Nicolas Torasso

Dr. Nicolas Torasso

Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales - Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Academic Career Length

10Years (2017-Present)

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

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1 February 2021 in Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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NTNicolas Torasso
Nicolas Torasso
AVALICIA VERGARA-RUBIO
ALICIA VERGARA-RUBIO
PRPatricia Rivas-Rojas
Patricia Rivas-Rojas
CHCristián Huck-Iriart
Cristián Huck-Iriart
Aitor LarrañagaAitor Larrañaga
Aitor Larrañaga
SGSilvia Goyanes
Silvia Goyanes

1 March 2020 in Separation and Purification Technology
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FTFederico Trupp
Federico Trupp
NTNicolas Torasso
Nicolas Torasso
DGDiana Grondona
Diana Grondona
GRGerardo H. Rubiolo
Gerardo H. Rubiolo
SGSilvia Goyanes
Silvia Goyanes

8 January 2019 in Plasma Processes and Polymers
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NTNicolas Torasso
Nicolas Torasso
FTFederico Trupp
Federico Trupp
ADAndrés Arias Durán
Andrés Arias Durán
NDNorma D'ACcorso
Norma D'ACcorso
DGDiana Grondona
Diana Grondona
SGSilvia Goyanes
Silvia Goyanes

24 February 2017 in Langmuir
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NTNicolas Torasso
Nicolas Torasso
JAJuan M. Armaleo
Juan M. Armaleo
MTMario Tagliazucchi
Mario Tagliazucchi
FWFederico Williams
Federico Williams

4 November 2022 in Colloids and Interfaces
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NTNicolas Torasso
Nicolas Torasso
PGPaula Gonzalez-Seligra
Paula Gonzalez-Seligra
FTFederico Trupp
Federico Trupp
Diana Elena GrondonaDiana Elena Grondona
Diana Elena Grondona
SGSilvia Goyanes
Silvia Goyanes
Aromatic hydrocarbons in water is one of the collateral effects of the petrochemical industry and represents a serious problem both for their toxicity and environmental contamination. In this work, an innovative amphiphilic membrane was developed capable of rapidly removing hydrocarbons (such as BTEX) present in water under the solubility limit. Firstly, a Janus nanostructured membrane was developed from the deposition of superhydrophobic carbonaceous nanoparticles (CNPs) synthesized by radiofrequency plasma polymerization on a hydrophilic electrospun poly(vinyl alcohol) mat. Secondly, this membrane was turned amphiphilic by UV exposure, allowing water to pass through. The surface properties of the membranes were studied through SEM, contact angle, and FTIR analysis. Dead-end experiments showed that the toluene and xylene selective sorption capacity reached the outstanding adsorption capacity of 647 mg/g and 666 mg/g, respectively, and that the membrane could be reused three times without efficiency loss. Furthermore, swelling of the PVA fibers prevented the liberation of NPs. The selective sorption capacity of the UV-exposed CNPs was explained by studying the interfacial energy relations between the materials at play. This work provides a simple, low-cost, and scalable technique to develop membranes with great potential for water remediation, including the removal of volatile organic compounds from produced water, as well as separating oil-in-water emulsions.