A5070147967- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
- CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
- Urban Planning and Valuation
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Historical and Environmental Studies
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
- Municipal Solid Waste Management
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
- Climate variability and models
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Energy and Environment Impacts
Politecnico di Milano
2015-2024
CoNISMa
2023-2024
University of Parma
2024
Kyoto University
2002
Abstract The work assesses the availability and localizations of different raw materials suitable for ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE), like limestone, olivine, magnesite brucite, since several billion tons rocky are needed to achieve meaningful results carbon sequestration through OAE. Resources carbonates immense widespread around all continents. Availability pure is still very large (outcrop area 4.1 million km 2 ) not a constraint large‐scale development Outcrops within 10 from...
Proposals to increase ocean alkalinity may make an important contribution meeting climate change net emission targets, while also helping ameliorate the effects of acidification. However, practical feasibility spreading large amounts alkaline materials in seawater is poorly understood. In this study, potential discharging calcium hydroxide (slaked lime, SL) using existing maritime transport evaluated, at global scale and for Mediterranean Sea. The discharge SL from vessels depends on many...
It is now widely recognized that in order to reach the target of limiting global warming well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels (as objective Paris agreement), cutting carbon emissions even at an unprecedented pace will not be sufficient, but there need for development and implementation active Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) strategies. Among CDR strategies currently exist, relatively few studies have assessed mitigation capacity ocean-based Negative Emission Technologies (NET) feasibility...
The European Union (EU) relies largely on bioenergy to achieve its climate and energy targets for 2020 beyond. Special focus is placed utilization of biomass residues, which are considered cause low environmental impacts. We used the dataset from latest Commission document sustainability solid gaseous (SWD2014 259), complementing those results by: i) designing three pathways domestic-heat production using forest logging with different combustion technologies; ii) expanding analysis include...
The European Union relies largely on bioenergy to achieve its climate and energy targets for 2020 beyond. We assess, using Attributional Life Cycle Assessment (A-LCA), the change mitigation potential of three power plants fuelled by residual biomass compared a fossil system based generation mix. study forest residues, cereal straws cattle slurry. Our A-LCA methodology includes: i) supply chains biogenic-CO2 flows; ii) explicit treatment time emissions; iii) instantaneous time-integrated...
The dissolution of CO2 in seawater as bicarbonate ions (HCO₃⁻) offers a promising alternative to geological storage, provided the process ensures long-term stability and avoids harming marine ecosystems. Storing form could remain effective for geologic timescales, potentially up 10,000 years [1–3]. This approach involves treating natural by mixing it with pre-equilibrated solutions produced from reaction Ca(OH)2, adjusted maintain same pH seawater. Recent...
Road transport is a major source of air pollution especially in cities. Detailed calculations are needed to support road emission inventories due the variance technologies and operating conditions encountered on roads. The annual distance driven by cars relation their characteristics an important variable such calculations. In this work, large amount mileage data were collected from second–hand car sellers Italy then analyzed order understand influence vehicle age driven. available enabled...
Three years of particle phase B(a)P air concentration measurements in 13 sites Lombardy (Italy) and a detailed emission inventory at the municipal scale for whole region were used to infer contribution different sources atmospheric levels. The analyses weekly monthly profiles concentrations, cluster analysis comparison between B(a)P/PM10 ratios ambient emissions allowed identifying wood burning small residential appliances as key source all sites, except those located Milan. highest values...
Abstract. Ocean liming has gained attention as a potential solution to mitigate climate change by actively removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. The addition of hydrated lime (Ca(OH)2) into oceanic surface water leads an increase in alkalinity, which turn promotes uptake and sequestration atmospheric CO2. Despite this technique, its effects on marine ecosystem are still far be understood, there is currently no information impacts concentration quality Dissolved Organic Matter...
Ocean liming is attracting ever-increasing attention as one of the most suitable and convenient ways removing carbon dioxide from atmosphere combating global warming acidification oceans at same time. However, short-term consequences Ca(OH)2 [slaked lime] dissolution in seawater have been scarcely studied. In this work, we investigate detail what happens initial stages after slaked lime, analyzing kinetics process effects on physicochemical parameters seawater. A series experiments, carried...