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Università degli studi di Cagliari, Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences

General Information

Università degli studi di Cagliari
Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences
SS 554 - 09042 Monserrato (CA)
Web site: https://unica.it/unica/it/dip_scienzechimicgeo.page
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Contacts
Prof. Antonio FUNEDDA
+39 0706757767

Detailed information

Staff
13 Full Professors
30 Associate Professors
23 Researchers
2 Technologists
11 Structured Technicians
7 Administrative Technicians
Registered students
141 (Academic year 2022/2023)
Post Lauream Training

11 students enrolled in doctoral programs in Chemical Science and Technology (XXXVIII cicle)
13 students enrolled in doctoral programs in Earth and Environmental Science and Technology (XXXVIII cicle)
3 Research fellows
13 fellows

Patents
7
3 approved
4 pending

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Chemiometry

Chemometrics analysis
Tiziana Pivetta (+39 0706754473)
tpivetta@unica.it
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Nanostructured materials

Development of: functionalized nanoparticles for drug delivery; functional adsorbents for pollutants removal from waters; heterogeneous biocatalysts for biofuels production and pollutants removal
Andrea Salis (+39 0706754362)
andrea.salis@unica.it
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Remediation

Development of innovative soft materials for meta ions, anions and emerging pollutants remediation
Claudia Caltagirone (+39 0706754452)
ccaltagirone@unica.it
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Remediation

Bioremediation on polluted soils
Tiziana Pivetta (+39 0706754473)
tpivetta@unica.it
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Optoelectronics

Photoconducting and NLO inorganic molecular materials
Massimiliano Arca (+39 0706754483)
marca@unica.it
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MOF

Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) based Materials for: the detection of environmental pollutants and for CO2 capture and separation from industrial sources (natural gas, etc.); the development of luminescent ratiometric thermometers, potentially employed for biological sensing within the physiological temperature range (293-313 K), as they are highly sensitive to tumor cells
Maria Laura Mercuri (+39 0706754474)
mercuri@unica.it
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Carbocycles

Development of new synthetic methods based on transformation of strained organic compounds. Design and preparation of highly functionalized carbo-and heterocycle and aminoacid-inspired molecular scaffolds of biological and therapeutic interest
Angelo Frongia (+39 0706754406)
afrongia@unica.it
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Circular economy

Development, synthesis and characterization of nanophasic materials and MOF, for the delivery of drugs and bioactive molecules
Guido Ennas (+39 0706754364)
ennas@unica.it
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Biopolymers

Valorization of industrial agricultural waste to obtain functional materials of a polymeric nature
Francesco Secci (+39 0706754408)
fsecci@unica.it
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Struttura molecolare

Combination of spectroscopic and computational methods for structural studies in solution
M. Andrea Scorciapino (+39 0706753921)
scorciapino@unica.it
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Metabolomics

Metabolomic characterization of biofluids in clinical settings and food products in the agrofood industry using NMR spectroscopy
Flaminia Cesare Marincola (+39 0706754389)
flaminia@unica.it
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Pollution

Pollution on water and soils
Tiziana Pivetta (+39 0706754473)
tpivetta@unica.it
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Sorbent materials

Design of atomistic/molecular models for computational studies of sorbent materials of gas and liquid mixtures
M. Andrea Scorciapino (+39 0706753921)
scorciapino@unica.it
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Modelling

Theory and modelling of biomolecules, buffers and electrolytes. Theory of electrode-electrolyte interactions in supercapacitors, batteries and sensors. Mineral recovery by salt-water froth flotation. Modelling rare earth and heavy metal adsorption. Modelling destabilization of ice/water films
Drew Parsons (+39 3382907741)
drew.parsons@unica.it
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Process intensification

Development of new environmentally friendly synthetic strategies based on the use of organic catalysts; Process intensification in batch and continuous flow photochemical transformations
Francesco Secci (+39 0706754408)
fsecci@unica.it
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Trasporto in membrana

Combination of spectroscopic and computational methods to study transport processes through biologic membranes
M. Andrea Scorciapino (+39 0706753921)
scorciapino@unica.it
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Remediation

Functionalized graphene oxide-based materials for removal of dyes and organic and inorganic pollutants from wastewater
M. Carla Aragoni (+39 0706754491)
aragoni@unica.it
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Cultural heritage

Organic and inorganic consolidants for the conservation and restoration Cultural Heritage stone artifacts
Anna Pintus (+39 0706754384)
apintus@unica.it
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Photochemistry

Development of new photoinduced processes and mechanistic investigations relating to photoinduced transformations
Alberto Luridiana (+39 0706754408)
alberto.luridiana@unica.it
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Computational chemistry

Computational studies for the development of catalysts for CO2 electroproduction. Modeling structure and optical properties of carbon nanodots. Studies of the structural and dynamic properties of nucleic acids and interactions with binders with stabilizing/destabilizing effects. Modeling the confinement effect on DNA-ion interactions. Characterization of the structural, dynamic, and thermodynamic properties of solvent mixtures (organics, ionic liquids, eutectic mixtures). Optimization of vectors for genetic material development
Francesca Mocci (+39 0706754390)
fmocci@unica.it
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Polymers

Development of monomers and polymers from renewable resources. 3D printing. Functional polymers for sensing applications
Annalisa Chiappone (+39 3347531838)
annalisa.chiappone@unica.it
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Optoelectronics

Design, synthesis, and characterization of new molecular materials for applications in the field of optoelectronics and biomedical science
Giuseppe Sforazzini (+39 0706754416)
giuseppe.sforazzini@unica.it
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Antitumours

Metal complexes with antitumoral activity
Tiziana Pivetta (+39 0706754473)
tpivetta@unica.it
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Other R&D organizations

Computational Chemistry Laboratory
Computational Chemistry Laboratory with 48-core dedicated server IBMx3755 (Gaussian, GaussView, ADF, Q-Chem, Spartan, GROMACS, Molden) and 12 independent client workstations
Contacts: Massimiliano Arca (+39 0706754483) - marca@unica.it
Web site: https://www.unica.it/unica/en/ateneo_s07_ss01_sss08_01.page?contentId=DAT266402
Interdepartmental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy Laboratory
The laboratory hosts UNITY INOVA 500 MHz NB High-Resolution NMR spectrometer (Agilent) dedicated exclusively to metabolomics analysis equipped with a 5 mm 1H - 19F direct probe for liquid samples, and a high-band (1H) channel with temperature control from +150 to - 150 °C and a 50 position autosampler
Contacts: Flaminia Cesare Marincola (+39 0706754389) - flaminia@unica.it

Collaborations with companies

  • Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
  • Depas S.r.l.
  • Ecoserdiana S.p.A.
  • Fluorsid S.p.A.
  • Fonti San Leonardo de Siete Fuentes S.p.A.
  • Istituto Centrale di Restauro (ICR), Ministero della Cultura
  • Istituto di Scienze del Patrimonio Culturale, CNR
  • Istituto superiore per la Ricerca e l'Ambiente (ISPRA)
  • Portovesme S.r.l.
  • Sardegna Ricerche
  • Sartec S.r.l.
  • Soprintendenza Archivistica della Sardegna
  • Sotacarbo S.p.A.
 

Pubblicazioni

  • Fausto Secci, Valentina Mameli, Elisabetta Rombi, Sarah Lai, Marco Sanna Angotzi, Patrícia A Russo, Nicola Pinna, Mauro Mureddu, Carla Cannas, "On the role of the nature and density of acid sites on mesostructured aluminosilicates dehydration catalysts for dimethyl ether production from CO2", Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023, 11, 3, 110018 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2023.110018  (Mauro Mureddu e Sarah Lai per Sotacarbo S.p.A.)
  • Mirko Antonio Vacca, Claudio Cara, Valentina Mameli, Marco Sanna Angotzi, Mariano Andrea Scorciapino, Maria Giorgia Cutrufello, Anna Musinu, Vaclav Tyrpekl, Luca Pala, Carla Cannas, "Hexafluorosilicic acid (FSA): from hazardous waste to precious resource in obtaining high value-added mesostructured silica", ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 8, 38, 14286-14300 (2020) - DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c03218 (Luca Pala per Fluorsid S.p.A.)
  • Anna Pintus, Lucia Ambrosio, M. Carla Aragoni, Maddalena Binda, Simon J. Coles, Michael B. Hursthouse, F. Isaia, V. Lippolis, Giammarco Meloni, Dario A. N. Natali, James B. Orton, Enrico Podda, Marco Sampietro, Massimiliano Arca, "Photoconducting Devices with Response in the Visible–Near-Infrared Region Based on Neutral Ni Complexes of Aryl-1,2-dithiolene Ligands", Inorg. Chem., 59, 6410–6421 (2020).  DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00491
  • Anna Pintus, Cristian Pilloni, Gabriele Pippia, Enrico Podda, M. Carla Aragoni, Vito Lippolis, Panagiotis Aloukos, Dionysios Potamianos, Nikolaos Chazapis, Stelios Couris, George C. Anyfantis, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, J. Derek Woollins, Massimiliano Arca, Dalton Trans., "A new class of third-order nonlinear optical materials: pulse-duration dependant saturable/reverse-saturable absorption and nonlinear refraction in platinum(II) diimine-dithiolate complexes", 52, 9423–9432 (2023). DOI: 10.1039/d3dt00931a
  • Laura Maiore, M. Carla Aragoni, Gianfranco Carcangiu, Ombretta Cocco, Francesco Isaia, Vito Lippolis, Paola Meloni, Arianna Murru, Enrica Tuveri, Massimiliano Arca, “Synthesis, characterization and DFT-modeling of novel agents for the protection and restoration of hystorical calcareous stone substrates", J. Coll. Int. Sci., 448, 320-330 (2015).  DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.01.092.
  • Flaminia Cesare Marincola; Sara Corbu, Milena Lussu, Antonio Noto, Angelica Dessì, Stefania Longo, Elisa Civardi, Francesca Garofoli, Beatrice Grenci, Elisa Mongini, Andrea Budelli, Alessia Grinzato, Francesca Fasano, Vassilios Fanos, and Mauro Stronati, "Impact of Early Postnatal Nutrition on the NMR Urinary Metabolic Profile of Infant" , J. Prot. Res. 15, 3712–3723 (2016) (Mauro Stronati per Heinz Spa) DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.6b00537
  • Giacomo Picci, Sara Farotto, Jessica Milia, Claudia Caltagirone, Vito Lippolis, Maria Carla Aragoni, Corrado Di Natale, Roberto Paolesse, and Larisa Lvova, "Potentiometric Sensing of Nonsteroidal Painkillers by Acyclic Squaramide Ionophores",  ACS Sens.  8, 8, 3225–3239 (2023) DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c00981"