Alberto Figoli is serving as the Director of the Institute on Membrane Technology of the National Research Council of Italy, ITM-CNR since March 2019. Dr. Alberto Figoli obtained his Ph.D. degree at Membrane Technology Group, Twente University (Enschede, The Netherlands) in 2001. He graduated in Food Science and Technology at the Agriculture University of Milan in 1996. Since December 2001, he has had a permanent position as a Researcher at Institute on Membrane Technology (CNR-ITM) in Rende (CS), Italy. He is responsible and involved in various National and International projects. He is also responsible, within the CNR organization, for two research lines on membrane preparation and characterization and on pervaporation (PV) applications. He is the author of more than 250 research papers in peer-reviewed journals and several book chapters; five books, three patents, and many oral presentations (also as invited and keynote lecture) in National and International Conferences and Workshops. He is also responsible/participant in several International, European, and National Research Project.

Main Research-Areas

• Polymeric Membranes Fabrication by using less toxic and green solvents
• Bio-Polymeric Membranes Fabrication
• Phase Inversion Techniques (VIPS and NIPS and TIPS) for membrane Fabrication
• Membrane Characterisation
• Capsules production by membrane emulsification techniques
• Mixed matrix membranes and Ionic liquid membranes
• Pervaporation (PV) membrane preparation and application

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