
Associate Professor (L. 240)
Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT)
Profile
Research interests
Biography
Chemical Engineer in 1995 Mauro Banchero obtained his PhD in Chemical Engineering in 1998. He is now an Associate Professor at the Department of Applied Science and Technology of the Politecnico di Torino and is part of the SMAC (Supercritical Fluids and Materials Chemistry) research group. His research experience has been mainly developed through laboratory training, both in the project and set-up of experimental apparatuses and test conduction. He is experienced both in the reactor design and in the set-up of supercritical processes. From a theorethic point of view he has knowledge of kinetics and mass transfer phenomena in chemical reactor modelling. He has also examined many thermodynamic aspects of solute solubilities in supercritical solvents. His present research interests include phase equilibria experimental investigation and thermodynamic modeling, supercritical fluid extraction and impregnation for food or medical applications, aerogel synthesis and biodiesel production from renewable sources. He has partecipated to national and international research projects involving both industrial and academic partners on subjects such as supercritical fluid dyeing, unsteady state operation of trickle bed reactors, process intensification of microstructured reactors or the development of innovative technologies in the food industry. He is referee for many international journals and has acted as one of the Academic Editors of the Special Issue “Applications of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide” for the international journal Molecules. He is coauthor of more than 40 research papers published on international journals.In the years 2014 and 2021 he was awarded the Centenary Medal of the Society of Dyers and Colourists for the articles "Supercritical fluid dyeing of synthetic and natural textiles - a review" and "Recent advances in supercritical fluid dyeing", which had been published in the international journal “Coloration Technology” in 2013 and 2020, respectively.
Scientific branch
(Area 0009 - Industrial and information engineering)
Skills
ERC sectors
SDG
Awards and Honors
- Abilitazione scientifica nazionale seconda fascia settore 09/D2 conferred by MIUR, Italy (2013)
- Society of Dyers and Colourists Centenary Medal conferred by Society of Dyers and Colourists, United kingdom (2013)
- Society of Dyers and Colourists Centenary Medal conferred by Society of Dyers and Colourists, United kingdom (2020)
Teaching
Collegi of the PhD programmes
- INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2017/2018 (33. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2016/2017 (32. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2015/2016 (31. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2014/2015 (30. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2013/2014 (29. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO - INGEGNERIA CHIMICA, 2012/2013 (28. ciclo)
Politecnico di TORINO
Collegi of the degree programmes
- Collegio di Ingegneria Chimica e dei Materiali. Componente
Teachings
Master of Science
- Tecnologie per il food packaging. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Titolare del corso
- Multiphase chemical reactors for sustainable processes. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Titolare del corso
- Reattori chimici multifase. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Titolare del corso
- Tecnologie per il food packaging. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Titolare del corso
- Reattori chimici multifase. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Titolare del corso
- Tecnologie per il food packaging. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Titolare del corso
- Reattori chimici multifase. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Titolare del corso
- Tecnologie per il food packaging. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Titolare del corso
- Reattori chimici multifase. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Titolare del corso
- Tecnologie per il food packaging. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Titolare del corso
- Reattori chimici multifase. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Titolare del corso
- Tecnologie per il food packaging. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Titolare del corso
- Reattori chimici multifase. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Titolare del corso
Bachelor of Science
- Fenomeni di trasporto e reattori chimici (modulo di Reattori e cinetiche chimiche). A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E ALIMENTARE. Titolare del corso
Research
Institute
Research groups/teams
Laboratories
Publications
Last years publications
PoliTO co-authors
Publications by type
Latest publications View all publications in Porto@Iris
- Gallo, Marta; Onida, Barbara; Banchero, Mauro (2024)
Supercritical Techniques for Pharmaceutical Applications. In: PHARMACEUTICS, vol. 16. ISSN 1999-4923
Contributo su Rivista - Gallo, Marta; Banchero, Mauro; Cerbella, Vittoria; Ronchetti, Silvia; Onida, Barbara (2024)
The order affects the release of vitamin D from hybrid self-assembled silica systems. In: HELIYON, vol. 10. ISSN 2405-8440
Contributo su Rivista - Gallo, Marta; Onida, Barbara; Manna, Luigi; Banchero, Mauro (2024)
Silica–Cyclodextrin Hybrid Materials: Two Possible Synthesis Processes. In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, vol. 25. ISSN 1422-0067
Contributo su Rivista - Manna, Luigi; Banchero, Mauro (2023)
Solubility of Cortisone and Hydrocortisone in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide and Ethanol. In: JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING DATA, vol. 68, pp. 601-611. ISSN 0021-9568
Contributo su Rivista - Mohamed, S. S. Y.; Gambino, A.; Banchero, M.; Ronchetti, S.; Manna, L.; Cavalli, R.; ... (2023)
Tranexamic acid-loaded mesoporous silica microspheres as a hemostatic material. In: MATERIALS TODAY COMMUNICATIONS, vol. 34. ISSN 2352-4928
Contributo su Rivista