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Philippe F.-X. Corvini is a researcher affiliated with the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland in Switzerland. Their primary field of research is Environmental Science, with a substantial number of publications covering 57 works in this domain.

The subfields of study that Corvini has extensively contributed to include:

  • Pollution
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Molecular Biology

Corvini's main research topics are concentrated on environmental and biochemical processes, featuring:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications

The researcher has published frequently in several scientific journals. The most common venues for Corvini's work include:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal (10 publications)
  • Environmental Science & Technology (5 publications)
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental (4 publications)
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (3 publications)
  • Environmental Science and Ecotechnology (2 publications)

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Corvini include:

  • Emerging contaminants: A One Health perspective, 2024, The Innovation
  • Biodegradation of Polyethylene and Polystyrene by Greater Wax Moth Larvae (Galleria mellonella L.) and the Effect of Co-diet Supplementation on the Core Gut Microbiome, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Microbial Interactions Drive the Complete Catabolism of the Antibiotic Sulfamethoxazole in Activated Sludge Microbiomes, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Engineering efficient hole transport layer Ferrihydrite-MXene on BiVO4 photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting: Work function and conductivity regulated, 2022, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Mn3O4 nanozymes boost endogenous antioxidant metabolites in cucumber (Cucumis sativus) plant and enhance resistance to salinity stress, 2020, Environmental Science Nano

Corvini has collaborated repeatedly with several co-authors, demonstrating ongoing research partnerships with:

  • Jinnan Wang (16 joint publications)
  • Aimin Li (14 joint publications)
  • Rong Ji (11 joint publications)
  • Boris A. Kolvenbach (9 joint publications)
  • Patrick Shahgaldian (8 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Factors affecting the removal of organic micropollutants from wastewater in conventional treatment plants (CTP) and membrane bioreactors (MBR)

    Magdalena Cirja;Pavel Ivashechkin;Andreas Schäffer;Andreas Schäffer;Philippe F. X. Corvini

  • Biodegradation of Polyethylene and Polystyrene by Greater Wax Moth Larvae (Galleria mellonella L.) and the Effect of Co-diet Supplementation on the Core Gut Microbiome

    Yu Lou;Pererva Ekaterina;Shan-Shan Yang;Baiyun Lu

  • Biodegradation of sulfamethoxazole and other sulfonamides by Achromobacter denitrificans PR1.

    Patrícia J.M. Reis;Ana C. Reis;Benjamin Ricken;Boris A. Kolvenbach

  • Biodegradation of weathered polystyrene films in seawater microcosms.

    Evdokia Syranidou;Katerina Karkanorachaki;Filippo Amorotti;Filippo Amorotti;Martina Franchini

  • A synthetic nanomaterial for virus recognition produced by surface imprinting.

    Alessandro Cumbo;Alessandro Cumbo;Bernard Lorber;Philippe F.-X. Corvini;Philippe F.-X. Corvini;Wolfgang Meier

  • Biodegradation of antibiotics: The new resistance determinants - part II.

    Ana C Reis;Boris A Kolvenbach;Olga C Nunes;Philippe F X Corvini

  • Selenate removal in methanogenic and sulfate-reducing upflow anaerobic sludge bed reactors

    Markus Lenz;Eric D. Van Hullebusch;Gregor Hommes;Philippe F.X. Corvini

  • Microbial Interactions Drive the Complete Catabolism of the Antibiotic Sulfamethoxazole in Activated Sludge Microbiomes

    Mengyuan Qi;Bin Liang;Bin Liang;Long Zhang;Xiaodan Ma

  • Rhizobacteria and plant symbiosis in heavy metal uptake and its implications for soil bioremediation.

    Dana Luminita Sobariu;Daniela Ionela Tudorache Fertu;Mariana Diaconu;Lucian Vasile Pavel

  • Isolation of bacterial strains capable of sulfamethoxazole mineralization from an acclimated membrane bioreactor.

    Helene Bouju;Benjamin Ricken;Trello Beffa;Philippe F.-X. Corvini

  • ipso-Hydroxylation and Subsequent Fragmentation: a Novel Microbial Strategy To Eliminate Sulfonamide Antibiotics

    Benjamin Ricken;Philippe F. X. Corvini;Philippe F. X. Corvini;Danuta Cichocka;Martina Parisi

  • Biotransformation of Sulfonamide Antibiotics in Activated Sludge: The Formation of Pterin-Conjugates Leads to Sustained Risk.

    Stefan Achermann;Stefan Achermann;Valeria Bianco;Valeria Bianco;Cresten B. Mansfeldt;Bernadette Vogler

  • Degradation pathway of bisphenol a : Does ipso substitution apply to phenols containing a quaternary α-carbon structure in the para position?

    B. Kolvenbach;N. Schlaich;Z. Raoui;J. Prell

  • Development of tailored indigenous marine consortia for the degradation of naturally weathered polyethylene films.

    Evdokia Syranidou;Katerina Karkanorachaki;Filippo Amorotti;Filippo Amorotti;Eftychia Repouskou

  • Mineralisation of 14C-labelled polystyrene plastics by Penicillium variabile after ozonation pre-treatment.

    Lili Tian;Boris Kolvenbach;Nora Corvini;Songfeng Wang

  • Laccases to take on the challenge of emerging organic contaminants in wastewater

    Christoph A. Gasser;Erik M. Ammann;Patrick Shahgaldian;Philippe F.-X. Corvini;Philippe F.-X. Corvini

  • Degradation and Metabolism of Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) in Submerged Soil and Soil–Plant Systems

    Feifei Sun;Boris Alexander Kolvenbach;Peter Nastold;Bingqi Jiang

  • FMNH2-dependent monooxygenases initiate catabolism of sulfonamides in Microbacterium sp. strain BR1 subsisting on sulfonamide antibiotics.

    Benjamin Ricken;Boris A. Kolvenbach;Christian Bergesch;Dirk Benndorf

  • Biodegradation of mixture of plastic films by tailored marine consortia

    Evdokia Syranidou;Katerina Karkanorachaki;Filippo Amorotti;Apostolos Avgeropoulos

  • Mn3O4 nanozymes boost endogenous antioxidant metabolites in cucumber (Cucumis sativus) plant and enhance resistance to salinity stress

    Li Lu;Min Huang;Yuxiong Huang;Philippe F.-X. Corvini

  • Multi-catalysis reactions: new prospects and challenges of biotechnology to valorize lignin.

    Christoph A. Gasser;Gregor Hommes;Andreas Schäffer;Philippe F.-X. Corvini;Philippe F.-X. Corvini

  • Emerging chemicals and the evolution of biodegradation capacities and pathways in bacteria.

    Boris A. Kolvenbach;Damian E. Helbling;Hans-Peter E. Kohler;Philippe F.-X. Corvini;Philippe F.-X. Corvini

  • Role of biotransformation, sorption and mineralization of 14C-labelled sulfamethoxazole under different redox conditions

    T. Alvarino;P. Nastold;S. Suarez;F. Omil

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Schäffer
Andreas Schäffer RWTH Aachen University
Rong Ji
Rong Ji Nanjing University
Hans-Peter E. Kohler
Hans-Peter E. Kohler Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Andrea Scozzafava
Andrea Scozzafava University of Florence
Thomas Wintgens
Thomas Wintgens University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
Célia M. Manaia
Célia M. Manaia Catholic University of Portugal
Nicolas Kalogerakis
Nicolas Kalogerakis Technical University of Crete
Fabio Fava
Fabio Fava University of Bologna
Kathrin Fenner
Kathrin Fenner Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Pierre Pothier
Pierre Pothier University of Burgundy

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