Piero Armenante
Distinguished Professor, Chemical & Materials Engineering
- piero.armenante@njit.edu
- 973-596-3548
- 374 Tiernan Hall (TIER)
About Me
Piero M. Armenante is currently Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering. His areas of research interest include the hydrodynamics of single and multiphase systems, dissolution testing, and, more in general, different aspects of pharmaceutical engineering.
Education
Ph.D.; University of Virginia-Main Campus; Chemical Engineering; 1983
M.S.; University of Rome; Chemical Engineering; 1977
2026 Fall Courses
MTEN 701B - MASTERS THESIS
MTSE 790A - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
CHE 349 - KINETICS & REACTOR DESGN
MTEN 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
PHEN 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
CHE 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
CHE 705 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CHE 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
MTEN 492 - RESRCH AND INDPENDENT STUDY II
CHE 491 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 701B - MASTERS THESIS
MTEN 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
MTEN 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CHE 492 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CHE 701C - MASTERS THESIS
CHE 706 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
MTEN 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
MTEN 491 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTEN 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTSE 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
Teaching Interests
Pharmaceutical engineering, chemical engineering, fluid mechanics, pharmaceutical unit operations, pharmacokinetics.
Past Courses
CHE 210: CHEMCL PROC CALCULATIONS I
CHE 210: CHEMICAL PROCESS CALCULATIONS I
CHE 260: FLUID FLOW
CHE 370: HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
PHEN 603: PHARM UNIT OPER:LIQ&DISP SYS
PHEN 603: PHARM UNIT OPER:LIQ&DISP SYSTEM
PHEN 603: PHARMACEUTICAL UNIT OPERATIONS: PROCESSING OF LIQUID AND DISPERSED PHASE SYSTEMS
PHEN 614: PHARMACEUTICAL SEPARATION PROC
PHEN 618: PRINC PHARMACOKINETICS &DRUG
PHEN 618: PRINC PHARMACOKINETICS &DRUG DE
PHEN 618: PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOKINETICS AND DRUG DELIVERY
Research Interests
Fluid Mixing, Pharmaceutical Processing of Fluids and Dispersed-Phase Systems, Dissolution Testing, Reaction Engineering.
Journal Article
Yiran Zhang, Gerard Bredael, Piero M. Armenante. "Dissolution of Prednisone Tablets in the Presence of an Arch-Shaped Fiber Optic Probe in a USP Dissolution Testing Apparatus 2." Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol. 102, no. 8, pp. 2718-2729.
Bing Wang, Gerard Bredael, Piero M. Armenante. "Effect of a Fiber-Optic Probe on the Dissolution of Salicylic Acid Tablets in USP Apparatus 2." Dissolution Technologies, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 21-30.
Chadakarn Sirasitthichoke, Sanjaykumar Patel, Kevin G. Reuter, Andre Hermans, Gerard Bredael, Piero M. Armenante. 2024. "Effect of basket mesh size on the hydrodynamics of a partially filled (500 mL) USP rotating basket dissolution testing Apparatus 1." International Journal of Pharmaceutics, vol. 658.
Chadakarn Sirasitthichoke, Satish Perivilli, Mark R. Liddell, Piero M. Armenante. 2023. "Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) measurements of USP Apparatus 1 hydrodynamics with 500 mL fill volume." International Journal of Pharmaceutics, vol. 647.
Chadakarn Sirasitthichoke, Sanjaykumar Patel, Kevin G. Reuter, Andre Hermans, Gerard Bredael, Piero M. Armenante. 2023. "Computational determination of hydrodynamics in the USP dissolution testing Apparatus 1 (rotating basket)." Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 280.
Justin Pace, Chadakarn Sirasitthichoke, Piero M. Armenante. 2023. "Experimental determination and computational prediction of blend time in the USP dissolution testing Apparatus 1." Chemical Engineering Research and Design, vol. 194, pp. 705-721.
Baran Teoman, Andrei Potanin, Piero M. Armenante. 2023. "Analysis of complex fluid discharge from consumer dispensing bottles using rheology and flow visualization." Applied Rheology, vol. 33, no. 1.
Afstathios Pafiakis, Piero M. Armenante, Costas G. Gogos. 2023. "The influence of input material properties on hot melt granules prepared using a counter-rotating batch mixer." Pharmaceutical Development and Technology, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 1-17.
Baran Teoman, Andrei Potanin, Piero M. Armenante, B. Teoman, Piero M. Armenante. 2022. "Residual heel volume during the pressure-driven discharge of complex fluids from consumer dispensing bottles." J. Non-Newtonian Fluid. Mech., vol. 309, pp. 104917.
Chadakarn Sirasitthichoke, Sandrine Salloum, Piero M. Armenante, C. Sirasitthichoke, S. Salloum. 2022. "Power Number and Hydrodynamic Characterization of a Stirred Vessel Equipped with a Retreat-Blade Impeller and Different Types of Pharmaceutical Single Baffles." Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 257, pp. 117725.
Chadakarn Sirasitthichoke, Baran Teoman, John Thomas, Piero M. Armenante. 2022. "Computational prediction of the just-suspended speed, N<inf>js</inf>, in stirred vessels using the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) coupled with a novel mathematical approach." Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 251.
C. Sirasitthichoke, B. Teoman, J. Thomas, Piero M. Armenante. 2022. "Computational Prediction of the Just-Suspended Speed, Njs, in Stirred Vessels Using the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) Coupled with a Novel Mathematical Approach." Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 251, pp. 117411.
C. Sirasitthichoke, D. Hoang, P. Phalak, Piero M. Armenante, B.I. Barnoon, I. Shandil, Duc Hoang, Poonam Phalak, Barak I. Barnoon, Ishaan Shandil. 2022. "Computational Prediction of Blend Time in a Large-Scale Viral Inactivation Process for Monoclonal Antibodies Biomanufacturing." Biotechnology and Bioengineering, pp. 1-15.
B. Teoman, Mathematical Approach,” Chem. Eng. Sci., 2022, 251, 117411. Teoman, B., Muneeswaran, Z., Verma, G., Chen, D., Brinzari, T., Almeda-Ahmadi, A., Norambuena, J., Xu, S., Ma, S, Boyd, , Piero M. Armenante, Potanin, A., Pan, L., Asefa, T,. Dubovoy, V.. 2021. "Cetylpyridinium Trichlorostannate: Synthesis, Antimicrobial Properties and Controlled-Release Properties via Electrical Resistance Tomography." ACS Omega , vol. 6, pp. 35433-35441.
C. Sirasitthichoke, S. Perivilli, M. Liddell, Piero M. Armenante. 2021. "“Experimental Determination of the Velocity Distribution in USP Apparatus 1 (Basket Apparatus) Using Particle Image Velocimetry." Intern. J. Pharmaceutics:X, vol. 3, no. 100078.
Chadakarn Sirasitthichoke, Satish Perivilli, Mark R. Liddell, Piero M. Armenante. 2021. "Experimental determination of the velocity distribution in USP Apparatus 1 (basket apparatus) using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)." International Journal of Pharmaceutics: X, vol. 3.
B. Teoman, A. Potanin, Piero M. Armenante. 2021. "Optimization of Optical Transparency of Personal Care Products Using the Refractive Index Matching Method." Coll. Surf. A, vol. 610, no. 125595.
Baran Teoman, Chadakarn Sirasitthichoke, Andrei Potanin, Piero M. Armenante. 2021. "Determination of the just-suspended speed, N<inf>js</inf>, in stirred tanks using electrical resistance tomography (ERT)." AIChE Journal, vol. 67, no. 10.
B. Teoman, C. Sirasitthichoke, A. Potanin, Piero M. Armenante. 2021. "Determination of the Just-Suspended Speed, Njs, in Stirred Tanks Using Electrical Resistance Tomography (ERT)." AIChE J. , vol. 67, no. 10.
C. Sirasitthichoke, S. Patel, K. G. Reuter, A. Hermans, G. Bredael, Piero M. Armenante, Sanjaykumar Patel, Kevin G. Reuter, Andre Hermans, Gerard Bredael. 2021. "Influence of Basket Mesh Size on the Hydrodynamics in the USP Rotating Basket Dissolution Testing Apparatus 1." International Journal of Pharmaceutics, vol. 607, no. 120976.
S. Arockiam, H. S. Chang, Piero M. Armenante, Sagnik Basuray. 2021. "Experimental determination and computational prediction of the mixing efficiency of a simple, continuous, serpentine-channel microdevice." Chemical Engineering Research and Design, vol. 167, pp. 303-317.
Baran Teoman, Shriarjun Shastry, Sara Abdelhamid, Piero M. Armenante. 2021. "Imaging method for the determination of the minimum agitation speed, N<inf>js</inf>, for solids suspension in stirred vessels and reactors." Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 231.
B. Teoman, S. Shastry, S. Abdelhamid, Piero M. Armenante. 2021. "Imaging method for the determination of the minimum agitation speed, Njs, for solids suspension in stirred vessels and reactors." Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 231, no. 116263.
G. Bredael, Piero M. Armenante. 2018. "Computational Hydrodynamic Comparison of a Mini Vessel and a USP 2 Dissolution Testing System to Predict the Dynamic Operating Conditions for Similarity of Dissolution Performance." International Journal of Pharmaceutics, vol. 539, no. 1-2, pp. 112-130.
C. Sirasitthichoke, Piero M. Armenante, Chadakarn Sirasitthichoke. 2017. "Power Dissipation and Power Number Correlations for a Retreat-Blade Impeller under Different Baffling Conditions." Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., vol. 56, no. 36, pp. 10123-10133.
B. Wang, Piero M. Armenante. 2016. "Experimental and Computational Determination of the Hydrodynamics of Mini Vessel Dissolution Testing Systems." Intern. J. Pharmaceutics, vol. 510, pp. 336-349.
Y. Zhao, B. Wang, Piero M. Armenante, R. Conmy, Michel Boufadel. 2015. "Characterization of Turbulent Properties in the EPA Baffled Flask for Dispersion Effectiveness Testing." J. Environ. Eng.
Lin Zhao, Bing Wang, Piero M. Armenante, Robyn Conmy, Michel Boufadel. 2015. "Characterization of turbulent properties in the EPA baffled flask for dispersion effectiveness testing." Journal of Environmental Engineering, vol. 142, no. 1, pp. 04015044.
Shilan Motamedvaziri, Piero M. Armenante. 2012. "Flow Regimes and Surface Air Entrainment in Partially Filled Stirred Vessels for Different Fill Ratios." Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 81, pp. 231-250.
Yimin Wang, Piero M. Armenante. 2012. "A novel off-center paddle impeller (OPI) dissolution testing system for reproducible dissolution testing of solid dosage forms." Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol. 101, no. 2, pp. 746-760.
Ge Bai, Yimin Wang, Piero M. Armenante. 2011. "Velocity Profiles and Shear Strain Rate Variability in the USP Dissolution Testing Apparatus 2 at Different Impeller Agitation Speeds." Intern. J. Pharmaceutics, vol. 403, no. 1-2, pp. 1-14.
Conference Proceeding
"Continuous Casting of Octagonal Section Revisited: Quality Steel Production Trials in Acciaierie Bertoli Safau S.p.A"
January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2023.
January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2023.
"World’s Largest Casters Are Danieli’s in China"
January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2023.
January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2023.
"Danieli's Latest Dynamic Soft-Reduction Technology for Continuous Bloom Casting at Baoshan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd."
January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2022.
January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2022.
"Effect of Liquid Level and Impeller Submergence on Solid Suspension in a Vessel Stirred by a Disk Turbine"
Proc. 15th Europ. Conf. on Mixing, St. Petersburg, Russia, June 28-July 3, 2015, 2015.
Proc. 15th Europ. Conf. on Mixing, St. Petersburg, Russia, June 28-July 3, 2015, 2015.
Other
"Dissolution Best Practices and International Harmonization-AAPS Workshop Report"
Dissolution Technologies, November, 2022.
Dissolution Technologies, November, 2022.
"The discharge of complex fluids through an orifice: A review"
Chemical Engineering Research and Design, March, 2022.
Chemical Engineering Research and Design, March, 2022.
Paper Review
"The Discharge of Complex Fluids through an Orifice: A Review"
Chem. Eng. Res. Des., January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2022.
Chem. Eng. Res. Des., January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2022.
Book
Piero M. Armenante, Otute Akiti. "Sterilization processes in the pharmaceutical industry." 311-379 pp. 2019. ISBN [9781119600800, 9781119285496].
Piero M. Armenante, Otute Akiti. "Sterilization processes in the pharmaceutical industry." 311-379 pp. 2019. ISBN 9781119600800.
Chapter
Otute Akiti, Piero M. Armenante. "Mixing and Processes Validation in the Pharmaceutical Industry." "Handbook of Industrial Mixing-Science and Practice, by Paul, E. L., Atiemo-Obeng, V. A., and Kresta, S. M. (editors), 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2013," pp. 68. Wiley, 2013.