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Onofrio Scialdone

Onofrio Scialdone

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Chemistry

D-Index
45
Citations
7620
World Ranking
16421
National Ranking
623

Overview

Onofrio Scialdone is affiliated with the University of Palermo in Italy and has made significant contributions in the fields of Engineering and Energy. Their research spans multiple subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Water Science and Technology, and Catalysis.

Their work frequently appears in prominent publication venues such as:

  • ChemElectroChem
  • Energy
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • Electrochimica Acta

Key research topics covered by Scialdone include:

  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Advanced Oxidation Water Treatment
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Ionic Liquids Properties and Applications
  • Environmental Remediation with Nanomaterials
  • Carbon Dioxide Utilization in Catalysis
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes

They have collaborated extensively with several frequent coauthors, such as:

  • Alessandro Galia
  • Federica Proietto
  • Claudia Prestigiacomo
  • Pengfei Ma
  • Serena Randazzo

Some of their recent publications include:

  • A critical review on latest innovations and future challenges of electrochemical technology for the abatement of organics in water, 2023, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Electrochemical production and use of chlorinated oxidants for the treatment of wastewater contaminated by organic pollutants and disinfection, 2021, Current Opinion in Electrochemistry
  • Electrochemical conversion of CO2 to formic acid using a Sn based electrode: A critical review on the state-of-the-art technologies and their potential, 2021, Electrochimica Acta
  • Electrochemical treatment of wastewater contaminated by organics and containing chlorides: Effect of operative parameters on the abatement of organics and the generation of chlorinated by-products, 2021, Electrochimica Acta
  • Towards the Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 to Formic Acid at an Applicative Scale: Technical and Economic Analysis of Most Promising Routes, 2021, ChemElectroChem

This body of work reflects a focus on electrochemical methods for environmental remediation and sustainable chemical processes, particularly related to wastewater treatment and carbon dioxide conversion technologies.

Best Publications

  • Single and Coupled Electrochemical Processes and Reactors for the Abatement of Organic Water Pollutants: A Critical Review.

    Carlos A. Martínez-Huitle;Manuel A. Rodrigo;Ignasi Sirés;Onofrio Scialdone

  • A critical review on latest innovations and future challenges of electrochemical technology for the abatement of organics in water

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  • Electrochemical oxidation of organics in water: role of operative parameters in the absence and in the presence of NaCl.

    Onofrio Scialdone;Serena Randazzo;Alessandro Galia;Giuseppe Silvestri

  • Electrochemical oxidation of organic pollutants in water at metal oxide electrodes: A simple theoretical model including direct and indirect oxidation processes at the anodic surface

    Onofrio Scialdone

  • Effect of air pressure on the electro-generation of H2O2 and the abatement of organic pollutants in water by electro-Fenton process

    Onofrio Scialdone;Alessandro Galia;Carolina Gattuso;Simona Sabatino

  • Electrochemical incineration of oxalic acid at boron doped diamond anodes: Role of operative parameters

    Onofrio Scialdone;Alessandro Galia;Chiara Guarisco;Serena Randazzo

  • Electrochemical oxidation of organics at metal oxide electrodes: The incineration of oxalic acid at IrO2–Ta2O5 (DSA-O2) anode

    Onofrio Scialdone;Serena Randazzo;Alessandro Galia;Giuseppe Filardo

  • Investigation of electrode material – Redox couple systems for reverse electrodialysis processes. Part I: Iron redox couples

    O. Scialdone;C. Guarisco;S. Grispo;A. D’ Angelo

  • Electrical power production from low-grade waste heat using a thermally regenerative ethylenediamine battery

    Mohammad Rahimi;Adriana D'Angelo;Christopher A. Gorski;Onofrio Scialdone

  • Electrochemical treatment of real wastewater. Part 1: Effluents with low conductivity

    Pengfei Ma;Pengfei Ma;Hongrui Ma;Simona Sabatino;Alessandro Galia

  • ELECTRO-GENERATION OF H2O2 AND ABATEMENT OF ORGANIC POLLUTANT IN WATER BY AN ELECTRO-FENTON PROCESS IN A MICROFLUIDIC REACTOR

    Onofrio Scialdone;Alessandro Galia;Simona Sabatino

  • Electrochemical incineration of 1,2-dichloroethane: Effect of the electrode material

    Onofrio Scialdone;Alessandro Galia;Giuseppe Filardo

  • Investigation of electrode material – redox couple systems for reverse electrodialysis processes. Part II: Experiments in a stack with 10–50 cell pairs

    O. Scialdone;A. Albanese;A. D’Angelo;A. Galia

  • Comparative electrochemical treatments of two chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons. Time course of the main reaction by-products

    Serena Randazzo;Onofrio Scialdone;Enric Brillas;Ignasi Sirés

  • Electrochemical production and use of chlorinated oxidants for the treatment of wastewater contaminated by organic pollutants and disinfection

    Onofrio Scialdone;Federica Proietto;Alessandro Galia

  • Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to formic acid at a tin cathode in divided and undivided cells: Effect of carbon dioxide pressure and other operating parameters

    Onofrio Scialdone;Alessandro Galia;Gianluca Lo Nero;Federica Proietto

  • Grafting of Maleic Anhydride onto Isotactic Polypropylene in the Presence of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as a Solvent and Swelling Fluid

    Alessandro Galia;Raffaella De Gregorio;Giuseppe Spadaro;Onofrio Scialdone

  • Electrochemical treatment of aqueous solutions of organic pollutants by electro-Fenton with natural heterogeneous catalysts under pressure using Ti/IrO2-Ta2O5 or BDD anodes.

    Aziza Hadj Ltaïef;Simona Sabatino;Federica Proietto;Salah Ammar

  • Electrocarboxylation of benzyl chlorides at silver cathode at the preparative scale level

    Onofrio Scialdone;Alessandro Galia;Giuseppina Errante;Abdirisak Ahmed Isse

  • Oxidation of organics in water in microfluidic electrochemical reactors: Theoretical model and experiments

    Onofrio Scialdone;Chiara Guarisco;Alessandro Galia

  • Synthesis of polymer nanogels by electro-Fenton process: investigation of the effect of main operation parameters

    Sonia Lanzalaco;Ignasi Sirés;Maria Antonietta Sabatino;Clelia Dispenza

Frequent Co-Authors

Alessandro Galia
Alessandro Galia University of Palermo
Manuel A. Rodrigo
Manuel A. Rodrigo University of Castilla-La Mancha
Christian Amatore
Christian Amatore École Normale Supérieure
Ignasi Sirés
Ignasi Sirés University of Barcelona
Pablo Cañizares
Pablo Cañizares University of Castilla-La Mancha
Andrea Cipollina
Andrea Cipollina University of Palermo
Armando Gennaro
Armando Gennaro University of Padua
Eric Monflier
Eric Monflier Artois University
Abdirisak Ahmed Isse
Abdirisak Ahmed Isse University of Padua
Giuseppe Storti
Giuseppe Storti Polytechnic University of Milan

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