Daria Camilla Boffito
M.Sc. (University of Milan) - Ph.D. (University of Milan)
Full Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
Areas of expertise
Reaction fundamentals and reactor design Synthesis Other sources of energy (solar, wind, etc.) Catalysis, kinetics Inorganic photochemistry Catalysis Kinetics, reactive intermediaries and mechanisms of reactions Inorganic chemistry Synthetic methodology
Reaction fundamentals and reactor design Synthesis Other sources of energy (solar, wind, etc.) Catalysis, kinetics Inorganic photochemistry Catalysis Kinetics, reactive intermediaries and mechanisms of reactions Inorganic chemistry Synthetic methodology
Primary sphere of excellence in research
Energy, Water and, Resources
Energy, Water and, Resources
Secondary sphere(s) of excellence in research
Environment, Economy, and Society Innovative Materials
Environment, Economy, and Society Innovative Materials
Research interests and affiliations
Research interests
- Heterogeneous catalysis: synthesis, characterization and activity
- Catalysts for reactions in liquid and gas phase
- Synthesis of catalysts by sol-gel, impregnation, micronization, spray-drying, ultrasound
- Process Intensification
- Ultrasound to accelerate chemical and physical processes
- Acoustic cavitation by ultrasound
- Reactivity under ultrasound
- Sonocatalysis
- Biomass conversion into fuels and chemicals
- Reaction mechanisms for the transformation of biomass
- Photocatalysis and advanced oxidation processes
- Hydrodynamic cavitation
- Microwaves
Affiliation(s)
Expertise type(s) (NSERC subjects)
- 1801 Reaction fundamentals and reactor design
- 1805 Transport processes
- 2018 Synthesis
- 2303 Other sources of energy (solar, wind, etc.)
- 3405 Catalysis, kinetics
- 3605 Inorganic photochemistry
- 3607 Catalysis
- 3707 Kinetics, reactive intermediaries and mechanisms of reactions
Publications
Recent publications
Journal article
Journal article
Conference paper
Journal article
Bibeau, V., Barbeau, L., Boffito, D. C., & Blais, B. (2023). Artificial neural network to predict the power number of agitated tanks fed by CFD simulations. Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 101(10), 5992-6002.
Schieppati, D., Patience, N. A., Galli, F., Dal, P., Seck, I., Patience, G. S., Fuoco, D., Banquy, X., & Boffito, D. C. (2023). Chemical and Biological Delignification of Biomass: A Review. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 62(33), 12757-12794.
Uzundurukan, A., Poncet, S., Boffito, D. C., & Micheau, P. (2023, August). Computed tomography-based element model of the human thorax for high-frequency chest compression therapy [Paper]. 10th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Systems (ICBES 2023), London, UK (8 pages). 
Alizadeh Sahraei, A., Azizi, D., Mokarizadeh, A. H., Boffito, D. C., & Larachi, F. (2023). Emerging Trends of Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling in Froth Flotation: A Review. ACS Engineering Au, 3(3), 128-164.
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Biography
Daria Boffito is currently Professor in Chemical Engineering at Polytechnique Montreal. She holds a B.Sc. and Ph.D. in Industrial Chemistry and a M.Sc. in Industrial Chemistry and Management from the University of Milan.
Between 2013 and 2016 she has been a post-doctoral fellow at Polytechnique Montreal, supported by the FRQNT PBEEE and the NSERC Banting Scholarships.
She has held the Canada Research Chair in Intensified Mechano-Chemical Processes for Sustainable Biomass Conversion (2106-2021) and she is now Chairholder in Engineering Process Intesification and Catalysis (EPIC).
Her research interests cover biomass to chemical and fuels, process intensification, photocatalysis, power/gas to liquids and metal extraction from ores or end of life streams.
She collaborates with several Canadian and foreign companies.
Supervision at Polytechnique
COMPLETED
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Ph.D. Thesis (3)
- Laajimi, H. (2022). Experimental and Numerical Investigation of an Ultrasound-Assisted Biodiesel Transesterification with Polyalcohols [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Zorainy, M. Y. M. (2022). MIL Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis, Post-Synthetic Modifications, and Applications [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Ma, Z. (2019). Partial Oxidation of Methane to Syngas Over Noble Metal Catalysts Supported by Fecralloy Fibre [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
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Master's Thesis (6)
- Boumghar, H. (2023). Development of Bioactive Cannabis Extracts Through Optimization of Green Supercritical Fluid Process [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Samarakone, S. (2023). The Sonochemical Extraction of Monazite Using Sulfuric Acid [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Rutherford Ravazzano, B. (2022). Ni Nanoparticles on Oxide Supports Catalyze the Reverse Water-Gas Shift Reaction Through Metal-Support Interaction [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Usen, N. (2021). Sonochemical Synthesis of Porous Gold Nano- and Micro-Particles in a Rosette Cell [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Khani, Z. (2019). Ultrasonic Tuning of Semiconductors' Band Gap [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Louyot, P. (2017). Synthèse de catalyseur de Fischer-Tropsch assistée par ultrasons [Master's thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
News about Daria Camilla Boffito
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June 2, 2022
Two new Canada Research Chairs for Professors Morency and Cheng; Professor Boffito’s CR Chair renewed |
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April 28, 2021
Converting CO2 emissions into aviation fuel: Polytechnique Montréal leads an R&D project with Québec’s support |
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Press review about Daria Camilla Boffito
September 12, 2023,
Canada NewsWire,
Auxico to acquire 85% of minera el benton s.r.l. in bolivia
Daria Camilla Boffito, professeure au Département de génie chimique, intervient sur les perfomances de l'UAEx (Ultrasound Assisted Extraction) développé par Auxico dans la récupération de minerais à une échelle commerciale.
February 24, 2023,
Québec Science,
Transformer la chimie
À l'occasion de son 150e anniversaire, Polytechnique Montréal vous invite à découvrir ses huit différents pôles de recherche. Rencontre avec Daria Camilla Boffito, professeure au Département de génie chimique, qui discute à propos des recherches menées en chimie verte.
December 14, 2022,
Les Affaires,
Innover au Québec malgré les obstacles
Daria Camilla Boffito, professeure agrégée au Département de génie chimique et titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada en procédés mécanochimiques intensifiés pour la conversion durable de la biomasse, partage son expertise sur la question de comment verdir la chimie.
May 24, 2022,
La Presse,
Recherche : Derrière la recette du carburant d’avion vert
Daria Camilla Boffito, professeure agrégée au Département de génie chimique, discute à propos des recherches menées à Polytechnique pour produire du carburant d'aviation durable, en collaboration avec SAF+ Consortium.
Other mentions:
ICI Radio-Canada | Les années lumière
August 2, 2021,
Magazine MCI,
Les matériaux avancés au service d'une relance innovante et collaborative
La relance économique est à nos portes. Les différentes industries, dont celle des matériaux avancés, se mobilisent depuis plusieurs mois afin de rester compétitives au sortir de la crise et de rester pertinentes dans un contexte économique en mouvance. C'est le cas de Louis Laberge Lebel, professeur agrégé au Département de génie mécanique de Polytechnique Montréal, avec son projet de développement de bâtons de hockey en composite thermoplastique sur lequel lui et son équipe travaillent. C'est également le cas de Daria Camilla Boffito, professeure agrégée au Département de génie chimique, avec son projet de développement et d’optimisation d’un design conceptuel d’usine de conversion de CO2 en carburants propres pour le secteur de l’aviation.
February 2, 2018,
Scientific Reports,
Sustainable manufacture of insect repellents derived from Nepeta cataria
Une étude sur le paludisme réalisée par Gregory Patience et Daria Camilla Boffito, professeurs au Département de génie chimique à Polytechnique Montréal, et leurs collaborateurs Federico Galli et Nicolas A. Patience.
