Personal Information

Fields of Interest and Expertise

Synthesis of naturalized dyes for textile use

Reaction mechanisms

Spectroscopy

Environmental chemistry

Teaching

Chimica - modulo di chimica organica - (LT Diagnostica e materiali per la conservazione e restauro, Univ. Firenze)

Chimica dell’ambiente (LM Scienza della Natura e dell’Uomo, Univ. Firenze)

Chimica Organica (LT Tecnologie alimentari, Univ. Firenze)

Curriculum Vitae

1974: Degree in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology at the University of Pisa (110/110 e lode)

1974- 1975: Assistant at Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Pisa 1976: Fellow in Organic Chemistry at University of Pisa

1987 - 1988: Researcher at Department of Chemistry, Alberta Universit, Edmonton, Canada 1992: Professor of Organic Chemistry at University of Catania

From 1997: Professor of Chemistry at the University of Florence

• Florence

• Study of the interaction between collagen and naturalized and commercial dyes by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. Dyes and Pigments (2015)
• Decolorization of acid and basic dyes: understanding the metabolic degradation and cell-induced adsorption/precipitation by Escherichia coli. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (2015)
• Ionic Liquids Can Significantly Improve Textile Dyeing: An Innovative Application Assuring Economic and Environmental Benefits. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering (2015)
• Water recycle as a must: Decolorization of textile wastewaters by plant-associated fungi. Journal of Basic Microbiology (2014)
• Efficient double glycoconjugation to naturalize high molecular weight disperse dyes. Carbohydrate Research (2012)