Prof. Vincenzo Piemonte
Full Professor of Principles of Chemical Engineering. Since 2021, President of the Master's Degree Course in Chemical Engineering for Sustainable Development. He is Director of the Laboratory of Chemical-Physical Foundations in Chemical Engineering (X-Lab) and Associate Director of the UCBM Academy. He is the author of approximately 230 publications on chemical thermodynamics, kinetics, biomedical device modeling, bioreactors, and LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) studies.
Biography
FAMILY NAME: PIEMONTE
FIRST NAMES: Vincenzo
DATE OF BIRTH: 11th April 1979
NATIONALITY: Italian
EDUCATION: 2004 – University of Rome “La Sapienza” – Degree in Chemical Engineering
2004 – University of Rome “La Sapienza” Master Degree in Industrial Chemical Processes
2005 – Member of the National Register of Engineers
2008 – PhD in Industrial Chemical Processes, University of Rome “La Sapienza”
Curriculum
Vincenzo Piemonte is full professor at the University “Campus Bio-Medico” of Rome (Academic courses on Chemical Engineering Principles, Chemical Reactors, Biotech Processes and Artificial Organs Engineering). He is Director of M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering for Sustainable Development and Head of Laboratory of Chemical-physics Fundamentals in Chemical Engineering (X-Lab).
His research activity is primarily focused on the study of transport phenomena in the artificial and bioartificial organs; new biotreatment technology platform for the elimination of toxic pollutants from water; reuse of waste materials for the production of adsorbent materials for water treatment and zeolitic catalysts for the pyrolysis of waste plastic products; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of petroleum-based plastics and bio-based plastics; extraction of valuable substances (polyphenols, tannins) from natural matrices; hydrogen production by membrane reactors; concentrated Solar Power Plants integrated with membrane steam reforming reactor for the production of hydrogen and hydro-methane.
He has about 230 publications on chemical thermodynamics, kinetics, biomedical devices modeling, Bioreactors, LCA studies.
PUBLICATIONS
Citations number: 4880 (Google Scholar); Hindex: 37 (Google Scholar)
Citations number: 3580 (Scopus); Hindex: 31 (Scopus)
Last Ten Recent Publications
A. D'Ambrosio, M. Facchino, S. Tatarelli, V. Piemonte, M. Capocelli, M. De Falco, Carbon Capture Utilization through a novel multistage configuration for Dimethyl Ether synthesis, Journal of Cleaner Production, 490, 2025, 144658
A. D'Ambrosio, L. Mazzeo, S. Chiorboli, L. Bacco, F. D'Antoni, G. Palombo, M. Merone, V. Piemonte, Prediction of drug transport, distribution, and absorption by a multicompartmental physiologically based pharmacokinetic model, Proceeding of Bioengineering, 81,13, 2024
D. Decata, L. Mazzeo, V. Piemonte, A. Giaconia, Electrified steam methane reforming as efficient pathway for sustainable hydrogen production and industrial decarbonization: A critical review, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 105, 2025, 31-44.
L. Mazzeo, A. Bertino, R. Lo Bianco, E. Mattei, S. Marta, F. Curioni, V. Piemonte, Kinetic of Hydrogen Oxygen Catalytic Recombination at Low Oxygen Levels and Ambient Temperature, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 509, 161546.
L. Mazzeo, NH Ibrahim, KS Pickering, JA Oyarzabal, E. Bwogi, V. Piemonte, RIWalton, D. Piaggio, L. Pecchia, Understanding Oxygen Concentrator Failures in Low Resource Settings: The Role of Dust and Humidity, Applied Sciences, 2025, 15, 4311.
S. Chiorboli, A. Brugnoli, V. Piemonte, Experimental Setup for the Validation of Photoplethysmography Devices for the Evaluation of Arteriovenous Fists, Bioengineering, 2025, 12, 990
A. D'Ambrosio, S. Scialla, V. Piemonte, D. Moscatelli, E. Mauri, Drug Delivery from Nanogel Formulations: Mathematical Modeling of Different Release Profiles and Conditions, Molecular Pharmaceutics, 2025
T. Boscarino, O. Djassemi, MI Khan, N. Chayia, C. Moonla, R. Choi, A. Chang, E. Schena, L. Pecchia, V. Piemonte, J. Wang, Monitoring Blood Lactate Dynamics Through Sweat and Interstitial Fluid Biofluids, Talanta, 2026, 298, 128985.
L. De Paola, D. De Cata, A. Bertino, C. Guarnerio, L. Nataloni, V. Piemonte, L. Mazzeo, Stability-oriented extraction of polyphenols from Salvia officinalis: Assessing the effect of pH in batch and continuous systems, Food and Bioproducts Processing, 2025, 154, 632-638.
A. Larasati1, D. de Cata1, L. Mazzeo, HPJ van Veelen, S. Ma, V. Piemonte, MC Gagliano, Modeling and pilot-scale testing of aged biological activated carbon filters predict the optimal contact time for micropollutant removal from WWTP effluent, Chemical Engineering Journal 2026, 529, 172663.
