**About the Editors**

#### **Luigi Gurreri**

Luigi Gurreri is a research fellow in chemical engineering at the University of Palermo. His research activities concern modelling and experimental characterization of membrane processes for various applications, including desalination and salinity gradient power, with focuses on fluid dynamics, transport phenomena, and process simulation. He has participated in many EU-funded projects in this area.

#### **Alessandro Tamburini**

Alessandro Tamburini is an assistant professor of chemical process control at the University of Palermo. He has carried out research activities focused on the experimental and numerical analysis of complex systems including multiphase stirred tanks and membrane-based units. He has participated in many EU-funded and national projects on water desalination and renewable energy technologies as well as salinity gradient power processes.

#### **Giorgio Micale**

Giorgio Micale is a full professor of chemical process and plant design at the University of Palermo. His core research topics are the study of conventional and renewable energy desalination processes, salinity gradient power processes, computational fluid dynamics, mixing and multiphase flows, and computer-aided process engineering. He leads his research group and is responsible for several EU projects.
