Stefano Brandani

Professor Stefano Brandani is the Chair of Chemical Engineering at the School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, specializing in carbon capture, adsorption, and membrane gas separations. He holds leadership roles as Director of the Chemical Engineering Discipline and research area champion for adsorption and membranes in the UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre.

• Education: PhD in Chemical Engineering (University of Naples, 1994), Laurea summa cum laude (University of L'Aquila, 1991)

Research Interests: Focus on carbon capture technologies, particularly adsorption and membrane-based separation systems. His work addresses diffusion in nanoporous materials, fluidization, and mass transport challenges, with applications in gas separations and CO2 removal from power plants and marine systems.

Article Trends: Recent publications emphasize adsorption modeling, multi-scale characterization of nanoporous materials, and industrial process optimization for carbon capture. Topics include diffusion anomalies, isotherm analysis, and water vapor sorption reference data.

Scientific Awards & Honors:

• Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award (2001)
• Philip Leverhulme Prize (2001)
• Cavaliere dell'Ordine della Stella d'Italia
• Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers
• Senior Member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Projects & Collaborations: Leads industry-academia partnerships (Atlas Copco, Air Liquide, HD Korea Shipbuilding) focused on ship-based carbon capture, nanoporous material characterization, and solar-powered direct air capture systems. Active in the Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage centre and British Zeolite Association.