Theory and Design of Fermentation Processes (PDF)

Dr Dionisi is Reader in Chemical Engineering at University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, where he teaches biochemical engineering, wastewater treatment and energy from biomass in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in chemical engineering and renewable energy. Dr Dionisi is also co-ordinator of the MSc programme in Renewable Energy Engineering. Dr Dionisi's research interests are focused on the application of chemical engineering principles to the development of improved, more sustainable, and environmentally friendly processes, with particular focus on renewable energy and biological processes with open mixed cultures. Current areas of research are the following: - innovative processes for chemicals and energy production from lignocellulosic biomass and organic waste; - biological wastewater treatment: process optimisation aimed at minimisation of reactor volume and energy consumption and maximisation of energy recovery through combination of aerobic and anaerobic processes; biodegradation of xenobiotics. Dr Dionisi has obtained research funding for over £1M. Dr Dionisi has published 57 papers on international peer-reviewed journals which have received over 2,300 citations and his h-index is 25. Dr Dionisi has also published 1 book, 2 book chapters and 2 patents and has over 60 papers or abstracts published as conference proceedings. He has reviewed papers for over 50 international scientific journals, for various conferences and research proposals for several organisations. Dr Dionisi is in the Editorial Board of the journal "Process Safety and Environmental Protection" and in the Topics Board of the journal "Processes". Dr Dionisi obtained his degree in Chemical Engineering (1997) and PhD in Industrial Chemical Processes (2001) from Sapienza University, Rome. Since 2001 Dr Dionisi has worked at Sapienza University (2001-2007) as Postdoc and Lecturer in the School of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences, for Syngenta (2007-2012) as