The research activity of Davide Fissore is mainly focused on process modelling and on the design and validation of advanced model-based tools for process monitoring and control.

His early research interests focused on the catalytic treatment of lean VOC-air mixtures in thermally and catalytically stabilised combustors, and in forced unsteady-state reactors.

Later, he investigated the possibility of using unsteady-state reactors for synthesis reactions (e.g. syngas production) and for chromatographic process (e.g. the catalytic reduction of NO_x with ammonia). He developed, and validated, both first-principles and black-box models for process control and optimisation, and he proposed advanced monitoring (soft-sensors) and control (Model Predictive Control, Robust Control) systems for these processes.

After getting the PhD degree, the research activity was still focused on the monitoring and control of chemical processes with complex dynamics, and then moved to a different field, i.e. pharmaceutical engineering and, in particular, in applying the "Quality by Design" concept in the field of pharmaceuticals manufacturing. The research was focused on the optimization, monitoring and control of the batch freeze-drying of pharmaceuticals, where he proposed, validated, and, in some cases, patented, original and effective solutions for both the primary and the secondary drying stages.

The application of these methodologies to food freeze-drying was also investigated.

A recent research field is the synthesis and preservation (using freeze-drying) of polymeric nanoparticles for drug delivery and for food fortification. In this framework the research activity has been focused on the optimization of the reactor configuration and of the operating parameters, aiming at maximizing the loading of the desired component, as well as maintaining particles dimension in the desired range. Release of the active ingredient has also been investigated.

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Altimari, P.; Baldi, Giancarlo; Barresi, Antonello; Buzzi Ferraris, G.; Continillo, G.; ... (2004)
Analysis, dynamics and control of forced unsteady-state reactors: recent advances. In: Convegno GRICU “Nuove Frontiere di Applicazione delle Metodologie dell’Ingegneria Chimica”, Porto d’Ischia (Napoli), Italy, September 12-15, pp. 1371-1378. ISBN: 88-87030-80-4
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Diez, F. V.; Vega, A; Oordonez, S; Hevia, M. A.; Baldi, Giancarlo; Barresi, Antonello; ... (2004)
Dispositivo para el control de flujo de calor a través de la pared en equipos pequeños.. N. brevetto: ES 2239542, propr. brevetto: 3 - Politecn. di Torino et al
Brevetti
Fissore, Davide; BOTAR JID, C. C.; Barresi, Antonello (2004)
Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx in unsteady-state reactors. In: XIV Congresso Nazionale di Catalisi GIC2004 - Le scienze molecolari al servizio dell’uomo, Lerici (La Spezia), Italy, June 6-10, pp. 167-168
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Fissore, Davide; Barresi, Antonello; Velardi, Salvatore; Vanni, Marco (2004)
On the properties of the forced unsteady-state ring reactor network. In: CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, vol. 12, pp. 408-414. ISSN 1004-9541
Contributo su Rivista
Velardi, Salvatore; Barresi, Antonello; Manca, D.; Fissore, Davide (2004)
Complex dynamic behaviour of methanol synthesis in the ring reactor network. In: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, vol. 99, pp. 117-123. ISSN 1385-8947
Contributo su Rivista
Fissore, Davide; Barresi, Antonello; Manca, D. (2004)
Modelling of methanol synthesis in a network of forced unsteady-state ring reactors by artificial neural networks for control purposes. In: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, vol. 59, pp. 4033-4041. ISSN 0009-2509
Contributo su Rivista
Fissore, Davide (2004)
DYNAMICS AND CONTROL OF FORCED UNSTEADY-STATE CATALYTIC REACTORS. relatore: Antonello Barresi, 16. XVI Ciclo, P.: 196
Doctoral Thesis
Hevia, M. A. G.; Vega, A.; Ordóñez, S.; Fissore, Davide (2003)
Catalytic combustion of methane lean mixtures in a reverse flow reactor. In: Chemical Industry and Environment IV, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, February 12–14, pp. 175-184
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Fissore, Davide; Edouard, D.; Hammouri, H.; Barresi, Antonello (2003)
Soft-sensors design for unsteady-state VOC afterburners. In: XXVI Meeting of the Italian section of the Combustion Institute: "Combustion and the Environment: Joint Meeting of The Scandinavian-Nordic and Italian Sections of The Combustion Institute", Porto d’Ischia, Italy, September 18-21, pp. 6.8.1-6.8.4
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Hevia, M. A. G.; Fissore, Davide; Ordonez, S; Diez, F. V.; Barresi, Antonello; Baldi, ... (2003)
Design and testing of a bench-scale reverse-flow combustor with reduced influence of the wall effects. In: Fourth International Conference on Unsteady-State Processes in Catalysis USPC-4, Montreal, Canada, 26-29 October 2003, pp. 59-60
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Fissore, Davide; Barresi, Antonello; Baldi, Giancarlo (2003)
Synthesis gas production in a forced unsteady-state reactor network. In: INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH, vol. 42, pp. 2489-2495. ISSN 0888-5885
Contributo su Rivista
Fissore, Davide; Barresi, Antonello (2003)
On the influence of the catalyst physical properties on the stability of forced unsteady-state after-burners. In: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN, vol. 81, pp. 611-617. ISSN 0263-8762
Contributo su Rivista
Velardi, Salvatore; Barresi, Antonello; Fissore, Davide; Baldi, Giancarlo (2003)
Forced unsteady state methanol synthesis in a reactor network. In: Fourth International Conference on Unsteady-State Processes in Catalysis - USPC4, Montreal (Canada), 26-29 October 2003, pp. 46-47
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Fissore, Davide; Hevia, M. G. H.; Barresi, Antonello; Ordóñez, S. (2003)
Design and control of a bench-scale reverse-flow reactor for VOC combustion. In: 4th European Congress of Chemical Engineering (ECCE-4), Granada (Spain), 21-25 September 2003, pp. 17-19. ISBN: 84-88233-34-5
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Fissore, Davide; Barresi, Antonello (2002)
Comparison between the reverse-flow reactor and a network of reactors for the oxidation of lean VOC mixtures. In: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, vol. 25, pp. 421-426. ISSN 0930-7516
Contributo su Rivista
Fissore, Davide; Marchisio, Daniele; Barresi, Antonello (2002)
On the comparison between probability density function models for CFD applications. In: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, vol. 80, pp. 710-720. ISSN 0008-4034
Contributo su Rivista
Hevia, M. A. G.; Fissore, Davide; Ordóñez, S.; Díez, F. V.; Barresi, Antonello (2002)
Importance of the wall effects in reverse flow reactors for catalytic combustion of methane lean mixtures. In: 15th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering - CHISA 2002, Praha (Czech Republic), 25 - 29 August 2002. ISBN: 80-86059-33-2
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Fissore, Davide; Barresi, Antonello; Velardi, Salvatore; Vanni, Marco (2002)
Conversion enhancement of exothermic reversible reactions in unsteady-state ring reactor. In: 17th International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering, Hong Kong, China, August 25-28, pp. paper #58/1-/8
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Velardi, Salvatore; Barresi, Antonello; Manca, D.; Fissore, Davide (2002)
Complex dynamic behaviour in the ring reactor for methanol synthesis. In: DINIP2002 - Nonlinear Dynamics and Control in Process Engineering, Benevento (Italy), 11-13 Aprile 2002
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Barresi, Antonello; Fissore, Davide; Vanni, Marco; Baldi, Giancarlo (2001)
Enhancement of selectivity of oxidative reactions in forced unsteady-state reactors. In: 4th World Congress on Oxidation Catalysis, Potsdam, Germany, September 16-21, pp. 419-422
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)

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Pirolizzatore continuo polivalente. national Patent
Inventors: Giancarlo Baldi Davide Fissore
Eliminazione del TAR e gassificazione del residuo carbonioso provenienti da pirolisi di sostanze organiche. national Patent
Inventors: Giancarlo Baldi Davide Fissore

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