscatelli, Alessandro Veneroni, “A Multiscale study of the epitaxial CVD of Si from Chlorosilanes”, International Series of Numerical Mahematics, vol. 149, 29-39, 2005, Birkhäuser Verlag Basel/Switzerland. 8 POLIMI CMIC CFA LAB - - - Davide Moscatelli, Pierpaolo Caccioppoli and Carlo Cavallotti, “Ab Initio study of the gas phase nucleation mechanism of GaN”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, (2005). A. Veneroni, D. Moscatelli, M. Masi, “Modeling of large scale horizontal reactor for silicon epitaxy”, Journal of Crystal Growth, 275, pp. e289-e293 (2005). A. Veneroni, F. Omarini, D. Moscatelli, M. Masi, S. Leone, M. Muaceri, G. Pistone, G. Abbondanza, “Modeling of epitaxial silicon carbide deposition”, Journal of Crystal Growth, 275, pp. e295-e300 (2005). A. Veneroni, F. Omarini, M. Masi, “Silicon carbide growth mechanism from SiH4, SiHCl3 and nC3H8”, Crystal Research Technology, 40, pp. 967-971 (2005). F. Maestri, R. Rota, “Thermally safe operation of liquid–liquid semibatch reactors. Part I: Single kinetically controlled reactions with arbitrary reaction order”, Chemical Engineering Science, 60, 3309-3322 (2005). ISSN: 0009-2509 Carlo Cavallotti, Davide Moscatelli, and Sergio Carrà, “Theoretical investigation of the low and high temperature MOVPE of Zinc Selenide”, J. Phys. Chem. A, Vol. 108(7), Pagg. 1214-1223, 2004. M. Rondanini, C. Cavallotti, D. Moscatelli, M. Masi, S. Carrà, “A combined fluid dynamics and 3D kinetic monte carlo investigation of the selective deposition of GaAs and InP”, Journal of Crystal Growth, 272, pp. 52-58 (2004). C. Cavallotti, D. Moscatelli, M. Masi, S. Carrà, “Accelerated decomposition of gas phase metal organic molecules determined by radical reactions”, Journal of Crystal Growth, 266, pp. 363-370 (2004). S. Fascella, C. Cavallotti, R. Rota, S. Carra`, “Quantum chemistry investigation of key Reactions Involved in the Formation of Naphthalene and Indene”, J. of Phys. Chem. A, 108, 3829-3843 (2004). ISSN: 1089-5639 A. Lunghi, L. Gigante, P. Cardillo, V. Stefanoni, G. Pulga, R. Rota, “Hazard assessment of substances produced from the accidental heating of chemical compounds”, Journal of Hazardous Materials, A116, 11–21 (2004), ISSN: 0304-3894 V. Bertani, C. Cavallotti, M. Masi and S. Carrà, “A theoretical analysis of the molecular events involved in hydrocarbons reactivity on palladium clusters", Journal of Molecular Catalysis A, 204-205, pp. 771-778 (2003). A. Borroni, G. Nano, R. Rota, "Pollution prevention in EAF industries", Chemical Engineering Transactions, 3, pp. 847-852 (2003). A. Cavigiolo, M.A., Galbiati, A. Effuggi, D. Gelosa, R. Rota, "Mild Combustion in a Laboratory-Scale Apparatus", Combustion Science and Techology, 175, pp. 1347-1367 (2003). A. Cavigiolo, A. Effuggi, M. Galbiati, D. Gelosa, R. Rota, "A Laboratory-Scale Burner for Mild Combustion", Chemical Engineering Transactions, 3, pp. 231-236 (2003). M. Derudi, M. Suardi, D. Gelosa, R. Rota, "Experimental study of flue gas desulfurization: sorbent reactivation and reaction paths", Chemical Engineering Transactions, 3, pp. 805-810 (2003). D. Gelosa, M. Ramaioli, G. Valente and M. Morbidelli, "Chromatographic Reactors: Esterification of Glycerol with Acetic Acid Using Acidic Polymeric Resisns", Industrial Engineering Chemistry Research, 42, pp. 6536-6544 (2003) L. Gigante, A. Lunghi, S. Martinelli, P. Cardillo, L. Picello, R. Bortolaso, M. Galvagni, R. Rota, "Calorimetric approach and simulation for scale-up of a Friedel-Crafts reaction", Organic Process Research & Development, 7, pp. 10791082 (2003). D. Moscatelli, C. Cavallotti, M. Masi and S. Carrà, "A quantum chemistry investigation of the gas phase and surface chemistry of the MOVCD of ZnSe", Journal of Crystal Growth, 248, pp. 31-36 (2003). G. Nano, A. Borroni, R. Rota, "Combined slurry and solid–phase bioremediation of diesel contaminated soils", Journal of Hazardous Materials, B100, pp. 79-94 (2003). G.Nano, A. Borroni, A. Jacomelli and R. Rota, "Bioremediation of polluted soils with slurry and solid-phase bioreactors", Chemical Engineering Transactions, 3, pp. 853-858 (2003). R. Rota and E.F. Zanoelo, "Prediction of Auto-Ignition Hazard of Industrial Mixtures Using Detailed Kinetic Modeling", Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 42, pp. 2940-2945 (2003). R. Rota and E.F. Zanoelo, "Influence of oxygenated additives on the NOxOUT process efficency", Fuel, 82, pp. 765770 (2003). L. Silvestri, H.R. Brown, St. Carrà and S. Carrà, "Chain entanglements and fracture energy in interfaces between immiscible polymers", Journal of Chemical Physics, 119, pp. 8140-8149 (2003). S. Carrà, "Nanotecnologie - Fascino e speranze per un rilancio della chimica", La Chimica e l'Industria (2002). S. Carrà, "La Scienza degli oggetti" Iter V, n. 16-17 pag. 45-49 Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana ISSN: iter 11266600 (2002). C. Cavallotti, R. Rota and S. Carrà, "Quantum chemistry computation of rate constants for reaction involved in the first aromatic ring formation", Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 106, pp. 7769-778 (2002). M. Di Stanislao, G. Valente, S. Fascella, C. Spampinato, M. Masi and S. Carrà "Multi-model hierarchy approach to simulat barrel reactors for epitaxial silicon deposition", Journal de Physique IV France, Pr 4, pp. 121-128 (2002). M. Polli, M. Di Stanislao, R. Bagatin, E. Abu Bakr, M. Masi, "Bubble size distribution in the sparger region of bubble columns", Chemical Engineering Science, 57, pp. 197-205 (2002). R. Rota, G. Ruggeri, M. Morbidelli and S. Ditali, "Influence of calorimetric approximations on the design of emergency relief system", Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 15, pp. 49-61 (2002). R. Rota, D. Antos, E.F. Zanoelo and M. Morbidelli, "Experimental and modeling analysis of the NOxOUT process", Chemical Engineering Science, 57, pp. 27-38 (2002). M. Masi, "Multiscale approach to material synthesis by gas phase deposition", Journal de Physique IV France, 11Pr3, pp. 117-128 (2001). R. Rota, "Chemical kinetic analysis of the thermal DeNOx process at high concentration of reactants", Chemical Engineering and Technology, 24, pp. 539-541 (2001). R. Rota, G. Nano, L. Canossa, "Design Guidelines for Push-Pull Ventilation Systems Through Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling", AIHAJ , 62, pp. 141-148 (2001). 9 POLIMI CMIC CFA LAB - R. Rota, L. Canossa and G. Nano, "Ventilation Design of Industrial Premises Through CFD Modelling", The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 79, pp. 80-86 (2001). R. Rota, D. Antos, E.F. Zanoelo and S. Carrà, "Experimental Study and Kinetic Modelling of Nitric Oxide Reduction with Ammonia", Combustion Science and Technology, 163, pp. 25-47 (2001). R. Rota, S. Frattini, S. Astori, R. Paludetto, "Emissions from fixed-roof storage tanks: modeling and experiments", Industrial and Engineering Chemical Research, 40, pp. 5847-5857 (2001). G. Valente, C. Cavallotti, M. Masi and S. Carrà, "Reduced order model for the CVD of epitaxial silicon from silane and chlorosilanes", Journal of Crystal Growth, pp. 247-257 (2001). CONTRIBUTI SU LIBRI DI RILEVANZA E ECCELLENZA SCIENTIFICA / ARTICLES ON INTERNATIONAL BOOKS OF RECOGNIZED EXCELLENCE - - - - - - - - - - - M. Masi, “Crescita cristallina da fase vapore”, Enciclopedia del Novecento, supplemento III, volume A-G, pp. 277287, Istituto dell’Enciclopedia Italiana, Roma (2004). E. Alleva, S. Carrà, G. Corbellini, G. Parisi, La grande scienza, Storia della Scienza, IX volume, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani, pp. 131-143 (2003). S.Carrà, "Dinamica dei sistemi reagenti complessi", Storia della Scienza, IX volume, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani, pp. 375-384 (2003). S.Carrà, "Energia", Storia della Scienza, IX volume, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani, pp. 405-415 (2003). S.Carrà, Prefaction to "Evoluzione senza selezione. Autoevoluzione di Forma e Funzione" di A. Lima-de-Faria, Nova Scripta Edizioni Genova, pp. xix-xxiii (2003). S. Carrà and C. Paorici, foreword to “Crystal Growth: from basic to applied”, Collana Fondazione G. Donegani, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Roma, pp.. 7-12 (2003). C. Cavallotti, “CVD: multiscale study of the selective deposition of AlGaAs in the presence of HCl”, Collana Fondazione G. Donegani, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Roma, pp.. 97-120 (2003). M. Di Stanislao, G. Valente, S. Fascella, M. Masi, S. Carra' and J. Fei, S. Yarlagadda, "Simulation of epitaxial silicon deposition and dopant incorportation in a industrial barrel reactor", Chemical Vepor Deposition XVI and EUROCVD 14, Edited by M. Allendorf, F. Maury, F. Teyssandier, The Electrochemical Society, Pennington NJ, vol 1, pp. 226235 (2003). M. Masi, M. Di Stanislao, A. Veneroni, C. Cavallotti, S. Carrà, “CVD: from process to properties”, Collana Fondazione G. Donegani, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Roma, pp. 65-96 (2003). D. Moscatelli, C. Cavallotti, M. Masi and S. Carrà, "Surface and Gas Phase Chemistry of the MOCVD of ZnSe", Chemical Vepor Deposition XVI and EUROCVD 14, Edited by M. Allendorf, F. Maury, F. Teyssandier, The Electrochemical Society, Pennington NJ, vol 1, pp. 15-21 (2003). S.Carrà, "Statistical Approach to Thermodynamics" in The World of Chemistry, edited by S. Carrà in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford,UK, [http://www.eolss.net] (2002). S.Carrà, "Dynamic behaviour of complex reacting systems: role of non-linearity" in The World of Chemistry, edited by S. Carrà in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford,UK, [http://www.eolss.net] (2002). S.Carrà and M. Masi, "History and Fundamentals of Chemistry" in The World of Chemistry edited by S. Carrà in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford,UK, [http://www.eolss.net] (2002). C. Cavallotti, "Synthesis of Nanophases", in The World of Chemistry, edited by S. Carrà in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford,UK, [http://www.eolss.net] (2002). D.Gelosa and A. Sliepcevich, "Chemical laboratory techniques", in The World of Chemistry, edited by S. Carrà in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford,UK, [http://www.eolss.net] (2002). M. Masi, "Thermodynamic systems and state function", in The World of Chemistry, edited by S. Carrà in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford,UK, [http://www.eolss.net] (2002). M. Masi, "Energy balance of reacting systems", in The World of Chemistry, edited by S. Carrà in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford,UK, [http://www.eolss.net] (2002). R. Rota, "Microkinetics versus macrokinetics: role of transport phenomena on reaction rate", in The World of Chemistry, edited by S. Carrà in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford,UK, [http://www.eolss.net] (2002). R. Rota, "Equilibrium in multiphase reacting systems", in The World of Chemistry, edited by S. Carrà in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford,UK, [http://www.eolss.net] (2002). 10 POLIMI CMIC CFA LAB - - - - - - - - A. Sliepcevich and D. Gelosa, "Gas and liquid chromatography", in The World of Chemistry, edited by S. Carrà in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford,UK, [http://www.eolss.net] (2002). M. Masi, C. Cavallotti, G. Valente, M. Di Stanislao, "Multi-scale and multi-hierarchy modeling in electronic materials processing", in Computational Tecnologies for Fluid/Thermal/Structural/Chemical Systems with Industrial Applications, Editors C.R. Kleijn and S. Kawano, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME PVP Symposium Proceedings, 448-1, pp. 89-100 (2002). St. Carrà, D. Pinoci and S. Carrà, A model for the Drying Process During Film Formation in Waterborne Acrylic Coatings", Wiley_VCH Verlag Weinheim, Macromolecular Symposia, 187, pp. 585-596 (2002). V. Bertani, C. Cavallotti, M. Masi, S. Carrà, "A Kinetic Study of Hydrocarbon Reactivity on Palladiuum Catalysis through a DFT Approach", in Advances in Materials Theory and Modeling-Bridging Over Multiple-Length and Time Scales, Editors V. Bulatov, L. Colombo, F. Cleri, L.J. Lewis, N. Mousseau, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 677, pp. AA8.6.1-AA8.6.6, (2001). M. Masi and S. Carrà, "Silicon Vapor Epitaxy: Reactor Design and Process Simulations", in Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology, Elsevier NL, pp. 8587-8593 (2001). Sergio Carrà and Carlo Cavallotti, "I nuovi materiali", Le Grandi Domande della Scienza e della Tecnica (multimedia) www.archimedes.sns.it/grandidomande/index.php3 (2001). St. Carrà, L. Malcovati, A. Sliepcevich, G. Storti and S. Carrà, "Stabilization Mechanisms in Vinyl Acetate Emulsion Polymerization Stabilized by Poly(vinyl alcohol)”, in Polymer Colloids - Science and Technology of Latex Systems, Editors E.S. Daniels, E. David Sudol, M.S. El-Asser, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, ACS Symposium Series, 801, pp. 198-220 (2001). M. Nemirovskaya, C. Cavallotti, Klavs F. Jensen, “Computational investigation of selective MOVPE of AlxGa1-xAs in presence of HCl”, in Current Issues in Heteroepitaxial Growth, Stress Relaxation and Self Assembly, Editors E. Stach, E. Chason, R. Hull and S. 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