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Piergiulio Cappelletti

Piergiulio Cappelletti

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Earth Science

D-Index
34
Citations
3518
World Ranking
8115
National Ranking
305

Overview

Piergiulio Cappelletti is affiliated with the University of Naples Federico II in Italy. Their research spans multiple fields, including Earth and Planetary Sciences, Arts and Humanities, and Engineering, with a particular focus on subfields such as Earth-Surface Processes, Archeology, Geophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Conservation.

The main topics of study in Cappelletti's body of work include:

  • Building materials and conservation
  • Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Conservation Techniques and Studies
  • Concrete and Cement Materials Research
  • Clay minerals and soil interactions
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping

They have contributed to several peer-reviewed journals and conferences with frequent publications in the following venues:

  • American Mineralogist
  • Materials
  • Geoheritage
  • Mineralogical Magazine
  • Goldschmidt Abstracts

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Cappelletti include:

  • Slow-moving landslide risk assessment combining Machine Learning and InSAR techniques, 2021, CATENA
  • Unveiling the secrets of Roman craftsmanship: mortars from Piscina Mirabilis (Campi Flegrei, Italy), 2020, Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
  • Parent rock and climatic evolution control on the genesis of Ni-bearing clays in Ni-Co laterites: New inferences from the Wingellina deposit (Western Australia), 2020, Ore Geology Reviews
  • Use of screen glass and polishing sludge in waste-based expanded aggregates for resource-saving lightweight concrete, 2021, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Multidisciplinary Approach for Evaluating the Geochemical Degradation of Building Stone Related to Pollution Sources in the Historical Center of Naples (Italy), 2020, Applied Sciences

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Concetta Rispoli
  • Sossio Fabio Graziano
  • Mariano Mercurio
  • Giuseppina Balassone
  • Alessio Langella

In addition to journal articles, Cappelletti has published books, including a work released by Springer International Publishing:

  • Mineralogical Analysis Applied to Forensics, 2022

Best Publications

  • Cu2+, Zn2+, Cd2+ and Pb2+ exchange for Na+ in a sedimentary clinoptilolite, North Sardinia, Italy

    A. Langella;M. Pansini;P. Cappelletti;B. de Gennaro

  • Phillipsite and Al-tobermorite mineral cements produced through low-temperature water-rock reactions in Roman marine concrete

    Marie D. Jackson;Sean R. Mulcahy;Heng Chen;Yao Li

  • Zeolitic tuffs as raw materials for lightweight aggregates

    R. De'gennaro;P. Cappelletti;G. Cerri;M. De'gennaro

  • Genesis of zeolites in the Neapolitan Yellow Tuff: geological, volcanological and mineralogical evidence

    Maurizio de'Gennaro;Piergiulio Cappelletti;Alessio Langella;Annamaria Perrotta

  • Slow-moving landslide risk assessment combining Machine Learning and InSAR techniques

    A. Novellino;M. Cesarano;P. Cappelletti;D. Di Martire

  • Neapolitan Yellow Tuff as raw material for lightweight aggregates in lightweight structural concrete production

    R. de Gennaro;P. Cappelletti;G. Cerri;M. de'Gennaro

  • The art of building in the Roman period (89 B.C. – 79 A.D.): Mortars, plasters and mosaic floors from ancient Stabiae (Naples, Italy)

    Francesco Izzo;Anna Arizzi;Piergiulio Cappelletti;Giuseppe Cultrone

  • Porosity as key factor in the durability of two historical building stones: Neapolitan Yellow Tuff and Vicenza Stone

    C. Di Benedetto;P. Cappelletti;M. Favaro;S.F. Graziano

  • Urban geology: relationships between geological setting and architectural heritage of the Neapolitan area

    Vincenzo Morra;Domenico Calcaterra;Piergiulio Cappelletti;Abner Colella

  • Post-eruptive processes in the Campanian Ignimbrite

    P. Cappelletti;G. Cerri;A. Colella;M. de’Gennaro

  • Use of zeolite-rich rocks and waste materials for the production of structural lightweight concretes

    R. de Gennaro;A. Langella;M. D'Amore;M. Dondi

  • Zeolites in Closed Hydrologic Systems

    A. Langella;P. Cappelletti;Roberto de’ Gennaro

  • Building stone and related weathering in the architecture of the ancient city of Naples

    Maurizio de’ Gennaro;Domenico Calcaterra;Piergiulio Cappelletti;Alessio Langella

  • METHODS OF DETERMINING CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES FOR CLINOPTILOLITE-RICH ROCKS OF THE LOGUDORO REGION IN NORTHERN SARDINIA, ITALY

    Guido Cerri;Alessio Langella;Michelle Pansini;Piergiulio Cappelletti

  • Campanian Ignimbrite as raw material for lightweight aggregates

    R. de Gennaro;P. Cappelletti;G. Cerri;M. de' Gennaro

  • A survey of the algal flora of anthropogenic caves of Campi Flegrei (Naples, Italy) archeological district.

    Paola Cennamo;Chiara Marzano;Claudia Ciniglia;Gabriele Pinto

  • Surface modified natural zeolite as a carrier for sustained diclofenac release: A preliminary feasibility study.

    Bruno de Gennaro;Lilia Catalanotti;Piergiulio Cappelletti;Alessio Langella

  • Use of surface modified natural zeolite (SMNZ) in pharmaceutical preparations Part 1. Mineralogical and technological characterization of some industrial zeolite-rich rocks

    Piergiulio Cappelletti;Abner Colella;Alessio Langella;Mariano Mercurio

  • New insights into the mineralogical facies distribution of Campanian Ignimbrite, a relevant Italian industrial material

    A. Langella;D.L. Bish;P. Cappelletti;G. Cerri

  • A comprehensive evaluation of sedimentary zeolites from Turkey as pozzolanic addition of cement- and lime-based binders

    S. Özen;M.C. Göncüoğlu;B. Liguori;B. de Gennaro

  • The Neapolitan Yellow Tuff: An outstanding example of heterogeneity

    A. Colella;C. Di Benedetto;D. Calcaterra;P. Cappelletti

Frequent Co-Authors

Alessio Langella
Alessio Langella University of Sannio
Vincenzo Morra
Vincenzo Morra University of Naples Federico II
Michele Dondi
Michele Dondi National Research Council (CNR)
Stefano Vitale
Stefano Vitale University of Naples Federico II
David L. Bish
David L. Bish Indiana University
Magnús T. Gudmundsson
Magnús T. Gudmundsson University of Iceland
James G. Moore
James G. Moore United States Geological Survey
Andri Stefánsson
Andri Stefánsson University of Iceland
Marco Guida
Marco Guida University of Naples Federico II
Hans-Rudolf Wenk
Hans-Rudolf Wenk University of California, Berkeley

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