Per le tesi di laurea disponibili è possibile contattare direttamente il docente per email. Vi è la possibilità di svolgere tesi di simulazione di processo (Aspen Plus, Aspen Hysys, PROII), sperimentali ibride (laboratorio e modellazione fluidodinamica o laboratorio e modellazione matematica) o di calcolo (modellazione matematica in gPROMS o MatLab o Python) o di fluidodinamica computazionale (Ansys, Comsol, OpenFoam) o tesi presso Enti di Ricerca (Enea Casaccia) o con diverse aziende nel campo dell'ingegneria di processo o della chimica farmaceutica. Le tematiche riguardano principalmente la decarbonizzazione e analisi termoeconomica di cicli di processo, il design con ausilio della CFD di unità di processo e camere di combustione, lo sviluppo di architetture di controllo e analisi dinamica di unità di processo o parti di impianto e produzione di nanoassorbenti e adsorbenti nano-funzionalizzati per il sequestro della CO2 (tesi sperimentali).

A titolo di esempio si riportano le tematiche delle tesi di laurea magistrali assegnate dal 2020 in poi:

1.         Start-up, shutdown and variable load analysis of methanol production heterogeneous reactors from CO2 hydrogenation (S. Bucci).

2.         Exergoeconomic analysis of Formic Acid process from captured CO2 hydrogenation coupled with oxy-combustion/incineration of non-recyclable plastic waste (J. Bruni).

3.         Dynamic analysis of Ni-Ru catalysed Sabatier process by Aspen Dynamics and 2D dynamic reactor model development in gPROMS environment (C. Corsi).

4.         Kinetic analysis and bioreactor design for the hydrolysis of sucrose in Cargill production plant (Cargill collaboration) (A. Festa).

5.         Exergoeconomic analysis of Direct Carbon Fuel Cell for the energy recovery from mixed waste for the green production of H2: a dynamic study (A. C. Galli).

6.         Biogas upgrading to syngas and green hydrogen from biomass by multiple-reforming and biomass anaerobic digestion-dark fermentation (G. Polce).

7.         Economic analysis of two different process layouts for a new slurry line in the BASF site of Rome (BASF collaboration) (F. Carinci).

8.         Simulation and economic analysis of the alkaline washing process of a syngas from MSW gasification (S. Mataloni).

9.         Valorization of Organic Fraction of Municipal solid Waste by bio-oil production through hydrothermal liquefaction process: process design and environ-exergoeconomic analysis (V. Segneri).

10.       Simultaneous production of bio-fuel and piridine from municipal solid waste and food waste: simulation and environ-exergoeconomic analysis (C. Tizzano).

11.       Dynamic modelling of a PEM electrolyzer and tecno-economic comparison of hydrogen production from methane reforming and water electrolysis (APS collaboration) (D. Paladino).

12.       Simulation and upgrading to green route of a tunable continuous plant for the production of two pharmaceutical compounds (L. Morfuni).

13.       Technical-Economic analysis of the steel production sector decarbonisation by hydrogen use (A. Trinca).

14.       Exergo-economic analysis of super-critical CO2 re-utilization for the coupled production of acetylsalicylic acid and ethanol from fermentation by-products extracted bio-phenols (A. De Lucia).

15.       Syngas cleaning and upgrading process analysis and optimization for the production of bio-hydrogen and carbon monoxide as reducing gases in Taranto industrial site (A. Conte).

16.       Computational Fluid Mixing of bentonite drilling fluid production in stirred tanks: experimental and modelling in Ansys Fluent environment (C. Franceschini).

17.       Upgrading of two production line of pharma products in Sanofi site (Sanofi collaboration) (G. Ceccarelli).

18.       Dynamic modelling of exothermic heterogeneous reactors for the upgrading of biogas to C2 by Oxidative Coupling reaction (F. Danese).

19.       Thermal integration and upgrading of bio-oil hydrotreating unit (KT collaboration) (F. Mattozzi).

20.       Development and techno-economic analysis of industrial processes for the recovery of red mud (M. Stefanoni).

21.       Thermal integration and service fluids recovery in Cargill site: cooling tower control and management (Cargill collaboration) (M. Graviano).

22.       Mathematical modelling of CO2 absorption by MEA and MDEA solvents in Aspen Plus environment (A. Galgani).

23.       CO2 capture processes from gasifiers and incinerators: tecno-economic comparisons (MyRechemicall collaboration) (D. Barbieri).

24.       Optimization of a syngas cleaning process from biomass gasification  (KT collaboration) (V. Vattiata).

25.       Thermo-economic analysis of flue gas treatment plant in the productive site of BASF in Rome (BASF collaboration) (V. Del Rosso).

26.       Bio-fuels production by thermal-hydro-cavitation process: CFD modelling (C. Buonarrivo).

27.       Simulation of an RDF melting-gasifier in Aspen Plus environment: pollutants generation and tar cracking analysis (NextChem collaboration) (S. Fiacconi).

28.       Dynamic simulation of an RDF melting-gasifier in Hysys environment (NextChem collaboration) (C. Cordero Di Montezemolo).

29.       CFD modelling of an RDF melting-gasifier: validation and numerical optimization (NextChem collaboration) (M. Speziale).

30.       Dioxin and Cl-pollutants generation and thermal-destruction in a novel RDF melting-gasifier plant (NextChem collaboration) (N. Bertinelli).

31.       CFD modelling of rotary kiln burners charged with alternative fuels and e-NH3 (F. Pomponio).

32.       E-fuels: technical-economic analysis of kerosene production process (L. Colelli).

33.       Bio-Oxycombustion-cement production plant development: techno-economic evaluation and S.S. simulation (A. Marcello).

34.    Plasmix and RDF pyrolysis coupling with super-adiabatic combustion: techno-economic evaluation and S.S. simulation (E. Cardenà).

35.     Glass production cycle decarbonization: CFD model of glass production furnace fed with alternative fuels (T. Mannucci Benincasa).

36.    Liquid fuel production from steel plant waste streams coupled with CO2 mineralization (NextChem collaboration-EU project INITIATE) (E. Mariani).

37.       Pharmaceutical equipment cleaning protocol and CFD analysis (Sanofi collaboration) (M. D. Muratori).

38.       Valorization of coffee waste by HTL: simulation in Aspen Plus environment (L. Eufrate).

39.       Minimisation of water consumption in ionic exchange resins at Cargill plant site (Cargill collaboration) (G. Sambuchi).

40.       Flameless gasification of liquid waste streams in porous burners: CFD analysis and application in lime kilns (A. Paniccia). 

41.   Carbon Dioxide sequestration from flue gas and syngas by physical absorption: plant design and technical-economic analysis of various absorbents (R. Sturniolo).

42. Catalytic reduction of nitrogen protoxide to molecular nitrogen with lab-scale apparatus: experimental and modeling with different commercial catalysts (Sol Group collaboration) (E. Carloni).

43.   Porous medium application to waste gasification: CFD analysis for Plasmix valorization to be coupled to a Direct Reduced Iron-DRI process for the decarbonization of steelmaking cycle (A. Guastaferro).

44.   Convective reforming for the decarbonisation of glass production (KT collaboration-Life sugar EU Project) (V. Cristiano).

45.            Exergo-economic analysis of innovative technologies for the decarbonisation of cement production cycle (Cementir and Technip Energies collaboration) (S. Rinna).

46.    Carbon Dioxide nano-sequestration: experimental and mathematical modelling of an integrated absorption/adsorption process (M. Micciancio).

47.       Waste biomass hydro-gasification: pilot-scale experiments and mathematical modelling of the reactor (Enea collaboration) (G. Lo Conte).

48.       Dynamic analysis of a bio-meth-reactor in Aspen Dynamics simulation environment (ENEA collaboration) (N. Verzelli).

49.         Dioxin generation modelling of a RDF melting-gasifier (NextChem collaboration) (I. Demofonti).

50.         Green methanol reforming to produce suitable syngas for DRI plant (Paul Wurth collaboration) (E. Rossi).

51.         Techno-economic evaluation of different operative pressure of the DRI shaft furnace: focus on compression step of outlet gases (Paul Wurth collaboration) (N. Calabresi).

52.           Production and scale-up of innovative catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation (Basf collaboration) (G. Capuana).

53.          Techno-economic analysis of plasmix pyrolysis with electrified reactors (D. Dorneanu).

54.          CFD 3D modelling of the stabilization zone of a melting-gasifier (NextChem collaboration) (M. Lo Riggio).

55.          Optimization of spent catalyst valorisation process (Orim collaboration) (A. Rigucci).

56.          CFD modelling of an electrified waste pyrolyzer (E. Bicari).

57.          Blow-down analysis of pressurized vessels by dynamic simulation (KT collaboration) (G. Moccero).

58.          Sustainable production of H2-DRI using iron extracted by red mud: process simulation and termoeconomic analysis (G. Ricci).

59.        Advanced Process Control system development for a visbreaking process unit (Api Raffineria Di Ancona collaboration) (A. Gentiluomo).

60.        Carbon dioxide sequestration intensification through potassium carbonate solvent promoted by nanoparticles addition: absorption and solvent regeneration evaluation (Technip Energies collaboration) (A. Chillé).

61.        Carbon dioxide sequestration and mineralisation through olivine, cement kiln dust and steel slag: technoeconomic analysis (A. Taheri).

62.        Modelling of H2-DRI furnace in ACM and Ansys Fluent (T. Ahmedi).

63.       CFD modelling of rotary kiln for spent catalyst recovery (Orim collaboration) (M. Moretti).

64.       Experimental and CFD modelling of R-SDR for CO2 intensified sequestration (M. De Meis).

65.       Experimental and ACM modelling of molten carbonate cell for syngas conditioning (Enea collaboration) (S. Donciu).

66.       Experimental and Aspen Plus simulation of a hydrogasifier (Enea collaboration) (M. Scuteri).

67.      Experimental and CFD modelling of a hydrodynamic cavitation device (G. Masoudi Rad).

68.      Ashes melting temperature and phases from melting gasifier prediction by ML algorithm (NextChem collaboration) (G. Petrizza).

69.      Landfill waste gasification (NextChem collaboration) (L. Rughetti).

70.      Hydrogen catalytic combustion to substitute ASU for green ammonia production (Enea collaboration) (F. Cerilli).

71.      Hydrometallurgy pathway as an alternative green steel production process (D. Stopponi).

72.      Innovative catalysts production for SNG from CO2 and green hydrogen (BASF collaboration) (V. Di Renzo).

73.      PFD autogeneration ML algorithm development (Technip Energies collaboration) (N. Residori).

74.      ML application in CO2 capture processes by reactive absorption (Technip Energies collaboration)(K. Rahmanihanzaki).

75.      SAF production from steelmaking gases: alcohol pathway (Paul Wurth collaboration) (M. Magliocchetti).

76.      SAF production from steelmaking gases: F-T pathway (Paul Wurth collaboration) (A. Cimmino).

77.      SAF production in a oil refinery: through energy transition (Kuwait Petroleum Italia collaboration) (M. Cotesta).

78.      Pyrolysis Oil co-feeding in refinery units (Kuwait Petroleum Italia collaboration) (G. Bufalini).

79.      CO2 absorption through innovative non-reactive absorbents (Kuwait Petroleum Italia collaboration) (R. Federici).

80.      Cement decarbonisation by synthetic enzyme intensified CO2 capture and mineralisation (A. El Idrissi).