Clean Energy from Waste

Massimiliano Materazzi is a Research Associate and lecturer of Process Engineering and Fluid-Particle Systems at University College London (UK). Massimiliano Materazzi's research and professional activity is mainly oriented to several aspects of Waste-to-Energy technologies, with particular attention given to thermal treatments (combustion, gasification and pyrolysis) of different fuel and wastes, design and operation criteria of fluidized bed reactors for industrial application, (including nuclear and renewable energy sectors) and reaction engineering for Biofuel and BioSNG synthesis.

Introduction.- Gasification of Waste-derived Fuels in Fluidized Beds: Fundamental Aspects and Industrial Challenges.- Plasma as an Alternative Way to Gas Reforming and Ash Disposal.- Apparatus and Investigative Approach.- Modelling of a Two-stage Process: Comparison of Different Approaches and Performance Analysis.- Tar Evolution in the two Stage Fluid Bed-plasma Gasification Process.- Fate and Behaviour of Inorganic Constituents.- Conclusions and Future Work.