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Dr Raphael Tarpani

Postal Address
School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science
The Mill
Sackville Street
The University of Manchester
Manchester, M13 9PL
UK
Dr Tarpani
 

Biography

Raphael graduated in Environmental Engineering from the University of São Paulo (EESC-USP), with an emphasis on urban planning. He has an MSc in Environmental and Sanitary Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), with research works about the removal of metals with biopolymers in Drinking Water Treatment Plants.

Aiming to continue his research in a more broad theme, Raphael decided in 2012 to proceed as a PhD student at Manchester University, with research projects focused on Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of advanced removal techniques in Waste Water Treatment Plants, focusing on Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care (PPCPs) in urban waste waters.

Selected journal papers

  1. Tarpani, R. and A. Azapagic (2023). Life cycle sustainability assessment of advanced treatment techniques for urban wastewater reuse and sewage sludge resource recovery. Science of the Total Environment 869, 161771, 1-16.
  2. Tarpani, R., C. Alfonsín, A. Hospido and A. Azapagic (2020). Life cycle environmental impacts of sewage sludge treatment methods for resource recovery considering ecotoxicity of heavy metals and pharmaceutical and personal care products. Journal of Environmental Management 260, 109643, 1-13.
  3. Gallego-Schmid, A., R. R. Zepon Tarpani, S. Miralles-Cuevas, A. Cabrera-Reina, Sixto Malato and A. Azapagic (2019). Environmental assessment of solar photo-Fenton processes in combination with nanofiltration for the removal of micro-contaminants from real wastewaters. Science of the Total Environment 650, 2210-2220.
  4. Tarpani, R. and A. Azapagic (2018). Life cycle costs of advanced treatment techniques for wastewater reuse and resource recovery from sewage sludge. Journal of Cleaner Production 204, 832-847.
  5. Tarpani, R. and A. Azapagic (2018). Life cycle environmental impacts of advanced wastewater treatment techniques for removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs). Journal of Environmental Management 215, 258-272.