Publications

2021

From polysaccharides to UV-curable biorenewable organo/hydrogels for methylene blue removal

Camilla Noé, Andrea Cosola, Annalisa Chiappone, Minna Hakkarainen, Hansjorg Grützmacher, Marco Sangermano

Polymer 235 (2021) 124257

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Cerium-, Europium- and Erbium-Modified ZnO and ZrO2 for Photocatalytic Water Treatment Applications: A Review

Elisa Gaggero, Paola Calza, Erik Cerrato and Maria Cristina Paganini

Catalysts 11 (2021) 1520

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Evaluation of nZVI for the degradation of atrazine in heterogeneous Fenton-like systems at circumneutral pH

Jorge Plaza, Amaya Arencibia, María José López-Muñoz

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 9 (2021) 106641.

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2022

Hybrid materials for the removal of emerging pollutants in water: classification, synthesis, and properties

Monica Rigoletto, Paola Calza, Elisa Gaggero, Enzo Laurenti

Chemical Engineering Journal Advances 10 (2022) 100252

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The role of Cerium, Europium and Erbium doped TiO2 photocatalysts in water treatment: A mini-review

Erik Cerrato, Elisa Gaggero, Paola Calza, Maria Cristina Paganini

Chemical Engineering Journal Advances 10 (2022) 100268

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Potential of nanofiltration technology in recirculating aquaculture systems in a context of circular economy

Vittorio Boffa, Debora Fabbri, Paola Calza, Delia Revelli, Peter Vittrup Christensen

Chemical Engineering Journal Advances 10 (2022) 100269

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On-Site Determination of Methylmercury by Coupling Solid-Phase Extraction and Voltammetry

Paolo Inaudi, Elio Mondino, Ornella Abollino, Mery Malandrino, Monica Argenziano, Laura Favilli, Roberto Boschini and Agnese Giacomino

Molecules 27 (2022) 3178

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UV-Cured Chitosan and Gelatin Hydrogels for the Removal of As(V) and Pb(II) from Water

Camilla Noè, Michael Zanon, Amaya Arencibia, María-José López-Muñoz, Nieves Fernández de Paz, Paola Calza and Marco Sangermano

Polymers 14 (2022) 1268

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Zinc oxide hollow spheres decorated with cerium dioxide. The role of morphology in the photoactivity of semiconducting oxides

Erik Cerrato, Mario Chiesa, Elio Giamello, Stefano Livraghi, Enrico Salvadori and Maria Cristina Paganini

J. Phys. Condens. Matter 34 (2022) 134001.

Nitrogen-Doped Zinc Oxide for Photo-Driven Molecular Hydrogen Production

Erik Cerrato, Alberto Privitera, Mario Chiesa, Enrico Salvadori and Maria Cristina Paganini

Int. J. Mol. Sci. 23 (2022) 5222

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UV-Cured PDMS for Oil Removal from Wastewater

Marco Sangermano, Antonio Grieco, Camilla Noè, and Giancarlo Rizza

Macromol. Chem. Phys. (2022) 2200345

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UV-Cured Chitosan-Based Hydrogels Strengthened by Tannic Acid for the Removal of Copper Ions from Water

Rossella Sesia, Sara Ferraris, Marco Sangermano and Silvia Spriano

Polymers 14 (2022) 4645

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Changes in Structural, Morphological and Optical Features of Differently Synthetized C3N4-ZnO Heterostructures: An Experimental Approach

Arianna Actis, Francesca Sacchi, Christos Takidis , Maria Cristina Paganini, and Erik Cerrato

Inorganics 10 (2022) 119

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Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylisothiazolinone in Water by TiO2 and TiO2/Persulfate systems with Simulated Solar Radiation

Pilar Gómez-Rodríguez, Paola Calza, Debora Fabbri, Claudio Medana, Rafael van-Grieken, María-José López-Muñoz

Catalysis Today 413-415 (2023) 113942

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2023

Mercury and Organic Pollutants Removal from Aqueous Solutions by Heterogeneous Photocatalysis with ZnO-Based Materials

Gaggero Elisa, López-Muñoz María-José, Paganini Maria Cristina, Arencibia Amaya, Mery Malandrino, Fernandez Nieves, Calza Paola

Molecules 28(6) (2023) 2650

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Soybean peroxidase immobilised on cellulose-alginate hydrogels for removal of recalcitrant organic pollutants in water

Monica Rigoletto, Paola Calza, Alexandre Santuchi da Cunha, Valentina Sederino, Debora Fabbri , Maria Laura Tummino, Enzo Laurenti

Reaction Chemistry & Engineering 8 (2023) 1629

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Photocatalytic Degradation of Emerging Contaminants with N-Doped TiO2 Using Simulated Sunlight in Real Water Matrices

Elisa Gaggero, Arianna Giovagnoni, Alessia Zollo, Paola Calza and Maria Cristina Paganini

Inorganics 11 (2023) 439

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Optimization of thermal exfoliation of graphitic carbon nitride for methylparaben photocatalytic degradation under simulated solar radiation

Jorge Plaza, Amaya Arencibia, María-José López-Muñoz

Journal of Material Chemistry A, 11 (2023) 9922-9930

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2024

Removal of clozapine from polluted waters via C₃N₄ based materials

Vasilios Sakkas, Claudio Medana, Federica Dal Bello, Lucia Ingaramo, Christoforos Chrimatopoulos, Mariacristiona Paganini, Paola Calza

Today 432 (2024) 114582

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Enhanced hydrogen peroxide production and organic substrates degradation using atomically dispersed antimony P-doped carbon nitride photocatalysts

Elisa Gaggero, Wenan Cai, Paola Calza and Teruhisa Ohno

Surface & Interfaces, 48 (2024) 104143

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Metal organic framework-intercalated graphene oxide nanofiltration membranes for enhanced treatment of wastewater effluents

Xinxin Chen, Vittorio Boffa, Elisa Gaggero, Fanpeng Meng, Riccardo Navone Daming Sun, Paola Calza, Murat Nulati Yesibolati,Yuanzheng Yue

Chemical Engineering Journal, 486 (2024) 150207

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Zeolite Imidazolate Frameworks-8@SiO2−ZrO2 Crystal−Amorphous Hybrid Core−Shell Structure as a Building Block for Water Purification Membranes

Xinxin Chen, Vittorio Boffa, Xianzheng Ma, Giuliana Magnacca, Paola Calza, Deyong Wang, Fanpeng Meng, Asbjørn Haaning Nielsen, Francesca Deganello, Kang Li, and Yuanzheng Yue

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 16 (2024) 11835–11848.

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Use of graphitic carbon nitrides as solar-light-driven photocatalysts for the reduction of p-nitrobenzoic acid

Raúl López Timoner, Antonio Arques, Ana María Amat, Jorge Plaza, Amaya Arencibia, María José López-Muñoz

Catalysis Today 434 (2024) 114674

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Efficient treatment of high-salinity aquaculture effluents through synergistic membrane distillation and VUV/UVC photolysis

Xianzheng Ma, Lana Flanjak, XinXin Chen, Carmelo Morgante, Bastian Stiem Kirkebæk, Vittorio Boffa, Cejna Anna Quist-Jensen, Aamer Ali, Valter Maurino, Peter Roslev

Journal of Water Process Engineering 66 (2024) 106042

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Influence of the TiO2 crystalline phase on the performance of UVA/brookite/persulfate and UVA/anatase/persulfate systems for the degradation of isothiazolinones in aqueous matrices

Pilar Gómez-Rodríguez, Rafael van Grieken, María-José López-Muñoz

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 12, 2024,113110

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How to guide photocatalytic applications of titanium dioxide co-doped with nitrogen and carbon by modulating the production of reactive oxygen species

Alessia Zollo, Stefano Livraghi, Elio Giamello, Andrea Cioni, Valentina Dami, Giada Lorenzi, Giovanni Baldi, Stefano Agnoli, Mateusz Adam Baluk, Anna Gołąbiewska, Adriana Zaleska-Medynska

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024

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2025

Visible-light responsive Z-scheme Ti3C2 MXene/In2S3/CeO2 heterojunction for enhanced photocatalytic water purification

Jingbo Ni, Vittorio Boffa, KlausWestphal, Deyong Wang, Peter Kjaer Kristensen, Paola Calza

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 191, 109379, (2025)

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Exploitation of Sb P-doped C3N4 and peroxidase immobilized on epoxidized linseed oil films for pollutants removal

Elisa Gaggero, Morgane Paturel, Federico Cristaudo, Rossella Sesia, Marco Sangermano, Paola Calza and Teruhisa Ohno

Catalysis Science & Technology, 14(17), 5086-5095, 2025

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Development of a portable method for monitoring and speciation of arsenic in aquatic systems by anodic stripping voltammetry: Applications to real samples

Paolo Inaudi, Christian Esposito, Mery Malandrino, Laura Favilli, Agnese Giacomino, Ornella Abollino

Talanta Volume 291, 15 127880, (2025)

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Optimised Synthesis of Rhombic dodecahedral Cu2O Nanoparticles: A Pathway to Superior Morphological Control

Lorenzo Sarasino, Teruhisa Ohno, and Maria Cristina Paganini

Chemistry—Methods e202400050 (1 of 10) 2025.

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Chitosan, gelatine and cellulose based hydrogels for the removal of potentially toxic elements from aquaculture water: a comparative study

Monica Rigoletto, Rossella Sesia, Marco Sangermano, Paola Calza, Silvia Berto, Enzo Laurenti, Mery Malandrino

Advanced Sustainable Systems

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Insight into photocatalyzed transformations of multiclass organic contaminants in water

Aleksander Kravos, Federico Cristaudo, Federica Dal Bello, Claudio Medana, Helena Prosen, and Paola Calza

J. Chromat. A

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Self-assembly synthesis of gallium-doped polymeric carbon nitride/Ti3C2 MXene Schottky junction for efficient photosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide

Jingbo Ni, Vittorio Boffa, Xiaoyu Sun, Teruhisa Ohno, Lorenzo Sarasino, Maria Cristina Paganini, Paola Calza

Applied Surface Science

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Study of the Photoinduced Fate of Selected Contaminants in Surface Waters by HPLC-HRMS.

Rossella Sesia, Federica Dal Bello, Claudio Medana, Rita Binetti, Dimitra Papagiannaki, Paola Calza

Rapid Communication in Mass Spectrometry, 2025; 39:e10075

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Adsorption of Mercury in Aqueous Solutions by Functionalized Cellulose Extracted from Soybean Hulls

Monica Rigoletto, María Rapp Díez, Amaya Arencibia, María-José López- Muñoz, Maria Laura Tummino, Nieves Fernández de Paz Enzo Laurenti

ChemPlusChem. 2025 Jun;90(6):e202400707

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Photoinduced transformation pathways of the sulfonamide antibiotic sulfamethoxazole, relevant to sunlit surface waters

Manuel A. Andino-Enríquez, Debora Fabbri, Davide Vione, Paola Calza

Environ. Poll., 2025

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Enhanced radical formation and water purification via lanthanide-nitrogen co-doped strontium titanate

L. Sarasino, V.M. Calavita, V. Lagostina, P. Calza, M.C. Paganini

Next Mater., 2025

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Development of an HPLC-HRMS method for the identification and semi-quantitation in river water samples of the transformation products originated from heterogenous photocatalysis of antipsychotic drugs

Elena De Rosa, Sandra Vietti Michelina, Serena Arpaia, Francesco Oliva, Claudio Medana, Paola Calza, Federica Dal Bello

J. Separation Sci., 2025

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Case Study: Targeted HPLC-MS/MS analysis of TFA and other USC-PFAS

Alex Affricano, Alberto Asteggiano, Alice Di Bernardo, Orapan Apirakkan, Angkhana Khachonwongwattana, Savarin Sinaviwat, Claudio Medana,

food Control, Volume 181, March 2026, 111779

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