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Centro interdipartimentale per laricerca nelle scienze ambientali

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

RESEARCH GROUP

Projects and Activities

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Centro interdipartimentale per laricerca nelle scienze ambientali

The mission of the Environmental Management Research Group is to connect scientific research and the operational needs of companies and public institutions that are facing practical problems

Edited by:Prof. Andrea ContinDr. Diego Marazza

Interdepartmental Research Center for Environmental SciencesTechnopole of RavennaVia S.Alberto 16348123 Ravenna

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In 2002, on request by some of the graduate students of the Environmental Science Courses of the Uni-versity of Bologna, Ravenna Campus, I have undertaken the hard job of learning the meaning and the potentialities of environmental management.

After 12 years I am convinced that not only my work was useful to the education of tens of students who have worked for some period in the Research Group, but that it has also contributed to a greater understanding of the role of the Environmental Science Graduates within the society at large.

The mission of the Environmental Management Research Group derives from the observation that it is essential to promote the development of environmental management methodologies, that constitute the connection between scientific research and the operational needs of companies and public institutions that are facing practical problems. It is also essential to develop data presentation systems that encour-age the understanding of environmental variables by the policy makers and by the public, allowing the former to take informed decisions and the latter to understand the parameters which guide those deci-sions. Hence the need to apply, and if necessary to develop, management systems that allow to measure and to control the environmental parameters, and methods for processing and presenting data in sup-port to the decision process.

Since the beginning, one of the objectives of the Group has been an increasing integration with the ac-tivities of other research groups of CIRSA (Geologists, Geochemists, Ecologists, Oceanographers and Physiologists), in the belief that integration is the added value of Environmental Sciences, compared to single groups that deal with specific environmental issues. External expertise has also been involved as needed.

Finally, the Group considers a priority the training and the work placement of the graduate students in Environmental Sciences, without compromising the scientific rigor that must characterize scientific re-search.

These ideas have been applied in the works that the Group has undertaken during the past 12 years and in other ancillary activities which are described in the following.

I am grateful to every and each of the undergraduate and graduate student, researcher and professional I worked with, for what I have learned from them. But I must thank in particular Dr. Diego Marazza, without whom nothing would have been possible.

Ravenna, December 20, 2014

Prof. Andrea Contin

CIRSAVia S. Alberto 16348123 RavennaItalye-mail: [email protected]

Forewords

Contents......................................................................................................................................Forewords 3

..................................................................................................................Activities and Products 5

Sustainability.............................................................................................AmbienteFaenza Project (2002-2012) 6

.....................................................EMAS - Mountain Community Faenza Apennines (2004-2014) 8.......................................................................EMAS - Marine Reserve Tor Paterno (2004-2005) 10

....................................................................................ISO14001 - Palermo Airport (2008-2014) 12.............................................................Airport Carbon Accreditation - Bologna Airport (2009) 14

.....................................................................................................Sustainable agriculture (2007) 16..........................................................................Environmental Labels for Products (2008-2009) 18

.........................................................................................Sustainable Consumption (2008-2010) 20............................................................Mitigation measures for underground gas storage (2008) 22

.......................................................................Sustainability Report - Unigrà S.p.A. (2010-2013) 24................................................................................Ravenna Province Energy Plan (2008-2009) 26

...........................................................................Ravenna Province Energy Counter (2010-2014) 28

Data Management.................................................Web Sites for Environmental Management Systems (2002-2014) 30

...........................................................Espace Riviere Europe InterReg IIIC Project (2006-2008) 32......................................Organization of ecological data for the Ural Delta Park Project (2011) 34

Bioeconomy..............................................................................Discussion Round Table on Biomasses (2012) 36

............................................................Biorefineries in Emilia-Romagna (BiorefER) (2011-2012) 38..................................................Life Cycle Assessment of energy production chains (2011-2014) 40

.......................................................................Biodigestion of industrial byproducts (2013-2014) 42.............................................................Energy from Biomasses and Energy Storage (2013-2014) 44

..................................................................................................BioHorizons Project (2013-2014) 46......................................................................................................MuBiGen Project (2013-2014) 48

Education, Innovation and Technology Diffusion...........................................................Faenza Center for Environmental Education (2006-2011) 50

..................................................................Summer School on Sustainable Consumption (2009) 52.............................................Summer School on Environmental Risk Management (2009-2010) 54...........................................Workshop: Advanced Radiation Detectors for Industrial Use (2013) 56

Workshop: Innovative products, New processes, Future markets: Meet Fraunhofer UMSICHT ...........................................................................................................................................(2014) 58

......................................................................................................................University teaching 60

..................................................................................................................Scientific publications 61............................................................................................................Composition of the Group 62

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Sustainability

• Implementation of Environmental Management Systems (ISO14001/EMAS)• Environmental Reporting according to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

scheme• GHG savings according to Dir. 2009/28/CE applied to bioenergy projects and

plants• Sustainable development

Risk analysis and assessment

• Authorizations and permit procedures • Technological risk assessment • Environmental economics• Public finance• Analysis of toxic effects from exposure to airborne and waterborne contami-

nants, radioactive and microbiological agents

Data Management

• Data organization• Web sites

Bioeconomy

• Sustainable supply of biomass• Energy and chemicals from biomasses• LCA of plants and processes in the bio-based business sector

Innovation and Technology Diffusion

• Environmental education• Organization of Summer Schools, Seminars and Workshops

Activities and Products

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AmbienteFaenza Project (2002-2012)

Where: Municipality of Faenza (Italy)

Financing: Municipality of Faenza (Italy)

Activities: • Implementation of an Environmental Management System according to the EMAS Regulation:

- implementation of the various parts of the environmental management system; - development and application of the procedures;- resolution of non-conformities;- adjustments to the internal structure.

• Agenda 21 process for the adoption of the Local Action Plan:- drafting of the plan;- drafting of guidelines for the monitoring of the plan;- communication with the public and the institutional parts.

• Environmental Education Centre:- connection with the regional system of the INFEA centers;- training of operators and adaptation of the method;- connection with the local system of information, communication and environ-

mental education: schools, HARP, local associations, etc.;- systematic link with the processes and tools within the Administration

(EMAS, Agenda 21, Interreg, etc.);- long-term planning and execution of specific activities.

• Dashboard of sustainability:- development of the communicative platform named "Dashboard of Sustain-

ability", concerning air quality, waste management and water consumption.• Environment Web Portal:

- creation of an "Environment Web Portal" where all the activities and news connected to the environment are presented and explained;

- link with the environmental management system of the Municipality of Faen-za and the Local Action Plan (Agenda 21).

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AmbienteFaenza Project (2002-2012)

Main contributors:Vittoria Bandini

Patrizia GiacominDiego Marazza

Masimiliano NurraDonata Ramazzotti

Devarghes Savelli

EMAS - Mountain Community Faenza Apennines (2004-2014)

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EMAS - Mountain Community Faenza Apennines (2004-2014)

Where: Municipalities of Riolo Terme, Casola Valsenio, Brisighella (Italy)

Financing: Municipalities of Riolo Terme, Casola Valsenio, Brisighella (Italy)

Activities: • Implementation of an Environmental Management System according to the EMAS Regulation:

- drafting of the Initial Environmental Analysis;- implementation of the various parts of the environmental management sys-tem;

- development and application of the procedures;- resolution of non-conformities;- adjustments to the internal structure.

• Maintenance of the system after obtaining the certification:- implementation the IT platform: maintenance and updating of the con-

tents of the site;- maintenance of the regulatory compliance and implementation of the

needed corrective / preventive actions; - revision, integration and updating of the documentation of the EMS

(manual, procedures, instructions, forms, etc.);- definition of the best strategies to achieve objectives / goals / actions de-

fined in the Environmental Program and their execution;- communication to the public; - identification of the training needs and assistance with preparing the train-

ing program;- measurement of the environmental performance and of the performance of

the system;- revision of the system of internal auditing and assistance; - implementation of the changes to the system as a result of internal and ex-

ternal audits;- assistance in drafting the annual Environmental Declaration.

Main contributors:Vittoria BandiniArianna CecchiDiego Marazza

Marta QuarantaDevarghes Savelli

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EMAS - Marine Reserve Tor Paterno (2004-2005)

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EMAS - Marine Reserve Tor Paterno (2004-2005)

Where: Marine Reserve Tor Paterno (Italy)

Financing: Romanatura, Rome (Italy)

Activities: • Environmental Report of Romanatura activities. • Drafting of the Initial Environmental Analysis of the Tor Paterno Marine Reserve.• Identify and rank Environmental Aspects

Main contributors:Federica Focaccia

Diego Marazza

ISO14001 - Palermo Airport (2008-2014)

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Where: Airport “Falcone e Borsellino” of Palermo (Italy)

Financing: GESAP S.p.A., Palermo (Italy)

Activities: • Implementation of an Environmental Management System according to the ISO 14001:2004 Standard:

- implementation of the various parts of the environmental management system; - development and application of the procedures;- resolution of non-conformities;- adjustments to the internal structure.

• Maintenance of the system after obtaining the certification:- implementation the IT platform: maintenance and updating of the contents

of the site;- maintenance of the regulatory compliance and implementation of the

needed corrective / preventive actions; - revision, integration and updating of the documentation of the EMS (man-

ual, procedures, instructions, forms, etc.);- definition of the best strategies to achieve objectives / goals / actions de-

fined in the Environmental Program and their execution;- communication with the public; - identification of the training needs and assistance with preparing the train-

ing program;- measurement of the environmental performance and of the performance of

the system;- revision of the system of internal auditing and assistance; - implementation of the changes to the system as a result of internal and ex-

ternal audits.• Energy certification of the office building.

ISO14001 - Palermo Airport (2008-2014)

Main contributors:Diego Marazza

Marta QuarantaDevarghes Savelli

Airport Carbon Accreditation - Bologna Airport (2009)

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Airport Carbon Accreditation - Bologna Airport (2009)

Where: Airport of Bologna (Italy)

Financing: CERMET, Bologna (Italy)

Activities: • Airport Carbon Accreditation Phase 1:- Analysis of the processes related to facilities and equipment that are poten-

tial sources of GHG;- calculation of emissions according to specific emission factors, according to

the GHG Protocol and of ISO 14064 standards;- assistance during third-party verification;- training of airport personnel.

Main contributors:Devarghes Savelli

Ilga Christine Thomsen

Sustainable agriculture (2007)

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Sustainable agriculture (2007)

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Who: Municipalities of Castel Bolognese, Casola Valsenio, Riolo Terme (Italy)

Financing: Confederazione Italiana Agricoltori (Italy)

Activities: The Project concerned the evaluation of the impact of agriculture on the environment and how to make it more environmental friendly.

Actions performed:• Characterization of the study area (Municipalities of Castel Bolognese, Casola

Valsenio, Riolo Terme)• Examination of the manufacturing practices of the agro-feedstock sector• Agri-tourism activities• Changes in the use of the territory• Environmental accounting

- population- effects of the climate changes- water resources- use of fertilizers

• Contribution to renewable energy• Ecological landscape• Economic studies• Development of a "Decalogue" for farmers

Main contributors:Lorenzo BeniniDiego Marazza

Environmental Labels for Products (2008-2009)

GHG Protocol

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Environmental Labels for Products (2008-2009)

Where: CERMET, Bologna (Italy)

Financing: CERMET, Bologna (Italy)

Activities: • Market analysis on the level of interest and applicability of environmental labels in the Emilia-Romagna region.

• Study of guidelines and standards at the International level on Product and Corpo-rate Carbon Footprint.

• Development and maintenance of a database of comparative guidelines and certifi-cation standards.

• Experimentation and application of the “Footprint Expert” software tool. • Organization of the annual european "lightCF” Conference in 2010.

Main contributors:Ilga Christine Thomsen

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Sustainable Consumption (2008-2010)

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Sustainable Consumption (2008-2010)

Where: Faenza (Emilia-Romagna Region) and Ascoli (Abruzzo Region)

Financing: COOP Adriatica, Villanova di Castenaso (Italy)

Activities: Measurement of consumer willingness to purchase food and non-food commodities according to their environmental value.

Activities:• Characterization of 193 products according to features that are explicitly deducible

from the product label• Definition of a sustainability index• Monitoring of the retail sales of all the products for 6 months, before and after a

communication campaign targeting a subset of products• Analysis of the results• Inclusion of the index in the Environmental Declaration required by the EMAS

Registration of the Ascoli retail point

Results show that the index can measure the consumer response to the communica-tion campaigns, and can distinguish the consumer propensity to buy environmental friendly food and non-food products in different retail points.


Donata Ramazzotti

Mitigation measures for underground gas storage (2008)

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Mitigation measures for underground gas storage (2008)

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Where: Municipality of Bagnacavallo (Italy)

Financing: Edison Stoccaggio S.p.A. (Italy)

Activities: The Project concerned the evaluation of the impact of a natural gas storage system and the mitigation measures to be taken to compensate the impacts.

Actions performed: • Characterization of the study area (Municipality of Bagnacavallo, Ravenna Prov-

ince)• Environmental Impact Assessment (emissions, subsidence, groundwater, wastes)• Proposal of mitigation actions:

- environmental education;- reduction of NOx emissions by financing the diffusion of thermal solar sys-

tems;- expansion of the SIC-ZPS zone to improve water drainage.

Main contributors:Stefano Costa

Sustainability Report - Unigrà S.p.A. (2010-2013)

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Sustainability Report - Unigrà Srl (2010-2013)

Where: Unigra S.p.A., Conselice (Italy)

Financing: Unigra S.p.A., Conselice (Italy)

Activities: • Sustainability Report according to the GRI standard:- creation of a consistent set of indicators as reported in the document

“Guidelines for sustainability Reporting - version 3.0”, prepared by the Global Reporting Initiative in 2006;

- verification, completion and organization of information; - identification of the stakeholders;- sharing of information with institutional bodies (municipality, province, re-

gion) and with the Industrial Associations; - implementation of a dedicated software to maintain the indicator system - elaboration of the Sustainability Report;- drafting of a communication plan defining obstacles and opportunities with

respect to the goals set by the Organization.


Anna Ricci PetitoniDevarghes Savelli

Ravenna Province Energy Plan (2008-2009)

Provincia di Ravenna

Proposta di Piano di Azione per l’Energia e lo Sviluppo Sostenibile

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Where: Ravenna Province (Italy)

Financing: Ravenna Province (Italy)

Activities: • Energy Plan:- collection of the data concerning the production and the consumption of en-

ergy in the Ravenna Province in the reference year;- energy planning in accordance with the regional and national energy policy

and the European Union directives, with the promotion of energy conserva-tion and energy efficiency, the promotion of renewable energy sources, the or-derly development of the energy networks of provincial interest, including the upgrading and rehabilitation of existing systems;

- preparation of the documents to be presented to the municipalities and to the stakeholders;

- development of scenarios according to Business As Usual (BAU) and to the planned actions, using the LEAP software (Univ. of Lund, Sweden).

• Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the Plan.



Antonella GagliardiClaudia Ozzi

Anna Ricci Petitoni

Ravenna Province Energy Counter (2010-2014)

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Where: Ravenna Province (Italy)

Financing: Ravenna Province (Italy)

Activities: • Setting up of a Counter accessible to citizens of the Province.• Assistance in the authorization procedure for renewable energy plants, in accor-

dance with local regulations.• Monitoring of the Province Energy Plan.• Creation of a geo-referenced data base of traditional and renewable energy systems

installed in the Province.• Implementation of an action plan for energy efficiency.• Preparation of brochures on renewable energy and energy savings.• Implementation and update of the website of the Energy Desk of the Province.• Analysis of the opportunities offered by the credit system for energy efficiency

measures in buildings and in the installation of renewable energy plants.• Analysis of the opportunities offered by the EU, national and regional tenders.• Support and coordination to public bodies for the participation in tenders.

Ravenna Province Energy Counter (2010-2014)

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Main contributors:Fabiola Farina

Antonella GagliardiBruno Mignogna

Claudia Ozzi

Web sites for EMSs (2004-2014)

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Web sites for EMSs (2004-2014)

Activities: • Setting up of a web site for the management of:- documents- environmental aspects- legal requirements- action planning- indicators- deadlines

related to the implementation of the Environmental Management Systems according to the ISO14001 scheme

The high amount of data and prescriptions associated with a certifiable Environmen-tal Management System requires the use of databases (DB) and database manage-ment systems (DBMS). The maximum operational effectiveness is obtained with a centralized system accessible from everywhere to allow the remote management of data (consultation, insertion, modification, deletion) and continuous improvement. The databases are physically stored in a server which guarantees security and data integrity by:

- a professional firewall;- login by password to perform operations on the site;- regular back-ups.

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Diego MarazzaMarta Quaranta

Devarghes Savelli

Espace Riviere Europe Project (2006-2008)

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Faenza

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Espace Riviere Europe InterReg IIIC Project (2006-2008)

Where: Lamone River, Ravenna Province (Italy)

Financing: InterReg IIIC, European Union

Activities: • Development of a methodology for the classification of all the subjects, skills, sources of legislation, policy papers, studies, projects underway on the Lamone River.

• Description of the area trough indicators classified according to the Determinant-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) scheme:

- Determinants: Agricultural soil use, Urban sprawl, Water treatment (pota-bilization), Buildings and other structures, Industrial activities;

- Pressure: Municipal wastewater into sewer, Municipal wastewater into sur-face water, Water intake from underground reservoires, Water intake from surface water;

- State: Macrodescriptor parameters in surface waters, River flows, Water balance, Morphostructural conditions of the riverbed and the territory, Ag-ricultural systems in the river banks, Extreme climate events;

- Impact: River habitat quality, Subsidence;- Response: Biological agriculture, Biological breeding, Artificial basins, Wa-

ter treatment systems, Ecological nets creation, Environmental certifica-tions, Protected areas.

• Development of a Decision Support System to analyse the modifications of land use needed to respond to critical elements, e.g. low water during summertime

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Main contributors:Lorenzo BeniniDiego Marazza

Ural Delta Park Project (2011)

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Organization of ecological data for the Ural Delta Park Project (2011)

Where: Ural River Delta (Kazakhstan)

Financing: ENI (Italy)

Activities: Project goal: inclusion of the Ural River Delta into the UNESCO Man and Biosphere (MAB) program

Activities:• Implementation of a Database including:

- Taxonomic information- Habitats- Major threats- Redlists of Threatened Species

• Development of a conservation value map for the study area, using a consistent methodology against the limited availability of data

• Provide guidelines to policy makers

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Main contributors:Bruno Tomasello

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Discussion Round Table on Biomasses (2012)

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Discussion Round-table on Biomasses (2012)

Where: Emilia-Romagna Region

Financing: Emilia-Romagna Region (Italy)

Activities: The goal was to develop criteria to support the Region Government on the financing of biomass plants.

• Criteria and indicators developed:- savings of greenhouse gas (GHG) computed using the Biograce software- biodiversity conservation,- territorial efficiency,- energy efficiency,- biorefinery,- use of water,- emissions in the atmosphere,- innovation.

• Case studies:- a palm oil refinery,- a farm producing biodiesel from rapeseed,- biogas cogeneration from dedicated crops (corn silage),- biogas cogeneration from livestock sewage.

Main contributors:Diego MarazzaLuciano Vogli

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Biorefineries in Emilia-Romagna (2011-2012)

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Biorefineries in Emilia-Romagna (BiorefER) (2011-2012)

Where: Emilia-Romagna Region

Financing: ASTER S. Cons. p. A., Bologna (Italy)

Activities: This report was commissioned to enhance the existing biobased economy background in Emilia-Romagna and the forward opportunities using renewable, non-genetically modified, non-food crop based feedstocks.

The study concluded that:• There is a large availability of biomass, not only bioenergy crops. A conservative

appraisal accounts for 20 Mtons of bulk residual biomass produced corresponding to 5 Mton of dry matter (DM). A large share of this production is suitable for bio-energy, biomaterials and added value products.

• This is a new and thriving sector; in Emilia-Romagna active and leading companies are operating in the biotechnological, agro-industrial and bioenergy sector. The Green Economy revenue of the sector in the region is estimated 57 billions euro.

• New industrial alliances are binding together chemical, industry, agro-food industry, and biotechnological industry. The Novamont and Genomica alliance, Novamont and Versalis and Orogel, SFIR and Biosphere are respectively examples of interna-tional, national and regional strategic alliances which track new ways of doing busi-ness in this sector.

• Emilia-Romagna has a strong relevant science and technology base that could un-derpin the development of the necessary supply chains. It’s worth notice that not only public research is operating in this domain, but also many private labs are flanking chemical, agro-industrial industry.

Main contributors:Fabiola FarinaDiego MarazzaLuciano Vogli

LCA of energy production chains (2011-2014)

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Life Cycle Assessment of energy production chains (2011-2014)

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Where: Various locations

Financing: Unigrà Srl,, Conselice (Italy), Romagna Compost, Voltana (Italy), Emilia Romagna Region and others

Activities: Various activities have been carried out by applying the principles of Life Time Thinking:• GHG Projections and Mitigation Analysis according to the prescriptions of EU Di-

rective 2009/28/CE using the BioGrace software. Applications:

- Palm Oil chain- Bio-oil from pyrolysis

• LCA emission inventory and environmental externalities. Applications:

- Biodigestion of organic wastes- Energy storage using hydrogen as intermediate

• Water management and water footprint. Applications:

- Biogas production from maize- Biogas production from sewage- Biofuel production from Palm Oil


Diego MarazzaEvgenia Pongrebnyakova

Serena Righi

Biodigestion of industrial byproducts (2013-2014)

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Where: Unigra S.r.l.

Financing: Unigra S.r.l.

Activities: The activity concerned the optimization of the performance of a biodigestor, feed with non-standard materials like bleaching earth and residues from the transforma-tion of vegetable oils.

Diagnosis of the system and testing of technological solutions:• reconstruction of the history of the plant, the operations performed since the com-

missioning date, the existing monitoring system, the inputs and outputs from the process

• preliminary inquiries and formulation of hypotheses to understand the critical fac-tors and parameters

• small-scale experimentation and field evaluation of the performance of biodigestors to get a deep knowledge of the system, of the limiting factors and of the risks

The work has been carried out in collaboration with RES (Reliable Environmental Service Soc. Coop., Ravenna)


Devarghes Savelli

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Energy from Biomasses and Energy Storage (2013-2014)

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Energy from Biomasses and Energy Storage (2013-2014)

Where: Ravenna Technopole

Financing: Institute Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Sulzbach-Rosenberg Branch, Germany

Activities: In December 2013, a Collaboration Agreement has been signed between the Univer-sity of Bologna and the Institute Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Sulzbach-Rosenberg Branch.

Purpose of the Collaboration Agreement is to respond to the industry needs,proposing solutions to meet the challenges of the future, by joining germantechnology and scientific competencies from the University of Bologna.We intend to apply to the Emilia-Romagna Region and to Italy at large theFraunhofer model, which consists in a continuous close work with both large andsmall industrial partners to bring innovative products successfully to market.

The programme of activities in the first two years are concentrated on the market development for the Thermal Catalitic Reforming, a technique to process biomass feedstocks of different origin (mainly wastes) with a unique quality of the final products (biochar, gas and oil suitable for combined heat & power production):• Development of fast analytical method for the characterization of pyrolysis oil

and bio-char• Biological upgrading of pyrolysis slurry and obtainment of hydrocarbons, chemi-

cals and coal substitutes• System analysis• Development of projects in the Climate KIC and Horizon 2020 framework• Analysis of marketing opportunities


Fabiola FarinaDiego Marazza

Marta QuarantaBruno Tomasello

Luciano Vogli

BioHorizons Project (2013-2014)

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BioHorizons Project (2013-2014)


Financing: Climate-KIC (EU)

Activities: • Horizon scanning of the Bio-Based industry in Europe.• Quantification and characterisation of bio-based businesses by using a “maxdiff”

survey design:- simple but robust technique;- statistically reliable comparisons between regions and sectors;- sectorial groups: enterprise, academia, and governance as representative of

the “innovation triangle”. • Identification of current and future key molecules, products and technologies and

the potential direction for growth and innovation• Compile market data• Expand network contacts and create a European bio-based business directory


Diego MarazzaEvgenia Pongrebnyakova

Luciano Vogli

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MuBiGen Project (2013-2014)

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MuBiGen Project (2013-2014)


Financing: Climate-KIC (EU)

Activities: • Application of the IFBB-technology (Integrated generation of solid Fuel and Biogas from Biomass): hydrothermal conditioning and mechanical dehydration of the bio-mass.

• Grass cuttings - Kassel and Reggio Emilia:- Investigation of the availability of input materials in sufficient quantity and

quality.- Exploration of the regional context in regard to the market conditions and

the regional waste and emission regulations.- Provision of a study on the general economic feasibility in the regions.- Provision of a study on the climate impact of the supply chain that will be

implemented in both cities.


Diego Marazza

Faenza Center for Environmental Education (2006-2011)

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Faenza Center for Environmental Education (2006-2011)

Where: Faenza (Province of Ravenna)

Financing: Municipality of Faenza

Activities: The Faenza Center for Environmental Education is credited by the Emilia-Romagna Region, following the Regional Law n.15/96

Mission:• Promotion of Agenda 21 and dissemination of the report on the state of the envi-

ronment in Faenza• Monitoring of the Local Action Plan (PAL)• Promotion of communication activities and awareness raising among citizens on en-

vironmental issues and sustainability;• Support for communication activities concerning the environment of the city of

Faenza, also in relation to the EMAS process;• Relationships with schools in the field of sustainability and support for the coordi-

nation of the INFEA Projects on Environmental Education;• Promotion of tourism and knowledge of the area.

Functions:• Formulation, activation and promotion of projects in the field of communication,

education, environmental documentation for citizenship• Stable relationship with schools in order to build a check point• Promoting, maintaining and updating the Dashboard of sustainability• Technical and scientific support to the Web Portal on Environment of the Munici-

pality of Faenza• Seeking funds for financing sustainability projects• Creation of newsletters and internal information services• Opportunities for training and exchange with partners of the center• Optimization and enhancement of the relations with the network INFEA

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Devarghes Savelli

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Summer School on Sustainable Consumption (2009)

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Summer School on Sustainable Consumption (2009)


Financing: Self-financing

Activities: Teaching was delivered on the following items:• Life cycle analysis• Matter and energy cycles in production and consumption• Energy consumption in buildings• Environmental management of large events (music, sport, culture)• Social responsibility in big retail chains• Environmental labels• Lifestyles• Eco-design• Urban planning to reduce consumption of energy and to minimize wastes• Worldwide production, trade and consumption of goods and services, fair trade• Tourism

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Summer School on Environmental Risk Management

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Summer School on Environmental Risk Management (2009-2010)


Financing: Self-financing

Activities: Teaching was delivered on the following items:• introduction to risk assessment and management basic measures, methods and ap-

proaches• decision theory: classical approaches; new methods; fast and frugal rules• dose-response methods and causal reasoning• fault and event-tree analysis• epidemiology and ecotoxicology• cost-benefit analysis

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Workshop: Advanced Radiation Detectors for Industrial Use

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Workshop: Advanced Radiation Detectors for Industrial Use (2013)


Financing: European Physical Society (EPS),European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN, Geneva, Switzerland)

Activities: The 2013 Workshop of the Technology and Innovation Group of the European Physical Society has been held in Ravenna (Italy) on November 11 and 12, 2013.

The Worshop has been dedicated to the description of the latest results on tech-nologies to detect ionizing radiation (charged particles, neutrons, gamma and X rays) and to industrial applications in Medicine, Mechanics and Material Studies.

Speakers:Research - Technology - Industry Prof. Dr. Karsten Buse (Fraunhofer, Institut IPM (D))

Knowledge Transfer Activities at CERN

Dr. Giovanni Anelli (Group Leader) & Prof. Manjit Dosanjh, CERN KT Group (CH)

Knowledge Transfer Activities at INFN Dr. Andrea Vacchi (Resposible TT INFN (I))

Pure and Applied Physics and the EU Economy Prof. Colin Latimer (University of Belfast (UK) and EPS Executive Board)

Review of microelectronics and detectors

Dr. Erik Heijne (Fellow IEEE, CERN PH Department, also at IEAP of Czech Technical University Prague (CZ) and NIKHEF, Amsterdam (NL))

Molecular imaging Dr. Julia Jungmann (Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen (CH), formerly at AMOLF, Amsterdam (NL))

PET technique and applications Prof. Dr. Alberto Del Guerra (University of Pisa (I))

Silicon Drift Detectors Prof. Dr. Chiara Guazzoni (Politecnico di Milano and INFN Milano (I))

Diamond Detectors Dr. Erich Griesmayer (CERN - EMCE (CH))

Detectors in Diamond Light Source Dr. Nicola Tartoni (Diamond (UK))

Sensors in Space Dr. Carlos Granja (Czech Technical University, Prague (CZ))

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Workshop: Meet Fraunhofer UMSICHT

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Workshop: Innovative products, New processes, Fu-ture markets: Meet Fraunhofer UMSICHT (2014)


Financing: Fraunhofer UMSICHT - Branch Sulzbach-Rosenberg, CIRSA

Activities: Based on the collaboration between the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and the University of Bologna, the Fraunhofer Institute UMSICHT, the Interdepartmental Center for Re-search in Environmental Sciences (CIRSA) and the Interdepartmental Center for In-dustrial Research – Energy Environment (CIRI-EA) has hosted a seminar in Ravenna on April 3rd 2014.

This research to business seminar presented the industrial research activities of the participating institutes and focused on the following topics:• thermal and chemical energy storage• production of energy from biomass and waste• resource management and recycling• development of surfaces and materials for innovative energy technologies

An exposition of selected technologies has been organized in the congress venue.

University teaching

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Bachelor Degree

• 2002-now : Advanced Physics• 2011-now : Renewable Energies and Energy Management

MasterDegree

• 2010-now: Environmental Management, Politics and Economics• 2011: Biofuels and Biorefineries • 2012-now: Environmental impact and risk assessment for the society in water

and coastal management• 2012-now: Environmental economics and resource management in water policy

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DoctoralTheses

• 2004-2007: Diego Marazza, “Application of Environmental Management Systems at the local scale”

• 2006-2009: Vittoria Bandini, “Application of Instruments and Methods for the Environmental Management of a large territory”

• 2008-2010: Lorenzo Benini, “Sustainability indicators for environmental mana-gement and decision-making”

• 2013-now: Bruno Tomasello, “Role of virtual stakeholders in the search for bal-ance between environmental, economic and social requirements in policy choices management”

• 2014-now: Peter Hense, “Development and optimization of a thermal-chemical process for recycling WEEE”

Selected Publications

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Sustainability Assessment

• D. Marazza, V. Bandini, A. Contin. (2010). Ranking environmental aspects in environmental management systems: A new method tested on local authorities, ENVIRONMENT INTERNA-TIONAL. vol. 36, pp. 168 - 179.

• Benini, V. Bandini, D. Marazza, A. Contin. (2010). Assessment of land use changes through an indicator-based approach: A case study from the Lamone river basin in Northern Italy ECO-LOGICAL INDICATORS. vol. 10, pp. 4 - 14.

• Bandini V., Monari C., Righi S., Contin A.. "Life Cycle Assessment della produzione di energia da microalghe: analisi dello stato dell’arte". Atti Ecomondo 2011, ISBN: 8838769869

• Oliviero L., Righi S., Buscaroli A., Primante A., Della Casa C., Comparative LCA between an-aerobic co-digestion of organic fraction of MSW and treated sludge, and the actual management system adopted in a small Italian town, in: SETAC Europe 17th LCA case study symposium - Sustainable Lifestyles, BUDAPEST, s.n, 2011, pp. 124 – 125

• Righi S., Morfino A., Galletti P., Samorì C., Tugnoli A., Stramigioli C., Comparative cradle-to-gate life cycle assessments of cellulose dissolution with 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride and N-methyl-morpholine-N-oxide, «GREEN CHEMISTRY», 2011, 13, pp. 367 – 375

• Benini L., Bandini V., Torri C. “ Agricultural residues for energy production and carbon storage into soils: a win-win option?” 9th International Conference of the European Society for Ecologi-cal Economics Conference “Advancing Ecological Economics”, 14-17 June, Istanbul.

Risk Assessment

• Ricci P. F., Journal of Dose-Response, UMass Amherst. Guest Editor for the Special Issue on: Causal models in public policy, (2011).

• Ricci P. F., Principles and Practices of Risk Assessment and Management, Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands (2006).

• Ricci P. F., Environment International, Editor (with T. Beer and D. McDonald): Modelling and Simulation: Environmental Risk Analysis, (1999).

• Yuchao Z. and Ricci, P. F., (2010), Modeling Dose-Response at Low Dose: A Systems Biology Approach for Ionization Radiation, Dose-Response, (In Press)

• D.B. Donato, O. Nichols, H. Possingham, M. Moore, P.F. Ricci and B.N. Noller, A critical re-view of the effects of gold cyanide-bearing tailings solutions on wildlife, Environment Interna-tional, 33 (7):974-983, 2007

• Cox, L. A. Jr. and Ricci P. F., Causal Regulations vs. Political Will: Why Human Zoonotic Infections Increase Despite Precautionary Bans on Animal Antibiotics, Environment Interna-tional, (2007))

• Ricci, P. F. and S. Straja, Hospital Admissions and Fine particulate Air Pollution, J. American Medical Assoc. (JAMA), 296 (16): 1966 (2006).

• Roy, S.B., Ricci, P.F., Summers, K.V. and Goldstein, R.A., Evaluating the Sustainability of Water Withdrawals in the United States, J. America Water Resources Assoc., 41(5): 1091-1108 (2005).

Composition of the Group

Present composition• Andrea Contin (Full Professor of Physics, University of Bologna)• Serena Righi (PhD Nuclear Engineering, Researcher, University of Bologna)• Lucio Quadrani (PhD Physics, Technician, University of Bologna)• Diego Marazza (PhD Environmental Sciences, Research Fellow)• Vittoria Bandini (PhD Environmental Sciences, Research Fellow)• Marta Quaranta (PhD Cultural Heritage, Research Fellow)• Stefano Macrelli (PhD Chemical Engineering, Research Fellow)• Luciano Vogli (MSc Environmental Sciences, Research Fellow)• Bruno Tomasello (PhD student in Environmental Sciences)• Peter Hense (PhD student in Environmental Sciences)• Evgenia Pongrebnyakova (MSc Environmental Sciences) • Mirta D'Angeli (Master Student in Environmental Sciences)• Federica Salvi (Master Student in Environmental Sciences)

Former participating scientists• Marat Karatev (PhD Environmental Sciences, EU Program Silk Route Fellow – 10/2014-3/2015)• Fabiola Farina (MSc Environmental Sciences, Research Fellow – 05/2013-12/2014)• Devarghes Savelli (MSc Environmental Sciences, Research Fellow – 04/2012-04/2014, now Unigrà Srl)• Antonella Gagliardi (MSc Geology, Research Fellow – 05/2008-10/2014, now Ravenna Province)• Anna Ricci Petitoni (MSc Environmental Sciences, Research Fellow – 12/2010 – 06/2012, now High

School Teacher)• Bruno Mignogna (MSc Environmental Sciences, Research Fellow – 01/2011-01/2012, now Bosch Diesel

Center, Campobasso)• Lorenzo Benini (MSc Environmental Sciences, PhD student – 01/2007-12/2010, now JRC, Ispra)• Claudia Ozzi (MSc Environmental Sciences, Research Fellow – 05/2008-12/2010, now Rimini Province)• Ilga Christine Thomsen (MSc Environmental Sciences, Research Fellow – 11/2008-11/2010, now Con-

sultant)• Donata Ramazzotti (BSc Environmental Sciences, Research Fellow – 03/2008-03/2010, now farmer and

B&B host)• Massimiliano Nurra (Research Collaborator, 03/2007-05/2007, now Environmental Educator)• Federica Focaccia (MSc Environmental Sciences, Research Fellow – 05/2004-04/2005, now ERVET)

External Consultants• Francesco Matteucci (PhD, Dhitech Scarl, Lecce)• Arianna Cecchi (MSc, ASTER, Bologna)• Patrizia Giacomin (MSc, Marche Regional Government, Ancona)• Stefano Costa (MSc, Servizi Ecologici Soc. Coop., Faenza)• Leonardo Marotta (PhD, Entropia S.n.c., Recanati)• Paolo F. Ricci (PhD, MPA, LLM, Massachusetts University, Amherst)

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