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Contact data

Full Professor of Analytical Chemistry
Department of Chemical and Environmental Sciences
Via Valleggio, 11 – 22100 COMO
Tel: 0039-031-2386235
Fax: 0039-031-2386449
 

Biography
  • Born in Milan (Italy) on 11 March 1958, married, 2 children.
  • Graduation in Chemistry cum laude at the University of Milan (1982)
  • Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Milan (1987) discussing a thesis on the reactivity and catalytic behavior of metal carbonyl clusters on inorganic oxides.
  • Postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for Catalysis and Surface Science at Northwestern University (USA) (1988-89).
  • Author or coauthor of 91 papers on international journals in the fields of analytical chemistry, instrumental analysis, environmental chemistry, surface organometallic chemistry, catalyst preparation and heterogeneous catalysis.
  • Member of the Italian Chemical Society (SCI)
  • Member of Italian Alpine Club (CAI)
  • Sport and leisure time interests: family, rugby, mountaineering, free-climbing
 

Qualifications and awards

Coordinator of the Analytical Spectroscopy group of Italian Chemical Society – 2001-2004

Scientific Awards in Chemistry:

  • “Premio Stampacchia” - 1984
  • Premio della Fondazione "Dott.Giuseppe Borgia" – 1991
  • VI Premio Nazionale “FEDERCHIMICA – Per un futuro intelligente” - 1994.
 

Research interests

 The research activity of Prof. Dossi has been mainly devoted in recent years to the development and optimization of new analytical methodologies and instrumentations for the analysis of heavy metals at trace and ultratrace levels in real matrices (heterogeneous catalysts, ice, snow and surface waters, sediments). Particular attention has been paid to the definition of protocols of sample pretreatment and chemical digestion. A multidisciplinary approach to environmental analysis was thus developed, where the improvement of detection limits, and the minimization of analytical interferences have been achieved through the combined use of the different instrumental techniques.

The second research interest of Prof. Dossi concerns the preparation and characterization of novel heterogeneous catalysts for fuel cells and selective reactions of environmental interest, as NOx abatement, dehalogenation of CFC’s and selective hydrogenation. Particular interest has been devoted to the analytical characterization of supported metal nanophase for modeling the active metallic sites on the surface. This approach has, therefore, required the design and development of specific spectroscopic (GF-AAS, ICP-MS, DRIFT, XPS, EXAFS) as well as thermochemical (TPR, TPRD, TPO) advanced instrumentations.
 

Teaching experience and appointments
  • Associate Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Milano (1993-1998) and at the University of Insubria in Como (1998-1999)
  • Full Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Insubria in Como (2000-present).
  • Coordinator of the Laurea degrees in Environmental Sciences at the University of Insubria in Como.
 

Representative  publications

1 S.Calmotti, C.Dossi, S.Recchia and G.M.Zanderighi, “Solving the problems in noble metal analysis via inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES)”, Spectr.Europe, 8,6, 18-22 (1996) (EN)

2 P.Fornasiero, N.Hickey, J.Kaspar, C.Dossi, D.Gava and M.Graziani, “Redox and Chemisorptive Properties of ex-chloride and ex-nitrate Rh/Ce0.6Zr0.4O2 Catalysts : Part 1: Effect of low-temperature Redox cycling”, J.Catal., 189, 326-338 (2000) (EN)

3 C.Dossi, S.Recchia and A.Fusi, “Automated chloride analysis in catalytic science : a low-cost hardware and software implementation”, Fresenius J. Anal. Chem., 367, 416-421 (2000) (EN)

4 L.Stievano, F.E.Wagner, S.Calogero, S.Recchia, C.Dossi and R.Psaro, “119Sn Moessbauer study and catalytic properties of magnesia-supported platinum-tin catalysts prepared by surface organometallic chemistry”, Stud.Surf. Sci Catal., Vol 130D, 3903-3908 (2000) (EN)

5 V.Dal Santo, L.Sordelli, C.Dossi, S.Recchia, E.Fondra, G.Vlaic and R.Psaro, “Characterization of Pd/MgO Catalysts : Role of Organometallic Precursor-Surface Interactions”, J.Catal., 198, 296-308 (2001) (EN)

6 S.Recchia, D.Monticelli, A.Pozzi, L.Rampazzi, C.Dossi, “On the effect of catalyst status in the quantitative determination of platinum in Pt-Sn/MgO materials.“, Fresenius J. Anal. Chem., 369, 403-406 (2001) (EN)

7 V. Dal Santo, C.Dossi, R.Psaro, S.Recchia, L.Sordelli, “Carbon tetrachloride hydrodechlorination with organometallics based platinum and palladium catalysts on MgO : EXAFS characterization and catalytic studies”, Stud. Surf. Sci. Catal., 140 185 – 194 (2001) (EN)

8 A.Pozzi, D. Monticelli, S. Recchia, A. Farina, C. Greci, C. Dossi, “Trace determination of Ni and Cd in standard matrixes for ISO textile leaching tests”, Ann. Chim. (Rome), 92 (4) 485-489 (2002) (EN)

9 C.Dossi, D. Monticelli, A. Pozzi, S. Recchia, L. Vezzoli, “A calibration curve at 2000 meters (a.s.l.): Alpine valleys as field laboratories for teaching environmental monitoring to undergraduate students.”, Ann. Chim. (Rome), 92 (4) 407-416 (2002) (EN)

10 V. Dal Santo, C. Dossi, S. Recchia, P.E. Colavita, G. Vlaic, R. Psaro, “Carbon tetrachloride hydrodechlorination with organometallics-based platinum and palladium catalysts on MgO”, J. Molec. Catal. A-Chemical, 182 (1) 157-166 (2002) (EN)

11 S. Recchia, C. Dossi, R.Psaro, A.Fusi, R.Ugo, “Dinitrogen irreversible adsorption on overexchanged Cu-ZSM-5”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 106 (51) 13326-133 (2002) (EN)

12 C.Dossi, A.Pozzi, S.Recchia, A.Fusi, R.Psaro, V.Dal Santo, “An organometallic route to mono and bimetallic Pt and Pt-Pd catalysts supported on magnesium oxide: thermoanalytical investigation and catalytic behavior in MCP conversion.”, J.Mol.Catal.-A Chemical 204-205 465-472 (2003) (EN)

13 A.Pozzi, S.Recchia, D.Monticelli, C.Dossi, L.Rampazzi, P.Curi, “Ultra trace determination of Pt and Rh in wastewater and gullypot sediments from a low polluted area”, Ann. Chim. (Rome) 93 181-186 (2003) (EN)

14 A.Viganó, C. Dossi, U. Mattana, S. Martin, D. Monticelli, A. Pozzi, “The Marmolada glacier: an investigation of natural weathering and anthropic pressure through chemical analyses of melting water and ice.”, Geogr.Fis. Din. Quat. 26 71-75 (2003) (EN)

15 C. Dossi, A. Pozzi, S. Recchia, B. Giussani, V. Dal Santo, “Rejuvenating old computerized spectrometric instrumentation : discussion of two case histories”, Ann.Chim. (Rome) 94 155-163 (2004) (EN)

16 D.Monticelli, C.M.G. van den Berg, A.Pozzi, C.Dossi, “Copper speciation in glacial stream waters of Rutor glacier (Aosta valley, Italy)”, Aust. J. Chem., 57 945-949 (2004) (EN)

17 Dal Santo, C. Dossi, A. Fusi, R. Psaro, C. Mondelli and S. Recchia, “Fast transient infrared studies in material science: development of a novel low dead-volume, high temperature DRIFTS cell.”, Talanta, 66(3), 674-682 (2005) (EN)

 
 
   
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