projects

Sustainable and green transition solutions based on low cost, low emissions bio(technologies) for resource recovery from edible oils producing processes

ULYSSES (2026 – present) – supported by a grant of the European Union through the Interreg NEXT MED Programme – Call for green transition projects.

Sustainable Water Engineering and Management: Excellence in Education and Training for the Next Generation of Experts in Sustainable Urban Wastewater Treatment and Management

Water4Future (2025 – present) – European Union Erasmus+ programme – Erasmus Mundus Design Measures (ID: 101241113).

Achieving Wider Uptake of Water-Smart Solutions

Wider Uptake (2020-2024) – Grant European Commission (Brussels), Grant No. 869283.

Innovative Membrane Technologies for Advanced and Sustainable Wastewater Treatment

IMTECH (2022-2026) – funded by a grant of the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR) through the Research project of national interest PRIN 2022 PNRR (D.D. n. 1409 del 14 September 2022) CUP B53D23027250001.

WRRF-Lab

The Water Resource Recovery Facility’s (WWRF) Lab is the first worldwide circular-economy model applied to water, built within a university campus. The WRRF treats wastewater from the Palermo University campus, including departments, offices, and canteens, applying the circular economy concept: treat-recovery-reuse.

Integrated technology for nitrogen and phosphorus removal and recovery in municipal wastewater treatment plants

(2022-2024) – funded by Norway Grants 2014-2021 via the National Centre for Research and Development under the grant number NOR/SGS/INPORR/0074/2020-00.

Sviluppo di Tecnologie Innovative per il trattamento di rifiuti liquidi della navigazione finalizzate alla Tutela dell’Ambiente Marino

Project STI-TAM (2007-2013) – National Operational Programme for Research and Competitiveness PON 02_00153_2849085 – CUP B61C12000840005; Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research and Ministry of Economic Development.

Energy consumption and climate change gases in sewage plants: a decision support system for sizing and management

(2012-2015) – Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (Italy), GRANT_NUMBER: 2012PTZAMC.

Energy Consumption and Climate Change Gases in WWTPs

(2012-2015) – Italian Ministry of Education, Grant No. 2012PTZAMC.

Greenhouse Gases Emissions from Membrane Bioreactors for Wastewater Treatment

(2018) – Council for International Exchange of Scholars, Grant No. 657ba3806b971094314bccbd647e51a2.

Development of an integrated model to control the rivers pollution

(2004) – The Research Council of Norway (Norway), Grant No. 164124, url: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.4662114.