Biography

Francesca Merlo, is a Postdoc Fellow Researcher at the Department of Chemistry (University of Pavia). Her research activity focuses on the development of analytical methods for the extraction and enrichment of different classes of emerging pollutants at low concentration in environmental matrices, biological samples and food, and their qualitative and quantitative determination based on chromatographic techniques. She is also involved in the design and preparation of sorbent materials attractive in the field of green chemistry.  An additional research topic concerns the development and optimization of analytical methods for the determination and quantification of solar fuels, mainly ammonia.

 

Publications

F. Merlo, A. Cabrera-Codony, R. Ghiglione, A. Speltini, C. Fontàs, E. Anticò, A. Profumo

Activated char embedded in biodegradable film for antimicrobials removal: Towards sustainable water purification

Published in: Journal of Hazardous Materials 490 (2025) 137768

F. Merlo, A. Speltini, A. Profumo

Greenness of extraction procedures involving biochar-based sorbents for organic compounds

Published in: Advances in Sample Preparation 15 (2025) 100203

Francesca Merlo, Vincenzo Cerviani, Clàudia Fontàs, Andrea Speltini, Antonella Profumo, Enriqueta Anticò

In-vial polycaprolactone thin film for sampling and microextraction of sexual hormones in environmental waters and wastewaters followed by HPLC-MS/MS

Published in: Analytica Chimica Acta 1362 (2025) 344164

Francesca Merlo , Lorenzo Tassi , Chiara Milanese , Antonella Profumo , Andrea Speltini

Agri-food waste biochar-based green vial wall sorptive extraction: Downscaled portable device for steroids in fresh and brackish water samples

Published in: Green Analytical Chemistry 15 (2025) 100298

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