Chemical Research Handbook

Università degli Studi di Firenze, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DICEA)

General Information

Università degli Studi di Firenze
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DICEA)
Via Santa Marta 3 - 50139 Firenze (FI)
Web site: https://www.dicea.unifi.it/
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Contacts
Prof. Claudio LUBELLO
+39 0552758811

 

Detailed information

Staff
9 Full Professors
23 Associate Professors
19 Researchers
6 Structured Technicians
10 Administrative Technicians
Registered students
900 (Academic year 2021/2022)
Post Lauream Training
50 enrolled in the International doctoral program in Civil and Environmental Engineering
20 Research fellows
17 fellows
Patents
2

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PROPRIETARY SEARCH
THIRD PARTY RESEARCH

R&D activities detail

Circular economy

Biological processes based on granular biomass for the recovery of nutrients from wastewater
Tommaso Lotti (+39 3288973191)
tommaso.lotti@unifi.it
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Trattamento acque

Reduction and recovery of resources from sludge
Riccardo Gori (+39 3394609634)
riccardo.gori@unifi.it
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Bioeconomy

Modelling and control of microbial ecosystems for the production of polymers in wastewater treatment

Trattamento acque

Monitoring of microplastics in wastewater treatment
Riccardo Gori (+39 3394609634)
riccardo.gori@unifi.it
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Sulphur

Treatment and recovery of matter and energy in sulphur rich gaseous and liquid streams
Giulio Munz (+39 3355907476)
giulio.munz@unifi.it
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Trattamento acque

Biopolymers recovery from excess sludge deriving from biological wastewater treatment
Tommaso Lotti (+39 3288973192)
tommaso.lotti@unifi.it
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Circular economy

Assessment of bioplastics compostability
Claudio Lubello (+39 335337420)
claudio.lubello@unifi.it
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Other R&D organizations

Cer2co
Tanning Waste Research Center. Joint University-Enterprise Laboratory
Contacts: Giulio Munz (+39 3355907476) - giulio.munz@unifi.it
UNALAB
Joint public private laboratory of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering
Contacts: Claudio Lubello (+39 335337420) - claudio.lubello@unifi.it

Collaborations with companies

  • Alia servizi Ambientali
  • Consorzio cuoiodepur S.p.A.
  • Gida S.p.A.
  • Itaprogetti Engineering S.p.A.
  • Publiacqua S.p.A.

Pubblicazioni

  • Lotti, T., Kleerebezem, R., Lubello, C., van Loosdrecht, M.C.M., "Physiological and kinetic characterization of a suspended cell anammox culture", (2014) Water Research, 60, pp. 1-14
  • Ruggero, F., Gori, R., Lubello, C., "Methodologies to assess biodegradation of bioplastics during aerobic composting and anaerobic digestion: A review", (2019) Waste Management and Research, 37 (10), pp. 959-975
  • Lotti, T., Carretti, E., Berti, D., Martina, M.R., Lubello, C., Malpei, F., "Extraction, recovery and characterization of structural extracellular polymeric substances from anammox granular sludge" (2019) Journal of Environmental Management, 236, pp. 649-656
  • Mannucci, A., Munz, G., Mori, G., Lubello, C. "Anaerobic treatment of vegetable tannery wastewaters: A review" (2010) Desalination, 264 (1-2), pp. 1-8
  • Ruggero, F., Onderwater, R.C.A., Carretti, E., Roosa, S., Benali, S., Raquez, J.-M., Gori, R., Lubello, C., Wattiez, R. "Degradation of Film and Rigid Bioplastics During the Thermophilic Phase and the Maturation Phase of Simulated Composting" (2021) Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 29 (9), pp. 3015-3028
  • Polizzi, C., Alatriste-Mondragón, F., Munz, G. "The role of organic load and ammonia inhibition in anaerobic digestion of tannery fleshin" (2018) Water Resources and Industry, 19, pp. 25-34
  • Polizzi, C., Gabriel, D., Munz, G. "Successful sulphide-driven partial denitrification: Efficiency, stability and resilience in SRT-controlled conditions" (2022) Chemosphere, 295, art. no. 133936