Education
PhD in Chemistry (2023), at the Department of Chemistry Giacomo Ciamician, University of Bologna. Thesis: Analytical pyrolysis to study microplastics and other polymers in the environment.
Master's Degree in Environmental Assessment and Management (2019, cum laude) at the Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna. Thesis: Analysis of chemical degradation of caffeine in aqueous solution using an advanced oxidation process: Fenton’s reagent and UV radiation.
Degree in Environmental Sciences (2015, cum laude) at the Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna. Thesis: Valutazione dell'inquinamento indoor attraverso campionatori passivi e sensori microclimatici.
Research activities
Use of analytical pyrolysis coupled with gas chromatography - mass spectrometry (Py-GC-MS) to study polymers of environmental interest.
- Characterisation of synthetic polymers and biopolymers, using unreactive pyrolysis or derivatisation techniques (methylation, silylation and acetylation).
- Development of thermoanalytical methods for the identification and quantification of polymers and emerging contaminants (nano and microplastics, bioplastics, siloxanes, UV-filters) in food and environmental, biological and complex matrices.
- Investigation of interactions and secondary reactions between co-pyrolysed polymers, in the context of nano and microplastic pollution.
- Use of analytical pyrolysis to recognise bioplastic materials, as a support for the study of chemicals released from them into seawater.
- Characterisation of polyethyleneimine structures and investigation of their pyrolytic behaviour after oxidation processes.
Tutoring activities
Tutor didattico per Analysis of cosmetic ingredients in the environment (2021-2026), all'interno del corso di Laurea Magistrale in Advanced Cosmetic Sciences del Dipartimento di Chimica Giacomo Ciamician, Università di Bologna.
Assistant professor for Analytical chemistry 3 (2023 - 2024), within the program of the Degree in Chemistry and Chemistry of the Materials, Department of Chemistry Giacomo Ciamician, University of Bologna.
