Ing. Stefano Curcio's

Professional Activities

 

 

I was born in Cosenza (Italy) on April 10th 1970. I graduated (with full honours) in Chemical Engineering at the University of Calabria on April 12th 1995.

 

 

I am Ph.D. in Chemical Technologies and New Materials at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials at the University of Calabria. I am working on modeling and numerical simulation of transport phenomena in integrated membrane systems. These kinds of systems are widely used in selective separations of different chemical species and in their conversion obtained by means of entrapped enzymes or whole biocatalysts. Nowdays I am trying to design and realize a membrane system for milk and whey treatment aimed at the recovering of proteins and of high value substances. My research supervisors are Prof. Gabriele Iorio and Ing. Vincenza Calabrò who, for many years, have been operating in membrane technologies (Transport Phenomena Laboratory) at my University. I am also working on rheological characterization of complex systems and I enroll in two associations (Italian Group of Rheology and RheoTech) which analyze these particular kind of problems.

I have a sound knowledge of computer programs, especially those operating in a Windows environment, and I claim to have a sufficient knowledge of English which I hope, in the near future, to learn much better together with other languages which, because of their difficulty, are, for me, particularly fascinating.

 

More Significant Scientific Works

1) V.Calabrò, G. Iorio, S. Todisco, S. Curcio, A mass transfer analysis of a cross-flow capillary membrane bioreactor, The Second Italian Conference on Chemical and Processes Engineering, Florence, 13-15 May 1995

 

2) V.Calabrò, G. Iorio, S. Todisco, S. Curcio, Theoretical analysis of a hollow fiber membrane bioreactor with immobilized biocatalyst, Seventh Annual Meeting of the North American Membrane Society (NAMS '95), Portland - Oregon - USA, 20-24 May 1995

 

3) S. Curcio, V. Calabrò, B. de Cindio, G. Iorio, Modellazione reologica dello sporcamento di membrane piane, Proc. del IV Convegno Nazionale di Reologia Applicata, Vico Equense (NA), 12-15 Giugno 1996

 

4) S. Curcio, G. Iorio, B. de Cindio, V. Calabrò, M. G. De Paola, D. Gabriele, Aspetti cinetici e fenomeni di trasporto in bioreattori a membrana: applicazioni a processi dell'industria alimentare, Poster presentato a Itinerari di Chimica in Calabria, Rende, 15-16 Novembre 1996

 

5) V. Calabrò, S. Curcio, B. de Cindio, G. Iorio, A theoretical and experimental analysis of an integrated membrane system for milk and whey treatment, Proc. The First European Congress on Chemical Engineering, Florence - Italy - May 4-7, 1997

 

University Addresses

Address : Dr. Ing. Stefano Curcio - Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica e dei Materiali - UNICAL - 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS) - ITALIA

 

Telephone Numbers : +39 0984 492035

 

Fax Number : +39 984 492058

 

E- Mail : stefano.curcio@unical.it

 

 

 

However, University research is not my sole professional activity. As an engineer, enrolled in the National Engineers List, I am working part-time, as technical manager, at a local firm, Liquirizia Zagarese s.r.l., which produces a typical southern Italian product : liquorice. This product is obtained by a very simple chemical process which consists of extracting the liquorice, by means of hot water, from two particular roots (Glycirrhiza Glabra and Rigulizia Cordara) which grow especially in Calabria and in all Mediterranean sea countries. The product is well appreciated for its peculiar taste and for its therapeutical properties (expectorant, digestive, antiseptic, antispastic, anti-toxic, etc.).

 

Liquirizia Zagarese Addresses

Address : Ing. Stefano Curcio - Liquirizia Zagarese s.r.l. - 87012 Area Industriale di Cammarata - Castrovillari (CS) - ITALIA

 

Telephone Number : +39 981 38890

 

Fax Number : +39 981 38891

 

 

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