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sustainability as well as process and energy efficiency. References
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Acknowledgement: The authors would like to thank all the people contributing to the present paper,
particularly to Irene Crocicchia and Fabio Podesta’ for the support in the information gathering process
and Nunzio Bonavita for sponsoring and encouraging the editing of this work.

Federico Callero

Federico is Advanced Service Hub for Europe for requirements and support local sales teams for
ABB Italy, he has a degree in Chemical Engineering Mediterranean Region and Europe. Federico has
from University of Genoa, IT. He joined ABB in 2007 experience in Process Control and Advanced
as an advanced process control engineer in Italy. Application development covering different process
After covering different roles in O&G, Technology units and market sectors. He is author or co-author
Management and Water Vertical Market, he is now of 4 papers published on technical magazines or at
responsible for driving delivery and implementation international conferences.
of Advanced Services, monitoring market

Riccardo Martini

Riccardo is Advanced Process Control Operations Gasification to Power Generation. From November
Manager for ABB Italy, Oil Gas & Petrochemical 2005 to December 2009 he acted as Product
Business Unit. He graduated in Electrical Manager for the ABB Multivariable Process
Engineering at Genoa University in 1994. Riccardo Controller software Optimize IT Predict & Control .
has over 15 years experience in Advanced Process He is author or co-author of more than 10 papers
Control and Process Optimization, covering a published on technical magazines or presented at
different process units and different markets, from international conferences.
Refining to Petrochem, from Gasification to

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