Research Area

Active Research fields

Research activity encompasses:

1)preparation, characterization and exploitation of clays and organoclays for biotechnological applications related to formulation of drug delivery systems and remediation technologies;

2)topological analysis of the electron density of high-pressure and high-temperature phase transitions;

2)thermodynamic modeling of solid solution systems.

Research projects of the last 5 years

-PRIN-MIUR 2010-2011. From raw materials of Earth's system to technological applications: crystal chemical and structural studies. Scientific Coordinator: Maria Franca Brigatti

-FFR 2012-2013. Ab-initio simulations of minerals: geo-petrological and pharmaceutical applications

Collaborations

Current colaborations with 

 

- Prof. Alessandro Pavese, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Milano

- Prof. Francesco Princivalle, Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Università di Trieste

- Prof. Giora Rytwo, MIGAL/Tel Hai College, Environmental Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Israel

- Prof. Giuseppe Lazzara, Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica, Università di Palermo

- Prof.ssa Gennara Cavallaro, Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università di Palermo

-Dott.ssa Monica Dapiaggi, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Milano

Active research

3 XEON server (32 CPU)

Xray powder diffractometer

SEM

XRF

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XRay powder diffraction analyses

XRF analyses