CREA Francesco

The research of interst is mainly focused to the determination of formation thermodynamic parameters in multicomponent aqueous solutions. Particular attention is paid to the evaluation and modeling of the speciation of ligands and cations of biological, technological, and environmental interest in different conditions. His research covers mainly the following topics: • Speciation analysis of multicomponent aqueous solutions; • Chemical thermodynamics; • Coordination chemistry; • Metal and ligand interactions with the main components of natural waters and biological fluids; • Determination of thermodynamic parameters (e.g., stability constants, activity coefficients, enthalpy changes, solubility products, etc.); • Dependence of speciation and thermodynamic parameters on system conditions (e.g., ionic strength, ionic medium, pH, temperature, mixtures, etc.); • Sequestration/remediation studies; • Aquatic Geochemistry; • Speciation and interaction models for real systems of biological, environmental and technological/industrial interest; • Chemical modeling.