Scientific publications
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​Wehrung, Q., Pastero, L., Bernasconi, D., Cotellucci, A., Bruno, M., Cavagna, S., Destefanis, E., Caviglia, C. & Pavese, A. (2024). Impact of Operational Parameters on the CO2 Absorption Rate in Ca(OH)2 Aqueous Carbonation ─Implications for Process Efficiency. Energy & Fuels, 38(17), 16678-16691.
Key carbonation parameters
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Wehrung, Q., Bernasconi, D., Cotellucci, A., Destefanis, E., Caviglia, C., Bruno, M., Bicchi, E., Pavese, A., Pastero, L. Carbonation washing of waste incinerator air pollution control residues under wastewater reuse conditions. (2024). Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 115272.
Carbonation washing
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Wehrung, Q., Bernasconi, D., Destefanis, E., Caviglia, C., Curetti, N., Di Felice, S., Bicchi, E., Pavese, A., Pastero, L. (2024). Aqueous CO2 Mineralization of Waste Incineration Residues: Comparing BA, FA, and APCr Across Production Scenarios. Minerals, 14(12), 1269.
Compare incineration residues
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Wehrung, Q., Bernasconi, D., Destefanis, E., Caviglia, C., Curetti, N., Pasero, F., Pavese, A., Pastero, L. (2025). ASHES Program: An Academia-Industry Partnership Integrating Metal Recovery with Accelerated Carbonation from Fine Bottom Ashes Fractions. Paper accepted at the 86th EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition, Toulouse, 2-5 June 2025.
Metals & COâ‚‚: the integrated approach
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Wehrung, Q., Bernasconi, D., Michel, F., Destefanis, E., Caviglia, C., Curetti, N., ... & Pastero, L. (2025). Accelerated Carbonation of Waste Incineration Residues: Reactor Design and Process Layout from Laboratory to Field Scales—A Review. Clean Technologies, 7(3), 58.
Designing the reactors and processes of the future
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Wehrung, Q., Bernasconi, D., Destefanis, E., Caviglia, C., Colli, A., Michel, F., Pavese, A., & Pastero, L. (2025). Impact of operational parameters on the COâ‚‚ absorption rate and uptake in MgO aqueous carbonation—A comparison with Ca(OH)â‚‚.
[upcoming]
Calcium vs Magnesium


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Mezni, M., Wehrung, Q., Bernasconi, D., Destefanis, E., Caviglia, C., Curetti, N., Pasero, F., Mezlini, S., Michel, F., Pavese, A., & Pastero, L. (2025). Carbonation washing of incineration bottom ash fine fraction under wastewater reuse conditions.
[upcoming]
Carbonation washing - part 2
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Audoye, F., Wehrung, Q., Bernasconi, D., Destefanis, E., Caviglia, C., Curetti, N., Pasero, F., Dino, G.-A., Michel, F., Pavese, A., & Pastero, L. (2025). Characterization and valorization potential of RDF bottom ash from the incineration of anaerobic digest of municipal solid waste. [upcoming]
Valoriser les mâchfers de CSR


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Wehrung, Q., Bernasconi, D., Servetto, GP, Curetti, N., Mezni, M., Audoye, F., Destefanis, E., Caviglia, C., Mango, G., Michel, F., Vigliaturo, R., Pavese, A., & Pastero, L. (2025). Pb–(Sn)–(Sb) oxides in incineration bottom ash: Characterization, carbonation behavior, and antimony treatment implications.
[upcoming]




