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Micaela Vannini

Senior assistant professor (fixed-term)

Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering

Academic discipline: CHIM/07 Principles of Chemistry for Applied Technologies

Collaborations

Collaboration with:: TetraPak SA
Country:: Sweden
Description:: Ing. Cesare Lorenzetti. Preparation of new formulations for traditional polymers (polyesters, polyolefins, polyamides) for the enhancement of properties for specific applications in the packaging field.

Collaboration with:: Universidade de São Carlos
Country:: Brazil
Description:: Prof. Elisabete Frollini. Preparation of new bio-composites, based on ligno-cellulosic fibers and study of the relationships between the preparation techniques and the thermal and mechanical properties of the materials

Collaboration with:: Université de Montpellier
Country:: France
Description:: Prof. Hèlène Angellier-Coussy. Preparation and characterization of bio-composites based on wastes deriving from agroindustrial processing for applications in food packaging sector.

Collaboration with:: Dept. of Chemistry, Indian Military Academy, Dehradun - (Uttrakhand)
Country:: India
Description:: Prof. Susheel Kalia. Preparation and characterization of biopolymers and new biocomposites with vegetable fibers, in order to improve the fiber-matrix adhesion by using not harmful techniques (i.e. enzymatic or plasma treatments)

Collaboration with:: Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Nutrition Science, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Country:: China
Description:: Prof. Tahiua Mu. Exploitation and valorization of agrofood wastes deriving from industrial processing.

Collaboration with:: Universidade de São Carlos (USP)
Country:: Brazil
Description:: prof. Alessandro Gandini. Exploitation of Diels Alder reactions in order to produce new monomers and sustainable polymers

Collaboration with:: SABIC Global Technologies, Bergen op Zoom
Country:: Netherlands
Description:: Dr. Kannan Ganesh e Dr. Karanam Sreepadaraj. Synthesis of polyesters from natural sources.

Collaboration with:: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Industriale, Università di Pisa
Country:: Italy
Description:: Prof. Patrizia Cinelli. Preparation of bio-derived and biodegradabile bio-composities

Collaboration with:: General Electric Global Research, Niskayuna, New York
Country:: United States of America
Description:: Dr. Daniel J. Brunelle. Synthesis of aliphatic polyesters containing 1-4-cyclohexylene units and polyarylates

Collaboration with:: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici, Area della Ricerca, Pisa
Country:: Italy
Description:: Dr. Maria Cristina Righetti. Study of crystalline and amorphous phase in polyester materials by modulated DSC and X ray diffraction (WAXD), and correlation with mechanical and barrier properties.

Collaboration with:: Università degli studi di Padova
Country:: Italy
Description:: Prof. Carla Marega. Investigation on crystallization, structural and morphologic characterization of polymers and nanocomposites based on polymeric matrix.

Collaboration with:: Università degli Studi di BOLOGNA
Country:: Italy
Description:: prof.ssa Diana di Gioia. Development of new materials with antibacterial properties, prepared by copolymerization or physical blending.

Collaboration with:: Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Padova
Country:: Italy
Description:: Prof. Raffaella Signorini. Characterization of polymers and composites (for example with fullerenes) for applications in the field of non-linear optics