Dr DAVIDE DIONISI

Dr DAVIDE DIONISI The University of Aberdeen School of Engineering Lecturer work +44 (0)1224 272814 pref davidedionisi@abdn.ac.uk pref Room 276, School of Engineering | Fraser Noble Building Kings College | University of Aberdeen | Aberdeen | AB24 3UE

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Biography

• Aug 2012-present. Lecturer, School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen.
• 2007-2012. Process Engineer and then Principal Process Engineer at Syngenta, Jealotts Hill Research Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire, UK.
• 2004-2007. Lecturer ("Ricercatore"), Faculty of Mathematical, Physical, Biological Sciences, Dept of Chemistry, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
• 2001-2003. Research assistant, Dept of Chemistry, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
• 2001. PhD ("Dottorato di Ricerca") in Industrial Chemical Processes, co-hosted by the Dept of Chemistry and the Dept of Chemical Engineering, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
• 1997. Master degree ("Laurea") in Chemical Engineering at Sapienza University, Rome, Italy

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Research Interests

• Chemical and biological reactions/reactors
• Bioethanol and biodiesel production by biological processes
• Biological wastewater treatment
• Production of biological polymers (Polyhydroxyalkanoates)
• Removal of xenobiotics by biological processes
• Mixing and agitation
• Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
• Milling

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Research Grants

• Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR), “Olive oil mill effluents as a renewable feedstock for biodegradable polymers production through a sequential anaerobic-aerobic process” 2006-2007
• Advanced Institute for Prevention and Safety in Workplaces (ISPESL), “Preparation of technical sheets on the most frequently used unit operations in Italian short-medium enterprises, with information on principles, vessels and equipment, control systems, graphical schemes and technical regulations”, 2003-2004
•  ISPESL, “Use of olive oil mill effluents as secondary feedstock for agro-chemical industry and as soil amendments” 2003-2004
•  MIUR, “Production of biodegradable polymers from wastes through activated sludge enriched under periodic conditions” 2001-2002
•  ISPESL, “Influence of activated sludge operating parameters on microbial population dynamics for bulking and foaming control” 2000-2002
•  National Agency for Environmental Protection (ANPA), “Development of mathematical dynamic and structured models for design and management of activated sludge plants”, 2000-2001
• ISPESL, “Development of biological tests for toxicity monitoring in aquatic ecosystems, natural and/or artificial, subject to industrial and/or municipal contamination” 2000-2001

Also, I have been PI or Co-I in 5 research grants funded by industry

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Teaching Responsibilities

2012/13: Process Control EG40HC

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External Responsibilities

Reviewer for the following journals:

Anaerobe; Bioresource Technology; Biotechnology and Bioengineering; Chemosphere; Ecotoxicological and Environmental Safety; Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research; Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology; Journal of Environmental Management; Journal of Zhejiang University Science B; Macromolecular Bioscience; Microbial Ecology; Online International Journal of Microbiology Research; Process Biochemistry; Pure and Applied Chemistry; Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory; Water Research; Water Science and Technology

Reviewer for the following international conferences:

10^th IWA Specialised Conference on Design, Operation and Economics of Large Wastewater Treatment Plants, Vienna, Austria, 9-13/09/2007; 5^th IWA World Water Congress, Beijing, China, 10-14/09/2006; 4^th IWA World Water Congress, Marrakech, Morocco, 19-24/09/2004; 4^th IWA ASPD Specialised Conference – Microbial Population Dynamics in Biological Wastewater Treatment, Gold Coast, Australia, 17-20/07/2005; 3^rd IWA World Water Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 7-12/04/2002

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Admin Responsibilities

Coordinator for the Chemical Engineering Lab

Adviser of study for the School of Engineering

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Areas of professional experience

Author of over 100 Syngenta internal documents on the following topics:

• Chemical reaction kinetics
• Simulation of chemical reactors, distillation and absorption columns
• Vapour-liquid equilibria
• Mixing in agitated vessels
• Heat transfer
• Mass transfer
• Gas-liquid reactions
• Crystallisation modelling
• Scale up/scale down   
• Wet milling
• Computational fluid dynamics
• Filtration technologies
• Membrane separation
• Wastewater treatment

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Publications

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