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Dispersion of inorganic fillers in polymeric matrices for food packaging applications
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2012-06-14)The objective of this PhD project regards the formulation, preparation and characterization of polymeric materials in which lamellar inorganic solids containing potentially active molecules are dispersed. In particular ... -
Continuous supercritical emulsion extraction: process characterization and optimization of operative conditions to produce biopolymer microspheres
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2012-07-04)Controlled release systems for therapeutic drugs have received extensive attention in recent years, due to their great clinical potential. Biodegradable microspheres are well-recognized systems to control the release rate ... -
Transport properties of modified concrete by surface and bulk hydrophobization via nano-clay addition
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2012-06-13)In recent decades, the concrete for years considered unchangeable and with an unlimited life, with exceptional mechanical properties which have determined principally its success, was in fact subject to phenomena of ... -
Nanoencapsulation of bioactive compounds for food applications
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2012-06-19)The increase in dietary-intake-related illnesses, such as obesity, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, diabetes and cancer, have made in recent years the development of health-and-wellness promoting foods a priority of ... -
The effect of temperature on flow properties of powders
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2012-06-18)Changes of cohesive flow properties of powders at high temperature are observed in many industrial process units, such as fluidized bed reactors, granulators and dryers. Many authors investigated the behaviour of powders ... -
Advanced polymeric composites for self-healing structural materials
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2012-06-16)This research work rises from collaborative activities between Alenia Aeronautica (Pomigliano D’Arco, Napoli) and the Industrial Engineering Department of University of Salerno. One of the biggest challenge facing materials ... -
High Cell Density Cultivation to Produce Heterologous Proteins by S. cerevisiae Strains: a Holistic Approach to Investigate and Optimize the System
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2014-04-22)The research of this PhD thesis has been focused on the study and realization of high cell density cultivation (HCDC) systems with auxotrophic strains of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, these latter to be used as hosts ... -
Flexible Barrier Materials for Improving the Durability of Photovoltaic Devices
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2014-04-28)The economic viability of photovoltaic (PV) devices is strongly dependent upon equipment cost and durability. During their usage, these devices are exposed to several atmospheric degradation agents and thus they need to ... -
Intelligent monitoring of the injection moulding process
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2011-04-04)The quality requirements of injection-moulded components have become more stringent because of the growing s applications of plastics and increasing customer demands. The quality of the moulded parts depend on the processing ... -
Innovative catalysts for process intensification of methane reforming and propane dehydrogenation reactions
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2014-06-27)In the early decade, a rapid increase in oil consumption was recorded, that led to a widening between the predicted demand for oil and the known oil reserves. Such trend, mainly due to the growing new economies, is causing ... -
From graphene synthesis to applications
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2014-10-13)Graphene is the first two-dimensional (2D) atomic crystal available to us. Since its discovery in 2004, graphene has captured the attention and the imagination of worldwide researchers thank to its supreme properties. Catalytic ... -
Green processes based on SC-CO2: application to materials of biomedical interest
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2015-05-25)This research is focused on the production of structures of biomedical interest using supercritical assisted processes: Supercritical freeze extraction, Supercritical gel drying and Supercritical phase separation. These ... -
Photocatalytic oxidation of organic pollutants under visible light irradiation: from N-doped tio2 photocatalysts to the design of a continuous fixed bed reactor
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2015-10-01)As a consequence of the rapid growth of population in urban areas, water use and reuse has become a major concern, leading to an urgent imperative of developing effective and affordable technologies for the treatment of ... -
Allergenic power reduction of food proteins by nonthermal technologies
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2015-07-30)The great interest of the research activity in food allergies could be attributed to the increase of allergic reactions all over the world not only in infants but even in adult age. As an alternative to the development ... -
Process innovation in the production of chelates for agricultural uses
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2016-04-13)Analyzing the literature available on the production of iron chelates, it is clear as these extremely diffused products are produced according to processes developed in the second part of last century which involve the ... -
Fluidized Bed Torrefaction of Agro-Industrial Residues: the Case Study of Residues from Campania Region, Italy
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2016-04-20)The purpose of this Ph.D. project was to investigate the potential of the torrefaction treatment for upgrading low-value agro-industrial residues into useable solid fuels to be employed as high-quality energy carriers. The ... -
Micronization by supercitical antisolvent precipitation processes
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2016-04-21)In the last decade, the application of microparticles, nanoparticles and composite microparticles involved several industrial fields. Conventional micronization techniques, such as jet milling, spray drying, liquid ... -
Process optimization of a lignocellulosic multi-product biorefinery
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2016-05-31)A methodology to reduce the complexity of the process optimization was applied to multiproduct biorefinery fed by lignocellulosic biomass. A process superstructure was built to consider alternative process pathways to ... -
High thermal conductivity catalysts for the CO-WGS process intensification
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2016-04-27)Today, the increasingly serious lack of resources and the obsolescence of the plants present on the whole planet led to develop new ways that go beyond “traditional” chemical engineering. The research is now focusing on ... -
Nanocarbons syntheses for advanced electrical and thermal applications
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2017-04-26)Carbon nanotubes are unique nanostructure with remarkable electronic, mechanical and thermal properties, some stemming from the close relation between carbon nanotubes and graphite, and some from their one-dimensional ...
