Boffito, Daria Camilla

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Daria Camilla Boffito

M.Sc. (University of Milan) - Ph.D. (University of Milan)

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Full Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering

Phone: (514) 340-4711 Ext. 2446 Fax: (514) 340-4159 Room: A-671.3

daria-camilla.boffito@polymtl.ca

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

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)

Tier-2 Canada Research Chair in Intensified Mechano-chemical Processes for Sustainable Biomass Conversion, Chairholder
Engineering Process Intensification and Catalysis (EPIC) Laboratory, Principal investigator
Astrolith, Member
Institut de génie biomédical, Member

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

Shadbahr, J., Peeples, C. A., Pahija, E., Panaritis, C., Boffito, D. C., Patience, G. S., & Bensebaa, F. (2025). Sustainability assessment of catalyst design on CO2-derived fuel production. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 208, 115011.

Kaveh, R., Alijani, H., Falletta, E., Bianchi, C. L., Mokhtarifar, M., & Boffito, D. C. (2024). Advancements in superhydrophilic titanium dioxide/graphene oxide composites coatings for self-cleaning applications on glass substrates: A comprehensive review. Progress in Organic Coatings, 190, 108347 (29 pages).

Galloni, M. G., Falletta, E., Mahdi, M., Cerrato, G., Giordana, A., Boffito, D. C., & Bianchi, C. L. (2024). An Innovative Sunlight-Driven Device for Photocatalytic Drugs Degradation: from laboratory- to real-Scale Application. A First Step Toward Vulnerable Communities. Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2300565 (11 pages).

Al-Sakkari, E. G., Ragab, A., Dagdougui, H., Boffito, D. C., & Amazouz, M. (2024). Carbon capture, utilization and sequestration systems design and operation optimization: Assessment and perspectives of artificial intelligence opportunities. Science of the Total Environment, 917, 170085 (32 pages).

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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

Ph.D. Thesis (4)
- Fattahi, S. K. (2024). Dynamics and Chemical Activity of Cavitation Bubbles in Ultrasonic Systems [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- 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].
Master's Thesis (9)
- Bibeau, V. (2023). Développement d'algorithmes d'apprentissage profond adaptés au génie chimique : cinétique chimique et mélange [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Boumghar, H. (2023). Development of Bioactive Cannabis Extracts Through Optimization of Green Supercritical Fluid Process [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Guérette, C.-D. (2023). Cu on Co Improves C5+ Selectivity in the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Samarakone, S. (2023). The Sonochemical Extraction of Monazite Using Sulfuric Acid [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Saulnier-Bellemare, T. (2023). Conception d'un catalyseur pour la transformation du glucose en acide lactique dans un réacteur à lit fluidisé [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

NEWS | June 2, 2022

Two new Canada Research Chairs for Professors Morency and Cheng; Professor Boffito’s CR Chair renewed | Read

NEWS | April 28, 2021

Converting CO2 emissions into aviation fuel: Polytechnique Montréal leads an R&D project with Québec’s support | Read

NEWS | November 8, 2019

Donna Strickland, co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018, meets the Polytechnique community | Read

NEWS | June 14, 2018

Practices of granting authorship: «Nature» takes an interest in the work of two Polytechnique Montréal professors | Read

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.

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