MatDeMet

Materials for De-Metallation processes

Current Research Topics
  • Synthesis and functionalization of inorganic and hybrid materials for the removal of heavy metals from polluted waste waters
  • Development of innovative multistep processes for the abatement of Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions

  • Kinetic and thermodynamic modeling of heavy metal capture on different inorganic sorbent

  • Investigation on the main capture mechanisms through a combination of structural, morphological, thermal and spectroscopic characterization techniques.
Recent Publications
  • Campisi, S., Evangelisti, C., Postole, G., & Gervasini, A. Combination of interfacial reduction of hexavalent chromium and trivalent chromium immobilization on tin-functionalized hydroxyapatite materials. 2021, Applied Surface Science, 539, 148227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.148227
  • Ferri, M.; Campisi, S.; Gervasini, A. “Nickel and Cobalt Adsorption on Hydroxyapatite: A Study for the de-Metalation of Electronic Industrial Wastewaters.” Adsorption 2019, 25 (3), 649–660. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10450-019-00066-w.
  • Ferri, M.; Campisi, S.; Scavini, M.; Evangelisti, C.; Carniti, P.; Gervasini, A. “In-Depth Study of the Mechanism of Heavy Metal Trapping on the Surface of Hydroxyapatite.” Appl. Surf. Sci. 2019, 475 (December 2018), 397–409. https://doi.org/S0169433218336134.
  • Campisi, S.; Castellano, C.; Gervasini, A. “Tailoring the Structural and Morphological Properties of Hydroxyapatite Materials to Enhance the Capture Efficiency towards Copper(II) and Lead(II) Ions.” New J. Chem. 2018, 42 (6), 4520–4530. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8NJ00468D.