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Valter Maurino

Valter Maurino

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Chemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
12464
World Ranking
7812
National Ranking
197

Overview

Valter Maurino is affiliated with the University of Turin in Italy and has focused research activity in materials science and energy. Their work encompasses several subfields, including materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, mechanical engineering, surfaces, coatings and films, and polymers and plastics.

The scientist's research topics cover a variety of specialized areas such as advanced photocatalysis techniques, TiO2 photocatalysis and solar cells, catalytic processes in materials science, electron and X-ray spectroscopy techniques, surface roughness and optical measurements, layered double hydroxides synthesis and applications, and natural fiber reinforced composites.

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Francesco Pellegrino
  • Muhammad Ahsan Iqbal
  • Vasile-Dan Hodoroabă
  • Humaira Asghar
  • Fabrizio Sordello

Valter Maurino has published regularly in venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nanomaterials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Microscopy and Microanalysis
  • ACS Catalysis

Recent publications include:

  • "Machine learning approach for elucidating and predicting the role of synthesis parameters on the shape and size of TiO2 nanoparticles," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Surface and Bulk Distribution of Fluorides and Ti3+ Species in TiO2 Nanosheets: Implications on Charge Carrier Dynamics and Photocatalysis," 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • "Controlled Periodic Illumination Enhances Hydrogen Production by over 50% on Pt/TiO2," 2021, ACS Catalysis
  • "Thermal properties and decomposition products of modified cotton fibers by TGA, DSC, and Py-GC/MS," 2024, Polymer Degradation and Stability
  • "Disclosing the true atomic structure of {001} facets in shape-engineered TiO2 anatase nanoparticles," 2024, Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Best Publications

  • Photocatalytic degradation of atrazine and other s-triazine herbicides.

    Ezio Pelizzetti;Valter Maurino;Claudio Minero;Vilma Carlin

  • Photocatalytic Transformation of Organic Compounds in the Presence of Inorganic Ions. 2. Competitive Reactions of Phenol and Alcohols on a Titanium Dioxide−Fluoride System†

    C. Minero;G. Mariella;V. Maurino;and D. Vione

  • Indirect photochemistry in sunlit surface waters: photoinduced production of reactive transient species.

    Davide Vione;Marco Minella;Valter Maurino;Claudio Minero

  • Sources and Sinks of Hydroxyl Radicals upon Irradiation of Natural Water Samples

    Davide Vione;Gianpaolo Falletti;Valter Maurino;Claudio Minero

  • Influence of Agglomeration and Aggregation on the Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Nanoparticles

    Francesco Pellegrino;Letizia Pellutie;Fabrizio Sordello;Claudio Minero

  • Photochemical reactions in the tropospheric aqueous phase and on particulate matter

    Davide Vione;Valter Maurino;Claudio Minero;Ezio Pelizzetti

  • Activation of Persulfate by Irradiated Magnetite: Implications for the Degradation of Phenol under Heterogeneous Photo-Fenton-Like Conditions

    Paola Avetta;Alessia Pensato;Marco Minella;Mery Malandrino

  • Degradation of phenol and benzoic acid in the presence of a TiO2-based heterogeneous photocatalyst

    Davide Vione;Claudio Minero;Valter Maurino;M. Eugenia Carlotti

  • Sustained production of H2O2 on irradiated TiO2– fluoride systems

    Valter Maurino;Claudio Minero;Giuseppe Mariella;Ezio Pelizzetti

  • Photocatalytic degradation of nonylphenol ethoxylated surfactants

    Ezio Pelizzetti;Claudio Minero;Valter Maurino;Antonino Sclafani

  • Photo-Fenton oxidation of phenol with magnetite as iron source

    Marco Minella;Giulia Marchetti;Elisa De Laurentiis;Mery Malandrino

  • Inhibition vs. enhancement of the nitrate-induced phototransformation of organic substrates by the •OH scavengers bicarbonate and carbonate

    Davide Vione;Swapan Khanra;Swapan Khanra;Simona Cucu Man;Pratap Reddy Maddigapu

  • Fe(III)-Enhanced Sonochemical Degradation Of Methylene Blue In Aqueous Solution

    Claudio Minero;Mirco Lucchiari;Davide Vione;Valter Maurino

  • Photochemical Fate of Carbamazepine in Surface Freshwaters: Laboratory Measures and Modeling

    Elisa De Laurentiis;Serge Chiron;Sofia Kouras-Hadef;Claire Richard;Claire Richard

  • Photochemincal processes involving nitrite in surface water samples

    Claudio Minero;Serge Chiron;Gianpaolo Falletti;Valter Maurino

  • Enhancement of dye sonochemical degradation by some inorganic anions present in natural waters

    Claudio Minero;Paolo Pellizzari;Valter Maurino;Ezio Pelizzetti

  • Effect of Fluorination on the Surface Properties of Titania P25 Powder: An FTIR Study

    Marco Minella;Maria Giulia Faga;Valter Maurino;Claudio Minero

  • New Processes in the Environmental Chemistry of Nitrite. 2. The Role of Hydrogen Peroxide

    Davide Vione;Valter Maurino;Claudio Minero;Daniele Borghesi

  • Light-assisted 1,4-dioxane degradation

    V. Maurino;P. Calza;C. Minero;E. Pelizzetti

  • The role of colloidal particles in the photodegradation of organic compounds of environmental concern in aquatic systems

    Ezio Felizzetti;Claudio Minero;Valter Maurino

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudio Minero
Claudio Minero University of Turin
Davide Vione
Davide Vione University of Turin
Ezio Pelizzetti
Ezio Pelizzetti University of Turin
Marcello Brigante
Marcello Brigante University of Clermont Auvergne
Marco Vincenti
Marco Vincenti University of Turin
Paola Calza
Paola Calza University of Turin
Gianmario Martra
Gianmario Martra University of Turin
Conchi O. Ania
Conchi O. Ania University of Orléans
João C. Lima
João C. Lima Universidade Nova de Lisboa

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