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Profiles
Dr Giuliano Laudone
Lecturer in Physical Chemistry
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Biography
Biography
Lecturer in Physical Chemistry at Plymouth University. Ihave a Laurea (5-year degree) in Chemical Engineering, from Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy), and a PhD in Applied Physical Chemistry from Plymouth University.
My research focus is on the experimental characterisation and modelling of the void structure and fluid flow in porous materials.
Qualifications
- PhD in Applied Physical Chemistry
- Degree in Chemical Engineering, with specialization in Industrial Chemistry
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching interests
- CHM1020 States of matter, Classical Thermodynamics
- CHM2013 Quantum Chemistry, Statistical Thermodynamics
- CH3016 Intermolecular Interactions, Surface Chemistry, Reaction Dynamics and Advanced Reaction Kinetics
- ENVS2007 Radionuclides in the Environment
Research
Research
Research interests
My research focus is on the experimental characterisation and modelling of the void structure and fluid flow in porous materials.
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
(2021) 'Designing a Graphene Coating-Based Supercapacitor with Lithium Ion Electrolyte: An Experimental and Computational Study via Multiscale Modeling' Nanomaterials 11, (11) , DOI Open access
(2021) 'Novel nuclear materials characterization workflows enabled by fs-laser milling' Microscopy and Microanalysis 27, (S1) 3086-3087 , DOI Open access
(2021) 'Design of Porous Carbons for Supercapacitor Applications for Different Organic Solvent-Electrolytes' C 7, (1) 15-15 , DOI Open access
(2020) 'Supercapacitors with lithium-ion electrolyte: An experimental study and design of the activated carbon electrodes via modelling and simulations' Carbon 164, 422-434 , DOI Open access
(2019) 'The effect of irradiation and radiolytic oxidation on the porous space of Gilsocarbon nuclear graphite measured with mercury porosimetry and helium pycnometry' Carbon 158, 256-266 , DOI Open access
(2018) 'Improved Interpretation of Mercury Intrusion and Soil Water Retention Percolation Characteristics by Inverse Modelling and Void Cluster Analysis' Transport in Porous Media , DOI Open access
(2017) 'A multi-technique experimental and modelling study of the porous structure of IG-110 and IG-430 nuclear graphite' Carbon 128, 1-11 , DOI Open access
(2017) 'Mechanism of adsorption of actives onto microporous functionalised calcium carbonate (FCC)' Adsorption 23, 603-612 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2015) 'Diffusion and Tortuosity in Porous Functionalized Calcium Carbonate' Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 54, (41) 9938-9947 , DOI
(2015) 'Validated a priori calculation of tortuosity in porous materials including sandstone and limestone' Chemical Engineering Science 131, 109-117 , DOI
(2014) 'Characterisation of the porous structure of Gilsocarbon graphite using pycnometry, cyclic porosimetry and void-network modeling' Carbon 73, 61-70 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2013) 'A dual-porous, inverse model of water retention to study biological and hydrological interactions in soil' EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE 64, (3) 345-356 , DOI
(2011) 'A model to predict the effects of soil structure on denitrification and N2O emission' Journal of Hydrology 409, (1-2) 283-290 , DOI
(2011) 'Porometry, porosimetry, image analysis and void network modelling in the study of the pore-level properties of filters' CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE 66, (16) 3701-3709 , DOI Open access
(2010) 'Measurement and simulation of the effect of compaction on the pore structure and saturated hydraulic conductivity of grassland and arable soil' Water Resources Research 46, (5) , DOI
(2008) 'Modelling diffusion from simulated porous structures' CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE 63, (7) 1987-1996 , DOI
(2007) 'Estimation of structural element sizes in sand and compacted blocks of ground calcium carbonate using a void network model' Transport in Porous Media 66, (3) 403-419
(2006) 'Effect of latex volumetric concentration on void structure, particle packing, and effective particle size distribution in a pigmented paper coating layer' Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 45, (6) 1918-1923
(2006) 'Modelling the shrinkage in pigmented coatings during drying: A stick-slip mechanism' Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 304, (1) 180-190
(2005) 'Estimation of the effective particle sizes within a paper coating layer using a void network model' Chemical Engineering Science 60, (23) 6795-6802
(2004) 'Observation of shrinkage during evaporative drying of water-based paper coatings' Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 43, (3) 712-719
(2003) 'Indirect measurement of the shrinkage forces acting during the drying of a paper coating layer' Contact Angle, Wettability and Adhesion, Vol 3 3, 479-500
Conference Papers
(2021) 'Non-destructive Correlative 3D Characterization of Nuclear Graphite: From the Micro-scale to the Nano-scale' TMS 2021 150th Annual Meeting & Exhibition , DOI Open access
(2021) 'Non-destructive Correlative 3D Characterization of Nuclear Graphite: From the Micro-scale to the Nano-scale' Springer International Publishing 553-562 , DOI Open access
(2006) 'Effect of latex volumetric concentration on void structure, particle packing and effective particle size distribution in a pigmented coating layer' 251-264
(2003) 'Coating shrinkage during evaporation: Observation, measurement and modelling within a network structure' 191-208
Personal
Personal
Other academic activities
- Mercury porosimetry
- Pycnometry
- Surface area measurements
- Modelling
- Python