Giulia Masi

Research fellow

Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering

Research

Keywords: Alkali activated materials, Ceramics, Construction Materials, Corrosion, Cultural Heritage, Durability

Development of low-environmental-impact ceramic-like materials with high performances for industrial and civil engineering sector (alkali activated materials/geopolymers).
Designing and investigation of porous materials produced from industrial by-product precursors for high temperature applications, membranes and adsorbents development.
Investigation of materials durability in light of the corrosion behaviour and degradation mechanisms, such as the corrosion resistance of steel in alternative binders (alkali activated materials/geopolymers) for civil engineering applications and the corrosion behaviour of different metals and alloys (cast irons, high-strength low alloy steels, corrosion resistant alloys) and the assessment of innovative organic and metallic protective coatings for mechanical, pharmaceutical and offshore industry.
Study of the interaction between environmental parameters (pollutants, rainfalls and atmospheric depositions) and materials in the field of Cultural Heritage. Main studied materials are metallic alloys (e.g. Cu-based alloys) and natural and artificial stones.
Evaluation of the efficiency and development of conservation strategies for the improvement of corrosion resistance of metallic alloys (e.g. Cu-based alloys) and natural and artificial stones, for Cultural Heritage applications.
Development of methodologies for studying material decay, especially the simulation of atmospheric corrosion conditions by artificially ageing methods considering the environmental and geometrical exposure conditions.

Giulia Masi

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