Diffusion in polymers and membrane separations

Diffusion in polymers and membrane processes

Development of new materials and processes for separations in the chemical, biochemical, food, biomedical, pharmaceutical, biotechnological, packaging and sensors fields, for the purification of liquid and gaseous streams and CO₂ capture.

Fabrication, modification and experimental characterization of the performance of highly selective materials like membranes, thin films, composites, adsorbents and chromatographic supports, and of their behavior in the corresponding processes.

Modeling of thermodynamic properties, fundamental analysis and simulation of adsorption, sorption and diffusion phenomena in solid materials and development of macroscopic and molecular models, as well as simulation and design of the whole membrane separation process for the specific application.

People

Serena Bandini

Associate Professor

keywords: nanofiltration, food industry, ultrafiltration, dielectric exclusion, amphoteric membranes, electrochemical phenomena,

Cristiana Boi

Associate Professor

keywords: membranes, membrane processes, chromatography, mathematical modelling, affinity, synthetic ligands, biomolecules,

Carmine D'Agostino

Associate Professor

keywords: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), porous materials, diffusion, surface science, catalysis

Roberta Di Carlo

PhD Student

keywords: Membranes, Gas separation, CCUS, CO2 capture, CO2 transport, Thermodynamic modelling

Ferruccio Doghieri

Full Professor

keywords: gas solubility in polymers, thermodynamics of glassy polymers, gas permeability, diffusion kinetics in polymeric

Giacomo Foli

Junior assistant professor (fixed-term)

keywords: Materials Chemistry, 2D Materials, Membrane Separation

Marco Giacinti Baschetti

Full Professor

keywords: Membranes for gas separation, Modeling of Permeability, Solubility and Diffusivity, Glassy polymers, Nanocomposites,

Lorenzo Merlonghi

PhD Student

Research fellow

Teaching tutor

Matteo Minelli

Associate Professor

keywords: Glassy polymers, Diffusion, Membranes for gas separation, Transport properties, Thermodyanamic modelling

Riccardo Onesti

Adjunct professor

Research fellow

keywords: Liquid Chromatography, Membranes, Materials for surgical face masks, ventilation systems, 3D printing

Marco Roselli

PhD Student

keywords: membranes, membranes characterization, membrane processes, process development, nanofiltration, dairy industry, sugars,

Virginia Signorini

Area dei Funzionari - Settore scientifico - tecnologico a tempo determinato

PhD Student

Teaching tutor

keywords: membranes, gas separation, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)