Massimiliano Bestetti

Prof. Massimiliano Bestetti


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Academic Career Length

17Years (2010-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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5 May 2020 in Advanced Energy Materials
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SFSilvia Franz
Silvia Franz
HAHamed Arab
Hamed Arab
GCGian Luca Chiarello
Gian Luca Chiarello
MBMassimiliano Bestetti
Massimiliano Bestetti
Elena SelliElena Selli
Elena Selli

1 February 2020 in Catalysts
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SFSilvia Franz
Silvia Franz
Ermelinda FallettaErmelinda Falletta
Ermelinda Falletta
HAHamed Arab
Hamed Arab
SMSapia Murgolo
Sapia Murgolo
MBMassimiliano Bestetti
Massimiliano Bestetti
GMGiuseppe Mascolo
Giuseppe Mascolo
Carbamazepine (CBZ) is a pharmaceutical compound recalcitrant to conventional wastewater treatment plants and widely detected in wastewater bodies. In the present study, advanced oxidation processes for carbamazepine removal are investigated, with particular regard to the degradation pathways of carbamazepine by photoelectrocatalysis and conventional photocatalysis. Photoelectrocatalysis was carried out onto TiO2 meshes obtained by Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation, a well-known technique in the field of industrial surface treatments, in view of an easy scale-up of the process. By photoelectrocatalysis, 99% of carbamazepine was removed in 55 min while only 65% removal was achieved by photolysis. The investigation of the transformation products (TPs) was carried out by means of UPLC-QTOF/MS/MS. Several new TPs were identified and accordingly reaction pathways were proposed. Above 80 min the transformation products disappear, probably forming organic acids of low-molecular weight as final degradation products. The results demonstrated that photoelectrocatalysis onto TiO2 meshes obtained by plasma electrolytic oxidation is a useful alternative to common advanced oxidation processes as wastewater tertiary treatment aimed at removing compounds of emerging concern.

1 April 2020 in Journal of Hazardous Materials
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Maria Cristina CollivignarelliMaria Cristina Collivignarelli
Maria Cristina Collivignarelli
Alessandro AbbàAlessandro Abbà
Alessandro Abbà
Marco Carnevale MiinoMarco Carnevale Miino
Marco Carnevale Miino
HAHamed Arab
Hamed Arab
MBMassimiliano Bestetti
Massimiliano Bestetti
SFSilvia Franz
Silvia Franz

31 May 2010 in Surface and Coatings Technology
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AFA. Da Forno
A. Da Forno
MBMassimiliano Bestetti
Massimiliano Bestetti

24 April 2019 in Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
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Maria Cristina CollivignarelliMaria Cristina Collivignarelli
Maria Cristina Collivignarelli
Alessandro AbbàAlessandro Abbà
Alessandro Abbà
MBMassimiliano Bestetti
Massimiliano Bestetti
BCBarbara Marianna Crotti
Barbara Marianna Crotti
Marco Carnevale MiinoMarco Carnevale Miino
Marco Carnevale Miino

9 October 2010 in Journal of Materials Science
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RKReza Kavian
Reza Kavian
AVAntonello Vicenzo
Antonello Vicenzo
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Massimiliano Bestetti