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Personal Information

Current position			Full Professor of Chemical Fundamentals of Technologies Dept. Civil and Industrial Engineering – University of Pisa
Nationality			Italian
E-mail			maurizia.seggiani@unipi.it
Telephone			+39 (0)50 221 7881
Address (work)		Largo Lucio Lazzarino 2, 56126, Pisa, Italy
Research ID			https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9628-7178
Scopus			https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6603755099
Work experience
Dec 2018 -present	Full professor of Chemical Engineering,Dept. of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa
Dec 2014-Nov 2018	Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering,Dept. of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa
Jul 2001-Nov 2014	Assistant professor of Chemical EngineeringDept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Pisa
Sep 1995 – Dec ’97	Process Engineer at the ENEL (Italian National Electricity Company) Research Centre in Pisa (Italy)
Nov 1994 – Agu ’95	Research fellowship at the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering of University College London, London (UK).
Jan 1994 – Oct 1994	Research Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pisa
Education
Sep 1997 -May 2000	PhD degree in Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pisa. Thesis: Behaviour of coal ash in combustion/gasification systems: slagging and fouling phenomena. With honours (equivalent to first-class honours)
Dec 1993	MEng in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Pisa. Thesis: Study of mass transfer phenomena in collagen-based membranes for extracorporeal blood purification. 110/110 with honours (equivalent to first-class honours)

RESEARCH PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (SCOPUS, Sept. 2024)

Author ID: 6603755099

Papers: 123

Citations: 4’209

H-index: 31

SUMMARY OF RESEARCH, INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES AND CURRENT PROJECTS (March 2024)

Her current research activities are focused mainly on industrial chemical processes with reference to the recovery/valorisation of industrial by-products/wastes, treatment of polluting gaseous/liquid effluents, carbon capture, green chemistry, development of biodegradable/compostable thermoplastic compounds and composites for industrial applications, process modelling and environmental sustainability analysis of product/process by LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) methodology. These activities are documented by more than 190 scientific publications in international journals and national/international conference proceedings. Many of the research activities have been and are conducted in collaboration with public and private research agencies or Italian and foreign research centres and universities (MIT, Boston, USA; Universidad Austral de Chile, EGE University, TR; Politecnica Salesiana University, Ecuador).

She was Vice-President of the Chemical Engineering BSc and MSc course programs for 5 years; currently, she is President of the Research Commission of the Dept. of Civil and Industrial Engineering, President of the Scientific Commission for Chemical Sciences of the University of Pisa; Research and Technology transfer contact person of the Dept. of Civil and Industrial Engineering; member of the University Spin-off Committee, member of the National ASN (National Scientific Habilitation) Commission for the SSD CHIM/07 and member of the Scientific Committee of Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa.

Currently, she is coordinator of 2 National projects (PRIN 2022 and PNRR closed call project) and Unit Leader of 2 National (PRIN PNRR 2022, PNRR closed call project) and 2 EU projects  (LIFE2020 and Erasmus +). In her career, she has successfully supervised 6 PhD thesis, more than 60 MSc theses, 7 fellowships, 5 post-doc fellowships and 5 collaboration contracts.

Recent and Current Teachings
2020 – present: Green Chemistry for Materials and Processes at Engineering School of University of Pisa.
2017 – present: General Chemistry at Engineering School of University of Pisa.
2014 – 2021: Control and Safety of Production Processes in Pharmaceutical Industry at Dept. of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology – University of Pisa.
2003 – 2020: Chemical Process Synthesis at Engineering School of University of Pisa.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Pasciucco F., Rossi D., Maccaferri E., Pecorini I., Giorgini L., and Seggiani M. (2025) Recycling Polyamide 6 Fishing Nets and Carbon Fibers for the Development of Novel Sustainable Composites: Properties and LCA Process Analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production. 486, 144634; doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.144634

Rossi D., Cappello M., Filippi S., Bartoli M., Malucelli G., Cinelli P., Seggiani M. (2024) Polyamide 6 Recycled Fishing Nets Modified with Biochar Fillers: An Effort Toward Sustainability and Circularity. Materials Today Communications, 41, 110650. Doi: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2024.110650

Rossi D., Rossi S., Cinelli P., Seggiani M. (2024) Emerging opportunities in the valorisation of wheat bran byproduct as additive in polymer composite materials. Materials Today Sustainability. 27: 100832; doi: 10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.100832.
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Di Gregorio S., Niccolini L., Seggiani M., Strangis G., Barbani N., Vitiello V., Becarelli S., Petroni G., Yan X., Buttino I. (2024) Marine copepod culture as a potential source of bioplastic-degrading microbiome: the case of poly(butylene succinate-co- adipate). Chemosphere. 362:142603. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142603.

Ismaeilimoghadam S., Jonoobi M., Hamzeh Y., Azimi B., Mezzetta A., Guazzelli L., Cinelli P., Seggiani M., Danti S. (2024) Development and Characterization of Sodium Alginate‑Based Bio‑hybrid Super Absorbent Polymer with High Retention Capacity Suitable for Baby Diapers. Journal of Polymers and the Environment. Doi: 10.1007/s10924-024-03297-3.

Garivalis A. I., Rossi D., Seggiani M., Testi D. (2024) Beyond water: Physical and heat transfer properties of phase change slurries for thermal energy storage. Cell Reports Physical Science, 5, 101905. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2024.101905

Rossi D., Cappello M., Antognoli M., Brunazzi E., Seggiani M. (2023) Pyrolyzed tannery sludge as adsorbent of volatile organic compounds from tannery air emissions. Chemical Engineering Journal, 454, 140320.

Carlozzi P., Touloupakis E., Filippi S., Cinelli P., Mezzetta A., Seggiani M. (2022) Purple non-sulfur bacteria as cell factories to produce a copolymer as PHBV under light/dark cycle in a 4-L photobioreactor. Journal of Biotechnology, 356, 51-59.

Masotta M., Rocchi I., Pazzagli G., Roberto D’Ambrosio, Seggiani M. (2021) Recovery of sulfur from sulfur-rich filter cakes in a rotary kiln: process optimization. Waste Management, 126: 567-577.

Gigante V., Seggiani* M., Cinelli P., Signori F., Vania A., Navarini L., Amato G., Lazzeri A. (2021) Utilization of coffee silverskin in biocomposites based on poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) for food contact applications. Composites part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 140, 106172.

Stefanelli E., Vitolo S., Puccini M. and Seggiani M. (2020) CO₂ sorption kinetic study and modeling on doped-Li₄SiO₄ under different temperatures and CO₂ partial pressures. Chemical Engineering Journal, 379, 122307.

Seggiani M., Gigante V., Cinelli P., Coltelli B., Sandroni M., Anguillesi I., Lazzeri A. (2019) Processing and mechanical performance of polybutylene succinate adipate (PBSA) and raw hydrolyzed collagen (HC) thermoplastic blends. Polymer Testing, 77, 105900.

Seggiani M., Stefanelli E., Puccini M., Vitolo S. (2018) CO₂ sorption/desorption performance study on K₂CO₃-doped Li₄SiO₄-based pellets. Chemical Engineering Journal. 339, pp. 51-60.

Seggiani M., Puccini M., Vitolo S. (2013). Alkali promoted lithium orthosilicate for CO₂ capture at high temperature and low concentration. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 17, 25-31.

Seggiani M., Puccini M., Raggio G., Vitolo S. (2012). Effect of sewage sludge content on gas quality and solid residues produced by cogasification in an updraft gasifier. Waste Management, 32, 1826-1834.

Seggiani M., Puccini M., Vitolo S. (2011) High-temperature and low concentration CO₂ sorption on Li₄SiO₄ based sorbents: Study of the used silica and doping method effects. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 5, 741-748.