Browsing Chimica by Title
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Calixarene based catalytic systems
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-02-22)Catalysis is the essence of chemistry as it provides useful tools to make and brake chemical bonds. As nature has been a guide to many scientists, it’s no surprise that in the field of catalysis enzymes were a source of ... -
Carbon-based nanomaterials
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2017-02-27)New layered carbon-based materials were prepared and exhaustively characterized exploiting different characterization techniques, such as thermogravimetry (TGA), differential thermal calorimetry (DSC), Fourier transform ... -
Catalysis for the transformation of biomass in value-added products
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2019-02-04)The present doctoral thesis is focused on the catalytic conversion of bioglycidol into value-added products... [edited by Author] -
Cavity Filling and Chirality Effects in Calixarene Threading
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2016-03-16)In 2010, the Prof. Neri’s group showed that the calix[6]arene hosts were able to recognize dialkylammonium axles when they were coupled with the weakly coordinating Tetrakis[3,5 bis(triFluoromethyl)Phenyl]Borate (TFPB−) ... -
Charge transfer in organic materials with potential applications in electronics
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2019-02-05)Search for low cost electronic materials has led towards the synthesis and the employment of organic semiconductors (OSCs), a class of materials that combine the electronic advantages of semiconducting materials with the ... -
Chiral organocatalysts mediated asymmetric oxyfunctionalization and tandem reaction
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2015-03-13)Asymmetric organocatalysis is a new rapidly growing field whose huge potential is becoming more and more evident.This PhD project has been conceived and developed in the context of non-covalent organocatalysis. The aim ... -
CO2 fixation in cyclic carbonates and polycarbonates by salen-like based metal complexes
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2019-02-06)At the current rate of consumption of petroleum resources, they are predicted to be exhausted within the next century. For this reason, the development of new chemical processes using biorenewable resources is attracting ... -
Design e sintesi di analoghi delle azumammidi, potenti inibitori degli enzimi HDACs
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2011-03-07)Le azumammidi sono cinque ciclopeptidi di origine marina, isolate nel 2003 da Fusetani et al dalla spugna Mycale izuensis e brevettate dalla Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical. L'interesse destato da questi metaboliti secondari ... -
Development of iron-based catalysts for the coupling of carbon dioxide with epoxides
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-03-07)Beside the environmental and energetic issues, carbon dioxide can be considered as a resource. Many chemical transformations based on CO2 as C-1 building block have been developed. The coupling reaction of epoxides with ... -
Development of molecular models of interfaces using a multi-scale hybrid particle-field approach: application to composite materials and biomembranes
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2014-03-07)The rule of the interface in systems including polymer composites and block-‐ copolymer interacting with biomembrane has been investigated by computational approach. In particular, for the poly ... -
Development of new in vitro models based on the use of electrospun scaffolds and their imaging by multiphoton microscopy coupled with fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-02-22)In this thesis, new possible applications of electrospun scaffolds are presented. Besides, the interaction of human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) with the materials has been investigated using multiphoton microscopy (MPM) ... -
Effect of thermo wood modification and polyoxometalates catalysts on yield and extractives composition
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2019-02-06)The aims of this work were to investigate the impact of the heat treatment on the chemical composition (holocellulose, lignin and extractives) of different wood species, to characterise and quantify wood extractives and ... -
Enantioselective construction of new heterocyclic scaffolds via organocatalyzed cascade reactions
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2019-02-04)Chirality plays a vital role in human daily life. After the famous but tragic case regarding the Thalidomide, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave a guide in relation to the submission of new drug applications... [edited ... -
Environmental and catalytic applications of alkaline oxides
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2015-04-20)Alkaline oxides are widely used in industrial processes involving removal of gaseous compounds as unwanted by-products such as CO2, hydrogen sulphide and nitric oxides. Traditional processes generally involve Ca-based ... -
Enzymatic synthesis of macrolactones
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2011-02-24)Macrolactones are a large and structurally diverse class of compounds. Natural products having a macrolactone structure have been isolated from many natural sources such as plants, insects, marine organism and bacteria. ... -
Fluorescence-based sensors for the detection of biologically and environmentally relevant molecules
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2016-03-15)Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has been known for long time as a toxic molecule in biological systems. More recent studies have shown that mammals can produce H2S in a controlled fashion, suggesting that it’s important in maintaining ... -
Functionalized Syndiotactic Polystyrene
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2012-02-14)La sintesi di materiali polimerici da metodo di modificazione, per ottenere le proprietà desiderate in polimeri, è un argomento importante in chimica dei polimeri e tecnologia. Molto spesso, proprietà desiderate non sono ... -
Innovative applications of stable carbon isotope ratio in environmental and food chemistry
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-03-08)In the last year, the stable isotope ratio analysis has become a useful tool with many applications in different scientific area. In particular the characteristic isotope signature of materials has permitted to identify ... -
Integrated techniques for remediation of dense chlorinated solvents polluted sites
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-03-08)Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a halogenated aliphatic organic compound frequently detected as pollutant in soils and ground water. A multidisciplinary approach is often required to remediate TCE polluted sites and this PhD ... -
Materiali ibridi e nanostrutturati derivati da copolimeri multiblocco polistirene-polibutadiene: sintesi e applicazioni
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2012-02-16)Scopo della presente tesi di Dottorato di Ricerca in Chimica, avente ampio carattere di esplorazione e innovazione, è stato quello di sviluppare materiali ibridi di natura organica ed inorganica con controllo della morfologia ...
