Nicola Frison

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Nicola Frison, August 2, 2018
Position
Associate Professor
Academic sector
ICHI-02/A - Chemical Plants
Research sector (ERC-2024)
PE8_11 - Environmental engineering, e.g. sustainable design, waste and water treatment, recycling, regeneration or recovery of compounds, carbon capture & storage

PE8_2 - Chemical engineering, technical chemistry

PE8_9 - Production technology, process engineering

Research sector (ERC)
PE8_2 - Chemical engineering, technical chemistry

PE8_3 - Civil engineering, architecture, maritime/hydraulic engineering, geotechnics, waste treatment

PE8_9 - Production technology, process engineering

Office
Ca' Vignal 2,  Floor 2,  Room 2.44
Telephone
045 802 7857
E-mail
nicola|frison*univr|it <== Replace | with . and * with @ to have the right email address.
Curriculum

The research activities of Nicola Frison focus on the following topics:
 
  1. Advance and innovative biological processes for wastewater treatment:
  • Design, implementation, verification and validation of advanced biological processes for nitrogen and phosphorus removal via-nitrite from nitrogenous wastewater (e.g. anaerobic digestate of sewage sludge, zootechnical effluents) in pilot, demonstrative and full scale Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR);
  • Treatment of low strength wastewater for nitrogen and phosphorus removal via-nitrite (e.g., nitritation and denitritation, deammonification);
  • Anaerobic treatment of high and low strength organic wastewater for COD removal and biogas production (e.g., Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket).
 
  1. Resource recovery from waste and wastewater:
  • Production of polyhydoxyalkanoates (PHA) from mixed cultures using raw materials such as primary, secondary sludge and/or the organic fraction of municipal organic waste (OFMSW);
  • Volatile Fatty Acids (VFAs) production and recovery through acidogenic fermentation of putrescible organic matter, (e.g. sewage sludge, OFMSW);
  • Cellulose and phosphorus recovery (e.g. struvite) from sewage sludge and zootechnical effluents.

Modules

Modules running in the period selected: 40.
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Course Name Total credits Online Teacher credits Modules offered by this teacher
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Bio-reactors (2025/2026)   6    5  (Teoria)
1  (Laboratorio)
Master's degree in Biotechnology for bioresources and sustainable development Biorefineries (2025/2026)   6    6 
Master's degree in Law for Technologies and Sustainable Innovation Biotechnological innovations for sustainable development (2025/2026)   6    1 
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Biotechnology for circular bioeconomy (2025/2026)   6    2  ELEMENTI DI BIOECONOMIA E POLITICHE
Master's degree in Biotechnology for bioresources and sustainable development Biological Treatment of Wastewater (2024/2025)   6  eLearning 5  (TEORIA)
1  (ESERCITAZIONI)
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Bio-reactors (2024/2025)   6  eLearning 1  (Laboratorio)
5  (Teoria)
Master's degree in Law for Technologies and Sustainable Innovation Biotechnological innovations for sustainable development (2024/2025)   6  eLearning 1 
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Biotechnology for circular bioeconomy (2024/2025)   6  eLearning 2  ELEMENTI DI BIOECONOMIA E POLITICHE
Master's degree in Biotechnology for bioresources and sustainable development Biological Treatment of Wastewater (2023/2024)   6  eLearning 1  (ESERCITAZIONI)
5  (TEORIA)
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Bio-reactors (2023/2024)   6  eLearning 5  (Teoria)
1  (Laboratorio)
Master's degree in Law for Technologies and Sustainable Innovation Biotechnological innovations for sustainable development (2023/2024)   6  eLearning 1 
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Biotechnology for circular bioeconomy (2023/2024)   6  eLearning 2 
Corso di Perfezionamento e aggiornamento professionale in Tutela penale dell'ambiente, del paesaggio e del territorio Inquinamento idrico (2023/2024)   1  eLearning 0.5  (Inquinamento idrico 1)
Master's degree in Biotechnology for bioresources and sustainable development Biological Treatment of Wastewater (2022/2023)   6  eLearning 5  (TEORIA)
1  (ESERCITAZIONI)
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Bio-reactors (2022/2023)   6  eLearning 1  (Laboratorio)
5  (Teoria)
Master's degree in Law for Technologies and Sustainable Innovation Biotechnological innovations for sustainable development (2022/2023)   6  eLearning 1 
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Biotechnology for circular bioeconomy (2022/2023)   6  eLearning 2 
Master's degree in Biotechnology for bioresources and sustainable development Biological Treatment of Wastewater (2021/2022)   6  eLearning 6 
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Bio-reactors (2021/2022)   6  eLearning 1  (Laboratorio)
5  (Teoria)
Master's degree in Biotechnology for bioresources and sustainable development Biological Treatment of Wastewater (2020/2021)   6  eLearning 6 
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Fundamentals of biotechnological processes and plants (2020/2021)   6  eLearning 1  (laboratorio)
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Fundamentals of environmental biotechnological processes (2020/2021)   6  eLearning 5  (teoria)
1  (laboratorio)
Master's degree in Biotechnology for bioresources and sustainable development Biological Treatment of Wastewater (2019/2020)   6  eLearning 6 
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Fundamentals of biotechnological processes and plants (2019/2020)   6  eLearning 1  (laboratorio)
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Fundamentals of environmental biotechnological processes (2019/2020)   6  eLearning 1  (laboratorio)
5  (teoria)
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Fundamentals of environmental biotechnological processes (2018/2019)   6    5  (teoria)
1  (laboratorio)
Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology Fundamentals of environmental biotechnological processes (2017/2018)   6    5  (teoria)
1  (laboratorio)
Master's degree in Agri-Food Biotechnology Biological treatments of food-waste (2016/2017)   6    6 

Di seguito sono elencati gli eventi e gli insegnamenti di Terza Missione collegati al docente:

  • Eventi di Terza Missione: eventi di Public Engagement e Formazione Continua.
  • Insegnamenti di Terza Missione: insegnamenti che fanno parte di Corsi di Studio come Corsi di formazione continua, Corsi di perfezionamento e aggiornamento professionale, Corsi di perfezionamento, Master e Scuole di specializzazione.

Research groups

Efficienza e organizzazione nelle public utilities
Il gruppo di ricerca focalizza le proprie attenzioni sullo studio delle determinanti esogene ed endogene dell’efficienza nelle public utilities
Ingegneria Chimica dell'Ambiente e dei Bioprocessi
Il gruppo di ricerca in Ingegneria Chimica dell'Ambiente e dei Bioprocessi opera nel settore del trattamento dei rifiuti organici di diversa origine (civile, industriale, agricola) per il recupero di bio-combustibili o molecole ad alto valore aggiunto oltre che nel settore del trattamento delle acque reflue. Il gruppo di ricerca gestisce il Laboratorio di Impianti chimici per l'Ambiente e i Bio-Processi (LABICAB).
Research interests
Topic Description Research area
Recupero di risorse da acque reflue municipali e industriali Recupero di cellulosa, produzione di Acidi Grassi Volatili (VFA), Poliidrossialcanoati (PHA) da fanghi di depurazione, scarti agro-industriali e frazione organica dei rifiuti solidi urbani. Biotecnologie ambientali: bioenergie, bioraffinerie e biorisanamento
Chemical engineering, technical chemistry
Trattamento di acque reflue ad alto carico Rimozione biologica di azoto e fosforo via-nitrito da surnatanti anaerobici, trattamenti anaerobici di acque reflue per la rimozione del carico organico e produzione di biogas. Biotecnologie ambientali: bioenergie, bioraffinerie e biorisanamento
Chemical engineering, technical chemistry
Projects
Title Starting date
Digital Twin for cost-efficient treatments of wastewater in Anaerobic Reactors 12/1/23
PRIN 2022 - PHARPLE - Sustainable PHA recovery from agri-food waste via purPLE non-sulfur bacteria mixed cultures 9/28/23
REFRAME - Resource rEcovery FRom novel Assisted Metabolism 9/1/23
LIFE DIMITRA Valorising anaerobic digestates into bio-fertilisers for climate friendly agriculture 9/1/23
ELLIPSE - EFFICIENT AND NOVEL WASTE STREAMS CO-PROCESSING TO OBTAIN BIO-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR PACKAGING AND AGRICULTURAL SECTORS 5/1/23
Produzione di fertilizzanti e biostimolanti algali da digestati zootecnici per un sistema agricolo con ridotto impatto ambientale 12/1/22
2b-NITRICA - Bio-Based production of Nitric Acid from anaerobic digestate 9/1/22
CIRCULAR BIOCARBON - Turning carbon of complex organic urban waste streams into valueadded products 6/1/21
EcoDPI - ECOdesign e riciclo di DPI in una filiera industriale circolare 9/10/20
CIRCforBIO - A circular economy system for multi-source biomass conversion to added value products 10/1/19
Wast4Bioplast – turning wastewater into valuable bioplastics 6/1/19
Progetto Horizon 2020 (call Water-2015) “Smart Plant - Scale-up of low-carbon footprint material recovery techniques in existing wastewater treatment plants” (WP5 - T.5.2 “Public-private water utility management perspectives”) 6/1/16
Pioneer_STP - The Potential of Novel Processes to Improve Sustainability of Sewage Treatment Plants 5/1/16
Scale-Up Of Innovative Nitrogen Removal And Material Recovery Biotechnologies To Eco-Revamp Existing Wastewater Treatment Plants 1/1/16



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