P37. Beyond beauty: advances in the scientific study of gemstones

Conveners and Chairpersons: Maria Cristina Caggiani (Università degli Studi di Catania), Maura Fugazzotto (Università degli Studi di Catania), Loredana Prosperi (Istituto Gemmologico Italiano), Gioacchino Tempesta (Università degli Studi di Bari “Aldo Moro”)

 

 

ORAL SESSIONS

Thursday 18 September 2025 [15.30-17.00]

Sala Palladio B

37-1     15.30 - 15.50
[KEYNOTE] Radica F., Terribili L., Montesano G., Menna M., Stabile P., Casarin A., Capasso I. & Iezzi G.* : Characterisations and sorting of heterogeneous CDW (Construction and Demolition Waste): from lab to plant

37-2     15.50 - 16.00
Ercoli R.*, Volpintesta F., Stabile P., Bianchini G., Bonifazi G. & Paris E. : From rubble to resource: evaluating the recycling of CDW fine fractions in sustainable clinker blends

37-3     16.00 - 16.10
Javed S.*, Molinari C., Conte S., Dondi M. & Zanelli C. : Sustainable porcelain stoneware: valorisation of CDW fines in ceramic body formulations

37-4     16.10 - 16.20
Ghani J.*, Bisciotti A., Bianchini G., Tassinari R. & Cruciani G. : Improved accuracy of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy towards its application for in-line sorting of Construction & Demolition Waste (CDW) materials

37-5     16.20 - 16.30
Pandolfi Balbi E.*, Comodi P., Cambi C., Fastelli M., Corradini A., Montanari C., Zucchini A., Cerni G., Bou Farhat H., Bocci C. & Snellings R. : Enhancing road pavement stability with supplementary cementitious materials

37-6     16.30 - 16.40
Gatta M.*, Vinante P., Bellotto M., Dalconi M.C., Artioli G., Guida R., Zannelli S. & Brotto M. : Valorization of white steel slags as a hydraulic binder

37-7     16.40 - 16.50
Capitani G., Viti C., Ferrini S., Negri I., Mauri M., Bizjan B., Bernasconi A., Pavese M., Turcato M., Marian M. & Magnani N.* : Thermal deactivation of asbestos-cement, recycling, eco-compatibility and sustainability

37-8     16.50 - 17.00
(Invited) Tomassetti L., Gualtieri A.F., Petracchini F., Tratzi P., Terenzi V., Fois F., Paolini V., Fantini R., Zárybnická L., Ševčík R. & Viani A.* : Recycling of thermally transformed cement-asbestos for the production of concrete: towards a sustainable solution to the 'asbestos problem'

Thursday 18 September 2025 [17.00-18.30]

Sala Palladio B

37-9     17.00 - 17.20
[KEYNOTE] Vitale L.*, Buonocore C., Venezia V., Varola G., Galasso C., Mantovani L., Ulian G., Gomes H.I., Coppola D., de Pascale D., Vitiello G., Tedesco P. & Funari V. : Investigating the potential of marine extremophiles for biomining and bioremediation

37-10     17.20 - 17.30
Aresca D.*, Cotellucci A., Franciscono A., Tribaudino M., Bernasconi A., Sacchetto C. & Rollet S. : Pickling wastes: fluoride recovery with precipitation of fluorapatites

37-11     17.30 - 17.40
Belviso C.*, Bonadeo V., Mancinelli M., Abdolrahimi M., Lascialfari A., Brero F., Martucci A., Gatta G.D., Parolini M., Peddis D., Lettino A., Cavalcante F., Gigli L., Maraschi F. & Sturini M. : Magnetic zeolite from wastes: extraction techniques for release of drugs after their adsorption from polluted water

37-12     17.40 - 17.50
Goudarzi A.*, Ouladmansour A., Mesto E., Lacalamita M., Schingaro E., Mongelli G., Mameli P., Genduso M.G., Cristiani C. & Bellotto M. : REEs and valuable metals recovery from the red muds of the Eurallumina site in Porto Vesme, Sardinia, Italy

37-13     17.50 - 18.00
Wehrung Q.*, Bernasconi D., Michel F., Destefanis E., Caviglia C., Curetti N., Pavese A. & Pastero L. : Potential of bottom ash fine fractions for coupled enhanced metal recovery and accelerated carbonation

37-14     18.00 - 18.10
Volpintesta F., Animali L., Ossoli E. & Paris E.* : When green is not so green...

37-15     18.10 - 18.20
Marian N.M.*, Valletti N., Della Giovampaola N., Franchi E., Baini G., Miraldi E., Viti C. & Marsili L. : From shell waste to skincare: a circular economy approach using Donax trunculus

37-16     18.20 - 18.30
Liu Y.* & Fernandez-Martinez A. : Assessing the CO2 mitigation potential of alkaline solid waste mineralization under ambient conditions


POSTER SESSION

Thursday 18 September 2025

Poster Area 1

37-17     Booth 84
Audoye F., Wehrung Q.*, Bernasconi D., Michel F., Destefanis E., Caviglia C., Curetti N., Pavese A. & Pastero L. : Characterization and valorization potential of RDF bottom ash from the incineration of anaerobic digestate of municipal solid waste

37-18     Booth 85
Belviso C.*, Lettino A., Cavalcante F. & Sturini M. : SEM characterization of K zeolite formed from combination of biomass (rise husk) and industrial waste (red mud)

37-19     Booth 86
Bernasconi A., Beretta M., Sartori R. & Tribaudino M.* : Exchanging waste for feldspar: bone ashes in sanitaryware

37-20     Booth 87
Da Val E.* & Baldo G. : Carbon dioxyde sequestration through natural carbonation of ladle furnace slag from northern Italy

37-21     Booth 88
Ercoli R.*, Giuliani G., Stabile P., Carroll M.R. & Paris E. : Phase evolution in thermally treated Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW): influence of chemical composition, temperature and dwell time

37-22     Booth 89
Fuoco I., Criscuoli A., Apollaro C.*, Vespasiano G., Bloise A., De Rosa R., Russo L., Filicetti S., Piersante C. & Figoli A. : Employing membrane technologies for Chromium removal from natural water resources

37-23     Booth 90
Graziano S.F., Marone P., Trinchillo A., Di Benedetto C., Montesano G.*, Rispoli C. & Cappelletti P. : From waste to construction: quartzite waste paving the road of recycling

37-24     Booth 91
Lica J.*, Zema M., Marian N.M., Sturini M., Fernández-Jimánez A., Riccardi M.P. & Tarantino S.C. : Valorization of hydrothermally treated sewage sludge in clay brick production: microstructural characterization and porosity analysis

37-25     Booth 92
Pandolfi Balbi E.*, Comodi P., Cambi C., Fastelli M., Corradini A., Montanari C., Zucchini A., Cerni G., Bou Farhat H., Bocci C., Snellings R. : Recycling waste materials for road subgrade stabilization: a cement-free approach

37-26     Booth 93
Russo R.E., Awais M., Zamponi S., Berrettoni M. & Giuli G.* : Development of hydrometallurgical processes for the recovery of critical and precious metals from industrial waste

37-27     Booth 94
Stabile P.*, Vetere F., Giuliani L., Siligardi C., Mugoni C., Nazzari M. & Iezzi G. : The influence of cooling rate on the production of glass-ceramic materials from slag and glass waste

37-28     Booth 95
Passavia C.*, Colonna M., Parlapiano F., Stoppa F. & Rosatelli G. : Simple and effective characterization of incinerator bottom ash for metal speciation, hazardous waste classification and its recycling