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Daniele Di Trapani

Daniele Di Trapani

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
34
Citations
3142
World Ranking
9496
National Ranking
224

Daniele Di Trapani publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Daniele Di Trapani sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 129 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Daniele Di Trapani D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Daniele Di Trapani sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Daniele Di Trapani is affiliated with the University of Palermo in Italy and has contributed extensively to environmental science and engineering, focusing on various aspects of water treatment and sustainability. The research work centers largely on membrane technologies, wastewater treatment processes, and resource recovery within environmental systems.

The scientist's primary fields of study include Environmental Science, with a notable body of work in Engineering. Subfields covered include Pollution, Water Science and Technology, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

Research topics frequently addressed in Di Trapani's work are:

  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
  • Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
  • Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

Recent publications illustrate the scope of research and collaboration. Notable papers include:

  • "Enhancing a Transition to a Circular Economy in the Water Sector: The EU Project WIDER UPTAKE" (2021), published in Water
  • "Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRFs): The Case Study of Palermo University (Italy)" (2021), published in Water
  • "Integrated Fixed Film Activated Sludge (IFAS) membrane BioReactor: The influence of the operational parameters" (2020), published in Bioresource Technology
  • "Roadmapping the Transition to Water Resource Recovery Facilities: The Two Demonstration Case Studies of Corleone and Marineo (Italy)" (2022), published in Water
  • "Integrated production of biopolymers with industrial wastewater treatment: Effects of OLR on process yields, biopolymers characteristics and mixed microbial community enrichment" (2022), published in Journal of Water Process Engineering

Frequent coauthors of Daniele Di Trapani include:

  • Giorgio Mannina
  • Alida Cosenza
  • Paulo Marcelo Bosco Mofatto
  • Gaspare Viviani

The scientist's work appears regularly in key journals such as Water, The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Water Process Engineering, Journal of Environmental Management, and Chemosphere, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their research focus.

Best Publications

  • Comparison between moving bed-membrane bioreactor (MB-MBR) and membrane bioreactor (MBR) systems: Influence of wastewater salinity variation

    Daniele Di Trapani;Gaetano Di Bella;Giorgio Mannina;Michele Torregrossa

  • Performance of a hybrid activated sludge/biofilm process for wastewater treatment in a cold climate region: Influence of operating conditions

    Daniele Di Trapani;Magnus Christensson;Michele Torregrossa;Gaspare Viviani

  • Enhancing a Transition to a Circular Economy in the Water Sector: The EU Project WIDER UPTAKE

    Giorgio Mannina;Luigi Badalucco;Lorenzo Barbara;Alida Cosenza

  • Evaluation of methane emissions from Palermo municipal landfill: Comparison between field measurements and models.

    Gaetano Di Bella;Daniele Di Trapani;Gaspare Viviani

  • Comparison between hybrid moving bed biofilm reactor and activated sludge system: a pilot plant experiment.

    Daniele Di Trapani;Giorgio Mannina;Michele Torregrossa;Gaspare Viviani

  • Uncontrolled methane emissions from a MSW landfill surface: Influence of landfill features and side slopes

    Daniele Di Trapani;Gaetano Di Bella;Gaspare Viviani

  • Carbon and nutrient biological removal in a University of Cape Town membrane bioreactor: Analysis of a pilot plant operated under two different C/N ratios

    Giorgio Mannina;Marco Capodici;Alida Cosenza;Daniele Di Trapani

  • Performance of a MBR pilot plant treating high strength wastewater subject to salinity increase: analysis of biomass activity and fouling behaviour.

    Gaetano Di Bella;Daniele Di Trapani;Michele Torregrossa;Gaspare Viviani

  • Membrane bioreactors for treatment of saline wastewater contaminated by hydrocarbons (diesel fuel): An experimental pilot plant case study

    Giorgio Mannina;Alida Cosenza;Daniele Di Trapani;Marco Capodici

  • A Brief Review on the Resistance-in-Series Model in Membrane Bioreactors (MBRs).

    Gaetano Di Bella;Daniele Di Trapani

  • Evaluation of biomass activity and wastewater characterization in a UCT-MBR pilot plant by means of respirometric techniques

    Daniele Di Trapani;Marco Capodici;Alida Cosenza;Gaetano Di Bella

  • Influence of the Height of Municipal Solid Waste Landfill on the Formation of Perched Leachate Zones

    Daniele Di Trapani;Gaetano Di Bella;Giorgio Mannina;Salvatore Nicosia

  • Sequential batch membrane bio-reactor for wastewater treatment: The effect of increased salinity.

    Giorgio Mannina;Marco Capodici;Alida Cosenza;Daniele Di Trapani

  • Modelling and dynamic simulation of hybrid moving bed biofilm reactors: Model concepts and application to a pilot plant

    Giorgio Mannina;Daniele Di Trapani;Gaspare Viviani;Hallvard Ødegaard

  • Hybrid activated sludge/biofilm process for the treatment of municipal wastewater in a cold climate region: a case study.

    Daniele Di Trapani;Magnus Christensso;Hallvard Ødegaard

  • Aerobic granular sludge treating high strength citrus wastewater: Analysis of pH and organic loading rate effect on kinetics, performance and stability.

    Santo Fabio Corsino;Daniele Di Trapani;Michele Torregrossa;Gaspare Viviani

  • Hybrid moving bed biofilm reactors: a pilot plant experiment

    D. Di Trapani;G. Mannina;M. Torregrossa;G. Viviani

  • Performance of membrane bioreactor (MBR) systems for the treatment of shipboard slops: Assessment of hydrocarbon biodegradation and biomass activity under salinity variation.

    Gaetano Di Bella;Nadia Di Prima;Daniele Di Trapani;Gabriele Freni

  • Quantification of kinetic parameters for heterotrophic bacteria via respirometry in a hybrid reactor.

    Daniele Di Trapani;Giorgio Mannina;Michele Torregrossa;Gaspare Viviani

  • Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRFs): The Case Study of Palermo University (Italy)

    Giorgio Mannina;Rosa Alduina;Luigi Badalucco;Lorenzo Barbara

  • Effect of C/N shock variation on the performances of a moving bed membrane bioreactor.

    Daniele Di Trapani;Gaetano Di Bella;Giorgio Mannina;Michele Torregrossa

Frequent Co-Authors

Gaspare Viviani
Gaspare Viviani University of Palermo
Giorgio Mannina
Giorgio Mannina University of Palermo
Hallvard Ødegaard
Hallvard Ødegaard Norwegian University of Science and Technology
George A. Ekama
George A. Ekama University of Cape Town
Renato Fani
Renato Fani University of Florence
Francesco Pirozzi
Francesco Pirozzi University of Naples Federico II
Kartik Chandran
Kartik Chandran Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Simon Judd
Simon Judd Cranfield University
Vincenzo Belgiorno
Vincenzo Belgiorno University of Salerno
Giorgio Anfuso
Giorgio Anfuso University of Cádiz

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