Alessio FUOCO
Email:
a.fuoco@itm.cnr.it - alessio.fuoco@cnr.it
Tel: +39 0984 492008
Address:
Institute on Membrane Technology (CNR-ITM)
c/o University of Calabria
Via P. Bucci cubo 17/C
87030 Rende CS
Biographical Sketch:
Alessio Fuoco was born in Lamezia Terme in 1987, and he graduated in Materials Science at the University of Calabria in 2010. In 2015, he obtained his PhD degree under the European project “Erasmus Mundus Doctorate in Membrane Engineering (EUDIME)” from the University Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier (Toulouse, FR), University of Calabria (Rende, IT) and University of Twente (Enschede, NL). His industrial experiences include a period at Procter & Gamble “P&G” (Gattatico, IT; 2011); external consultant for the Consortium for Technology Transfer “C2T” (Lecco, IT; 2017); and being member of the scientific board of CityOasis Ltd (London, UK, 2019). For several years, he has been post-doc researcher at CNR-ITM, where he is currently permanent researcher since 2020. He has participated to several projects, both public and industrial; he is co-author of more than 30 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, and co-authors of several contributions in national and international congresses. He has served as guest editor for 3 special issues, and he is topic editor for the journal Applied Science. He serves as reviewer for several scientific journals and funding agencies (e.g. Austrian Science Fund). He was awarded for two times with a “Seal of Exellence” by the European Commission for his MSCA projects, and he received the “Menzione D’Onore” for the Young Investigator Award in “Advanced Materials” from the Department of Chemical Science and Materials Technologies of the CNR.
Main fields of research:
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Development and preparation of polymeric and mixed matrix membranes
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Chemical-physical characterization and analysis of the transport phenomena in innovative membranes
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Molecular Modelling of the noncovalent interactions between the penetrant specie/membrane, and/or filler/polymer in mixed matrix membrane
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Membranes for the separation/capture/facilitated transport of gas and vapours.
Most representative publication:
- Alessio Fuoco, B. Satilmis, T. Uyar, M. Monteleone, E. Esposito, C. Muzzi, E. Tocci, M. Longo, M. P. De Santo, M. Lanč, K. Friess, O. Vopička, P. Izák, J. C. Jansen, Comparison of pure and mixed gas permeation of the highly fluorinated polymer of intrinsic microporosity PIM-2 under dry and humid conditions: experiment and modelling. Journal of Membrane Science 594, 15 January 2020, 117460
- Alessio Fuoco, C. Rizzuto, E. Tocci, M. Monteleone, E. Esposito, P. M. Budd, M. Carta, B. Comesaña-Gándara, N. B. McKeown, J. C. Jansen, The origin of size-selective gas transport through Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity. Journal of Material Chemistry A 7, 2019, Pages 20121-20126
- B. Comesaña-Gándara, J. Chen, C.G. Bezzu, M. Carta, I. Rose, M.C. Ferrari, E. Esposito, Alessio Fuoco, J. C. Jansen and N. B. McKeown, Redefining the Robeson upper bounds for CO2/CH4 and CO2/N2 separations using a series of ultrapermeable benzotriptycene-based Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity. Energy & Environmental Science 12, 2019, Pages 2733-2740
- E. Esposito, L. Dellamuzia, U. Moretti, Alessio Fuoco, L. Giorno, J. C. Jansen*, Simultaneous production of biomethane and food grade CO2 from biogas: an industrial case study Energy & Environmental Science 12, 2019, Pages 281-289
- Alessio Fuoco, B. Comesaña-Gándara, M. Longo, E. Esposito, M. Monteleone, I. Rose, C. G. Bezzu, M. Carta, N.B. McKeown, J.C. Jansen Temperature dependence of gas permeation and diffusion in triptycene-based ultrapermeable polymers of intrinsic microporosity ACS Applied. Materials & Interfaces 2018, 10 (42), Pages 36475-36482
- I. Rose, C. G. Bezzu, M. Carta, B. Comesaña-Gándara, E. Lasseuguette, M. C. Ferrari, P. Bernardo, G. Clarizia, Alessio Fuoco, J. C. Jansen, K. E. Hart, T.P. Liyana-Arachchi, C. M. Colina, N. B. McKeown, Polymer Ultrapermeability from the Inefficient Packing of 2D Chains, Nature Materials 16, 2017, Pages 932-937
- Alessio Fuoco, M. R. Khdhayyer, M. P. Attfield, E. Esposito, J. C. Jansen, and P. M. Budd, Synthesis and Transport Properties of Novel MOF/PIM-1/MOF Sandwich Membranes for Gas Separation, Membranes 7(1), 11 February 2017
- Alessio Fuoco, H. Zwijnenberg, G. De Luca, S. Galier, H. Roux-de Balmann, Structural properties of cation exchange membranes: Characterization, electrolyte effect and solute transfer Journal of Membrane Science 520, 15 December 2016, Pages 45–53
- Alessio Fuoco, S. Galier, H. Roux-de Balmann, G. De Luca, Correlation between macroscopic sugar transfer and nanoscale interactions in cation exchange membranes, Journal of Membrane Science 493, 1 November 2015, Pages 311–320
- P. Bernardo, J. C. Jansen, F. Bazzarelli, F. Tasselli, Alessio Fuoco, K. Friess, P. Izák, V. Jarmarová, Marie K., G. Clarizia, Gas transport properties of Pebax®/room temperature ionic liquid gel membranes, Separation and Purification Technology 97, 3 September 2012, Pages 73–82