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FLAVIO CIOFFI
Chairman


EDUCATION

Scientific secondary school certificate by Liceo Scientifico Copernico - Udine
University of Udine – Faculty of Industrial Engineering
Training course for lab technician - materials control by Tecniche Industriali - Udine (1986)
Training course on the quality systems - by AICQ - Milano
Update course on “Use of eco balance procedures to minimize the environmental impact of the waste in the production of large use products” ENEA - Udine
Certified expert of Life cycle assessment (LCA) and Environmental Product Declarations (EPD)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1983 - 1989: Researcher by the laboratory Tecniche Industriali in Campoformidofrom 
1989 - present: Director and quality responsible of Contento Trade srl laboratory in Campoformido
1993 - present: Chairman of Contento Trade srl 
 
RESEARCH WORKS PERFORMED BY TECNICHE INDUSTRIALI

cement mortars at high resistance for restoration of ruined concrete (83-85)
no toxic cement proofing mortars (85)
demolition mortars at high expansive power (86)
injection micro-reinforcing mortars for structural consolidation (88)
thermal insulating, fireproof and water-repellent plasters ,at high mechanical resistance (89)
new aggregates for concrete based on diatomitic rock (87)
concrete from light inert from the Progetto finalizzato Edilizia CNR (89)
high density concrete for the Sincrotrone SpA - Trieste (89)

RESEARCH WORKS PERFORMED BY CONTENTO TRADE SRL

vitrification process for the inorganic waste neutralization containing heavy metals
process for the neutralization of organic wastes containing sodium salts
process for the consolidation of incoherent materials based on the formation "ettringite “in situ”
process for the reuse of working granite mud
ceramic aggregate at high resistance based on industrial wastes and thermal melting binders
ceramic aggregate at high resistance based only on industrial wastes
process for the decontamination and recovery of oils dispersed in the sea or in the rivers.

COORDINATOR OF THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS CO FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Craft West ENV 4 CT 98 0767 “Wood Exploitation by Using Starch Impregnation and DIC Technology”
Life WBRM 98 ENV IT 00132 “Waste based materials”
Brite “Recbuild” “Innovative construction materials from the recycling of toxic waste and fly ashes
Life Cosmos "Production of COSMOS filler re-using inactivated incineration fly-ash"
Life Cosmos-Rice "Colloidal Silica Medium to Obtain Safe inert from RICE husk ash"
and others.
 
PARTICIPATION TO COMMISSIONS

Member of “Working group on concrete and lightweight aggregates of UNI (Italian Norms Body) from 1989

Member of “Working group on masonry and coating mortars of UNI (Italian Body for Normation) from 1989

Italian Representative of "Sub-group on masonry" by the working group TC 125 of CEN (European Body for Normation) from 1989

Italian representative in the working group of CEN TC 154 "Ad hoc group for recycled aggregates”

Member of the board of examiners in the post doctorate thesis of Dr Emile Sanya in La Rochelle University on "Analyse du traitement hydro-amido-thermique de bois gorgé d'eau; application à la restauration-préservation du bois archéologique", 23rd November 2000.

CO-INVENTIVE OF THE FOLLOWING PATENTS

20045A/88 “Hardening composition based on hydraulic binders"
2026A/88 “Hardening composition based on hydraulic binders"
22487A/89 “Ceramic products from wastes“
83337A/90 “Reuse of organic wastes with sodium salts"
20006A/90 “Systems for the reuse of working granite mud”
20067A/90 “Soil consolidation systems with aluminum carbonates”
20068A/90 “Soil consolidation systems with ettringite”
22229A/90 “Vitrified aggregate based on inorganic wastes and thermal-melting binders”
21802A/90 “Ceramic aggregate based only on industrial wastes”
MI91A002776 “Process for neutralizing the tanning industrial wastes”
MI91A002763 “Expanding agent for ceramic materials”
MI92A002115 “Process for the production of spinnable glass from industrial wastes"
MI93000018 “Process for the production of ettringitic binders from industrial waste”
RM95A000669 “Integrated process for the elimination of SO2 emissions and coal combustion ashes"
FI/012285/IN "Thermal insulating and sound absorbent material from citrus fruit wastes"
FR9811105 "Thermal mechanical treatment at instantaneous controlled release of citrus fruits, citrus fruits juices and citrus fruit peels"
FR98/02463 "Thermal mechanical treatment of naturaly deteriorated waterlogged wood"
MI2012A001382 "Inert material, its production from waste materials and its relative industrial use"

PUBLICATION

Article published in the Proceedings of the 1st National Congress- Valorization and Recycling of industrial wastes - L'Aquila 7-10 July 1997 "The clean foundry", co-author 

Article published in the Proceedings of the 2nd National Congress - Valorization and Recycling of industrial wastes - L'Aquila 5-8 July 1999 - "Recovery of major elements from coal fly ashes"- co-author 

Article published in the Proceedings of the conference: "Technology watch and Innovation in the Construction Industry"- Brussels, 5-6 April 2000 - on "Lightweight Innovative Aggregates", co-author 

Article published in the Proceedings of the conference organized by the European Commission "Research for protection, conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage" on “Ancient waterlogged wood treatment by using starch impregnation and DIC technology” co-author - Strasbourg 22-24 November 2000 

Article published in the Proceedings of the International Symposium "Recycling and Reuse of Glass Cullet" - Dundee 19-20 March 2001 on “Production of Spinnable glass from Wastes and Valorization of the obtained fibers in the reinforced plastic materials" - co author - Dundee (UK) 19-20 March 2001 

Article published in the Proceedings of the 3rd National Congress - Valorization and Recycling of industrial wastes - L'Aquila 25-29 June 2001 "Life Terpene - a process for the complete valorization of industrial orange juice production wastes", co-author 

Article published in the third volume - October 2001 of the Newsletter of the EU Thematic Network Project "Novel product from Glassy Combustion Residues" on "WBRM process: a waste based reinforcing material Life Project ", co author 

Article published in the Proceedings of the International Workshop on Novel Products from Combustion Residues: opportunities and limitations" organized by the EC Thematic Network Progres- Morella 6-8 June 2001 on "Production of spinnable glass from wastes and valorization of the obtained fibers in the reinforced plastic material", co author 

Article published in the SCI "Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology on "Production of continuous glass fibers from wastes and their application in the reinforced plastic material", co author, 2001 

Article published in the Proceedings of the Fiera Ricicla 2001 - Rimini 26-29 September 2001 "Lightweight aggregates from industrial wastes mixtures and their application fields", co-author Book published by EPC - February 2002 "Demolishing art".

and others.

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

English and German.