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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 ... -
Metathesis reactions catalyzed by ruthenium complexes for the self-healing of aeronautical materials
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-03-05)In this PhD thesis work, Ruthenium catalysts were covalently and non-covalently linked to carbon-based nanomaterials, in order to give self-repairing ability to the aeronautical materials. These supported catalysts have ... -
A molecular dymanics view of structure and reactivity
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2011-02-21)The eld of computer simulations has developed into a very important branch of science providing a guess at the interactions between molecules to obtain predictions of properties as accurate as required, subject to ... -
New catalysts for ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2012-02-16)The Ring-Opening Polymerization of cyclic esters by metal complexes via coordination-insertion mechanism represents the most effective and versatile method for preparing aliphatic polyesters with a good control in terms ... -
New insights into peptoids' chemistry: synthesis, characterization and properties
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2016-05-11)My PhD research activity aimed to enrich the realm of peptoids1 with novel compounds and new insights into their behavior and properties, investigating their potential applications. A new class of cyclic “arylopeptoids” ... -
New metal catalysts for the synthesis of polyolefins and bioderived polymers
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-02-28)The aim of PhD project is the synthesis of new metal catalysts active in the polymerization of polar monomer and α-olefins. In the last decade, transition metal complexes bearing tetradentate bis(phenolato) ligands are ... -
New Technologies in Tires: From Layered Nanofillers to Metathesis Reactions
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2014-03-07)Tires are annually manufactured in more than one billion of artefacts and the ever increasing demand is on the basis of the efforts in finding new solutions for more performant, sustainable and durable products. This PhD ... -
Novel macrocyclic systems in asymmetric phase-transfer catalysis
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2017-02-27)In the great realm of organic synthesis, phase-transfer catalysis (PTC) is a well recognized methodology which plays a key role both in industry and academia research. This process involves reactions that take place between ... -
Olefin Metathesis Reactions Promoted by Ru-Catalysts with a Syn Substituted N-heterocyclic Carbene Backbone
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2014-03-06)The development of efficient catalytic systems dedicated to the formation of C−C double bonds from simple to highly functionalized alkenes represents a great challenge in modern organic synthesis. In addressing this ... -
Pharmacological potential and phytochemical profile of three unexplored medicinal plants
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2019-02-06)Nature is a wide source of biologically active compounds investigated with the purpose to be used as drugs due to their biological activity and also useful in pharmaceutical discovery and drug design. Nowadays, medicinal ... -
Phisical chemistry of plasmas and applications to cultural heritage and material science
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-03-04)In this project, the attention has been focused on the laser ablation process and on laser induced plasmas spectroscopic study for two different technological applications. First of all, the analytical LIBS (Lase Induced ... -
Polymeric aerogels
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2014-03-07)Aerogels are a unique class of materials characterized by a highly porous network, being attractive for many applications such as thermal and acoustic insulation, capacitors or catalysis. In more recent years, polymeric ...
