1) D. Forrer, A. Vittadini, A DFT-D2 study of formic acid adsorption at smectite edges based on pyrophyllite models. Chemical Physics Letters 2019, 733, 136687
DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2019.136687

2) C. Turioni, G. Guerrini, A. Squartini, F. Morari, M. Maggini, S. Gross, Biodegradable hydrogels: evaluation of degradation as a function of synthesis parameters and environmental conditions. Soil Systems 2021, 5, 47
DOI: 10.3390/soilsystems5030047

3) N.C. Womack, I. Piccoli, C. Camarotto, A. Squartini, G. Guerrini, S. Gross, M. Maggini, M.L. Cabrera, F. Morari, Hydrogel application for improving soil pore network in agroecosystems.
Preliminary results on three different soils. Catena 2022, 208, 105759 DOI:10.1016/j.catena.2021.105759

4) G. Guerrini, S. Gross, M. Maggini, V. Causin, inventors: Biodegradable hydrogel. IT201700105979A·2017-09-21, EP2018075691W·2018-09-21, WO2019057935A1·2019-03-28

5) C. Camarotto, I. Piccoli, N. Dal Ferro, R. Polese, F. Chiarini, L. Furlan, F. Morari, Have we reached the turning point? Looking for evidence of SOC increase under conservation agriculture and cover crop practices. Eur. J. Soil Sci. 2020, 71, 1050
DOI: 10.1111/ejss.12953

6) I. Piccoli, L. Furlan, B. Lazzaro, F. Morari, Examining conservation agriculture soil profiles: Outcomes from northeastern Italian silty soils combining indirect geophysical and direct assessment methods. Eur. J. Soil Sci. 2020, 71, 1064
DOI: 10.1111/ejss.12861

7) I. Piccoli, S. Pozza, C. Camarotto, A. Squartini, S. Gross, M. Maggini, M.L. Cabrera, F. Morari, Hydrogels for agronomical application: from soil characteristics to crop growth: a review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 2024, 44, 22. DOI: 10.1007/s13593-024-00958-4

8) N.C. Womack, M.L. Cabrera, D.H. Franklin, J. Rema, I. Piccoli, C. Camarotto, M. Maggini, G. Guerrini, F. Morari, Hydrogel Effects on Soil Nitrogen Transformations in pH-contrasting Soils. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis , under review.

 

Presentations at meetings

Causin V., Park B.D. – Cellulose Based Hydrogels
Symposia on Advanced Materials
KASAM 2018, Kathmandu, October 26-29, 2018

Piccoli I., Pozza S., Camarotto C., Squartini A., Guerrini G., Morari F. – Investigating hydrogel potentialities for improving soil pore network by using X-ray computed microtomography
European Geoscience Union General Assembly 2020 – Online meeting May 4-8, 2020

Camarotto C., Pozza S., Piccoli I., Guerrini G., Morari F. – Studying hydraulic characteristics of three soils amended with superabsorbent hydrogels
European Geoscience Union General Assembly 2020 – Online meeting, May 4-8, 2020

Womack N.C., Piccoli I., Camarotto C., Squartini A., Guerrini G., Gross S., Maggini M., Cabrera M., Morari F. – Could hydrogels improve soil pore network? Preliminary results on three different soils
50th Conference of the Italian Society of Agronomy – Udine, September 15-17, 2021

 

 

University of Padova
DiSC – Department of Chemical Sciences
DAFNAE - Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment
ICMATE-CNR - Institute of Condensed Matter Chemistry and Energy Technologies