FERRO , Sergio

The electro-oxidative demolition of synthetic tannins, complex organic molecules widely used in leather retanning processes, has been studied with Ti/Pt and Ti/PbO2 electrodes. The almost complete elimination of the chemical oxygen demand (electrochemical incineration) was achieved only at the Ti/PbO2 electrode and only under oxygen evolution...

Landfill leachate is one of the problems related to waste landfills with the most important environmental impact, as the extreme variability of the substances inside the landfill gives rise to high heterogeneity of the leachate itself. In the present work, an electrochemical approach has been considered as a relatively simple and low-cost...

In recent years, much attention has been devoted to the development of technologies suitable for the remediation of environmental contaminations. Aim of this chapter is to review the approaches proposed for the treatment of contaminated soils, focusing in particular to those based on electrokinetic phenomena. Several different physicochemical...

Effective remediation of contaminated soil requires selecting appropriate technology and adequate strategies. However, activities aimed at the remediation of contaminated sites or the treatment of effluents also have an environmental impact, since they make significant use of chemical products or processes. In the present work, the potential...

The purpose of this study was to develop an inexpensive, simple, and highly selective cork-modified carbon paste electrode for the determination of Pb(II) by differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry (DPASV) and square-wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV). Among the cork–graphite electrodes investigated, the one containing 70% w/w...

Lead is one of the most toxic metals for living organisms: once absorbed by soft tissues, it is capable of triggering various pathologies, subsequently bioaccumulating in the bones. In consideration of this, its detection and quantification in products for human consumption and use is of great interest, especially if the procedure can be...