FRANCESCO CITRO
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Curriculum Vitæ
Research Associate,
The Clean Fuels Institute, T321
The City College of New York, New York, N.Y. 10031
Ph.: 212-650-6671 Fax: 212-650-6686
e-mail: citro@chemail.engr.ccny.cuny.edu
Education
· 9/2005 Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, City College of CUNY.
· 2/2003 Master of Philosophy Engineering, City College of CUNY.
· 4/2000 Degree in Chemical Engineering, equivalent to a Master Degree in the USA, University of Salerno, Italy.
Research Experience
The Clean Fuels Institute, City College of CUNY:
· Design of a new storage method for Concentrating Solar Power, which is more efficient and cost effective than any other system presently available.
· Development of a viable plan, completely based on proven technology to replace fossil fuels with alternative energy. The plan also provides a timetable and total investment costs.
· Development of the concept of a national electric grid, where concentrating solar power with storage would compensate the fluctuations in electricity output due to wind and solar cells.
· Analysis and comparison of long-term future of private cars (cars as today and plug-in hybrid with fungible fuels from renewable sources, all-electric car, and hydrogen car), and best use of electricity from alternative energy as main energy source.
· Definition, analysis and assessment of Net Energy Content in sustainable, alternative energy sources.
· Feasibility study of concentrating solar power generation to evaluate its technological and economic potential to become the major energy source of the future.
· Feasibility study to evaluate the most viable technology to produce hydrocarbons from biomass (e.g., agricultural waste and ad hoc grown biomass) and municipal waste.
· Evaluation of new processes. The study is an economic and technological feasibility analysis of new processes at an early research stage.
Chemical Engineering Department, City College of CUNY:
· Development of a new design methodology that allows understanding, at an early research stage, if a process is suitable or not for “process intensification”. (Ph.D. Thesis).
· Concurrent design of new chemical plants and their control structure, to allow safe design and scale-up, and minimize both development costs and time-to-market delays.
· Role of agglomeration in crystallization. Study of the impact of agglomeration on the nucleation and growth of crystals.
Benjamin Levich Institute, City College of CUNY:
· On-line filter, based on dielectrophoresis, to regenerate exhausted lubricant oil used in high power engines (Shuttle and submarines).
Chemical Engineering Department, Universita’ degli Studi di Salerno, Italy
· 3-dimentional mixing of micro-sized solid particles, with different density, in a rotating cylinder as a function of the rotating speed.
· Study of the mechanism of ignition of biomass, coal, and their mixtures through the use of microwaves.
Working Experience
· 9/2005-present Research Associate: Clean Fuels Institute, City College of CUNY.
· 2002-present Teaching: Computer aided design, City College of CUNY.
· 4/2000-8/2000 Research Associate: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Salerno, Italy.
· 1998-2000 Teaching: Design of chemical plants, University of Salerno, Italy.
· 3/1998-9/1998 Research Assistant: Benjamin Levich Institute, City College of CUNY.
Publications
· Shinnar, R., Citro, F., Invited Contribution with an article on “Concentrating Solar Power” to the McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology (2008).
· Shinnar, R., Citro, F.; “Decarbonization: How Near Total Energy Independence and Near Total Elimination of Greenhouse Emissions Can Be Achieved, Over Time, with Available Technologies”, Technology in Society, 30, 1, 1-16, (2008).
· Shinnar, R., Citro, F., “Solar Thermal Energy: The Forgotten Energy Source”, Technology in Society, 29, 3, 261-270, (2007).
· Shinnar, R., Citro, F., “Up Front, Efficient Technology Evaluation: It’s What’s Needed to Prevent Futile Investments”, CEP Magazine, vol. 103, no 1, (2007).
· Shinnar, R.; Citro, F.; “Un Piano Energetico Verde per l’Italia”, Darwin, Numero 19, Anno 4 – V/VI, (2007).
· Shinnar, R., Citro, F., “A Road Map to U.S. Decarbonization”, Science, 313, 1243, (2006).
· Shinnar, R., Citro, F., “L’Indipendenza Energetica Potra’ Ridurre le Emissioni di Gas Serra”, Ambiente Risorse Salute, anno XXV, vol. V, no. 111, (2006).
· Citro, F.; Lee, J. W.; “Widening the Applicability of Reactive Distillation Technology by Using Concurrent Design”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 43, 2, 375-383, (2004).
Relevant Presentations
· Citro, F.; Shinnar, R.; “Sustainable Transportation Fuels for Private Cars”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, 2007.
· Citro, F.; Shinnar, R.; “A Methodology for Sustainability Analysis of Alternative Energy Sources. Ethanol from Corn: Is It Really Sustainable?” AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, 2007.
· Citro, F.; Shinnar, R.; “A Gradual Switch to Alternative Energy”, invited plenary lecture, AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2006.
· Citro, F.; Shinnar, R.; “Decarbonization of the U.S. Economy. The Potential Impact of Solar Thermal Electricity”, invited lecture, AAAS Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, 2006.
· Citro, F.; “Alternative Energy: One Solution for Three Problems”, invited lecture, St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY, 2006.
· Citro, F.; Shinnar, R.; “A Slow Switch to Sustainable Alternative Energy Using only Available, Proven Technology”, CUNY Sustainability Conference, New York, NY, 2006.
· Citro, F.; Shinnar, R.; “Criteria for Successfully Combining a Reactor with a Separation Process”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, 2005.
· Citro, F.; Shinnar, R.; “Solar Thermal Energy: The Forgotten Energy Source”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, 2005.
· Citro, F.; Shinnar, R.; “Integrating Conceptual Design into All the Stages of Process Development”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, 2004.
· Citro, F.; Shinnar, R.; “Concurrent Design of Reactors with Potential Instabilities”, AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2003.
· Citro, F.; Shinnar, R.; “Nucleation Growth of Crystals. The Role of Aggregation”, AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2003.
· Citro, F.; Lee, J. W.; “Partial Control and Concurrent Design of Integrated Reaction and Distillation.”, AIChE Spring National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2003.
· Citro, F.; Lee, J. W.; “Partial Control of Reactive Distillation Systems”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN 2002.
· Citro, F.; d’Amore, M.; Acrivos, A.; Khusid, B.; Mauri, R.; “Preliminary Design of an Electrorheological Filter”, ICheaP-4, Firenze, Italy, 1999.
