{"id":204,"date":"2018-03-22T08:39:40","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T07:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/templategdr.dii.unipd.it\/mesmerize\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T09:39:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T07:39:02","slug":"mesmerize","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/aptlab\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Particle Technology Laboratory"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  data-label=\"Overlappable\" data-id=\"overlappable--1\" data-export-id=\"overlappable-4\" data-category=\"overlappable\" class=\"overlappable-4 content-section content-section-spacing content-relative\" data-overlap=\"true\" id=\"overlappable-1\" style=\"background-image: none; background-size: cover; background-position: center top;\">\n<div  class=\"gridContainer\">\n<div  data-type=\"row\" class=\"row spaced-cols text-center\">\n<div  class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-padding\">\n\n<a  data-cp-link=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/aptlab\/research-topics\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><i  class=\"fa icon shadow-large-black aligncenter fa-flask reverse round large color1\"><\/i><\/a>\n<div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"\">\n<h5  class=\"\">RESEARCH<\/h5>\n<p  class=\"\">Applied &amp; fundamental research on Particle Technology.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-padding\">\n\n<a  data-cp-link=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/aptlab\/publications\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><i  class=\"fa icon shadow-large-black aligncenter fa-file-pdf-o reverse round large color1\"><\/i><\/a>\n<div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"\">\n<h5  class=\"\">PAPERS<\/h5>\n<p  class=\"\">A continuous effort to produce high level scientific publications.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-padding\">\n\n<a  data-cp-link=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/aptlab\/partnership\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><i  class=\"fa icon shadow-large-black aligncenter fa-users reverse round large color1\"><\/i><\/a>\n<div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"\">\n<h5  class=\"\">NETWORK<\/h5>\n<p  class=\"\">A growing network fostering knowledge and dissemination.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"section-separator-bottom\"><\/div>\n<\/div><div  data-label=\"Features\" data-id=\"features--1\" data-export-id=\"features-16\" data-category=\"features\" class=\"features-16 content-section content-section-spacing content-relative\" id=\"features-1\">\n<div  class=\"section-separator-top\"><\/div>\n<div  class=\"gridContainer\">\n<div  class=\"row text-center\">\n<div  class=\"section-title-col\" data-type=\"column\">\n<h2  class=\"\">Applied research on handling and processing of particulate solids<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"row spaced-cols\" data-type=\"row\">\n<div  class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 space-bottom col-md-6 \">\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  class=\"face alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/aptlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/02\/sili.png\" title=\"sili\" alt=\"Particle storage\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\">\n<div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs description-container\">\n<h4  class=\"font-500\">Our research group<\/h4>\n<ul  class=\"\">\n \t<li ><strong >Who we are:<\/strong> we are a specialized research group within the <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.dii.unipd.it\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"\">Department of Industrial Engineering<\/a> at the <a  href=\"http:\/\/www.unipd.it\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"\">University of Padova<\/a>.<\/li>\n \t<li ><strong >Our focus:<\/strong> the fundamentals of Particle Technology, with emphasis on studying the relationships between microscopic properties (i.e., individual particles) and macroscopic properties (i.e., bulk), and on understanding how these properties impact on processes of industrial significance.\n<a  class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/aptlab\/research-topics\">Learn more<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 space-bottom col-md-6 \">\n\n<img decoding=\"async\"  loading=\"lazy\" class=\"face alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/aptlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/02\/mortaio.png\" title=\"mortaio\" alt=\"particle processing\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\">\n<div  data-type=\"column\" class=\"col-padding-small col-padding-small-xs description-container\">\n<h4  class=\"font-500\">Our approach<\/h4>\n<ul  class=\"\">\n \t<li ><strong >Experimental:<\/strong> our laboratory works with state-of-the-art facilities for characterising particulate materials from single particle level to bulk level. &nbsp;<a  class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/aptlab\/facilities\">Learn more<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li ><strong >Numerical:<\/strong> simulating what cannot be seen or measured is an option. We perform Finite Element Method, FEM, and Distinct Element Method, DEM simulations of particulate materials. &nbsp;<a  class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/aptlab\/research-topics\">Learn more<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li ><strong >Collaborative:<\/strong>&nbsp; we share expertise and additional facilities with other academic groups members of the GrG at University of Padova in order to tackle the often complex and multifaceted problems of Particle Technology. &nbsp;<a  class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/aptlab\/partnership\">Learn more<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"section-separator-bottom\"><\/div>\n<\/div><div  data-label=\"Counters\" data-id=\"counters--1\" data-export-id=\"counters-2\" data-category=\"counters\" class=\"counters-2 content-section content-section-spacing content-relative\" id=\"counters-1\" style=\"background-image: none;\">\n<div  class=\"section-separator-top\"><\/div>\n<div  class=\"gridContainer\">\n<div  class=\"row text-center\">\n<div  class=\"section-title-col\" data-type=\"column\">\n<h2  class=\"\">APTLab activity in short<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"row\" data-type=\"row\">\n<div  class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 text-center space-bottom\">\n\n<i  class=\"fa icon fa-newspaper-o color1\"><\/i>\n<h3  class=\"font-400\" data-min=\"0\" data-max=\"120\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-prefix=\"\" data-suffix=\"+\" data-countup=\"true\"><\/h3>\n<h5  class=\"upper color2\">published papers<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 text-center space-bottom\">\n\n<i  class=\"fa fa-smile-o icon color1\"><\/i>\n<h3  class=\"font-400\" data-min=\"10000\" data-max=\"34\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-prefix=\"\" data-suffix=\"+\" data-countup=\"true\"><\/h3>\n<h5  class=\"upper color2\">happy industrial parnters<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 text-center space-bottom\">\n\n<i  class=\"fa icon fa-address-book-o color1\"><\/i>\n<h3  class=\"font-400\" data-min=\"0\" data-max=\"60\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-prefix=\"\" data-suffix=\"+\" data-countup=\"true\"><\/h3>\n<h5  class=\"upper color2\">Thesis<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"section-separator-bottom\"><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RESEARCH Applied &amp; fundamental research on Particle Technology. 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