Research Area
Active Research fields
Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials: hydroxides, metal and metalloid nanoparticles, polymer nanocomposites. Morphological, structural and spectroscopic characterization.
Chemical-physical diagnostics in cultural heritage: painted ceramics, cellulosic materials (paper and wood). Non-destructive and non-invasive investigations by portable techniques and micro-invasive investigations by laboratory instrumentation.
Research projects of the last 5 years
Scientific Manager of PO-FERS Project 4.1.1.2 "BIODETERGENTS" - Development of biocompatible formulations and environmentally sustainable in the sector "Personal Care", lead partner: EcoCare LTD (Amount financed UNIPA € 324,196).
Component of the research unit of the PO-FERS Project extent 4.1.1.1bis "Greenclean" - biodegradable products and packaging with a reduced environmental impact in the areas "House Detergents" and "Personal care."
Component of the research units of the project PON SIGLOD - intelligent system to support the management and the location of landfills and waste management systems.
Component of research units in the project PON Hippocrates - Development of Micro and Nano-Technologies and Advanced Systems for Human Health.
Scientific manager of a project funded under the FFR2012 programm at the University of Palermo.
Responsible for one of the 6 research lines of the PON03PE_00214_2 project entitled: Development and Application of Materials and Processes for Innovative Diagnostics and Restoration of Cultural Heritage.
Component of the research units of the project PON Hippocrates - Development of Micro and Nano-Technologies and Advanced Systems for Human Health.
Component of the research units of the project "Resource recovery from industrial waste water by cutting edge technologies membranes - Revived, cod. call H2020-IND-EC-2016-17, no. 723,729 contract.
Member of the Project "Science and Archaeology: an effective combination for the dissemination of scientific culture" PANN15T3_00384
Collaborations
Prof. Adriaan S. Luyt, Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University (prima Department of Chemistry, University of the Free State, Qwaqwa Campus, South Africa)
Dr. Elka Kraleva, Leibniz Institute for Catalysis, Rostock, Germany (prima Institute of Catalysis, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria)
Dr hab. Eng. Darek Hreniak, Department of Excited State Spectroscopy, Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland
Prof. Stefano Enzo, Dipartimento di chimica e farmacia, Università degli Studi di Sassari
Prof. Mario Berrettoni, Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", Università degli Studi di Bologna
Prof.ssa Cristina Leonelli, Dipartimento di Ingegneria "Enzo Ferrari", Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Prof. Luigi Dei, Dipartimento di Chimica 'Ugo Schiff', Università degli Studi di Firenze
Prof. Ruggero Caminiti, Dipartimento di Chimica , Università degli Studi di Roma "Sapienza"
Prof. Marilena Carbone, Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Roma 2
Active research
Scientific Responsible of Centro Grandi Apparecchiature of ATeN Center (TEM, LC-MS, SAXS and NMR).
Instrumentation STEBICEF: Autoclave, Microwave apparatus, Climate chamber, Viscosimeter, Nitrogen-porosimeter, Bragg-Brentano and Energy dispersion diffractometer, Portable X-ray Fluorescence, Dynamic Light Scattering, UV-vis and Fiber optical UV-vis spectrophotometer (FORS), FT-IR, Micro IR spectrophotometer with ATR and Portable IR spectrometer
Services delivered under the right of third parties
Activities and analysis available at ATeN Center - CGA are described in:
https://www.unipa.it/strutture/atencenter/
Within the instrumentation of the research group, we offer physical-chemical analysis of materials and diagnostics, on-site and ex-situ, of Cultural Heritage artifacts