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I have a BEng and an MSc in Industrial and Management Engineering from the Polytechnic of Bary, Italy. I then received my Italian qualification to CEng in 2010. In my Ph.D. sponsored by IRCSET (Ireland) I covered mechanical pretreatment techniques for increased generation of Biogas for renewable and sustainable energy production, which I completed in Dublin City University in 2013. After that I was a postdoc and a part-time lecturer in the same university for two years, working on seaweed bioenergy and biorefining. I then joined MMU's Department of Engineering and now teach on UG courses in Product design and Design Engineering, and Sustainable Energy Systems/Engineering Sustainability at MSc level.
Ph.D. Dublin City University, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering (2013). Topic: “Mechanical pre-treatment of marine biomass”.
C.Eng. Italian Professional Qualification to Chartered Industrial & Management Engineer (2010).
M.Eng. Polytechnic of Bari, Industrial & Management Engineering (2009).Thesis: “Optimization of parameters for Refuse Derived Fuel (R.D.F.) processing and improvement using advanced statistical analysis”.
Lecturer at Dublin City University, Sept 2013 to May 2016. Department: School of Mech. & Manuf. Eng.
English. Italian.
Mechanical/Design Engineering:
6E4Z2005 - Digital Design
6E4Z0001 - Design and Manufacturing
FY supervision: 6E6Z1100 Individual Engineering Project
Engineering Project Management/ Electrical Smart Systems/ Mechanical Smart Systems:
6E7Z2121 Sustainable Energy Systems
6E7Z2148 Engineering Sustainability
Research project supervision: 6E7Z2150 Individual Engineering Research Project
In progress - Towards More Efficient and Sustainable Production of Platform Chemicals and Biogas – A Proposed Biomass Integrated Biorefinery approach.
I am passionate about the importance of the bioeconomy and that humanity lives in a more sustainable and environmentally-cognizant manner. I am playing an active role in achieving these goals through my teaching and, in particular, through my scientific research which is focused on using biomass and waste organic materials to produce the energy, fuels, and chemicals for which we are currently over-reliant on non-renewable resources. I am part of the low carbon fuels (LCF) cross-disciplinary research group and a member of the Circular Economy Network at Manchester Metropolitan University and am a member of a number of national and international networks focused on collaboration in this space. My research has also featured significant involvement with SMEs, having collaborated with companies in Ireland and the UK. I have secured grants from a number of bodies in the UK and Ireland (e.g. EPSRC TFI+, Science Foundation Ireland, BBSRC NIBBs, Innovate UK, SUPERGEN Bioenergy Hub) and am currently preparing for a further round of grant proposal submissions to further advance the art in biomass conversion and valorisation. I am open to collaboration with interested parties that share my enthusiasm for the bioeconomy, particularly in international proposals.
SGA. Pashaki, M. Khojastehpour, M. Ebrahimi-Nik, S. Tedesco (2023). Evaluation of combined thermo-chemical processes for the treatment of landfill leachate using virgin and recovered FeCl3 coagulants. Journal of Environmental Management. 347, pp.118973-118973.
AJ. Welfle, A. Almena, MN. Arshad, SW. Banks, I. Butnar, et al. KJ. Chong, SG. Cooper, H. Daly, S. Garcia Freites, F. Güleç, C. Hardacre, R. Holland, L. Lan, CS. Lee, P. Robertson, R. Rowe, A. Shepherd, N. Skillen, S. Tedesco, P. Thornley, P. Verdía Barbará, I. Watson, OSA. Williams, M. Röder. (2023). Sustainability of bioenergy – mapping the risks & benefits to inform future bioenergy systems. Biomass and Bioenergy. 177, pp.106919-106919.
G. Hurst, S. Ruiz-Lopez, D. Rivett, S. Tedesco (2022). Effect of hydrochar from acid hydrolysis on anaerobic digestion of chicken manure. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 10(5), pp.108343-108343.
I. Ebrahimzade, M. Ebrahimi-Nik, A. Rohani, S. Tedesco (2022). Towards monitoring biodegradation of starch-based bioplastic in anaerobic condition: finding a proper kinetic model. Bioresource Technology. 347, pp.126661-126661.
G. Hurst, JM. González-Carballo, L. Tosheva, S. Tedesco (2021). Synergistic Catalytic Effect of Sulphated Zirconia—HCl System for Levulinic Acid and Solid Residue Production Using Microwave Irradiation. Energies. 14(6),
S. Tedesco, S. Daniels (2019). Evaluation of inoculum acclimatation and biochemical seasonal variation for the production of renewable gaseous fuel from biorefined Laminaria sp. waste streams. Renewable Energy. 139, pp.1-8.
S. Tedesco, J. Stokes Valorisation to biogas of macroalgal waste streams: a circular approach to bioproducts and bioenergy in Ireland. Chemical Papers. pp.1-8.
SGA. Pashaki, M. Khojastehpour, M. Ebrahimi-Nik, S. Tedesco (2023). Evaluation of combined thermo-chemical processes for the treatment of landfill leachate using virgin and recovered FeCl3 coagulants. Journal of Environmental Management. 347, pp.118973-118973.
AJ. Welfle, A. Almena, MN. Arshad, SW. Banks, I. Butnar, et al. KJ. Chong, SG. Cooper, H. Daly, S. Garcia Freites, F. Güleç, C. Hardacre, R. Holland, L. Lan, CS. Lee, P. Robertson, R. Rowe, A. Shepherd, N. Skillen, S. Tedesco, P. Thornley, P. Verdía Barbará, I. Watson, OSA. Williams, M. Röder. (2023). Sustainability of bioenergy – mapping the risks & benefits to inform future bioenergy systems. Biomass and Bioenergy. 177, pp.106919-106919.
G. Hurst, A. Ahmed, S. Taylor, S. Tedesco (2023). Anaerobic digestion of recycled paper crumb and effects of digestate on concrete performance. Renewable Energy. 208, pp.577-582.
G. Hurst, S. Ruiz-Lopez, D. Rivett, S. Tedesco (2022). Effect of hydrochar from acid hydrolysis on anaerobic digestion of chicken manure. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 10(5), pp.108343-108343.
I. Ebrahimzade, M. Ebrahimi-Nik, A. Rohani, S. Tedesco (2022). Towards monitoring biodegradation of starch-based bioplastic in anaerobic condition: finding a proper kinetic model. Bioresource Technology. 347, pp.126661-126661.
M. Rezaei, M. Ebrahimi‐Nik, S. Tedesco, R. Zeynali (2021). The use of sludge as a micronutrient for the improvement of biogas production from seaweed: the integration of two sources of environmental concern to bring new opportunities. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining. 15(6), pp.1850-1858.
I. Ebrahimzade, M. Ebrahimi-Nik, A. Rohani, S. Tedesco (2021). Higher energy conversion efficiency in anaerobic degradation of bioplastic by response surface methodology. Journal of Cleaner Production. 290, pp.125840-125840.
G. Hurst, JM. González-Carballo, L. Tosheva, S. Tedesco (2021). Synergistic Catalytic Effect of Sulphated Zirconia—HCl System for Levulinic Acid and Solid Residue Production Using Microwave Irradiation. Energies. 14(6),
G. Hurst, I. Brangeli, M. Peeters, S. Tedesco (2020). Solid residue and by-product yields from acid-catalysed conversion of poplar wood to levulinic acid. Chemical Papers. 74(5), pp.1647-1661.
S. Tedesco, S. Daniels (2019). Evaluation of inoculum acclimatation and biochemical seasonal variation for the production of renewable gaseous fuel from biorefined Laminaria sp. waste streams. Renewable Energy. 139, pp.1-8.
S. Tedesco, J. Stokes Valorisation to biogas of macroalgal waste streams: a circular approach to bioproducts and bioenergy in Ireland. Chemical Papers. pp.1-8.
A. Chiumenti, S. Tedesco, F. Da Borso (2021). Anaerobic Digestion of Spent Compost and Peat from the Cultivation of Mushroom. In: 2021 ASABE Annual International Virtual Meeting, July 12-16, 2021. pp.712-718.
ME. Montingelli, S. Tedesco, AG. Olabi (2013). Production of biogas from macroalgal biomass. Maribor, Slovenia, 19/8/2013. pp.538-546.
S. Tedesco, ME. Montingelli, AG. Olabi (2013). Hollander beater operational parameters 'effect on macroalgal biogas production. In: Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, ECOS 2013.
ME. Montingelli, S. Tedesco, M. Dassisti, AG. Olabi (2012). Review of Mechanical and Physical Biomass Pretreatment to increase the biogas yield. In: Proceedings of SEEP 2012. Dublin, Ireland, 5/6/2012. pp.47-52.
S. Tedesco, ME. Montingelli, KY. Benyounnis, AG. Olabi (2012). Mechanical pre-treatment effects investigation on biogas yields from different species of macroalgal biomass. In: Proceedings of SEEP. Dublin, Ireland, 5/6/2012. pp.17-22.
S. Tedesco, AG. Olabi (2011). Review of lignocellulosic biomass as bioenergy source with applications to anaerobic digestion and CHP. In: Proceeding of ICAE. Perugia, Italy, 16/5/2011. pp.513-522.
S. Tedesco, M. Dassisti, AG. Olabi (2009). Process optimization for re-plastic components via statistical experimentation. In: Proceedings of SEEP. Dublin, Ireland, 12/8/2009. pp.345-349.
Paper and Construction industry symbiosis via Anaerobic Digestion for enhanced resource efficiency and a low carbon future. 2021. (PI) funded by EPSRC via TFI Network+, worth £70,726.42.
Build-a-Bear 2.0 : your favourite animal made from plastic waste. 2021. (Co-I) for ING2021\15\136 funded by the Royal Society of Engineering, worth £19,000 and led by Dr Marloes Peeters at NewCastle University.
LevWave - Defining cost effective way of accessing a key platform biochemical of the future via the valorisation of feedstreams from the paper industry. 2020. ISCF-50057 funded by Innovate UK, worth £298,363, (PI) for Manchester Met (£54,293.78).
Highly efficient synthesis of levulinic acid from lignocellulosic biomass using microwave irradiation (PI) 2020. RR 2020/4, funded by EPSRC via SUPERGEN Bioenergy Hub, worth £25,392.40.
Effects of photocatalytic treatments on lignocellulosic biomass for higher energy conversion efficiencies (PI) 2019. AMSE 2018/19, funded by Manchester metropolitan University, worth ~£2k.
BBSRC NIBB Training funds (PI) 2018. CORE-TA – 19 funded by BBSRC NIBB’s HVCfP, work £1k.
Characterisation of biomethane potential from lignocellulosic energy (PI) 2018. RAG 2017/18 - 113380, funded by Manchester metropolitan University, worth £5k.
Green biochemicals and biogas from biowaste: a circular economy approach (PI) 2017. CF-SciEng-ST-2017-1, funded by Manchester Metropolitan University, worth ca. £60k
TIDA Award (PI) 2014. 14/TIDA/2420 Funded by Science Foundation Ireland, worth €62,486.
ADbag project, Phase 3 – design for manufacturing and pilot demonstration (Co-I) 2016. Funded by SEAI - Sustainable Energy Research, Development & Demonstration Programme, worth € 51,610.
Commercial case feasibility study (PI) 2015. CF-2015-0370-Y, funded by Enterprise Ireland, worth €15k.
Project Feasibility Study (Co-I and Post-doc) 2014. IP-2014-0336Y Funded by Enterprise Ireland, worth €8,645.
Innovation Voucher standard (PI) 2016. INV/15782/001, Funded by Enterprise Ireland, worth €5k.
SEAI, Sustainable Energy Award Finalist (Research Category) 2015. By Sustainable Energy
Authority of Ireland. http://www.seai.ie/Your_Business/Sustainable_Energy_Awards/Shortlist_2015/Energy-Awards-Shortlist-2015.html
Young Researcher Forum Award 2015. 1st International Congress and Expo on Biofuels
and Bioenergy.
RIA Charlemont Awardee 2015. Funded by Royal Irish Academy.
Best Presentation Award at SEEP 2012. 5th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Protection.
Reviews for Journals in Elsevier and Springer such as:
Bioresource Technology, BioEnergy Research,Waste Management, Renewable Energy, Biodegradation, J. of Applied Phycology and Chemical Papers.
FHEA.