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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Engineering and Technology D-index 37 Citations 7,335 222 World Ranking 4415 National Ranking 284

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Thermodynamics
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Chemical engineering

Waste management, Life-cycle assessment, Incineration, Energy recovery and Municipal solid waste are her primary areas of study. Her research on Waste management frequently links to adjacent areas such as Chemical engineering. Her work investigates the relationship between Life-cycle assessment and topics such as Operations research that intersect with problems in Internal combustion engine and Automotive engineering.

In her study, Anaerobic digestion is strongly linked to Environmental engineering, which falls under the umbrella field of Incineration. Her studies in Energy recovery integrate themes in fields like Raw material and Petrochemical. Her Raw material research focuses on Scrap and how it relates to Kiln and Embodied energy.

Her most cited work include:

  • Recycling and recovery routes of plastic solid waste (PSW): A review (1035 citations)
  • The valorization of plastic solid waste (PSW) by primary to quaternary routes: From re-use to energy and chemicals (237 citations)
  • Life cycle assessment of energy from waste via anaerobic digestion: A UK case study (170 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Her primary scientific interests are in Fluidization, Waste management, Fluidized bed, Mechanics and Computational fluid dynamics. Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Multiphase flow, Rheology, Composite material and Pressure drop. Her Waste management research incorporates themes from Life-cycle assessment, Energy recovery and Environmental engineering.

Her Fluidized bed study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Syngas, Plasma gasification and Chemical engineering. Paola Lettieri has researched Mechanics in several fields, including Geotechnical engineering and Work. Her Computational fluid dynamics research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Drag, Flow, Mechanical engineering and Operations research.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Fluidization (28.17%)
  • Waste management (24.41%)
  • Fluidized bed (22.07%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Life-cycle assessment (18.78%)
  • Waste management (24.41%)
  • Fluidization (28.17%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Her primary areas of study are Life-cycle assessment, Waste management, Fluidization, Fluidized bed and Mechanics. Paola Lettieri interconnects Risk analysis and Environmental engineering in the investigation of issues within Life-cycle assessment. Her work deals with themes such as Raw material and Energy supply, which intersect with Waste management.

Her Raw material research includes elements of Commodity chemicals, Carbon dioxide and Energy recovery. Her research integrates issues of Hydrodynamic forces, Rheology, Metallurgy and Flow properties in her study of Fluidization. Her Fluidized bed study combines topics in areas such as Conservation of mass, Municipal solid waste, Terminal velocity, Fluid dynamics and Process engineering.

Between 2015 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Economic and environmental scheduling of smart homes with microgrid: DER operation and electrical tasks (89 citations)
  • Life cycle assessment of future electric and hybrid vehicles: A cradle-to-grave systems engineering approach (71 citations)
  • Environmental impact of municipal solid waste management using Life Cycle Assessment: The effect of anaerobic digestion, materials recovery and secondary fuels production (62 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Thermodynamics
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Chemical engineering

Paola Lettieri focuses on Life-cycle assessment, Waste management, Fluidized bed, Environmental engineering and Environmental impact assessment. Her Life-cycle assessment research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Automotive engineering, Power station and Environmental protection. Her Waste management study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Refining and Syngas.

She is interested in Fluidization, which is a field of Fluidized bed. The various areas that Paola Lettieri examines in her Environmental engineering study include Natural gas, Energy recovery, Incineration and Anaerobic digestion. Her Incineration research integrates issues from Raw material and Renewable resource.

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Best Publications

Recycling and recovery routes of plastic solid waste (PSW): A review

S.M. Al-Salem;P. Lettieri;J. Baeyens.
Waste Management (2009)

2066 Citations

The valorization of plastic solid waste (PSW) by primary to quaternary routes: From re-use to energy and chemicals

S.M. Al-Salem;P. Lettieri;J. Baeyens.
Progress in Energy and Combustion Science (2010)

448 Citations

Life cycle assessment of energy from waste via anaerobic digestion: A UK case study

Sara Evangelisti;Paola Lettieri;Domenico Borello;Roland Clift.
Waste Management (2014)

297 Citations

Economic and environmental scheduling of smart homes with microgrid: DER operation and electrical tasks

Di Zhang;Sara Evangelisti;Paola Lettieri;Lazaros G. Papageorgiou.
(2016)

159 Citations

Life cycle assessment of future electric and hybrid vehicles: A cradle-to-grave systems engineering approach

Carla Tagliaferri;Sara Evangelisti;Federica Acconcia;Teresa Domenech.
Chemical Engineering Research & Design (2016)

154 Citations

Optimal design of CHP-based microgrids: Multiobjective optimisation and life cycle assessment

Di Zhang;Sara Evangelisti;Paola Lettieri;Lazaros G. Papageorgiou.
(2015)

138 Citations

Environmental impact of municipal solid waste management using Life Cycle Assessment: The effect of anaerobic digestion, materials recovery and secondary fuels production

Raffaele Cremiato;Maria Laura Mastellone;Carla Tagliaferri;Lucio Zaccariello.
Renewable Energy (2017)

133 Citations

Techno-economic performance of energy-from-waste fluidized bed combustion and gasification processes in the UK context

Liban Yassin;Paola Lettieri;Stefaan J.R. Simons;Antonino Germanà.
Chemical Engineering Journal (2009)

132 Citations

Kinetic study of high density polyethylene (HDPE) pyrolysis

S.M. Al-Salem;P. Lettieri.
Chemical Engineering Research & Design (2010)

130 Citations

Life cycle assessment of alternative technologies for municipal solid waste and plastic solid waste management in the Greater London area

S.M. Al-Salem;S. Evangelisti;P. Lettieri.
Chemical Engineering Journal (2014)

129 Citations

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