Diego Fida

Ph.D. candidate in Ingegneria Chimica , 39th cycle (2023-2026)
Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT)

Profile

PhD

Research topic

Kinetic analysis and pore-scale CFD modeling of multiphase catalytic packed-bed reactors for Aqueous Phase Reforming to produce renewable hydrogen

Tutors

Research interests

Transport phenomena
Computational Fluid dynamics
Biorefinery
Multiphase systems

Biography

I obtained my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Chemical and Sustainable Process Engineering at Politecnico di Torino. During my Master’s thesis, I worked on a research project aimed at optimizing an industrial prototype for the sustainable production of Mg(OH)2, based on the analysis of the influence of fluid dynamics on crystallization phenomena.
I am currently pursuing a PhD in Chemical Engineering, starting from experimental data dedicated to the study of reaction kinetics, a multiphase solver in OpenFOAM has been developed for pore-scale CFD modelling of catalytic packed-bed reactors, with the goal of studying and optimizing the aqueous phase reforming of glycerol in waste streams, a promising process for the production of renewable hydrogen from industrial effluents.

Publications

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