Nicola Frison

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Nicola Frison, August 2, 2018
Position
Temporary Assistant Professor
Academic sector
ING-IND/25 - CHEMICAL PLANTS
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 44
Telephone
045 802 7965
E-mail
nicola|frison*univr|it <== Replace | with . and * with @ to have the right email address.
Personal web page
http://smart-plant.eu/
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.
 

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
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