ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS IN WATER SOLUTIONS

Electrochemical incineration of oxalic acid in the presence of NaCl

Recent researches have demonstrated that electrochemical methods offer an attractive alternative to traditional routes for treating wastewaters containing toxic or/and refractory organic pollutants. The effectiveness of the electrochemical treatment depends on many factors including the presence in solution of specie able to act as mediators. In particular, the effect of chloride ions on the performances of the process has been the object of numerous researches. However, up to now, many practical and theoretical aspects about this argument are not completely clear. In the present work, the anodic incineration of oxalic acid (OA) in the presence of NaCl has been investigated with the aim of …

Synthesis of cyanoacetic acid by electrocatalytic carboxylation of chloroacetonitrile at a silver cathode

Il primo Ricettario

Publication of the first volume of Giovanni Meli's medical recipe book kept at the Municipal Library of Palermo. Their author (1740-1815) was a multifaceted intellectual: a famous poet, but also an eclectic philosopher, doctor and first professor of Chemistry at the University of Palermo.

Giovanni Meli medico a Palermo tra '700 e '800: il primo dei tre Ricettari

Si discute del primo Ricettario di Giovanni Meli come documento della cultura scientifica sette / ottocentesca a Palermo, esaminando anche questioni filologiche sul latino scientifico del tempo, che avranno importanza per i fini ecdotici.