All Stories

  1. Phase transitions and structural evolution of leucite (K[AlSi₂O₆]) from in-situ high-temperature powder X-ray diffraction

    Article • Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, May 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  2. Cobalt and nickel removal from urban and industrial wastewaters using sustainable synthetic carbonates

    Article • March 2026, Copernicus GmbH

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  3. Ferro-bosiite, NaFe 3+ 3 (Al 4 Fe 2+ 2 ...

    Article • Mineralogical Magazine, August 2025, Mineralogical Society

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  4. Elbaite, the neotype material from the Rosina pegmatite, San Piero in Campo, Elba island, Italy

    Article • European Journal of Mineralogy, July 2025, Copernicus GmbH

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  5. Geological, Mineralogical, and Alteration Insights of the Intermediate-Sulfidation Epithermal Mineralization in the Sidi Aissa District, Northern Tunisia

    Article • Geosciences, July 2025, MDPI AG

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  6. Fine ash from the Campanian Ignimbrite super-eruption, ~ 40 ka, southern Italy: implications for dispersal mechanisms and health hazard

    Article • Scientific Reports, June 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  7. Fibrous erionite modifications following THP-1 macrophage phagocytosis: An insight into the mechanisms of interaction with biological systems

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, June 2025, Elsevier

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  8. Naturally occurring asbestos in Southern Italy: Geological and mineralogical investigation of fibrous antigorite from Calabrian serpentinites in view of its hazard assessment

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, March 2025, Elsevier

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  9. Crystal structure and doping in synthetic enstatite: an analysis of Li/Fe 3+ -doped single-crystal samples

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science Crystal Engineering and Materials, January 2025, International Union of Crystallography

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  10. ‘Pom-Pom’ Quartz: A New Gem Material Containing Bassanite Inclusions, from Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Article • The Journal of Gemmology, January 2025, GEM-A

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  11. Crystal Structure and Li–Fe Order in Synthetic Mg(2–2x)LixFe3+x(SiO4) Olivine Structure

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, October 2024, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  12. Geological and mineralogical characterization of fibrous tremolite from Iacolinei quarry (Basilicata, Italy)

    Article • Minerals and the Environment, September 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  13. A multi‐analytical investigation of Imperial (I‐II century AD) Roman cooking ware from ‘Villa della Piscina’ and the so called ‘Minerva Medica Temple’ (Rome, Italy)

    Article • Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, July 2024, Wiley

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  14. Dissolution Reaction and Surface Modification of UICC Amosite in Mimicked Gamble’s Solution: A Step towards Filling the Gap between Asbestos Toxicity and Its Crystal Chemical Features

    Article • Nanomaterials, November 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  15. From field analysis to nanostructural investigation: A multidisciplinary approach to describe natural occurrence of asbestos in view of hazard assessment

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, September 2023, Elsevier

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  16. Physical and chemical characterization of the Pomici di Avellino ashes (3.9 ka) from Somma-Vesuvius volcano for future health hazard assessment

    Article • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, June 2023, Elsevier

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  17. The crystal structure of the killer fibre erionite from Tuzköy (Cappadocia, Turkey)

    Article • IUCrJ, May 2023, International Union of Crystallography

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  18. An integrated general approach to assess the potential risk of outcrops contaminated by asbestos and asbestos-like minerals

    Article • May 2023, Copernicus GmbH

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  19. The composition of asbestos bodies in human lungs

    Article • May 2023, Copernicus GmbH

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  20. Closing the knowledge gap on the composition of the asbestos bodies

    Article • Minerals and the Environment, April 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  21. Schorl breakdown at upper mantle conditions: Insights from an experimental study at 3.5 GPa

    Article • Lithos, February 2023, Elsevier

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  22. Closing the knowledge gap on the composition of the asbestos bodies

    Article • January 2023, Research Square

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  23. In situ high-temperature behaviour and breakdown conditions of uvite at room pressure

    Article • Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, October 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  24. HT breakdown of Mn-bearing elbaite from the Anjanabonoina pegmatite, Madagascar

    Article • Journal of Geosciences, September 2022, Czech Geological Society

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  25. In-situ high-temperature behaviour and breakdown conditions of uvite at room pressure

    Article • July 2022, Research Square

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  26. Another Potentially Hazardous Zeolite from Northern Italy: Fibrous Mordenite

    Article • Minerals, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  27. Fibrous Ferrierite from Northern Italy: Mineralogical Characterization, Surface Properties, and Assessment of Potential Toxicity

    Article • Minerals, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  28. Modelling the Fenton reaction of amphibole asbestos

    Article • March 2022, Copernicus GmbH

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  29. Characterisation of potentially toxic natural fibrous zeolites by means of electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy and morphological-mineralogical studies

    Article • Chemosphere, March 2022, Elsevier

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  30. Celleriite, ☐(Mn22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH), a new mineral species of the tourmaline supergroup

    Article • American Mineralogist, January 2022, Mineralogical Society of America

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  31. Schorl Breakdown at Upper Mantle Conditions: Insights from an Experimental Study at 3.5 GPA

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2022, Elsevier

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  32. Characterization and assessment of the potential toxicity/pathogenicity of Russian commercial chrysotile

    Article • American Mineralogist, October 2021, Mineralogical Society of America

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  33. Surface and Bulk Modifications of Fibrous Erionite in Mimicked Gamble’s Solution at Acidic pH

    Article • Minerals, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  34. Thermal conductivity of Triassic evaporites

    Article • Geophysical Journal International, July 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  35. Recommended X-ray single-crystal structure refinement and Rietveld refinement procedure for tremolite

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science Crystal Engineering and Materials, July 2021, International Union of Crystallography

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  36. Surface and bulk modifications of amphibole asbestos in mimicked gamble's solution at acidic PH

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  37. In situ high-temperature behaviour of fluor-elbaite: breakdown conditions and products

    Article • Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  38. Towards a detailed comprehension of the inertisation processes of amphibole asbestos:in situhigh-temperature behaviour of fibrous tremolite

    Article • Mineralogical Magazine, November 2020, Mineralogical Society

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  39. The Phoenician Red Slip Ware from Sulky (Sardinia-Italy): Microstructure and quantitative phase analysis

    Article • Applied Clay Science, November 2020, Elsevier

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  40. Thermal inertization of amphibole asbestos modulates Fe topochemistry and surface reactivity

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, November 2020, Elsevier

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  41. Crystal Chemical and Structural Characterization of Natural and Cation-Exchanged Mexican Erionite

    Article • Minerals, August 2020, MDPI AG

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  42. Curcumin-loaded zeolite as anticancer drug carrier: effect of curcumin adsorption on zeolite structure

    Article • Pure and Applied Chemistry, March 2020, De Gruyter

    Prof. M.Gabriella Santonicola, Prof Paolo Ballirano

  43. Chemical reactivity of thermal treated naturally occurring amphibole asbestos

    Article • March 2020, Copernicus GmbH

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  44. Dissolution of amphibole asbestos in modified Gamble’s solution at pH 4.5: a combined ICP-OES, XPS and TEM investigation

    Article • March 2020, Copernicus GmbH

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  45. The Red Slip Ware from Motya (Sicily, Italy): A multi-analytical approach for determining the production technology and the nature of the raw materials

    Article • Ceramics International, February 2020, Elsevier

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  46. Raman spectroscopy and laser-induced degradation of groutellite and ramsdellite, two cathode materials of technological interest

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  47. 3D Porous Graphene Based Aerogel for Electromagnetic Applications

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  48. Piezoelectric Effect and Electroactive Phase Nucleation in Self-Standing Films of Unpoled PVDF Nanocomposite Films

    Article • Nanomaterials, September 2018, MDPI AG

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  49. The thermal behaviour of sacrofanite

    Article • European Journal of Mineralogy, September 2018, Schweizerbart

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  50. Piezoelectric Thin Films of ZnO-Nanorods/Nanowalls Grown by Chemical Bath Deposition

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, March 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Peiman Soltani, Prof Paolo Ballirano

  51. The Geological Roles Played by Microfungi in Interaction with Sulfide Minerals from Libiola Mine, Liguria, Italy

    Article • Geomicrobiology Journal, March 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Pietro Marescotti, Prof Paolo Ballirano

  52. Prismatic to Asbestiform Offretite from Northern Italy: Occurrence, Morphology and Crystal-Chemistry of a New Potentially Hazardous Zeolite

    Article • Minerals, February 2018, MDPI AG

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  53. Different Erionite Species Bind Iron into the Structure: A Potential Explanation for Fibrous Erionite Toxicity

    Article • Minerals, January 2018, MDPI AG

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  54. Thermal Stability of Woolly Erionite-K and Considerations about the Heat-Induced Behaviour of the Erionite Group

    Article • Minerals, January 2018, MDPI AG

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  55. Phase Transition of TiO2 Nanotubes: An X-ray Study as a Function of Temperature

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, October 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  56. Nucleation effect of unmodified graphene nanoplatelets on PVDF/GNP film composites

    Article • Materials Today Communications, June 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  57. The mechanism of iron binding processes in erionite fibres

    Article • Scientific Reports, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  58. Geological occurrence, mineralogical characterization, and risk assessment of potentially carcinogenic erionite in Italy

    Article • Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B, February 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  59. Dissolution and biodurability of mineral fibres

    Article • January 2017, Mineralogical Society

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  60. The crystal structure of mineral fibres

    Article • January 2017, Mineralogical Society

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  61. Iron within the erionite cavity and its potential role in inducing its toxicity: Evidence of Fe (III) segregation as extra-framework cation

    Article • Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, January 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  62. Zinc Oxide Nanorods-Decorated Graphene Nanoplatelets: A Promising Antimicrobial Agent against the Cariogenic Bacterium Streptococcus mutans

    Article • Nanomaterials, September 2016, MDPI AG

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  63. Does High Pressure Induce Structural Reorganization in Linear Alcohols? A Computational Answer

    Article • ChemPhysChem, August 2016, Wiley

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  64. Quantitative chemical analysis of erionite fibres using a micro-analytical SEM-EDX method

    Article • European Journal of Mineralogy, May 2016, Schweizerbart

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  65. Thermal behaviour of otavite, CdCO3

    Article • European Journal of Mineralogy, May 2016, Schweizerbart

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  66. Erionite-Na upon heating: dehydration dynamics and exchangeable cations mobility

    Article • Scientific Reports, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  67. Control of the size and density of ZnO-nanorods grown onto graphene nanoplatelets in aqueous suspensions

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  68. A new insight into the nanostructure of alkylammonium alkanoates based ionic liquids in water

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  69. A Deep Look Into Erionite Fibres: an Electron Microscopy Investigation of their Self-Assembly

    Article • Scientific Reports, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Roberto Matassa, Prof Paolo Ballirano

  70. Technological fingerprints of the Early Bronze Age clay figurines from Tell Mardikh-Ebla (Syria)

    Article • Journal of the European Ceramic Society, November 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Laura Medeghini, Prof Paolo Ballirano

  71. Fe (II) segregation at a specific crystallographic site of fibrous erionite: A first step toward the understanding of the mechanisms inducing its carcinogenicity

    Article • Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, July 2015, Elsevier

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  72. Crystal chemical and structural modifications of erionite fibers leached with simulated lung fluids

    Article • American Mineralogist, April 2015, GeoScienceWorld

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  73. Thermal behaviour of alum-(K) KAl(SO4)2·12H2O from in situ laboratory high-temperature powder X-ray diffraction data: thermal expansion and modelling of the sulfate orientational disorder

    Article • Mineralogical Magazine, February 2015, Mineralogical Society

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  74. Synthesis and characterization of ZnO nanorods with a narrow size distribution

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Mr Chandrakanth Reddy Chandraiahgari, Prof Paolo Ballirano

  75. Is a medium-range order pre-peak possible for ionic liquids without an aliphatic chain?

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Ruggero Caminiti, Prof Paolo Ballirano

  76. A combined use of optical microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction and micro-Raman spectroscopy for the characterization of ancient ceramic from Ebla (Syria)

    Article • Ceramics International, December 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Laura Medeghini, Prof Paolo Ballirano

  77. Asbestos fibre identification vs. evaluation of asbestos hazard in ophiolitic rock mélanges, a case study from the Ligurian Alps (Italy)

    Article • Environmental Earth Sciences, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  78. Thermal behaviour of cinnabar, α-HgS, and the kinetics of the β-HgS (metacinnabar) - α-HgS conversion at room temperature

    Article • European Journal of Mineralogy, March 2014, Schweizerbart

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  79. New morphological, chemical, and structural data of woolly erionite-Na from Durkee, Oregon, U.S.A.

    Article • American Mineralogist, November 2013, GeoScienceWorld

    Professor Marco Rossi, Prof Paolo Ballirano

  80. Crystal chemical and structural investigation of levyne-Na

    Article • Mineralogical Magazine, October 2013, Mineralogical Society

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  81. A Combined Theoretical and Experimental Study of Solid Octyl and Decylammonium Chlorides and of Their Aqueous Solutions

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, June 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  82. Phase transitions in the Mg CO2H2O system and the thermal decomposition of dypingite, Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2· 5H2O: Implications for geosequestration of carbon dioxide

    Article • Chemical Geology, February 2013, Elsevier

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  83. Dehydration dynamics and thermal stability of erionite-K: Experimental evidence of the “internal ionic exchange” mechanism

    Article • Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, November 2012, Elsevier

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  84. Thermal behavior of realgar As4S4, and of arsenolite As2O3 and non-stoichiometric As8S8+x crystals produced from As4S4 melt recrystallization

    Article • American Mineralogist, August 2012, Mineralogical Society of America

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  85. Haüyne: mutual cations/anionic groups arrangement and thermal expansion mechanism

    Article • Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  86. Thermal behavior of afghanite, an ABABACAC member of the cancrinite group

    Article • American Mineralogist, March 2012, Mineralogical Society of America

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  87. Crystal Polymorphism of Hexylammonium Chloride and Structural Properties of Its Mixtures with Water

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, March 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Ruggero Caminiti, Prof Paolo Ballirano

  88. Crystal Polymorphism of Hexylammonium Chloride and Structural Properties of Its Mixtures with Water

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, February 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Ruggero Caminiti, Prof Paolo Ballirano

  89. The crystal structure of sacrofanite, the 74Å phase of the cancrinite–sodalite supergroup

    Article • Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, January 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Fernando Camara, Prof Paolo Ballirano

  90. The thermal behaviour of liottite

    Article • Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, November 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  91. Characterization of spent zinc–carbon and alkaline batteries by SEM-EDS, TGA/DTA and XRPD analysis

    Article • Thermochimica Acta, November 2011, Elsevier

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  92. Structure of the Molten Salt Methyl Ammonium Nitrate Explored by Experiments and Theory

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, October 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  93. Crystal Polymorphism of Propylammonium Chloride and Structural Properties of Its Mixture with Water

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, October 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Ruggero Caminiti, Prof Paolo Ballirano

  94. Thermal and Structural Properties of Ethylammonium Chloride and Its Mixture with Water

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, April 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Alessandro Triolo, Prof Paolo Ballirano

  95. Laboratory parallel-beam transmission X-ray powder diffraction investigation of the thermal behavior of nitratine NaNO3: spontaneous strain and structure evolution

    Article • Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, March 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  96. Thermal behaviour of natrite Na2CO3 in the 303–1013 K thermal range

    Article • Phase Transitions, March 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  97. The thermal behaviour and structural stability of nesquehonite, MgCO3·3H2O, evaluated by in situ laboratory parallel-beam X-ray powder diffraction: New constraints on CO2 sequestration within minerals

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, June 2010, Elsevier

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  98. Thermal behaviour and kinetics of dehydration in air of bassanite, calcium sulphate hemihydrate (CaSO40.5H2O), from X-ray powder diffraction

    Article • European Journal of Mineralogy, October 2009, Schweizerbart

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  99. Structural and spectroscopic characterization of a suite of fibrous amphiboles with high environmental and health relevance from Biancavilla (Sicily, Italy)

    Article • American Mineralogist, October 2009, Mineralogical Society of America

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  100. Crystal structure and iron topochemistry of erionite-K from Rome, Oregon, U.S.A.

    Article • American Mineralogist, August 2009, Mineralogical Society of America

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  101. Kinetics of α-PcCu → β-PcCu Isothermal Conversion in Air and Thermal Behavior of β-PcCu from in Situ Real-Time Laboratory Parallel-Beam X-ray Powder Diffraction

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, June 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  102. Thermal behavior of trehalose dihydrate (T h) and β-anhydrous trehalose (T β) by in-situ laboratory parallel-beam X-ray powder diffraction

    Article • Structural Chemistry, May 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  103. Thermal behaviour and kinetics of dehydration of gypsum in air from in situ real-time laboratory parallel-beam X-ray powder diffraction

    Article • Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  104. Atomic pair distribution function (PDF) study of iron oxide nanoparticles in aqueous suspension

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  105. Structural features in Tutton's salts K2[M2+(H2O)6](SO4)2, with M2+ = Mg, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, and Zn

    Article • American Mineralogist, January 2009, Mineralogical Society of America

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  106. Overcoming the Inadequacy of X-ray Powder Diffraction in Reliable Hydrogen Location with the Aid of First Principles Calculations: Crystal Structure Determination of Orotaldehyde Monohydrate

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, December 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  107. The thermal behaviour of γ-CaSO4

    Article • Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, November 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  108. Kinetics of gypsum dehydration at reduced pressure: an energy dispersive X-ray diffraction study

    Article • European Journal of Mineralogy, August 2008, Schweizerbart

    Dr Marilena Carbone, Prof Paolo Ballirano

  109. Crystal chemical and structural characterization of fibrous tremolite from Susa Valley, Italy, with comments on potential harmful effects on human health

    Article • American Mineralogist, August 2008, Mineralogical Society of America

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  110. The use of energy dispersive X-ray diffraction (EDXD) for the investigation of the structural and compositional features of old and modern papers

    Article • Microchemical Journal, April 2008, Elsevier

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  111. Thermal behaviour of β-anhydrite CaSO4 to 1,263 K

    Article • Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, September 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  112. Redetermination of the Tutton's salt Cs2[Cu(H2O)6](SO4)2

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, June 2007, International Union of Crystallography

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  113. STRUCTURAL AND CHEMICAL CONTRASTS BETWEEN PRISMATIC AND FIBROUS FLUORO-EDENITE FROM BIANCAVILLA, SICILY, ITALY

    Article • The Canadian Mineralogist, April 2007, Mineralogical Association of Canada

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  114. Rietveld refinement of the Tutton's salt Rb2[Cu(H2O)6](SO4)2from parallel-beam X-ray powder diffraction data

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, January 2007, International Union of Crystallography

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  115. Polyethylene Structure as a Function of Temperature: An EDXD Investigation

    Article • Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B, December 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Marilena Carbone, Prof Paolo Ballirano

  116. In-situ X-ray transmission powder diffraction study of the kinetics of the light induced alteration of realgar (-As4S4)

    Article • European Journal of Mineralogy, November 2006, Schweizerbart

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  117. Crystal chemistry of the halotrichite group XAl2(SO4)4 22H2O: the X = Fe-Mg-Mn-Zn compositional tetrahedron

    Article • European Journal of Mineralogy, July 2006, Schweizerbart

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  118. Structural Characterization of Ultrasmall Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide (USPIO) Particles in Aqueous Suspension by Energy Dispersive X-ray Diffraction (EDXD)

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, July 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  119. Mineralogical characterization of the blue pigment of Michelangelo's fresco "The Last Judgment"

    Article • American Mineralogist, July 2006, Mineralogical Society of America

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  120. Rietveld refinement of the Tutton salt K2[Fe(H2O)6](SO4)2

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, February 2006, International Union of Crystallography

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  121. Crystal chemical and structural characterization of an unusual CO3-bearing sodalite-group mineral

    Article • European Journal of Mineralogy, January 2006, Schweizerbart

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  122. Refinement of the structure of synthetic syngenite K2Ca(SO4)2H2O from X-ray powder diffraction data

    Article • Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen Journal of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, December 2005, Schweizerbart

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  123. New crystal-chemical and structural data of dietrichite, ideally ZnAl2(SO4)4 22H2O, a member of the halotrichite group

    Article • European Journal of Mineralogy, January 2004, Schweizerbart

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  124. Characterization of amphibole fibres linked to mesothelioma in the area of Biancavilla, Eastern Sicily, Italy

    Article • Mineralogical Magazine, December 2003, Mineralogical Society

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  125. Effects of the choice of different ionization level for scattering curves and correction for small preferred orientation in Rietveld refinement: the MgAl2O4test case

    Article • Journal of Applied Crystallography, July 2003, International Union of Crystallography

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  126. Refinement of the crystal structure of arsenolite, AS2O3

    Article • Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures, December 2002, De Gruyter

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  127. The crystal structure of 3-methyluracil from X-ray powder diffraction data

    Article • Journal of Molecular Structure, August 2002, Elsevier

    Gustavo Portalone, Prof Paolo Ballirano

  128. Improved powder X-ray data for cancrinites IV: Franzinite

    Article • Powder Diffraction, December 2001, Cambridge University Press

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  129. Rietveld refinements on laboratory energy dispersive X-ray diffraction (EDXD) data

    Article • Journal of Applied Crystallography, November 2001, International Union of Crystallography

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  130. The monoclinic I2 structure of bassanite, calcium sulphate hemihydrate (CaSO4 0.5H2O)

    Article • European Journal of Mineralogy, September 2001, Schweizerbart

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  131. Structure of Polyethylene from X-Ray Powder Diffraction: Influence of the Amorphous Fraction on Data Analysis

    Article • Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B, July 2000, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  132. X-ray Powder Diffraction Structure Reinvestigation of the α and β Forms of Cobalt Phthalocyanine and Kinetics of the α → β Phase Transition

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, December 1998, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  133. Carbonate-cancrinite: In-situ real-time thermal processes studied by means of energy-dispersive X-ray powder-diffractometry

    Article • Powder Diffraction, September 1995, Cambridge University Press

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  134. Improved powder X-ray data for cancrinites II: Liottite and sacrofanite

    Article • Powder Diffraction, March 1995, Cambridge University Press

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  135. Improved powder X-ray data for cancrinites I: Afghanite

    Article • Powder Diffraction, March 1994, Cambridge University Press

    Prof Paolo Ballirano

  136. Sodalite from Vetralla (Roman potassic province) and Bancroft (Ontario, Canada): observed and simulated IR spectra

    Article • RENDICONTI LINCEI, December 1991, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Paolo Ballirano