Researcher, ING-IND/22 – Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali

Number of positions: 1

Departement: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale, del Territorio, Edile e di Chimica

Area scientifica e/o macrosettore: 09/D – Ingegneria Chimica e dei Materiali

Sector of competition: 09/D1 – Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali

Scientific Disciplinary Sector: ING-IND/22 – Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali

Nome progetto: Materials and energy recovery technologies by combined treatment of municipal solid waste and sewage sludge

Idea progettuale: The project idea aims to evaluate the feasibility of an integrated management strategy for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and Sewage Sludge (SS) through experimentation of different innovative technologies, aimed at optimising material and energy recovery and minimising landfill disposal. The current legislation (Legislative Decree 152/2006) requires the achievement, to date, of a minimum collection rate of 65%. The waste collected separately is destined for organisations for its proper valorization, indicated by the Italian legislator as “Consorzi di Filiera”. Residual waste, called “unsorted”, is treated differently in the Italian regions, although the most common technological chain, as in Apulia, provides for Mechanical-Biological Treatment (MBT). To date, it is evident the difficulty at national level in reaching 65% of separate waste collection. The management of this transition phase requires the introduction of new technological solutions that, in compliance with the principles of the circular economy, allow the closure of the waste cycle. At the same time, one of the major current critical issues in the field of the municipal wastewater treatment cycle is the sludge disposal. The treatment of sewage sludge in the MSW management cycle is an interesting solution. In this context, the proposal aims at assessing the technical, environmental, economic and social feasibility of a new integrated MSW and SS management strategy. In particular, having as reference the MBT plants currently in operation, different innovative technological recovery solutions (e.g. supercritical water gasification, combination of anaerobic digestion and composting, biostabilisation in enriched air, stabilisation/solidification treatment with geopolymers, alternative thermal treatments to combustion) will be tested at pilot level or at full scale.

Campo principale di ricerca: Environmental Engineering

Sottocampo di ricerca: Technologies for environmental protection

Dettagli dell’impegno di ricerca (obiettivi della produttività scientifica e relative caratteristiche qualitative): The research will produce new theoretical and experimental results. These results, at least one paper per year, will be published in indexed journals and conferences proceedings. The researcher will disseminate the results in national and/or international conferences, as a speaker.

Dettagli dell’impegno didattico: The researcher will be required to teach classes of not less than 6 European Credit Transfer System Credits (ECTS) in Bachelor, Master and/or PhD courses. Subjects will belong to the ING-IND/22 SSD.

Attività di didattica e di didattica integrativa: Classes, exams, seminars, exercises and student assistance for the ING-IND/22 SSD. Supervision of bachelor, master and PhD thesis.

Servizio agli studenti: Teaching assistance, internship and bachelor, master and PhD thesis, in courses of the academic discipline of ING-IND/22. Tutoring activities.

Codice int. procedura: RUTDb.DICATECh.20.14

Il testo integrale del bando, contenente – tra le altre – le indicazioni dei requisiti di ammissione, le modalità di presentazione delle domande e dei relativi titoli, la composizione della commissione valutatrice, le modalità di svolgimento della selezione, è consultabile su apposita sezione del sito web del Politecnico di Bari,all’indirizzo https://www.poliba.it/it/amministrazione-e-servizi/rutdbdicatech2014