Group on Advanced Separation Processes & GAS Processing

• subjectSkills

  GASP ("Group on Advanced Separation Processes & GAS Processing") deals with the modelling and simulation of separation processes and of reacting systems (development of kinetic schemes) under both steady-state and transient conditions, with particular attention to energy saving. To this purpose, GASP develops ad-hoc calculation tools (e.g., in Fortran) or makes use of commercial simulation software like Aspen Plus^®, Aspen HYSYS^®, ProSim^®, ProMax^®.

   

  GASP carries out its research activity mainly in the fields of acid gas purification and CO₂ capture by means of absorption, considering also the development of new solvents or cryogenic techniques.

   

  Another aspect of interest concerns the thermodynamic characterization of the systems under investigation, through the proper selection and calibration of equations of state and mixing rules, as well as the collection of experimental vapour-liquid and vapour-liquid-liquid equilibrium data ("Process Thermodynamics laboratory - PT lab").

   

• subjectResearch activities

  The main GASP’s research areas are:

  • CO₂ capture from flue gas, natural gas and syngas
  • development of innovative solvents for acid gas removal
  • biogas upgrading
  • downstream separations in bio-processes
  • thermodynamics, even of highly non-ideal systems and in the presence of the solid phase
  • development of kinetic schemes
  • liquefied natural gas (LNG)/biomethane (BioLNG) production
  • isotopic separations by cryogenic distillation
  • separations in the Oil&Gas sector
  • process optimization based on energy consumptions

• linkKeywords

  Biofuels

  Bioseparations

  Biotechnologies

  Carbon Capture and Storage

  Carbon dioxide

  Chemical Kinetics

  Chemical Reaction Engineering

  Cryogenic separations

  Energy, Safety & Environment

  Extractive distillation

  Green Chemistry

  Heterogeneous azeotropic distillation

  Multi-component Reactions

  Multi-Scale Modeling

  Natural Gas and Biogas Processing

  Plant Optimization

  Process Intensification

  Process Simulation/Modeling

  Renewable Fuels

  Renewable Sources

  Separation Processes

  Sustainable Energy

  Sustainable Processes

  Thermodynamics

  Waste to Energy