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Gianluca Utzeri completed the Master in Controlo de Qualidade e Ambiente in 2018 by Universidade de Coimbra, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, during which he won two fellowship funded by the project "ProWsper-WaterJPI/0006/2016 . Gianluca Utzeri completed the Bachelor in Chemistry in 2016 by Università degli Studi di Palermo, after which he participated in the "Erasmus+ mobility traineeship". Gianluca Utzeri is a PhD student in the Universidade de Coimbra since 2020/04/01, in Chemistry, Specialization in Macromolecular Chemistry in the Macromolecules, Colloids and Photochemistry Division of the Coimbra Research Centre, with the project "Sustainable strategy and bio¿based sorbents for pesticides removal", funded by FCT (SFRH/BD/146358/2019). Published 10 research articles in different journal such as Food Chemistry with 8.8 IF, Carbohydrate journal 11.2IF, Environmental research 8.3IF and Chemical Engineering journal 15.1IF. Has 2 section(s) of books and 1 review. Organized 2 events. Participated in 7 events. Participates and/or participated as Invited Scientist Fellow in 1 projects. During his academicial career, Gianluca Utzeri collaborates with several scientists, co-authors of research articles. In particular he collaborates during the PhD with the research group of Prof. Sannino Filomena in the University of Naples and the polymer research group of Prof. José Miguel Garcia Perez in the University of Burgos.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Gianluca Utzeri

Citation names

  • Utzeri, Gianluca

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
B71C-3DDD-FB55
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8457-4217

Email addresses

  • gianlucautz@gmail.com (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Polymer Science
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Inorganic Chemistry
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Colloid Chemistry
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Physical Chemistry
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Analytical Chemistry
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences
  • Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences - Computer Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Italian (Mother tongue) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2024/02/06 - 2026/02/06
Ongoing
 Clay as a carrier for polyphosphate fertilizers in agriculture (Pós-doutoramento)
Lunds universitet Kemicentrum, Sweden
2020/04/01 - 2024/01/23
Concluded
 Macromolecular Chemistry (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"SUSTAINABLE STRATEGY AND BIO-BASED SORBENTS FOR PESTICIDES REMOVAL" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2016 - 2018
Concluded
 Controlo de Qualidade e Ambiente (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Desenvolvimento de biogéis de pectina e quitosano para a sorção de Cymoxanil (Development of pectin and chitosan biogels for Cymoxanil sorption)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16, ECTS: B
2009 - 2016
Concluded
 Chemistry (Bachelor)
Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy
"Interazione di poliamminociclodestrine con pDNA (Polyamine-cyclodextrins and pDNA interactions)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Bachelor
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/02/06 - Current Postdoc (Research) Lunds universitet Kemicentrum, Sweden
Lunds universitet Kemicentrum, Sweden

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/04/01 - 2024/04/01 PhD student Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2025 - Current CROP: Clay-RNA, Optimized platform for Pest control
101204488
Post-doc Fellow
Lunds universitet Kemicentrum, Sweden
 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Submitted
2020/04/01 - 2024/01/24 Sustainable strategy and bio-based sorbents for pesticides removal
SFRH/BD/146358/2019
10.54499/SFRH/BD/146358/2019
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019 - 2020 Water JPI - How to PROtect Water, Soil and plants production all togethER (ProWsper-WaterJPI/0006/2016)
WaterJPI/0006/2016
Master Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Governo da República Portuguesa Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior

European Federation of Food Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions
Concluded
2018/06 - 2019/05 Water JPI - How to PROtect Water, Soil and plants production all togethER (ProWsper-WaterJPI/0006/2016)
ProWsper-WaterJPI/0006/2016
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Química de Coimbra, Portugal
 European Union

Governo da República Portuguesa
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/02/06 - Current Clay as a carrier for polyphosphate fertilizers in agriculture
not available
Post-doc
Lunds universitet Kemicentrum, Sweden
 Knut Och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse
Ongoing
2016/04/25 - 2016/07/30 Interactions between beta-cyclodextrin and polynucleotide
I PALERMO 01
Researcher
Università degli Studi di Palermo Scuola delle Scienze di Base e Applicate, Italy

Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal
European Commission
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2022 - 2027 Polissacerídeos: plataformas versáteis para desenvolvimento de produtos e tecnologias sustentáveis
406973/2022-9
Invited Scientist Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Utzeri, Gianluca; Murtinho, Dina; Valente, Artur J. M.. Corresponding author: Utzeri, Gianluca. "Introduction to Cyclodextrin-Based Nanosponges". In Nanosponges for Environmental Remediation, 87-115. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-41077-2_5
  2. G. Utzeri; L. Verissimo; A.J.M. Valente; A.C.F. Ribeiro. "Pesticides and their environment and health impact An approach on remediation using hydrogels". Coimbra, Portugal, 2020.
    Accepted
Conference poster
  1. Utzeri, Gianluca; Topgaard, Daniel; Bülow L.; Marie Skepö. "Clay as a carrier for polyphosphate fertilizers in agriculture". Paper presented in WISE-Dialogue, 2024.
  2. Utzeri, Gianluca; A.C.F. Ribeiro; Murtinho, D.; Valente, Artur. Corresponding author: Utzeri, Gianluca. "Sorption of imidacloprid and cymoxanyl onto poly-ß-cyclodextrin gels". Paper presented in 8th Iberian Meeting on Colloids and Interfaces (RICI8), 2019.
  3. Utzeri, Gianluca; Cesar M. C. Filho; Murtinho, D.; Valente, Artur. "Sorption of phytopharmaceutical compounds by chitosan-based blend materials". Paper presented in 32nd Conference of the European Colloid and Interface Society (ECIS), 2018.
Journal article
  1. Guembe-García, Marta; Utzeri, Gianluca; Valente, Artur J.M.; Ibeas, Saturnino; Trigo-López, Miriam; García, Jose Miguel; Vallejos, Saul. "Efficient extraction of textile dyes using reusable acrylic-based smart polymers". Journal of Hazardous Materials 476 (2024): 135006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135006.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135006
  2. Utzeri, Gianluca; Guirado-Moreno, José Carlos; Cova, Tânia F. G. G.; Pais, Alberto A. A. C.; Batista De Carvalho, Luis A. E.; Ibeas, Saturnino; García, José M.; Valente, Artur J. M.; Vallejos, Saúl. "Reusable and effective polyacrylic membranes for mecoprop and bentazon extractions". npj Clean Water 7 1 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41545-024-00328-3.
    10.1038/s41545-024-00328-3
  3. Machado, Tiago F.; Utzeri, Gianluca; Valente, Artur J.M.; Serra, M. Elisa Silva; Murtinho, Dina. "Click nanosponge – A novel amine-rich ß-cyclodextrin-based crosslinked polymer for heterogeneous catalysis". Carbohydrate Polymers 326 (2024): 121612. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121612.
    10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121612
  4. Artur J. M. Valente; Gianluca Utzeri; Dina Murtinho. "Dextrinas a Nanoesponjas: um Caminho de Êxito Trilhado pelas Ciclodextrinas". Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (2023): 46. http://dx.doi.org/10.52590/m3.p707.a30002711.
    10.52590/m3.p707.a30002711
  5. González-Ceballos, Lara; Carlos Guirado-Moreno, Jose; Utzeri, Gianluca; Miguel García, José; Fernández-Muiño, Miguel A.; Osés, Sandra M.; Teresa Sancho, M.; et al. "Straightforward purification method for the determination of the activity of glucose oxidase and catalase in honey by extracting polyphenols with a film-shaped polymer". Food Chemistry 405 (2023): 134789. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.134789.
    Published • 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.134789
  6. Utzeri, Gianluca; Cova, Tânia F.; Murtinho, Dina; Pais, Alberto A.C.C.; Valente, Artur J.M.. "Insights on macro- and microscopic interactions between Confidor and cyclodextrin-based nanosponges". Chemical Engineering Journal 455 (2023): 140882. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.140882.
    Published • 10.1016/j.cej.2022.140882
  7. Valente, Artur J.M.; Pirozzi, Domenico; Cinquegrana, Alessia; Utzeri, Gianluca; Murtinho, Dina; Sannino, Filomena. Corresponding author: Valente, Artur J.M.. "Synthesis of ß-cyclodextrin-based nanosponges for remediation of 2,4-D polluted waters". Environmental Research 215 (2022): 114214. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.114214.
    Published • 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114214
  8. Utzeri, Gianluca; Matias, Pedro M. C.; Murtinho, Dina; Valente, Artur J. M.. "Cyclodextrin-Based Nanosponges: Overview and Opportunities". Frontiers in Chemistry 10 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2022.859406.
    10.3389/fchem.2022.859406
  9. Utzeri, Gianluca; Murtinho, Dina; Maria, Teresa M.R.; Pais, Alberto A.C.C.; Sannino, Filomena; Valente, Artur J.M.. "Amine-ß-cyclodextrin-based nanosponges. The role of cyclodextrin amphiphilicity in the imidacloprid uptake". Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 635 (2022): 128044. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.128044.
    10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.128044
  10. Fangaia, Sónia I. G.; Nicolau, Pedro M. G.; Guerra, Fernando A. D. R. A.; Rodrigo, M. Melia; Utzeri, Gianluca; Cabral, Ana M. T. D. P. V.; Valente, Artur J. M.; Esteso, Miguel A.; Ribeiro, Ana C. F.. "Effect of Cobalt and Chromium Ions on the Chlorhexidine Digluconate as Seen by Intermolecular Diffusion". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22 24 (2021): 13266. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms222413266.
    10.3390/ijms222413266
  11. Verissimo, Luis M.P.; Cabral, Inês; Cabral, Ana M.T.D.P.V.; Utzeri, Gianluca; Veiga, Francisco J.B.; Valente, Artur J.M.; Ribeiro, Ana C.F.. "Transport properties of aqueous solutions of the oncologic drug 5-fluorouracil: A fundamental complement to therapeutics". The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics 161 (2021): 106533. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jct.2021.106533.
    10.1016/j.jct.2021.106533
  12. Utzeri, Gianluca; Verissimo, Luis; Murtinho, Dina; Pais, Alberto A. C. C.; Perrin, F. Xavier; Ziarelli, Fabio; Iordache, Tanta-Verona; Sarbu, Andrei; Valente, Artur J. M.. "Poly(ß-cyclodextrin)-Activated Carbon Gel Composites for Removal of Pesticides from Water". Molecules 26 5 (2021): 1426. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules26051426.
    10.3390/molecules26051426
  13. Verissimo, Luis M.P.; Utzeri, Gianluca; Ramos, M. Luísa; Ribeiro, Ana C.F.; Valente, Artur J.M.. "Limiting diffusion coefficients of glufosinate ammonium, cymoxanil and imidacloprid in aqueous solutions". Journal of Molecular Liquids 293 (2019): 111459. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111459.
    10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111459
Preprint
  1. Estefanía Delgado-Pinar; Gianluca Utzeri; Artur J. M. Valente; Sergio Seixas de Melo; Alberto A.A.C. Pais. "Vessels based on cyclodextrin polymers promote aggregation induced emission". 2024. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.172491103.38126398/v1.
    10.22541/au.172491103.38126398/v1

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Jose Miguel GarciaPerez; Carlos Guirado-Moreno, Jose; Saul Vallejos Calzada; González-Ceballos, Lara; Maria Teresa Sancho Ortiz; Miguel Angel Fernandez Muiño; Sandra Maria Oses Gomez; Utzeri, Gianluca; Valente, Artur. 2022. "Extracción o separación selectiva de fenoles com polímeros que comprenden grupos borónicos". Spain.
    Allowed
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/06/23 From Earth to Earth 10th Iberian Meeting on Colloids and Interfaces (RICIX)
Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2022/11/14 Cyclodextrin nanosponges as efficient matrices for pesticide removal 8th International Conference on Bio-based and biodegradable Polymers (Biopol-2022)
(Alicante, Spain)
2022/07/19 Amine-cyclodextrin-based nanosponges - novel polymeric sorbent materials Junior Euromat
Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2022/07/10 Confidor removal study assessment of macro- and microscopic interactions 9th Iberian meeting on colloids and interfaces (RICI9)
University of Santiago de Compostela (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
2021/10/24 Synthesis and characterization of heptakis-aminocyclodextrin nanosponges 16th Brazilian Polymer Conference (16º CBPol)
(Ouro Preto, Brazil)
2021/07/14 Heptakis-aminocyclodextrin nanosponges for imidacloprid removal in aqueous media XXVII Encontro Nacional Sociedade Portuguesa de Química (XXVIIENSPQ)
(Braga, Portugal)
2021/03/29 Imidacloprid and Cymoxanil removal by mesoporous Poly(ß-cyclodextrin)-based composites 14th Encontro Nacional de Química Física e 3rd Simpósio de Química Computacional (14ENQF)
Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2019/10/27 POLY-BETA_Cyclodextrin absorbent materials for removing cymoxanil and imidacloprid pesticides 15º Congresso Brasileiro de Polímeros (15º CBPol) (15th Brazilian Polymer Conference)
(Bento Gonçalves-RS, Brazil)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022/01/12 - Current XXXV Meeting of the Portuguese Electrochemical Society (2023/08/30 - 2023/09/01)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022 - Current Volunteer organizing member and participant at the European Researchers’ Night (2022)
Other (Other)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020 - Current Volunteer organizing member and participant at the European Researchers's Nights (2020 - 2021)
Other (Other)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/03/29 - 2021/03/31 14th Encontro Nacional de Química Física e 3rd Simpósio de Química Computacional (14ENQF) (2021/03/29 - 2021/03/31)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/01/12 - Current Sustainable silica-based nanomaterials for thermal protection systems
Seminar
 Sustainable silica-based nanomaterials for thermal protection systems
2021/09/13 - 2021/09/15 9th World Sustainability Forum (International)
Symposium
 9th World Sustainability Forum (International)
2019/03/08 - 2019/03/15 Certified Workshop on HPLC
Workshop
 WorkShop on HPLC
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Química, Portugal
2018 - 2018 VIRUSES AND NUCLEIC ACIDS
Workshop
 VIRUSES AND NUCLEIC ACIDS
Universidade de Coimbra, Departemento de Química, Faculdade de Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023 - Current Non-profit Organization: MiniBioqs member of the organization
Distinctions

Title

2022 Physiotherapist technician
2021 Professional Pediatric First Aid Course Training