Prof. Dr. Alessandro Piccolo

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsSoil Sciences
KeywordsStruktur, Funktion, Humine

Current contact address

CountryItaly
CityPortici
InstitutionUniversita degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
InstituteDipartimento di Agraria

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Jörg RichterInstitut für Geoökologie, Technische Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig, Braunschweig
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael SpitellerInstitut für Umweltforschung (INFU), Technische Universität Dortmund, Dortmund
Start of initial sponsorship01/03/1999

Programme(s)

1998Humboldt Research Award Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2006Alessandro Piccolo, P. Conte, A.F. Patti O-alkylation of a Lignite humic acid by Phase-Transfer Catalysis. In: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2006, 994-1001
2006Alessandro Piccolo: Rates of oxidative coupling of humic phenolic monomers catalyzed by a biomimetic iron-porphyrin. In: Environmental Science and Technology, 2006, 1644-1649
2005Alessandro Piccolo: Enhanced Molecular Dimension of a Humic Acid Induced by Photooxidation Catalyzed by Biomimetic Metalporphyrins. In: Biomacromolecules, 2005, 2120-2125
2005Alessandro Piccolo, P. Conte, P. Tagliatesta: Increased conformational rigidity of humic substances by oxidative biomimetic catalysis. In: Biomacromolecules , 2005, 351-358
2004Alessandro Piccolo, Riccardo Spaccini, Rolf Nieder, Joerg Richter: Sequestration of a biologically labile organic Carbon in soils by humified organic matter. In: Climatic Change, 2004, 329-343
2003Alessandro Piccolo Michael Spiteller: Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry of terrestrial humic substances and their size-fractions. In: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2003, 1047-1059
2003Alessandro Piccolo, P. Conte, A. Cozzolino, R. Spaccini The conformational structure of humic substances. In: D.K. Benbi and R. Nieder, Handbook of processes and modelling in soil-plant system. Haworth Press, 2003. 83 -120
2002Alessandro Piccolo: The Supramolecular structure of humic substances. A novel understanding of humus chemistry and implications in soil Science. In: Advances in Agronomy , 2002, 57-134
2001A. Piccolo, P. Conte, A. Cozzolino, M. Paci. Combined effects of an oxidative enzyme and dissolved humic substances on 13C-labelled 2,4-D herbicide as revealed by high-resolution 13C-NMR spectroscopy. In: Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2001, 70-76
2000Alessandro Piccolo, P. Conte, A. Cozzolino Polymerization by enzyme-catalyzed oxidative couplings of supramolecular associations of humic molecules. In: Naturwissenschaften, 2000, 391-394