Research Topics

CO2 capture, storage and utilization

  • Carbonation of industrial residues
  • Biogas Upgrading
  • Valorisation of industrial residues

Remediation and management of contaminated sites and brownfields

  • Risk assessment applied to contaminated sites
  • Development of fate and transport models (Vapor Intrusion, leaching)
  • In Situ Chemical Oxidation (ISCO)
  • Horizontal permeable reactive barriers (HPRB) for the treatment of VOCs
  • Soil gas monitoring techniques with nesty probes and flux chambers
  • Radon-deficit technique to detect and delineate NAPL contamination
  • Development of passive samplers for soil and sediment monitoring
  • Bioaccessibility of heavy metals in contaminated soils
  • Natural source zone depletion(NSZD)

Treatment and management of solid wastes

  • Management and optimization of solid waste treatment plants
  • Characterization and treatment of residues (e.g. BA and FA)
  • Characterization of biostabilized wastes
  • Environmental behavior of residues and wastes by leaching tests
  • Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
  • Evaluations on End Of Waste criteria
  • Modelling of landfill leachate production

Water Treatment

  • Innovative wastewater treatment technologies
  • Advanced water treatments
  • Management optimization of wastewater treatment plants

Main publications of the research group