People involved in the development of the B-PLAS DEMO PLANT from the department of Chemistry, Environmental Science and Industrial Chemistry of UNIBO. A blend of expertise from Analytical and Organic Chemistry, to Biology and Environmental Science disciplines.
Senior Assistant Professor
Design, build and operate a demonstration plant of 1000 ton/y sludge and continuous production of PHA enriched bacteria
Executive B-PLAS DEMO project preparation and plant construction
Project Coordinator of B-PLAS DEMO Plant
Research Fellow
Hydrothermal Treatments (HT) of digested sludge for the solubilisation of organics
Chemical analysis of HT products and COD monitoring
Anaerobic fermentation tests for optimizing volatile fatty acids (VFA) yields
Research Fellow
Improvement of the aerobic reactor
Monitoring of bacterial composition, growth and adaptations to feast and famine regime
Chemical analysis of volatile fatty acids (VFA) and COD analysis
Research Fellow
Monitoring of PHA accumulation test
Cultivation and adaptation of Mixed Microbial Cultures (MMC) under stress oparating conditions
Engineering of the biological process
Associate Professor
Waste management and environmental monitoring
Monitoring the environmental emission of the B-PLAS Plant
Senior Assistant Professor
Improvement of Green Extraction Methodologies
Sustainable extraction of high purity Poly-Hydroxy-Alkanoates (PHA) from aerobic bacteria
Research Fellow
Improvement of Green Extraction Methodologies
Selective extraction of VFA from anaerobic broth
Associate Professor
Improvement of Green extraction Methodologies
Green chemistry of organic compounds from renewable resources in eco-friendly solvents