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Raffaele Molinari

Raffaele Molinari

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Chemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
9326
World Ranking
15156
National Ranking
539

Overview

Raffaele Molinari is affiliated with the University of Calabria in Italy. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Energy, with a focus on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, as well as Water Science and Technology.

Their work extensively explores topics related to photocatalysis and membrane technologies, including:

  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions

Frequent collaborators include Pietro Argurio, Cristina Lavorato, Angela Severino, Efrem Curcio, and Alberto Figoli.

Molinari has published in various venues, with the most frequent being the Archive of Doctoral Theses and Digital Collections (University of Calabria), Catalysts, SSRN Electronic Journal, International Journal of Membrane Science and Technology, and Sustainability.

Selected recent publications by Raffaele Molinari include:

  • Visible-Light Photocatalysts and Their Perspectives for Building Photocatalytic Membrane Reactors for Various Liquid Phase Chemical Conversions, 2020, Catalysts
  • Application of Hybrid Membrane Processes Coupling Separation and Biological or Chemical Reaction in Advanced Wastewater Treatment, 2020, Membranes
  • Selective precipitation of calcium ion from seawater desalination reverse osmosis brine, 2021, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • The Evolution of Photocatalytic Membrane Reactors over the Last 20 Years: A State of the Art Perspective, 2021, Catalysts

Additionally, Molinari contributes to broader works in sustainability through co-authorship, such as the paper on advances in struvite precipitation technologies for nutrient removal and recovery, published in 2020 in Sustainability, authored by Alessio Siciliano.

Best Publications

  • Influence of excitation wavelength (UV or visible light) on the photocatalytic activity of titania containing gold nanoparticles for the generation of hydrogen or oxygen from water.

    Cláudia Gomes Silva;Raquel Juárez;Tiziana Marino;Raffaele Molinari

  • Efficient visible-light photocatalytic water splitting by minute amounts of gold supported on nanoparticulate CeO2 obtained by a biopolymer templating method.

    Ana Primo;Tiziana Marino;Tiziana Marino;Avelino Corma;Raffaele Molinari

  • Treatment of aqueous effluents of the leather industry by membrane processes

    A Cassano;R Molinari;M Romano;E Drioli

  • Studies on various reactor configurations for coupling photocatalysis and membrane processes in water purification

    Raffaele Molinari;Leonardo Palmisano;Enrico Drioli;Mario Schiavello

  • Heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals in water by using polycrystalline TiO2 and a nanofiltration membrane reactor

    R. Molinari;F. Pirillo;V. Loddo;L. Palmisano

  • Study on a photocatalytic membrane reactor for water purification

    R Molinari;M Mungari;E Drioli;A Di Paola

  • Recent progress of photocatalytic membrane reactors in water treatment and in synthesis of organic compounds. A review

    Raffaele Molinari;Cristina Lavorato;Pietro Argurio

  • Photocatalytic degradation of dyes by using a membrane reactor

    R Molinari;F Pirillo;M Falco;V Loddo

  • Preparation, Characterization, and Photoactivity of Polycrystalline Nanostructured TiO2 Catalysts

    Maurizio Addamo;Vincenzo Augugliaro;Agatino Di Paola;† Elisa García-López

  • Advances in Struvite Precipitation Technologies for Nutrients Removal and Recovery from Aqueous Waste and Wastewater

    Alessio Siciliano;Carlo Limonti;Giulia Maria Curcio;Raffaele Molinari

  • Photocatalytic membrane reactors for degradation of organic pollutants in water

    Raffaele Molinari;Cesare Grande;Enrico Drioli;Leonardo Palmisano

  • Hybrid processes coupling photocatalysis and membranes for degradation of organic pollutants in water

    Raffaele Molinari;Michelangelo Borgese;Enrico Drioli;Leonardo Palmisano

  • Metal ions removal from wastewater or washing water from contaminated soil by ultrafiltration-complexation.

    Raffaele Molinari;Saverio Gallo;Pietro Argurio

  • Selective separation of copper(II) and nickel(II) from aqueous media using the complexation–ultrafiltration process

    Raffaele Molinari;Teresa Poerio;Pietro Argurio

  • N-doped graphene derived from biomass as a visible-light photocatalyst for hydrogen generation from water/methanol mixtures.

    Cristina Lavorato;Ana Primo;Raffaele Molinari;Hermenegildo Garcia

  • Degradation of Lincomycin in aqueous medium: coupling of solar photocatalysis and membrane separation

    Vincenzo Augugliaro;Elisa García-López;Vittorio Loddo;Sixto Malato-Rodríguez

  • Quality improvement of recycled chromium in the tanning operation by membrane processes

    A. Cassano;E. Drioli;R. Molinari;C. Bertolutti

  • Membrane treatment by nanofiltration of exhausted vegetable tannin liquors from the leather industry.

    A Cassano;J Adzet;R Molinari;M.G Buonomenna

  • Photocatalytic Membranes in Photocatalytic Membrane Reactors

    Pietro Argurio;Enrica Fontananova;Raffaele Molinari;Enrico Drioli

  • Fixed sites plasticized cellulose triacetate membranes containing crown ethers for silver(I), copper(II) and gold(III) ions transport

    A Gherrou;H Kerdjoudj;R Molinari;P Seta

  • Metal ion separation and concentration with supported liquid membranes

    O. Loiacono;O. Loiacono;E. Drioli;E. Drioli;R. Molinari;R. Molinari

  • Preparation, Characterization, and Photoactivity of Polycrystalline Nanostructured TiO2 Catalysts.

    Maurizio Addamo;Vincenzo Augugliaro;Agatino Di Paola;Elisa Garcia‐Lopez

Frequent Co-Authors

Enrico Drioli
Enrico Drioli National Research Council (CNR)
Leonardo Palmisano
Leonardo Palmisano University of Palermo
Vittorio Loddo
Vittorio Loddo University of Palermo
Hermenegildo García
Hermenegildo García Universitat Politècnica de València
Giuseppe Marcì
Giuseppe Marcì University of Palermo
Efrem Curcio
Efrem Curcio University of Calabria
Giuseppe Barbieri
Giuseppe Barbieri National Research Council (CNR)
Sylwia Mozia
Sylwia Mozia West Pomeranian University of Technology
Elisa García-López
Elisa García-López University of Palermo
Alberto Figoli
Alberto Figoli National Research Council (CNR)

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