Heavy metal removal from polluted waters using biomasses Line of research In biosorption, non living biomasses of different kinds are used as low-cost sorbents for heavy metal removal as an alternative to activated carbon or ionic resins. Product development (physical and chemical treatments) is guided by mechanistic modelling, and process development (reactor configuration and operating conditions) is driven by dynamic simulations based on first principle's models. Staff Supervisor: Francesca PagnanelliDepartment staff: Pietro AltimariFabrizio Di Caprio University staff: Uccelletti Daniela (Dip. BBCD) Publications Biosorption-mediated reduction of Cr(VI) using heterotrophically-grown Chlorella vulgaris: active sites and ionic strength effectBiotreatment of Cr(VI) contaminated waters by sulphate reducing bacteria fed with ethanol Adsorption onto activated carbon for molybdenum recovery from leach liquors of exhausted hydrotreating catalystsMechanistic modeling of copper and proton interactions with wild type and engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae biomassesBioactive and passive mechanisms of pollutant removal in bioreduction processes in fixed bed columns: numerical simulationsIsolation and quantification of cadmium removal mechanisms in batch reactors inoculated by sulphate reducing bacteria: biosorption versus bioprecipitationProduction of an iron-coated adsorbent for arsenic removal by hydrothermal carbonization of olive pomace: effect of the feedwater pH. Manganese ferrite nanoparticle production from industrial wastes as sorbent material for arsenic removal from aqueous solutions Collaborations International collaborations: Anna Kaksonen (CSIRO Land and Water - University of Western Australia, Perth AU)Nohman Jbari (Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research, Rabat MAR)Maneesha P. Ginige (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)Ka Yu Cheng (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)Alessio Cibati (University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban ZA)Erkan Şahìnkaya (İstanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi, TR)Marian Martin Lara (University of Granada, Spain) Fundings and awards Fundings: LIFEBioAs: Removal of As from water using innovative BIO-adsorbents produced from byproducts of the agro-industrial sectorDevelopment of innovative composite biosorbents for the selective recovery and purification of lanthanum in the recycling process of exhausted NiMeH batteries (Progetto di Ateneo 2014, Bando Awards) Sviluppo di bioadsorbenti compositi per la rimozione di inquinanti metallici da soluzioni acquose (Ricerca universitarie anno finanziario 2013) Theme and ERC Theme: Sustainable chemistryERC: LS9_8 Environmental biotechnology, bioremediation, biodegradationLS9_9 Applied biotechnology (non-medical), bioreactors, applied microbiologyPE4_18 Environment chemistry Traineeship offer Area di ricerca: Industrial chemistryAvailability: one positionCourse of study (advised): Industrial chemistryNotes: Industrial Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, BiotechnologyInfo: tirocinio_Sintesi di bioadsorbenti.pdf
