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Overview

Piero Salatino is affiliated with the University of Naples Federico II in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a particular focus on chemical looping and thermochemical processes. Their research spans multiple subfields including biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, computational mechanics, molecular biology, and ocean engineering.

Their recent publications include a variety of topics related to solar thermal technologies, energy storage, and carbon dioxide capture. Notable papers are:

  • "Fluidized Beds for Concentrated Solar Thermal Technologies-A Review" (2021) published in Frontiers in Energy Research
  • "Directly irradiated fluidized bed reactor for thermochemical energy storage and solar fuels production" (2020) published in Powder Technology
  • "Modelling of a concentrated solar power - photovoltaics hybrid plant for carbon dioxide capture and utilization via calcium looping and methanation" (2021) published in Energy Conversion and Management
  • "Improving the performance of calcium looping for solar thermochemical energy storage and CO2 capture" (2021) published in Fuel
  • "Solar-driven calcium looping in fluidized beds for thermochemical energy storage" (2023) published in Chemical Engineering Journal

Frequent collaborators in Salatino's research include Roberto Solimene, Maurizio Troiano, Fabio Montagnaro, Claudio Tregambi, and Antonio Marzocchella. These partnerships reflect interdisciplinary efforts within engineering and energy research domains.

Salatino's work has been published frequently in several venues, highlighting recurring contributions to:

  • Powder Technology
  • Fuel
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Chemical Engineering Science

The core topics in Salatino's research portfolio are diverse within energy and engineering disciplines. Main topics include:

  • Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Adsorption and Cooling Systems
  • Granular flow and fluidized beds
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction

This concentration illustrates an emphasis on developing and modeling sustainable energy systems, particularly involving solar technologies and carbon capture strategies. Salatino's publications and collaborations indicate a research trajectory oriented toward interdisciplinary engineering solutions addressing environmental and energy challenges.

Best Publications

  • DarkSide-20k: A 20 tonne two-phase LAr TPC for direct dark matter detection at LNGS

    C. E. Aalseth;F. Acerbi;P. Agnes;I. F. M. Albuquerque

  • Comminution of carbons in fluidized bed combustion

    R. Chirone;L. Massimilla;P. Salatino

  • Advances in photobioreactors for intensive microalgal production: configurations, operating strategies and applications

    Giuseppe Olivieri;Giuseppe Olivieri;Piero Salatino;Antonio Marzocchella

  • A fast heating-rate thermogravimetric study of the pyrolysis of scrap tyres

    O. Senneca;P. Salatino;R. Chirone

  • Microstructural changes and loss of gasification reactivity of chars upon heat treatment

    Osvalda Senneca;Piero Salatino;Sabato Masi

  • The relevance of thermal annealing to the evolution of coal char gasification reactivity

    O. Senneca;P. Russo;P. Salatino;S. Masi

  • Attrition of sorbents during fluidized bed calcination and sulphation

    Fabrizio Scala;Piero Salatino;Renee Boerefijn;Mojtaba Ghadiri

  • Comminution of limestone during batch fluidized‐bed calcination and sulfation

    Fabrizio Scala;Antonio Cammarota;Riccardo Chirone;Piero Salatino

  • Transient fluidization and segregation of binary mixtures of particles

    A. Marzocchella;P. Salatino;V. Di Pastena;L. Lirer

  • Segregation of fluidized binary mixtures of granular solids

    Giuseppe Olivieri;Antonio Marzocchella;Piero Salatino

  • Self-segregation of high-volatile fuel particles during devolatilization in a fluidized bed reactor

    G. Bruni;R. Solimene;A. Marzocchella;P. Salatino

  • Combustion and Attrition of Biomass Chars in a Fluidized Bed

    Fabrizio Scala;Riccardo Chirone;Piero Salatino

  • Probing the chemical nature of surface oxides during coal char oxidation by high-resolution XPS

    Gianluca Levi;Osvalda Senneca;Mauro Causà;Piero Salatino

  • Attrition of Limestone by Impact Loading in Fluidized Beds

    Fabrizio Scala;Fabio Montagnaro;Piero Salatino

  • Modelling fluidized bed combustion of high-volatile solid fuels

    Fabrizio Scala;Piero Salatino

  • A Thermogravimetric Study of Nonfossil Solid Fuels. 2. Oxidative Pyrolysis and Char Combustion

    Osvalda Senneca;Riccardo Chirone;Piero Salatino

  • Gasification of a coal char by oxygen and carbon dioxide

    Piero Salatino;Osvalda Senneca;Sabato Masi

  • Fluidized bed combustion of pelletized biomass and waste-derived fuels

    R. Chirone;P. Salatino;F. Scala;R. Solimene

  • Post-combustion carbon capture mediated by carbonic anhydrase

    M.E. Russo;G. Olivieri;A. Marzocchella;P. Salatino

  • Analysis of char–slag interaction and near-wall particle segregation in entrained-flow gasification of coal

    Fabio Montagnaro;Piero Salatino

Frequent Co-Authors

Fabio Montagnaro
Fabio Montagnaro University of Naples Federico II
Fabrizio Scala
Fabrizio Scala University of Naples Federico II
Osvalda Senneca
Osvalda Senneca National Research Council (CNR)
Riccardo Chirone
Riccardo Chirone National Research Council (CNR)
Min-Xin Guan
Min-Xin Guan Zhejiang University
Paola Lettieri
Paola Lettieri University College London
Alberto Tosi
Alberto Tosi Polytechnic University of Milan

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