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Curriculum Vitae of: Vincenzo PIEMONTE Page 1 of 21 CURRICULUM VITAE VINCENZO PIEMONTE FAMILY NAME: PIEMONTE FIRST NAMES: Vincenzo DATE OF BIRTH: 11 th April 1979 NATIONALITY: Italian CIVIL STATUS: Married EDUCATION: 2004 University of Rome “La Sapienza” – Degree in Chemical Engineering 2004 University of Rome “La Sapienza” Master Degree in Industrial Chemical Processes 2005 Member of the National Register of Engineers 2008 PhD in Industrial Chemical Processes, University of Rome “La Sapienza” ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES: Current position (2015 to date): Associate Professor at University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome. Chairs in : 1. Foundamentals of Biorefining 2. Artificial Organs Engineering 3. Chemical Engineering Principles 4. Bioreactors April 2015 to date: Member of the PhD Board in Bioengineering and Bioscience at University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome May 2011 to December 2014: Assistant Professor at University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome. Chairs in : 1. Refinery and Biorefinery Processes 2. Artificial Organs Engineering December 2010 to December 2016:

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CURRICULUM VITAE VINCENZO PIEMONTE

FAMILY NAME: PIEMONTE

FIRST NAMES: Vincenzo

DATE OF BIRTH: 11th April 1979

NATIONALITY: Italian

CIVIL STATUS: Married

EDUCATION: 2004 – University of Rome “La Sapienza” – Degree in Chemical Engineering 2004 – University of Rome “La Sapienza” Master Degree in Industrial Chemical Processes 2005 – Member of the National Register of Engineers 2008 – PhD in Industrial Chemical Processes, University of Rome “La Sapienza”

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES: Current position (2015 to date):

Associate Professor at University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome. Chairs in :

1. Foundamentals of Biorefining 2. Artificial Organs Engineering 3. Chemical Engineering Principles 4. Bioreactors

April 2015 to date: Member of the PhD Board in Bioengineering and Bioscience at University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome May 2011 to December 2014: Assistant Professor at University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome. Chairs in :

1. Refinery and Biorefinery Processes 2. Artificial Organs Engineering

December 2010 to December 2016:

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Adjunct Professor at University of Rome “La Sapienza”. Chair in Artificial Organs Engineering March 2009 to march 2011: Researcher fellow in the field “Hydrogen production by membrane reactors for water gas shift reaction” 2004 – 2011 – Teacher for numerous Academic Seminars/lessons within the fields of the following Chemical Engineering Courses:

Chemical Bioengineering

Transport Phenomena

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Chemical Engineering Principles

Principles of Separation Processes

Artificial Organs Engineering

Chemical Processes Simulation

Environmental Chemical Engineering Principles

EDITORIAL/CONGRESS/REVIEWER ACTIVITIES:

Editorial board member (invited): Journal of Sustainable Energy Engineering, edited by Scrivenerpublishing in collaboration with Wiley

Editorial board member (invited): Journal of Technology Innovations in Renewable Energy, edited by Lifescience Global

Editor/author of Sustainable Development in Chemical Engineering: Innovative Technologies, Wiley 2013.

Editor/author of Polylactic Acid: Synthesis, Properties and Applications, Nova Science Publishers, Inc New York, 2012

Editor/author of Artificial Organ Engineering, Springer (In Press).

Editor/author of Membrane reactors for energy applications and basic chemical production, Woodhead 2016

Congress Sessions Chairman (invited):

ICheaP-11 ``11th International Conference on Chemical & Process Engineering'', Milan (Italy) 2013. Chairman for the Biotechnology session.

IconBm-2016 ``2nd International Conference on Biomass'', Giardini Naxos (Italy) 2016. Chairman for the Biomass Processes session.

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WWAI ’16 “9th International Conference on Waste Management, Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Indoor Climate”, Maiorca (Spain), 2016.

Reviewer (invited) for International Research Project Evaluation:

Project CE07: Chaine de Valorization des Residues de Bois (Chaine-VRB), ANR France, 2014;

Project iLITE: Innovations for LIver Tissue Engineering, ANR-RHU France, 2015;

Call 2015 Smart ideas, project: Advanced Natural-Gas Upgrading Processes Using a High Performance Membrane-based Reactor, New Zeland, 2015;

Israel-Italian Call for Proposals on Scientific & Technological Cooperation, 2015-2017. Project: TMAH Removal from Industrial Stream by Sonochemical Treatments of Membrane Concentrates

Project iLITE: Innovations for LIver Tissue Engineering, ANR-RHU France, 2016;

Swiss South Africa Joint Research Program (SSAJRP): Biomass to Composite (BIOCOMP), Swiss National Science Foundation, 2016.

Reviewer (invited) for more than 50 International Journals, among these:

Energy Sources Part A: Energy, Recovery and Environmental Effect (Taylor & Francis)

Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy Journal (AIChE)

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering (Wiley)

Chemical Engineering Research & Design (Elsevier)

Chemical Engineering Journal (Elsevier)

Computers & Chemical Engineering (Elsevier)

Environmental Science & Technology (ACS)

Catalysis Today (Elsevier)

Desalination and Water Technology

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (Elsevier)

Resources, Conservation & Recycling (Elsevier)

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (ACS)

COMPUTER SKILLS: MS-OFFICE: Word, Excel, Power Point – MS Access Furthermore:

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Advanced experience with COMPUTATIONAL SOFTWARES:

Matematica, Matlab, Gproms, Gnuplot

Advanced experience with PROCESS SIMULATORS: Hysys, Pro II, Aspen

Advanced experience with LCA SOFTWARES: SimaPro 7

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Fluency in English

RESEARCH FIELDS: CHO cell growth optimization – bioreactors modelling (in

collaboration with Menarini Biotech, Pomezia, Italy).

Energy storage tanks for CSP plants with molten salts. Modelling and optimization (In collaboration with the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Development - ENEA, Casaccia Research Centre, Rome, Italy).

Bioartificial Liver optimization (in collaboration with Piaggio Research Centre, University of Pisa, Italy).

Transport phenomena in the artificial and bioartificial organs (In collaboration with “Policlinico Campus Bio-medico of Rome” and “Policlinico Umberto I”, University of Rome “La Sapienza” , Italy).

Modelling and simulation of natural gas dehydration processes.

New biotreatment technology platform for the elimination of toxic pollutants from water and soil. (In collaboration with Italian Water Research Institute– IRSA/CNR, Rome, Italy and “Queen’s” University of Kingstone, Ontario, Canada).

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of petroleum-based plastics and bio-based plastics. (In collaboration with the National Consortium for Packaging – CONAI, Milan).

Chemical Recycling of Poly lactic acid (PLA): experimental and theoretical study.

Extraction of valuable substances (polyphenols, tannins) from natural matrices.

Hydrogen production by membrane reactors for water gas shift reaction (In collaboration with the Italian Institute on Membrane Technology, ITM/CNR, Rende, Italy).

Concentrated Solar Power Plant integrated with membrane steam reforming reactor for the production of hydrogen and hydro-methane. (In collaboration with the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Development - ENEA, Casaccia Research Centre, Rome, Italy).

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Biofuels and bioplastics production, separation and purification technologies (In collaboration with Kinetics Technoliges KT, Rome, Italy).

New technologies for Produced Water Treatment Furthermore supervisor of several academic thesis on the research fields cited above.

PUBBLICATIONS: International Journals with Referees and Impact Factor

Total Citations: 684 (Google Scholar Source) 482 (Scopus Source) H-index: 17 (Google Scholar Source) 14 (Scopus Source)

1. V. Piemonte, F. Gironi. Bioplastics and Petroleum-based Plastics:

Strengths and Weaknesses, Energy Sources Part A: Energy, recovery and Environmental Effect, 2011, 33, 1949-1959. (DOI: 10.1080/15567030903436830)

2. V. Piemonte, M. Maschietti, F. Gironi, Triethylene glycol – Water system: a

study on the TEG regeneration processes in natural gas dehydration plants, Energy Sources Part A: Energy, recovery and Environmental Effect, 34, 2012, 456-464. (DOI: 10.1080/15567031003627930)

3. V. Piemonte, F. Gironi, Bioplastics and GHGs Saving: The Land Use

Change (LUC) Emissions Issue. Energy Sources Part A: Energy, recovery and Environmental Effect 34 (21), 2012, 1995-2003. (DOI: 10.1080/15567036.2010.497797)

4. V. Piemonte, M. De Falco, B. Favetta, A. Basile. Counter-current

Membrane Reactor for WGS Process: Membrane Design, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2010, 35(22), 12609-12617. (doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.07.158)

5. V. Piemonte, F. Gironi, Land Use Change Emissions: How Green Are the

Bioplastics?, Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 2011, 30 (4), 685-691. (DOI: 10.1002/ep.10518)

6. V. Piemonte, M. De Falco, A. Giaconia, P. Tarquini, A.Basile, G.

Iaquaniello, Life Cycle Assessment of Enriched Methane Produced by a Concentrated Solar Power Plant Coupled with a Steam Reforming Process, Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 2011, 5(1), 42-48. ISSN: 1934-7359.

7. V. Piemonte, M. De Falco, A. Giaconia. Life Cycle Assessment of a High

Temperature Molten Salt Concentrated Solar Power Plant, Solar Energy 85 (2011) 1101-1109. (doi:10.1016/j.solener.2011.03.002)

8. V. Piemonte, Bioplastic Wastes: The Best Final Disposition for Energy

Saving, Journal of Polymers and Environment, 2011, 19, 988-994. (DOI: 10.1007/s10924-011-0343-z)

9. V. Piemonte, Wood residues as raw material for biorefinery systems. LCA

case study on bioethanol and electricity production, Journal of Polymers

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and the Environment, 20 (2), 2012, 299-304. DOI 10.1007/s10924-011-0396-z.

10. V. Piemonte, L. Turchetti, MC. Annesini, Bilirubin Removal from Albumin-

Containing Solutions: Dynamic Adsorption on Anionic Resin, Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2010, 5(5), 708-713. (DOI: 10.1002/apj.395)

11. V. Piemonte, M. De Falco, A. Giaconia, A.Basile, G. Iaquaniello,

Production of Enriched Methane by a Molten Salt Concentrated Solar Power Plant Coupled with a Steam Reforming Process: An LCA Study, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37, 2012, 11556-11561. (doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.03.064).

12. V. Piemonte and F.Gironi, Lactic Acid Production by Hydrolysis of Poly(L-

Lactic Acid) in the Solid State in Aqueous Solutions: An Experimental and Kinetic Study. Journal of Polymers and Environment 2013, 21, 275-279. DOI 10.1007/s10924-012-0468-8.

13. V. Piemonte, M. De Falco, A. Basile, Performance Assessment of Water

Gas Shift Membrane Reactors by a Two-dimensional Model. Energy Sources Part A: Energy, recovery and Environmental Effect 37 (20), 2015, 2174-2182.

14. V. Piemonte, A.Basile, The contribution of chemical engineering in the

biotechnology and biomedical fields (Guest Editorial), Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, 7 (S3), 2012, S253, DOI: 10.1002/apj.1641.

15. Piemonte V. and F. Gironi, Kinetics of Hydrolytic Degradation of PLA,

Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 21 (2), 2013, 313-318, DOI 10.1007/s10924-012-0547-x.

16. Capparucci C., Gironi F., Piemonte V. Equilibrium and Extraction Kinetics

of Tannins from Chestnut Tree Wood in Water Solutions, Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering 2011 6(2), 606-612. (DOI: 10.1002/apj.455)

17. M. De Falco, V. Piemonte, Solar enriched methane production:

assessment of plant potentialities and applications, Applied Technologies and Innovations Journal 2010, 1(1), 1-8. ISSN: 1804-1191.

18. F. Gironi, M. Maschietti, V. Piemonte, Natural Gas Dehydration:

Triethylene Glycol - Water System Analysis, Energy Sources Part A: Energy, recovery and Environmental Effect 2010, 32(20), 1861-1868. (DOI:10.1080/15567030902804756)

19. Tomei M.C., Annesini M.C., Piemonte V., Prpich G.P, Daugulis A.J., Two

phase reactors applied to the removal of substituted phenols: comparison between liquid-liquid and liquid-solid systems, Water Science and Technology, 2010, 62(4), 776-782. (DOI:10.2166/wst.2010.922)

20. F. Gironi, V. Piemonte, Life Cycle Assessment of PET and PLA Bottles for

Drinking Water. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 30(3), 2011, 459-468. (DOI: 10.1002/ep.10490)

21. F. Gironi, V. Piemonte, Temperature and Solvent Effects on Polyphenols

Extraction Process from Chestnut Tree Wood, Chemical Engineering

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Research & Design, 89 (7), 857-862, 2011. (doi:10.1016/j.cherd.2010.11.003)

22. A. Basile, S. Campanari, G. Manzolini, A. Iulianelli, T. Longo, S. Liguori, M.

De Falco, V. Piemonte, Methane steam reforming in a Pd-Ag membrane reformer: an experimental study on the reaction pressure influence at middle temperature, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 36(2011) 1531-1539. (doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.10.101)

23. De Falco M., Piemonte V., Solar enriched methane production by steam

reforming process: reactor design, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 36, (2011) 7759-7762. (doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.01.044)

24. F. Gironi and V. Piemonte, VOCs Removal from Dilute Vapour Streams by

Adsorption onto Activated Carbon, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2011, 172, 671-677. (doi:10.1016/j.cej.2011.06.034)

25. P. K. Seelam, S. Liguori, A. Iulianelli, P. Pinacci, F. Drago, V. Calabrò, M.

Huuhtanen, R. Keiski, V. Piemonte, S. Tosti, M. De Falco, A. Basile, Hydrogen Production from Bio-ethanol Steam Reforming Reaction in a Pd/PSS Membrane Reactor, Catalysis Today, 193, 2012, 42-48. doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2012.01.008

26. Annesini M.C., Di Paola L., Marrelli L., Piemonte V., Turchetti L. Bilirubin

removal from albumin containing solution by adsorption on polymer resin, International Journal of Artificial Organs 2005, 28(7) 686-693.

27. Annesini M.C., Di Carlo C., Piemonte V., Turchetti L. Bilirubin and

Tryptophan Adsorption in Albumin-Containing Solutions: I. Equilibrium Isotherms on Activated Carbon, Biochemical Engineering Journal 40 (2008) 205-210. (doi:10.1016/j.bej.2007.12.010).

28. Novelli G, Annesini MC, Morabito V, Cinti P, Pugliese F, Novelli S,

Piemonte V, Turchetti L, Rossi M, Berloco PB., Cytokines Levels Modifications. Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System Versus Standard Medical Therapy , Transplantation Proceedings 41(4) 2009, 1243-1248. (doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.03.035).

29. Novelli G, Annesini MC, Morabito V, Ferretti G, Lai Q, Pugliese F, Novelli

S, Piemonte V, Turchetti L, Rossi M, Berloco PB., Predictive criteria for the outcome of patients with Acute Liver Failure treated with albumin dialysis Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System, Terapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, 2009, 13(5) 404-412. (DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2009.00759.x).

30. Annesini M.C., Piemonte V., Turchetti L. Albumin-bound Toxins Removal

from Albumin-containing Solutions: Tryptophan Fixed-bed Adsorption on Activated Carbon, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2010, 88, 1018-1023. (doi:10.1016/j.cherd.2010.01.022).

31. Annesini M.C., Piemonte V., Turchetti L., Artificial Liver Devices: A

Chemical Engineering Analysis, Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2011, 6(4), 639-648. (DOI: 10.1002/apj.464).

32. Annesini M.C., Piemonte V., Turchetti L. Adsorption of Albumin-bound

Toxins on Anionic Resin: An Equilibrium Study. Asia-pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, 7 (4), 2012, 510-516, DOI:10.1002/apj.600.

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33. V. Piemonte, L. Di Paola, A. Basile, Single Phase Sequencing Batch Reactors for BioH2 production from Biomass: Reactor Performance Assessment, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 39(10), 2014, 4863-4869. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.01.075

34. M.C. Annesini, V. Piemonte, M.C. Tomei, A. J. Daugulis, Stability and

Operability Regions for Sequencing Batch Reactors Treating Xenobiotic Substrates, Chemical Engineering Journal, 235 (2014) 167–175.

35. K. Ghasemzadeh, S. Liguori, P. Morrone, A. Iulianelli, V. Piemonte, A.A.

Babaluo, A. Basile, H2 Production by Low Pressure Methanol Steam Reforming in a Dense Pd-Ag Membrane Reactor in Co-Current Flow Configuration: Experimental and Modeling Analysis, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 38, 16685-16697, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.06.001.

36. V. Piemonte, S. Sabatini, F. Gironi, Chemical Recycling of PLA: A Great

Opportunity Towards the Sustainable Development? Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 21 (3), 2013, 640-647. DOI 10.1007/s10924-013-0608-9.

37. M. De Falco, V. Piemonte, A. Basile, L. Di Paola, Methane membrane steam reforming: heat duty assessment, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 39(9), 2014, 4761-4770. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.09.066.

38. A. Basile, S. Liguori, A. Iulianelli, Y. Huang, V. Piemonte, Methanol steam

reforming in an Al2O3 supported thin Pd-layer membrane reactor over Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalyst International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 39 (2014) 18702-18710. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.11.113.

39. M.C. Annesini, V. Piemonte, L. Turchetti, Artificial Liver Support Systems:

A Patient-Device Model, Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering 2014, 9, 390-400. DOI: 10.1002/apj.1808.

40. L. Di Paola, V. Piemonte, A. Basile, Biomedical and Biotechnological

Applications of Chemical Engineering Methodologies, Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering 2014, 9, 317. DOI: 10.1002/apj.1816

41. V. Piemonte, L. Mascis, L. Di Paola, M. Prisciandaro, D. Barba, Reverse

osmosis membranes for treatment of produced water: a process analysis, Desalination and Water Treatment, 55 (3), 2015, 565-574, DOI:10.1080/19443994.2015.1014862

42. V. Piemonte, L. Di Paola, G. Iaquaniello, M. Prisciandaro, Biodiesel

Production from Microalgae: A case Study on Ionic Liquid Process Production, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016, 111, 62-68, doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.07.089

43. V. Piemonte, L. Di Paola, V. Russo, A. Giuliani, M. De Falco, A. Basile, Are biofuels sustainable? An LCA/Multivariate perspective on feedstocks and processes, Asia Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering 11, 2016, 650-663.

44. V. Piemonte, M. Prisciandaro, L. Di Paola, Two Phase Partitioning Bioreactor Applied to Produced Water Treatment, Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination, 6(2) 2016, 274-279 DOI: 10.2166/wrd.2015.039

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45. V. Piemonte, M. Prisciandaro, A. Cassese, L. Di Paola, D. Barba,

Produced Water Treatment by Using Two Phase Partitioning Bioreactor, Desalination and Water Treatment Journal, 57, 2016, 22953-22959.

46. V. Piemonte, M. Prisciandaro, Capocelli, F. Francioni, Biodegradation of

acrylic paints: process modelling of biocide effect on biomass growth at different temperatures, Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering (in press)

47. V. Piemonte, S. Cerbelli, L. Di Paola, A. Rainer, M. Prisciandaro,

Transport regimes in Microfluidic Bioreactors: Hepatocyte Culture as a Case Study, submitted to Medical Engineering & Physics

48. M.C. Annesini, M.C. Tomei, V. Piemonte, A.J. Daugulis, Xenobiotic

removal from wastewater in a two-phase partitioning bioreactor: process modelling and identification of operational strategies, Chemical Engineering Journal, 296 (2016) 428–436.

49. M. Prisciandaro, M. Capocelli, V. Piemonte, D. Barba, Analysis of desalination processes in a closed water cycle approach aimed at water reuse, Chemical Engineering Journal 304 (2016) 602–608.

50. F. Gironi, S. Frattari, V. Piemonte, PLA Chemical Recycling Process Optimization: PLA Solubilization in Organic Solvents, Journal of Polymers and the Environment (in press), DOI 10.1007/s10924-016-0777-4

51. M. Capocelli, L. Di Paola, M. De Falco, V. Piemonte, D. Barba, M. Prisciandaro, A novel process of Humidification-Dehumidification with Brine Recirculation for Desalination in remote areas of the world, Desalination and Water Treatment (Accepted).

52. M. Capocelli, E. Moliterni, A. Bello, L. Di Paola, M. De Falco, V. Piemonte,

D. Barba, M. Prisciandaro, How to recover the waste heat from marine diesel engine for on-ship desalination, Desalination and Water Treatment (Accepted).

53. V. Piemonte, M. Capocelli, L. Di Paola, M. De Falco, D. Barba, M.

Prisciandaro, Produced Water Treatment Technologies: How to Compare by LCA Methodology, Desalination and Water Treatment (Accepted).

54. Vincenzo Piemonte, Mauro Capocelli, Marina Prisciandaro. Kinetic

Features of PCDD Adsorption in Carbon Beds. International Journal of Environmental Science 1, (2016) 195-199.

International Series with Referees (Indexed Scopus) 55. F. Gironi and V. Piemonte, Bioplastics Disposal: How Manage It, WIT

Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 2010. Proceedings of “Fifth International Conference on Waste Management and the Environment (Tallin, Estonia), 2010, (5) 261-271. (DOI: 10.2495/WM100241).

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56. F. Gironi and V. Piemonte, Development of a Mathematical Model for Composting Process, WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 2010. Proceedings of “Fifth International Conference on Waste Management and the Environment (Tallin, Estonia), 2010, (5) 191-202. (DOI: 10.2495/WM100181).

57. Piemonte V., De Falco M., Giaconia A., Tarquini P., Iaquaniello G., Life

Cycle Assessment of a Concentrated Solar Power Plant for the Production of Enriched Methane by Steam Reforming Process, Chemical Engineering Transaction 2010, 21, 25-30. (DOI: 10.3303/CET1021005).

58. Tomei M. C., Annesini M.C., Piemonte V., Rita S., Daugulis A.J., Solid-

Liquid Two Phase Partitioning Bioreactors as a tool for xenobiotic biodegradation: case study of 4-nitrophenol, Chemical Engineering Transaction, 17, 233-238, 2009 (DOI: 10.3303/CET0917040)

59. M.C. Annesini, V. Piemonte, M.C. Tomei, A.J. Daugulis, SBR Reactors for

Xenobiotic Removal: Design Criteria and Dynamic Simulation, Chemical Engineering Transaction 2011, 24, 991-996. (DOI: 10.3303/CET1124166)

60. C. Capparucci, F. Gironi, V. Piemonte, Tannins Extraction from walnuts

residues, Chemical Engineering Transaction 2011, 24, 469-474. (DOI: 10.3303/CET1124079)

61. F. Gironi, V. Piemonte, PLLA Depolimerization Kinetics: A Preliminary

Study, Chemical Engineering Transaction 2011, 24, 145-150. (DOI: 10.3303/CET1124025)

62. M. De Falco, V. Piemonte, A. Basile, Simulation of Membrane Water Gas

Shift Reactors by a Two-dimensional Model, Computers Aided Chemical Engineering, 29, 1643-1647, 2011. (doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-54298-4.50107-0)

63. Piemonte V., De Falco M., Giaconia A. Life Cycle Assessment of a High

Temperature Molten Salt Concentrated Solar Power Plant, Computer Aided Chemical Engineering 28 1063-1068, 2010. (doi:10.1016/S1570-7946(10)28178-6)

64. Maria Cristina Annesini, Vincenzo Piemonte, Luca Turchetti, Vincenzo

Morabito, Gilnardo Novelli, Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System (M.A.R.S.): a Chemical Engineering Analysis of in-vivo Experimental Data, Chemical Engineering Transaction, 17, 1095-1100, 2009 (DOI: 10.3303/CET0917183).

65. M. De Falco, V. Piemonte, A. Basile, Performance Assessment of Water Gas Shift Membrane Reactors by a Two-dimensional Model, Computers Aided Chemical Engineering, 31, 610-614, 2012. (doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-59507-2.50114-1).

66. M.C. Annesini, V. Piemonte, L. Turchetti, Simultaneous Removal of Albumin-Bound Toxins in Liver Support Devices: Bilirubin and Tryptophan Adsorption on Activated Carbon, Chemical Engineering Transaction 32, 1069-1074, 2013.

67. V.Piemonte, L. Di Paola, V. Russo, An LCA Study on Feedstocks and Processes for Biofuels Production, Chemical Engineering Transaction, 37, 2014, 517-522, DOI: 10.3303/CET1437087.

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68. V. Piemonte, L. Di Paola, A. Gentile, B. Masciocchi, V. Russo, G.

Iaquaniello, Biodiesel Production from Microalgae: Ionic Liquid Process Simulation, Chemical Engineering Transaction, 39, 379-384, 2014. DOI: 10.3303/CET1439064.

69. V. Piemonte, M. Prisciandaro, D. Barba, Membrane Processes for the Treatment of Produced Waters, Chemical Engineering Transaction, 43, 2015, 2299-2304.

70. V. Piemonte, L. Di Paola, V. Russo, Second generation biofuels production

from wastewater treatment plants, Journal of Fundamental of Renewable Energy Applications, 5 (5), 92, 2015

71. V. Piemonte, L. Di Paola, S. Cerbelli, A. Rainer, M. Prisciandaro, Transport

regimes in Microfluidic bioreactors: Hepatocyte Culture as a case study, Chemical Engineering Transaction 49, 2016 97-102, DOI: 10.3303/CET1649017

72. V. Piemonte, M. Capocelli, M. Prisciandaro, A Criteria for evaluating the

microbiological contamination of acrylic paints, Chemical Engineering Transaction 49, 2016 7-12, DOI: 10.3303/CET1649002

73. A. Ladino, J. Herrera, D.H. Malagón, M. Prisciandaro, V. Piemonte, M.

Capocelli, Biodiesel Production via Hydrodynamic Cavitation: Numerical study of new geometrical arrangements, Chemical Engineering Transaction 50, 2016, 319-324.

Books 74. Piemonte V., De Falco M., Basile A (Editors). Sustainable Development in

Chemical Engineering: Innovative Technologies, Wiley, 2013 ISBN 9781119953524.

75. Piemonte V. (Editor), Polylactic Acid: Synthesis, Properties and

Applications, Nova Science Publishers, Inc New York, 2012. ISBN:978-1-62100-248-9

76. Annesini M.C., Marrelli L., Piemonte V., Turchetti L., Artificial Organ

Engineering, Springer, 2017, ISBN 978-1-4471-6442-5, ISBN 978-1-4471-6443-2 (ebook)

77. A. Basile, L. Di Paola, F. Hai, V. Piemonte (Editors), Membrane reactors

for energy applications and basic chemical production, Woodhead (2015) ISBN: 978-1-78242-223-5 (print), ISBN: 978-1-78242-227-3 (online), Woodhead Publishing, Inc New York

Book’s Chapters with Referees 78. Tomei M. C., Annesini M.C., Piemonte V., Rita S., Daugulis A.J., Solid-

Liquid Two Phase Partitioning Bioreactors as a tool for xenobiotic

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biodegradation: case study of 4-nitrophenol, AIDIC Seires 9 Book, Reed Business Information, 2010, 337-342. (doi: 10.3303/ACOS0909039).

79. Piemonte V., Di Paola L., Membranes and membrane reactors for the

production of second generation biofuels, in Membranes for clean and renewable power applications, Annarosa G. and Basile A. (Editors), Woodhead, Inc New York 2012. ISBN0 85709 415 7. (DOI: 10.1533/9780857098658.2.104).

80. Tadashi Uragami, Sudip Chakraborty, Vincenzo Piemonte, Luisa Di Paola,

Chapter II.15 - Biocatalytic MRs in biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical field, in Handbook of membrane reactors, Volume 2: Reactor types and industrial applications, A. Basile (Ed.), 2012., Woodhead, Inc New York, ISBN-10: 0857094157 | ISBN-13: 978-085709415. Doi: 10.1533/9780857097347.4.846

81. Annesini M.C., Piemonte V., Turchetti L. Albumin Bound Toxins Removal

in Liver Support Devices: Case Study of Bilirubin Adsorption and Dialysis, Biochemical Engineering Book, Nova Science Publishers, F. E. Dumont and J.A. Sacco, Inc New York, 2009, 321-339. ISBN: 9781607412571.

82. Maria Cristina Annesini, Vincenzo Piemonte, Luca Turchetti, Vincenzo

Morabito, Gilnardo Novelli, Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System (M.A.R.S.): a Chemical Engineering Analysis of in-vivo Experimental Data, AIDIC Seires 9 Book, Reed Business Information, 2010, 19-25. (doi: 10.3303/ACOS0909003).

83. V. Piemonte, Inside the Bioplastics World: An Alternative to Petroleum-

based Plastics, in Sustainable Development in Chemical Engineering: Innovative Technologies, Piemonte V., De Falco M., Basile A (Editors), Wiley, 2013, ISBN 9781119953524.

84. V. Piemonte, M. De Falco, A. Basile, Sustainable development strategies:

an Overview, in Sustainable Development in Chemical Engineering: Innovative Technologies, Piemonte V., De Falco M., Basile A (Editors), Wiley, 2013, ISBN 9781119953524.

85. L. Di Paola, V. Russo, V. Piemonte, Membrane reactors for bio-hydrogen production and processing, in Reactors for Energy Applications and Basic Chemical Production, A. Basile, L. Di Paola, F. Hai and V. Piemonte, (Editors), Woodhead, Inc New York (2015) ISBN: 978-1-78242-223-5 (print), ISBN: 978-1-78242-227-3 (online), Woodhead Publishing, Inc New York, pp 267-286

86. V. Piemonte, D. Di Paola, M. De Falco, A. Iulianelli, A. Basile, Hydrogen production using inorganic membrane reactors, Ch. 11 in Advances in Hydrogen Production, Storage and Distribution. Angelo Basile and Adolfo Iulianelli (Eds.), (2014), ISBN: 978-0-85709-768-2 (print), ISBN: 978-0-85709-773-6 (online), Woodhead Publishing, pp. 283-316.

87. V. Piemonte, M. Capocelli, G. Orticello, L. Di Paola, Bio-Oil Production and

Upgrading: New Challenges for Membranes Applications, Ch. 13 in Membrane Technologies for Biorefining, A. Figoli, A. Cassano and A. Basile (Eds), (2016), ISBN: 978-0-08-100451-7 (print), ISBN: 978-0-08-100452-4 (online), Woodhead Publishing, pp. 263-284.

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International Conferences with Referees 88. Tomei M.C., Annesini M.C., Daugulis A.J., Piemonte V., Prpich G.P.

Biodegradation of Substituted Phenols in a Two-Phase Polymer/Water Sequencing Batch Reactor, proceedings of “4th European Bioremediation Conference 2008”, Creta.

89. Tomei M.C., Annesini M.C., Daugulis A.J., Piemonte V. Two phase

reactors applied to the removal of substituted phenols: comparison between liquid-liquid and liquid-solid systems, International conference on the Xenobiotics in the urban water cycle, Cipro 2009.

90. De Falco M., Piemonte V., Solar enriched methane production by steam

reforming process: reactor design, proceedings of the “3rd World Congress of Young Scientists on Hydrogen Energy Systems-Hysydays2009” , Turin, 2009.

91. Gironi F., Maschietti M., Piemonte V., Experimental equilibrium data and

thermodynamic modelling on the system water triethylene glycol, Proceedings of the 24th European Symposium on Applied Thermodymanics (ESAT, Santiago de Compostela, Spain), 2009, 462-467.

92. Gironi F., Maschietti M., Piemonte V. Modelling Triethylene Glicol-Water

System for Natural Gas Dehydration, Chemical Engineering Transaction 2007,11, 881-886.

93. Gironi F., Maschietti M., Piemonte V., Diba D., Gallegati S., Shiavo S.

Triethyleneglicol Regenaration in Natural Gas Dehydration: A Study on the Coldfinger Process, proceedings “ 8th edition of Offshore Mediterranean Conference” OMC 2007, Ravenna 28-30 Marzo 2007.

94. Annesini M.C., Piemonte V., Turchetti L. Carbon Formation in the Steam

Reforming Process: A Thermodynamic Analysis Based on the Elemental Composition, Chemical Engineering Transaction 2007, 11, 21-26.

95. M. De falco, V. Piemonte, A. Basile, "Ethanol membrane reformer and

PEMFC system for automotive application: system performance assessment", Proc. European Fuel Cell -EFC2011 - , Rome (Italy), Dec. 14-16, 2011, pp.219-220.

96. P.K. Seelam, S. Liguori, A. Iulianelli, P. Pinacci, V. Calabrò, M. Huuhtanen,

R. Keiski, V. Piemonte, A. Basile, Hydrogen production from bio-ethanol, steam reforming reaction in a PSS supported palladium membrane reactor, pp. 154-155, Book of abstracts ICCMR10 Congress, St.Petersburg/Russia, 20th-24th June 2011.

97. Annesini M.C., Piemonte V., Turchetti L. Artifcial Liver Optimization:

Analysis of Albumin Bound Toxin Adsorption, Chemical Engineering Transaction 2007, 11 551-556.

98. Annesini M.C., Piemonte V., Turchetti L. Albumin-Bound Toxin Removal in

Liver Support Devices: Case Study of Tryptophan Adsorption and dialysis, Chemical Engineering Transaction 2008, 14 365-372.

99. M. De Falco, V. Piemonte, A. Basile, Performance Assessment of Water

Gas Shift Membrane Reactors by a Two-dimensional Model, Proceedings

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of the 11th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering, 15-19 July 2012, Singapore.

100. V. Piemonte, L. Di Paola, A. Basile, “Single phase

sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) for bioH2 production from biomass: reactor operation criteria”, Euro-Mediterranean Hydrogen technologies Conference (EmHyTech 2012), Hammamet (Tunisia), Sept. 11-14, 2012, Book of abstracts, pp. 75-76.

101. A. Iulianelli, S. Liguori, Y. Huang, V. Piemonte, A.

Basile, Methanol steam reforming for hydrogen production: supported vs dense Pd-based membrane reactors, pp. 1-2, Book of abstracts ICCMR11 Congress, Porto/Portugal, 7th-11th July 2013.

102. M. De Falco, V. Piemonte, A. Basile, Natural gas

membrane steam reforming: heat duty assessment, pp. 1-2, Book of abstracts ICCMR11 Congress, Porto/Portugal, 7th-11th July 2013.

103. A. Iulianelli, S. Liguori, V. Piemonte, Y. Huang, D.

Ebrasu, A. Basile, Bio-gas steam reforming to produce high grade hydrogen for PEM fuel cells via Pd-based membrane reactor technology, European Fuel Cells (EFC) Congress, Rome/Italy, 11th-13th December 2013.

104. A. Basile, S. Liguori, A. Iulianelli, Y. Huang, V. Piemonte, High grade hydrogen production from methanol steam reforming reaction: recent advances on composite Pd-based membrane reactors, 5th World Hydrogen Technologies Congress (WHTC), Shangai/China 25th-28th September 2013, pag.73.

105. A. Iulianelli, S. Liguori, V. Piemonte, Y. Huang, D. Ebrasu, A. Basile,

Biogas steam reforming to produce high grade hydrogen for PEM fuel cells via Pd-based membrane reactor technology, Fifth European Fuel Cell Technology & Applications Conference – Piero Lunghi Conference – December 11-13, 2013, Rome (Italy), Proceedings of EFC2013, p. 133-134.

106. V. Piemonte, M. Prisciandaro, A. Cassese, L. Di Paola, D. Barba,

Produced water treatment by using two phase partitioning bioreactor, EUROMED 2015, “Desalination for Clean Water and Energy”, 10-14 May, Palermo, Italy 2015, pp. 234.

107. S. Cerbelli, V. Piemonte, L. Di Paola, A. Rainer, Transport Regimes in Microfluidic bioreactors: Hepatocyte Culture as a Case Study, Book of abstracts ICCMR12 Congress, Szczecin, Poland, 22-25 June 2015.

National Conferences with Referees 108. E. Bora, F. Gironi and V. Piemonte, Bioplastics and petroleum-based

plastics: waste scenarios effect on LCA studies, proceedings of the “1° Congresso Nazionale sugli Imballaggi in Polimeri Biodegradabili”, Parma, Italy, 2010.

109. Gironi F., Piemonte V., Bioplastics and Environment: Perspectives and

Problems, proceedings of “GRICU-2008 Conference , Crotone, 2008, 667-

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672. 110. Annesini M.C., Piemonte V., Turchetti L. Adsorption Equilibrium of

Albumin-Bound Toxin on Anionic Resin, proceedings of “GRICU-2008 Conference”, Crotone.

111. Annesini M.C., Piemonte V., Turchetti L. Albumin Dialysis Liver Support

Devices: An Engineering Analysis, proceedings of “National Congress of Bioengineering GNB-2008”, Pisa.

112. Annesini M.C., Piemonte V., Turchetti L. Ingegneria Chimica e

dispositivi di supporto epatico: una nuova applicazione di metodologie consolidate, proceedings of “GRICU-2008 Conference”, Crotone.

113. M.C.Annesini, L. Di Paola, L. Marrelli, V. Piemonte, L. Turchetti,

Adsorbimento di bilirubina su resine polimeriche, Proceedings of GRICU2004, pag. 223-226, Porto d’Ischia (NA) 12-15 settembre 2004

Special Issues (Guest Editor) 114. Piemonte V., Basile A (Editors). “The Contribution of Chemical

Engineering in the Biotechnology and Biomedical Fields”, Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, 7 (3) 2012, S253-S371.

115. Piemonte V., Di Paola L., Basile A (Editors). “Biomedical and Biotechnological Applications of Chemical Engineering Methodologies.”, Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering 2014, 9, 317-465.

CONFERENCE PARTECIPATION:

1. GRICU 2004 ``Nuove Frontiere di Applicazione delle Metodologie dell’Ingegneria Chimica'' Ischia (Italy), 2004

2. OMC 2007 ``The Offshore Mediterranean Conference'' Ravenna (Italy),

2007

3. ICheaP-8 ``The Eight International Conference on Chemical & Process Ischia (Italy), 2007

4. IBIC 2008 ``Industrial Biotechnologies International Conference'' Naples,

(Italy) 2008

5. GRICU 2008 ``Ingegneria Chimica: le Nuove Sfide'' Crotone (Italy), 2008

6. BIOREMEDIATION Conference 2008 ``4th European Bioremediation Conference '' Chonia (Greece), 2008

7. GNB 2008 ``Primo Congresso Nazionale di Bioingegneria'' , Pisa (Italy),

2008 8. XENOWAC 2009 “Xenobiotics in the Urban Water Cycle” , Cyprus, 2009 9. ICheaP-9 “9th International Conference on Chemical and Process

Engineering”, Roma (Italy) 2009.

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10. ESAT-2009 “24th European Symposium on Applied Thermodynamics”,

Santiago de Compostela (Spain) 2009. 11. HYSYDAYS 2009 “3rd World Congress of Young Scientists on Hydrogen

Energy Systems” , Turin (Italy), 2009 12. New Energy Frontiers-2009, II Convegno sull’energia, Gaeta (Italy) 2009 13. ESCAPE-20 “European Symposium on Computer Aided Process

Engineering”, Ischia (Italy) 2010. 14. BIOPOLPACK, 1° Congresso Nazionale sugli Imballaggi in Polimeri

Biodegradabili, Parma 2010. 15. PRES2010/CHISA-2010 13th Conference “Process Integration, Modelling

and Optimization for Energy saving and Pollution Reduction”, Prague 2010. 16. Waste Management 2010 “Fifth International Conference on Waste

Management and the Environment”, Tallin 2010. 17. ESCAPE-21 “European Symposium on Computer Aided Process

Engineering”, Chalkidiki (Greece) June, 2011. 18. ICheaP-10 ``The Tenth International Conference on Chemical & Process

Engineering'', Florence (Italy) 2011. 19. ICCMR10 “10th International Conference on Catalysis in Membrane

Reactors”, Saint Petersburg (Russia, 2011). 20. EFC “European Fuel Cells Conference” , Rome 2011. 21. PSE 2012 “11th International Symposium on Process Systems

Engineering”, 15-19 July 2012, Singapore. 22. Euro-Mediterranean Hydrogen technologies Conference (EmHyTech

2012), Hammamet (Tunisia), Sept. 11-14 23. ICCMR11 “11th International Conference on Catalysis in Membrane

Reactors”, Porto (Portugal, 2013).

24. ICheaP-11 ``11th International Conference on Chemical & Process Engineering'', Milan (Italy) 2013.

25. WHTC “5th World Hydrogen Technologies Congress”, Shangai/China 25th-

28th September 2013.

26. EFC-European Fuel Cells Congress, Rome/Italy, 11th-13th December 2013.

27. iconBM “International Conference on Biomass”, 4-7 may 2014, Florence, Italy

28. PRES2014/CHISA-2014 17th Conference “Process Integration, Modelling

and Optimization for Energy saving and Pollution Reduction”, 23-27 August 2014, Prague.

29. EUROMED 2015, “Desalination for Clean Water and Energy”, 10-14 May,

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Palermo, Italy 2015.

30. ICheaP-12 ``12th International Conference on Chemical & Process Engineering'', 19-22 May, Milan (Italy) 2015.

31. ICCMR12 “12th International Conference on Catalysis in Membrane

Reactors”, June 2015, Szczecin, Poland.

32. International Congress and Expo on Biofuels & Bioenergy, August 25-27, 2015 Valencia, Spain.

33. 2nd International Conference on Polymer Materials Science (PMS 2016)

January 14 to 16, 2016, Bangkok, Thailand.

34. 5th International Conference on Industrial Biotechnology (IBIC2016) 10-13 April, 2016, Bologna, Italy

35. Desalination for the Environement, Clean Water and Energy, 22-26 May,

Rome, Italy

36. 2nd International Conference on BIOMASS (IconBM2016), 19-22 June 2016, Giardini Naxos-Taormina, Sicily, Italy.

37. 9th International Conference on WASTE MANAGEMENT, WATER

POLLUTION, AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR CLIMATE (WWAI '16) Mallorca, Spain August 19-21, 2016.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE RECORD:

Date: August 2014 – February 2015

Location: Rome

Company: Gala SpA (Rome-Italy)

Position: Consultant

Description: Techno-economic performance evaluation of Coal Power Plant of Fiume Santo (Sardegna).

Date: December 2012 – December 2013

Location: Rome

Company: Viggiano municipality (Basilicata-Italy)

Position: Consultant

Description: Environmental impact evaluation of the Oil&Gas plant of Viggiano.

Date: May 2012 – September 2012

Location: Rome

Company: Air Liquid Engineering S.A.

Position: Consultant

Description: Elemental Mercury Removal from CO2 Gas Streams by Adsorption. Equilibrium and kinetic study. Experimental Planning.

Date: February 2011 – June 2011

Location: Rome

Company: Consorzio CAVET

Position: Consultant

Description: Corrosion of electrical apparatus located to Cabin 14. High velocity train (AV/AC BO-FI). Problem analysis and solutions proposal.

Date: March 2009 - to date

Location: Rome

Company: SERINTEL

Position: Consultant

Description: Special Training AGIP KCO Project. Preparation of Training Manuals for the following units: Oil Recovery Process, Reservoir Simulation, Reserves Definition, Evaluation and Reporting, Formation Damage, Produced Water Management, Production Chemistry and Flow Assurance.

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Pneumatic and Hydraulic training for Saipem (ENI) Staff. Preparation of Training Materials.

Upstream Operations training for Stogit staff. Preparation of Training Materials.

Date: June – October 2008

Location: Rome, Italy

Company: University of Rome “La Sapienza”

Position: Consultant

Description: Potentiality analysis of the new management information system Moodle utilised for University Courses in Web.

Date: September 2007 to December 2012

Location: Milan, Italy

Company: National Packaging consortium (CONAI)

Position: Consultant

Description: In collaboration with the Plastic Recycle Consortium, the following issues have been faced:

Bioplastics project: Phase 1

Analysis of the bio-plastics environmental impact both from a technological as from economic- production point of view.

Analysis of relationship between biodegradable plastics and agriculture.

Recycle of bio-plastics, etc.

Bioplastics project: Phase 2

Mater-Bi: analysis of composting and mechanical recycling processes applied to real market products

PLA analysis of composting and mechanical recycling processes applied to real market products; compatibility with real process plant for the mechanical recycling of conventional plastics

Elaboration of LCAs of bio-plastics versus petroleum-based plastics

Bioplastics project: Phase 3

Analysis of the chemical recycling process applied to the bioplastics from an technical/environmental point of view

Influence of raw material production processes on the overall environmental impact of a bioplastic

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LCAs of bio-plastics versus paper for shoppers applications

Bioplastics project: Phase 4

Update of the Life Cycle Inventories (LCI) of the most important bio-plastic based product on the market: Ingeo (NatureWorks), Mater-Bi (Novamont), Ecovio (BASF).

LCA studies based on the updated LCIs (see point above).

Date: May 2006 to may 2010

Location: Milan, Piacenza, Rome

Company: ENI Corporate University

Position: Instructor

Description: Tutor and Instructor for training activities and courses held in ECU Head office in Milan and in Cortemaggiore Training Centre, Piacenza:

Thermodynamics and Fluid-dynamics Courses (1st edition up to 6th edition)

Production Operators Course (1st edition up to 6th edition)

Production Operation Services

Oil and Gas Treatment Plants

Welcome ENI Courses – Petroleum Industrial Cycle: Exploration and production, refining, petrol-chemistry, Environmental impact. (1st edition up to 15th edition)

Date: April 2006 to July 2009

Location: Rome

Company: C.Engineering

Position: Consultant

Description: Dolphin Energy Project (upstream and compression facilities). Preparation of power point presentations and questionnaires for Operation courses inherent to the following Units:

NLG fractionation, propane treatment/drying, condensate treatment, nitrogen system, sea water intake/outfall, sea water desalination, potable water package, tempered water, flare system, liquid sulphur storage, propane refrigerant storage, chemical storage, DSO & Off Spec Storage, Instrument and service air, cooling water system, flushing oil system, flare system, slope oil system, fire water system, air instrument system.

Yanbu Project (Ethylene Plant) – Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in collaboration with Technip Italy on behalf of Yanbu National Petrochemical Company. Preparation of Standard Operating Procedures relative to: De-

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ethanizer, MAPD reactors, acetylene reactors, gasoline hydrogenation Unit (GHU), Debutaniser, Ethylene refrigeration cycle, propylene refrigeration cycle.

FPSO and Multiphase pumps for Agip KCO. Preparation of two Training Manuals inherent to the new FPSO technologies (floating production, storage and offloading) and multiphase pumps for extraction, pumping and crude storage).

Samir Upgrade Project (Refinery) in collaboration with SNAMPROGETTI S.p.A. and Tekfen construction and Installation. Preparation of six operating Manuals for the following units: Cooling water system, flushing oil system, flare system, slope oil system, fire water system, air instrument system.

Qatofin Project (LLDPE Plant) – Training Manuals and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in cooperation with SNAMPROGETTI S.p.A.:

Preparation of two Training Manuals and 2 Standard Operating Procedures for the following Units:

Isopentane Storage and purification (SOP), Raw, potable, demineralised and boiler feed water systems (SOP), Hot oil (Training Manual), Refrigerating system (Training Manual)

Date: July 2005 to February 2006

Location: Rome

Company: COMART (Tozzi Holding, Ravenna)

Position: Consultant

Description: Consultancy services for COMART (company specialised in oil and gas processing and power generation). Completed Coldfinger Project relative to natural gas dehydration processes. Simulation of Coldfinger Project by means of an “ad hoc” Matlab programme. Assessment by means of Hysys process simulator of the real functioning of Colfinger equipment.