XXXVI National Congress on Calorimetry, Thermal Analysis and Applied Thermodynamics Conference Programme Summer School Programme Hotel Regina Margherita, September 8-13, 2014 Cagliari (Sardinia), Italy CHAIRPERSONS • Chair: Silvia Porcedda, Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari • co-Chair: Bruno Marongiu, AICAT past-president HONORARY COMMITTEE • • • • • • Giuseppe Arena, AICAT President Concetta Giancola, GICAT Coordinator Raffaele Riccio, President of the Italian Chemical Society Giovanni Melis, Rector of the University of Cagliari Biagio Saitta, Dean of the Faculty of Sciences, University of Cagliari Vito Lippolis, Head of Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE • • • • • • • • • • Anna Maria Cardinale, University of Genova Dimitri Fessas, University of Milano Giuseppe Lazzara, University of Palermo Luigi Petraccone, University of Napoli Silvia Porcedda, University of Cagliari Adriana Saccone, University of Genova Alberto Schiraldi, University of Milano Carmelo Sgarlata, University of Catania Maria Rosaria Tiné, University of Pisa Stefano Vecchio Ciprioti, Sapienza University of Roma ORGANIZING COMMITTEE • • • • • • • Bruno Marongiu, AICAT past-President Silvia Porcedda, Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari Alessandra Piras, Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari Marianna Usula, Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari Daniela Meloni, Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari Danilo Falconieri, ITIS "M. Giua" Cagliari Giuseppe Lazzara, University of Palermo XXXVI National Congress on Calorimetry, Thermal Analysis and Applied Thermodynamics Has been organized with the Patronage of Associazione Italiana di Calorimetria e Analisi Termica Gruppo Interdivisionale Calorimetria e Analisi Termica Società Chimica Italiana And Università degli Studi di Cagliari Regione Autonoma Sardegna Provincia di Cagliari Comune di Cagliari AICAT 2014 acknowledges the financial support by: SETARAM Instrumentation TA Instruments Mettler Toledo Netzsch Automation Perkin Elmer Banco di Sardegna XXXVI National Congress on Calorimetry, Thermal Analysis and Applied Thermodynamics Conference Programme Monday, September 8, 2014 16h00 Registrations 19h30 Welcome Party Tuesday, September 9, 2014 09h00 Opening Ceremony 09h20 Setaram Award 09h30 Setaram Award Lecture Adriana Saccone The application of thermal analysis to the study of alloy phase diagrams 10h10 11h00 Plenary Lecture Maria D. M. C. Ribeiro da Silva Oxygen and sulfur heterocyclic compounds: perspectives on the energetic and structural relationships Coffee Break 11h30 Oral Presentations Alexey Markin T2: Thermodynamics of nanostructures 11h50 Lunch 14h30 14h40 Rialdi Award Rialdi Award Lecture Iolanda Fotticchia Binding and stability of g-quadruplexes: insights from biocalorimetry 15h20 Key Lecture Emma Chiavaro DSC as an useful tool for the evaluation of olive oil oxidation: a review 15h50 16h50 Oral Presentations Paul Albu T3: Investigation of thermally induced interactions between pioglitazone and some excipients by TG/DTG and DSC analysis. Alessio Spepi T3: Halloysite nanotubes loaded with salicylic acid as antibacterial agents Stefano Pera T6: Analysis of unknown polymer in aqueous sample by TG-IR-GC/MS. Coffee Break 17h20 Poster Session 18h10 AICAT and GICAT General Assembly 16h10 16h30 Wednesday, September 10, 2014 09h00 Lucci Award 09h10 Lucci Award Lecture Giuseppe Cavallaro Calorimetry and thermal analysis: valuable techniques for the development of ecocompatible nanomaterials. 09h50 Plenary Lecture Enrico Matteoli Kirkwood-Buff (Fluctuation) Theory of Mixtures: History, Fundamentals, Applications, Local Composition Calculations. 10h40 Oral Presentations Carmelo Sgarlata T1: Molecular recognition of carboxylate anions by dimeric Gd3+[15metallacrown-5] compartments in neutral aqueous solution. Coffee Break 11h00 11h30 11h50 Oral Presentations Maria A. Volkova T1: Calorimetric study of 18-crown-6 ether solvation in non-aqueous binary mixed solvents Elisa Gurian T1: Calorimetric study of the isothermal dehydration of complex systems. 12h10 Lunch 14h30 Plenary Lecture Andrei Rotaru The effect of thermal processing and temperature program of the dielectric analysis on the fundamental parameters of relaxation processes in ceramics. 15h20 Key Lecture Lucia Gigante Thermoanalytical investigation to identify the root causes of an accident involving sodium chlorite. 15h50 Key Lecture Elena Badea Degradation of historical and archaelogical collagenic artefacts through the lens of differential scanning calorimetry. Coffee Break 16h20 16h50 17h10 17h30 20h00 Oral Presentations Chiara Baldini T6: How to achieve better dsc results? Stephan Knappe T6: How to characterize the complete cross-linking reaction Poster Session Conference Dinner Thusday, September 11, 2014 09h00 Plenary Lecture Robert Brown Characterising bifunctional acid/base catalysts by adsorption calorimetry. 09h50 Key Lecture Luigi Petraccone Calorimetric study of the interaction of a viral fusion peptide with model membrane systems. 10h20 Oral presentations Ignazio Blanco T4: The influence of poss molecular structure on the thermal properties of poss/ps nanocomposites. Titus Vlase T4: Influence of the nature of the chain breaker on the thermal stability of phthalic anhydride based polyesters. Coffee Break 10h40 11h00 11h30 Key Lecture Corrado Tomasi Magnetocaloric materials and their application in cooling devices. 12h00 Oral presentations Joan Josep Suñol T9: Thermal analysis of Ni-Mn-Sn-Co shape memory alloys. 12h20 Closing Ceremony Poster Presentations T1: Solutions, Mixtures and Chemical Thermodynamics Kinga Kustrzepa, Katarzyna Łudzik, Henryk Piekarski A conductance study to analyze micellization behavior of cationic gemini surfactants with odd and even number of carbon atoms at the spacer chain length at variable temperatures Luciano Lepori, Enrico Matteoli, Paolo Gianni The effect of size, shape and chemical nature on the Gibbs energy of solvation of amines in heptane Federico Locardi, Valentina Caratto, Stefano Alberti, Enrico Franceschi, Giorgio A. Costa Study of interaction of La2O3 and molten salts mixture Katarzyna Ludzik, Kinga Kustrzepa, Michał Wasiak, Magdalena Kowalewicz-Kulbat, Renata Kontek, Bogdan Kontek, Henryk Piekarski Thermodynamics of micellization, structure and antibacterial activity relationships of cationic gemini surfactants Anca Moanta, Adriana Samide, Petre Rotaru, Bogdan Tutunaru, Catalina Ionescu, Cristian Tigae Thermal decomposition and electrochemical characterization of a new azoether dye Silvia Porcedda, Michela Marrocu, Marianna Usula, Alessandra Piras, Bruno Marongiu Volumetric Properties of ether + alcohol mixtures Krystyna Kurdziel, Stefano Materazzi, Roberta Risoluti, Stefano Vecchio Ciprioti Thermal behavior and crystal structure of Cd(II) and Zn(II) 1 ethoxymethyl-2-isopropylimidazole complexes. kinetic analyis of their thermal decomposition processes Hocine Sifaoui, Madjid Djatouti Experimental determination and modeling of solid-liquid equilibrium diagrams for piperidine +benzene and piperidine + octane Marianna Usula, Enrico Matteoli, Natalia V. Plechkova, Francesca Mocci, Flaminia Cesare Marincola, Alessandra Piras, Bruno Marongiu, Silvia Porcedda Room temperature ionic liquid + water mixtures: a calorimetric and volumetric study Tatiana R. Usacheva, Irina A. Kuz’mina, Мaria А. Volkova, Ksenia I. Kuz’mina, Valentin A. Sharnin, Enrico Matteoli The reagents solvation thermodynamics applied to evaluate the ionic and molecular 18-crown-6 complexes stabilities in binary solvents T2: Experimental and Computional Thermochemistry Torgom Akopyan, Anatol Padalko, Nikolay Belov Effect of increased pressure on the temperatures of phase transformations in high strength casting aluminum alloys of the Al-Zn- Mg - (Cu) - Ni - Fe system Natalia Boeva, Nikolay Bortnikov, Vladimir Novikov, Anatiliy Slukin and Julia Bocharnikova Researches of biominerals of iron by a method of the thermal analysis Julia Bocharnikova, Natalia Boeva Investigation of the cation exchange capacity of montmorillonite by DSC Tamara Chusova, Liudmila Zelenina, Ruslan Nikolaev, Inga Vasilyeva Praseodymium and gadolinium polysenides thermodynamic simulation and crystal growth Vera L. S. Freitas, Maria D. M. C. Ribeiro da Silva Thermochemical insights on ε-lactam derivatives Irina Letyanina, Nikita Tsvetov, Artemiy Samarov, Irina Zvereva, Alexander Toikka Excess molar enthalpies for mixtures of n-propanol, acetic acid, and n-propyl acetate at 313.15 K and atmospheric pressure Irina Letyanina, Alexey Markin, Natalia Smirnova, Alexey Guschin Calorimetric study of organic compounds of antimony and bismuth Ph3Sb(O2CCH=CHCH3)2 and Ph3Bi(O2CCH=CHCH3)2 Domenico Luca Carnì, Francesco Lamonaca, Alfonso Nastro, Monica Vasile Characterization of healthy and pathological teeth by means of chemical-physical process Bruno Brunetti, Andrea Ciccioli, Guido Gigli, Andrea Lapi, Stefano Vecchio Ciprioti Thermal behavior study of some mono and geminal imidazolium dicationic ionic liquids Liudmila Zelenina,Tamara Chusova, Inga Vasilyeva Thermodynamic study of the systems SmSe1.9-SmSe1.5 and DySe1.875-DySe1.5 T3: Life Science, Pharmaceutics and Food Paul Albu, Dorina Ardelean, Gabriela Vlase, Violeta Turcus, Titus Vlase The kinetic study and thermal behaviour of memantine hydrochloride a biologic active compound used in alzheimer disease treatment Barbara Bellich, Attilio Cesàro, Elena Elisei, J. W. Brady, R. Heyd, M.L. Saboungi Isothermal dehydration of thin films: calorimetric investigation of parameters of the theoretical model Nabil Haman, Marco Signorelli, Celia Duce, Laura Franzetti, Alberto Schiraldi, Dimitrios Fessas Isothermal calorimetry to monitor microbial growth and metabolism in fresh vegetables Adriana Fuliaş, Gabriela Vlase, Lenuţa-Maria Şuta, Codruţa Şoica, Titus Vlase, Ionuţ Ledeţi Ketoprofen-cysteine cocrystal – synthesis, thermal analysis and ftir spectroscopy investigation Adriana Fuliaş, Gabriela Vlase, Lenuţa-Maria Şuta, Codruţa Şoica, Titus Vlase, Ionuţ Ledeţi Screening and characterization of cocrystal formation of carbamazepine with succinic acid Iolanda Fotticchia, Jussara Amato, Bruno Pagano, Luigi Petraccone, Anh Tuân Phan, Concetta Giancola Thermodynamics of dna quadruplex duplex hybrids Ionuţ Ledeţi, Gabriela Vlase, Titus Vlase, Lenuţa-Maria Şuta, Anamaria Todea, Ionel Ciucanu , Adriana Fuliaş Solid-state evaluation of compatibility between simvastatin and pharmaceutical excipients Ionuţ Ledeţi, Gabriela Vlase, Titus Vlase, Lenuţa-Maria Şuta, Anamaria Todea, Ionel Ciucanu, Adriana Fuliaş Kinetic study regarding the decomposition of pravastatin-active substance and tablet Roberta Risoluti, Stefano Materazzi, F.Sorrentino, P. Caprari Thermogravimetry and chemometrics for β-thalassemia desease detetion Ionuţ Ledeţi, Gabriela Vlase, Titus Vlase, Cristina Pătruţescu, Vasile Bercean, Adriana Fuliaş Kinetic of solid state degradation of tranzitional coordinative compounds containing 1,2,4 -triazolic ligand Cristina Pătruţescu, Paul Albu, Titus Vlase, Dorina Ardelean, Gabriela Vlase TG DTG DTA data used for determining the kinetic parameters of an immunosuppressive agent mycophenolate mofetil T4: Polymers and Biomaterials Ignazio Blanco, Gianluca Cicala, Giulia Cozzo, Alberta Latteri, Giovanni Licitra Thermal characterization of a series of lignin-based biodegradable polymer composites Teresa Fotticchia, Iolanda Fotticchia, Carlo A. Mattia, Paolo A. Netti, Concetta Giancola, Raffaele Vecchione Shedding light on secondary nanoemulsions formation: an isothermal titration calorimetry study Giuseppe Cavallaro, Giuseppe Lazzara, Y. Lvov, Stefania Milioto Thermomechanical characterization under controlled humidity conditions of bionanocomposites based on halloysite nanotubes Constantin Bolcu, Paul Albu, Dorina Modra, Gabriela Vlase, Titus Vlase Thermal behavior of the polyesters obtained with different molar ratios of carboxyl hydroxyl components T5: Inorganic Chemistry, Catalysis and Related Materials Anna Maria Cardinale, Daniele Macciò, G. Luciano, Pierluigi Traverso Effect of rare earths addition on Al-Si hypoeutectic alloys: mechanical and corrosion behavior, thermal analysis results Anna Maria Cardinale, Daniele Macciò, Adriana Saccone Phase relationships of the R-Al-Si systems:the PR-Al-SiI isothermalsection at 500 °C M. Giorgia Cutrufello, Luciano Atzori, Elisabetta Rombi, Roberto Monaci, Italo Ferino Acid properties of y zeolites assessessed by adsorption microcalorimetry and their role in the catalytic dehydration of lactic acid into acrilic acid Alexandra Carmen Grigorie, C. Muntean and M. Stefănescu Obtaining of gamma-Fe2O3 nanoparticles by thermal decomposition of polyethyleneglycol-iron nitrate mixtures Daniela Meloni, Roberto Monaci, Danio Perra, Maria Giorgia Cutrufello, Elisabetta Rombi, Italo Ferino Adsorption microcalorimetry characterization of micro/mesoporous hierarchical zeolites for soybean oil transesterification Cornelia Păcurariu, Ioan Lazău, Radu Lazău Effects of some fluoro compounds on the dehydroxylation and crystallization of kaolinite Danio Perra, M. Giorgia Cutrufello, Daniela Meloni, M. Franca Sini, Elisabetta Rombi, Italo Ferino NH3 adsorption microcalorimetry of Al-SBA-15 catalysts for methyl lactate synthesis from dihydroxiacetone M. Pilloni, G. Ennas, A. Ardu, V. Cabras, V. Denotti, V.B. Kumer , Z. Porat, A. Scano, A. Gedanken Thermal and structural characterization of ultrasonicated Bi-Sn alloy in the eutectic composition Marcela Stoia, Cornelia Muntean,Bogdan Militaru Synthesis of fine MnFe2O4 nanoparticles used as catalysts for the oxidative degradation of phenol Marcela Stoia, Cornelia Păcurariu, Roxana Istratie, Daniel Nižňansk Solvothermal synthesis of magnetic FexOy C nanocomposites used as adsorbents for the removal of methylene blue from wastewater Celia Duce, Lisa Ghezzi, Francesco Ferrante, Giuseppe Lazzara, Vincenzo Barone, Giordano Mancini, Andrea Salvadori, Stefano Vecchio Ciprioti, Maria Rosaria Tiné Thermal behavior and kinetic study of dehydroxylation of halloysite nanotubes T7: Environmental and Safety Lorenzo Cafiero, Dario Fabbri, Emiliano Trinca, Riccardo Tuffi, Stefano Vecchio Ciprioti Thermal and spectroscopic (TG/DSC-FTIR) characterisation of mixed plastics for materials and energy recovery under pyrolytic conditions. T8: Cultural Heritage Elena Badea, Cristina Carsote, Claudiu Sendrea, Lucretia Miu, Giuseppe Della Gatta Thermal analysis, ftir and unilateral NMR study of the environmental degradation in vegetable tanned leather Giuseppe Cavallaro, Giuseppe Lazzara, Stefania Milioto, Filippo Parisi Wood treatment based on halloysite/hydroxypropyl cellulose composite. Thermomechanical and porosity characterization Giuseppe Cavallaro, Giuseppe Lazzara, Stefana Milioto, Filippo Parisi Clay nanotubes for paper consolidation XXXVI National Congress on Calorimetry, Thermal Analysis and Applied Thermodynamics Summer School Programme September 12, 2014 09.00-09.40 R. Brown Thermal analysis and calorimetry for catalysis 09.40-10.20 A. Saccone DTA and DSC measurements for alloy investigation 10.20-11.00 L. Gigante Chemical safety: calorimetry and thermal analysis applied to the study and evaluation of thermal hazards of chemical processes and materials 11.00-11.20 Coffee break 11.20-12.00 D. Fessas Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry: Food applications M.D.M.C. Ribeiro da Silva Thermochemistry – A tool for molecular energetic studies A. Cesàro Isothermal and non-isothermal calorimetry of dehydration processes 12.00-12.40 12.40-13.20 13.20-15.30 Lunch break 15.30-16.10 M.R. Tinè TG and DSC to study chemical reactions occuring in paint layers L. Lepori Additivity schemes for partial molar and solvation quantities of organic compounds in polar and non-polar solvents) A. Kállay-Menyhárd Tips to publish a scientific paper on thermal analysis and calorimetry 16.10-16.50 16.50-17.30 September 13, 2014 09.00-09.40 C. Sgarlata Isothermal titration calorimetry: hints and tips 09.40-10.20 A. Rotaru Fundamentals of modelling the kinetic and dynamic relaxation processes in ceramics, glasses, polymers and pharmaceuticals, monitored by thermal analysis, calorimetry and immittance spectroscopy techniques 10.20-11.00 S. Vecchio Ciprioti Thermogravimetry as a powerful technique to find the thermal stabilities of different classes of materials 11.00-11.20 Coffee break 11.20-12.00 L. Petraccone Isothermal Titration Calorimetry in the biological sciences Lab section: S. Knappe DSC POLYMA for polymers (NETZSCH 12.00-13.00 13.00-15.00 Lunch break 15.00-16.00 16.00-17.00 17.00-18.00 Lab section on DSC measurements (Mettler-Toledo) Lab section on nanoITC and TGA measurements (TAinstruments) Lab section (SETARAM)