Pubblicazioni:
p1 Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Burragato, F. (1991) - Sodalite from Vetralla (Roman potassic
province) and Bancroft (Ontario, Canada): observed and simulated IR spectra .- Rend. Fis. Acc.
Lincei, s. 9, v. 2, 361-369.
• p2 Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (1990-91) - Presenza e distribuzione dei minerali del gruppo della
cancrinite nel Lazio. Documenta Albana, II serie, nn. 12-13, Museo Civico Albano 1990-91, 9-15.
• p3 Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (1992-93) - Distribuzione dei minerali del gruppo della sodalite nel
Lazio. Documenta Albana, II serie, nn. 14-15, Museo Civico Albano 1992-93, 7-12.
• p4 Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Buseck, P.R., Wang, S., Yates, A.M. (1994) - Improved powder X-ray
data for cancrinites I: afghanite. Powder Diffraction, 9 (1), 68-73.
• p5 Ballirano, P. (1994) - Crystal chemistry of cancrinites. Plinius, 11, 81-86.
• p6 Ballirano, P. (1994-95) - Mineralogia ieri ed oggi: cento anni di progressi nello studio di fasi
mineralogiche complesse. Documenta Albana, II serie, nn. 16-17, Museo Civico Albano 1994-95, 7-13.
• p7 Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Buseck, P.R., Wang, S., Yates, A.M. (1995) - Improved powder X-ray
data for cancrinites II: liottite and sacrofanite. Powder Diffraction, 10 (1), 13-19.
• p8 Ballirano, P., Maras A., Caminiti, R., Sadun, C. (1995) - Carbonate-cancrinite: in-situ realtime thermal processes studied by means of energy-dispersive X-ray powder-diffractometry. Powder
Diffraction, 10 (3), 173-177.
• p9 Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Buseck, P.R. (1996) - Crystal chemistry and IR spectroscopy of Cl
and SO4-bearing cancrinite-like minerals. American Mineralogist, 81, 1003-1012.
• p10 Parodi, G.C., Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (1996) - Afghanite from Mount Vesuvius: A rediscovery.
Mineralogical Record, 27(2), 109-114.
• p11 Ballirano, P., Merlino, S., Bonaccorsi, E., Maras, A. (1996) - The crystal structure of liottite, a
six-layer member of the cancrinite-group. Canadian Mineralogist, 34(5), 1021-1030.
• p12 Ballirano, P., Bonaccorsi, E., Maras, A., Merlino, S. (1997) - Crystal structure of afghanite, the
eight-layer member of the cancrinite-group: evidence for long-range Si,Al ordering. European Journal
of Mineralogy, 9(1), 21-30.
• p13 Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Buseck, P.R., Yates, A.M. (1997) - Improved powder X-ray data for
cancrinites III: davyne. Powder Diffraction, 12(2), 99-102.
• p14 Rosolen, J.M., Ballirano, P., Berrettoni, M., Decker, F., Gregorkiewitz, M. (1997) - Structural
assessment of the electrochemical performance of LixCoO2 membrane electrodes by X-ray diffraction
and absorption refinements. Ionics, 3(5-6), 345-355.
• p15 Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Marchetti, F., Merlino, S., Perchiazzi, N. (1998) - Rietveld refinement
of chapmanite SbFe2Si2O8OH, a TO dioctahedral kaolinite-like mineral. Powder Diffraction, 13(1), 4449.
• p16 Ballirano, P., Caminiti, R., Sadun, C., Coiro, V.M., Mancini, G., Maras, A. (1998) - Single
crystal structure determination of cetylpyridiniumammonium bromide and Rietveld structure
determination of cetylquinuclidinium bromide. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 213(2), 123-129.
• p17 Ballirano, P., Caminiti, R., D'Ilario, L., Martinelli, A., Piozzi, A., Maras, A. (1998) - Influence
of crystallization conditions on the structural characteristics of poly(p-phenylene sulfide): Rietveld
refinement. Journal of Materials Science, 33, 3519-3524.
• p18 Ballirano, P., Bonaccorsi, E., Merlino, S., Maras, A. (1998) - Carbonate groups in davyne:
structural and crystal-chemical considerations. Canadian Mineralogist, 36(5), 1285-1292.
• p19 Ballirano, P., Caminiti, R., Ercolani, C., Maras, A., Orrù, M.A. (1998) - X-ray powder
diffraction structure reinvestigation of the α and β forms of cobalt phthalocyanine and kinetics of the
α → β phase transition. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 120(49), 12798-12807
• p20 Ennas, G., Marongiu, G., Musinu, A., Falqui, A., Ballirano, P., Caminiti, R. (1999) Characterization of nanocrystalline γ-Fe2O3 prepared by wet chemical method. Journal of Materials
Research, 14(4), 1570-1575.
• p21 Costa, U., Ballirano, P. (2000) - Improved powder X-ray data for the cement phase
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Ca12Al14O32F2 (C11A7f). Powder Diffraction, 15(1), 56-61.
• p22 Caminiti, R., Ortaggi, G., Mazzei, R.A., Ballirano, P., Rizzi, R. (2000) - Powder X-ray data for
melatonin C13H16N2O2. Powder Diffraction, 15(2), 108-111.
• p23 Caminiti, R., Ortaggi, G., Mazzei, R.A., Ballirano, P., Rizzi, R. (2000) - Powder X-ray data for
adenosine C10H13N5O4. Powder Diffraction, 15(2), 112-115.
• p24 Ballirano, P., Bonaccorsi, E., Maras, A., Merlino, S. (2000) - The crystal structure of
franzinite, the ten-layer mineral of the cancrinite group. Canadian Mineralogist, 38(3) 657-668.
• p25 Caminiti, R., Pandolfi, L., Ballirano, P. (2000) - Structure of polyethylene from X-ray powder
diffraction: influence of the amorphous fraction on data analysis. J. Macromol. Sci.-Phys., B39(4) 481492.
• p26 Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Meloni, S., Caminiti, R. (2001) - The monoclinic I2 structure of
bassanite, calcium sulphate hemihydrate (CaSO4 • 0.5H2O). European Journal of Mineralogy, 13(5),
985-993.
• p27 Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2001) - Improved powder X-ray data for cancrinites IV: franzinite.
Powder Diffraction, 16(4), 216-219.
• p28 Ballirano, P., Caminiti, R. (2001) - Rietveld refinements on laboratory Energy Dispersive Xray Diffraction (EDXD) data. Journal of Applied Crystallography, 34(5), 757-762.
• p29 Burragato, F., Ballirano, P., Fiori, S., Papacchini, L., Sonno, M. (2001) - Segnalazione di
tremolite asbestiforme nel Lazio. Il Cercapietre 1-2/2001, 33-35.
• p30 Portalone, G., Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2002) - The crystal structure of 3-methyluracil from Xray powder diffraction data. Journal of Molecular Structure, 608(1), 35-39.
• p31 Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2002) - Refinement of the crystal structure of arsenolite, As2O3.
Zeitschrift für Kristallographie New Crystal Structures, 217(2), 177-178.
• p32 Ballirano, P., Callegari, A., Caucia, F., Maras, A., Mazzi, F., Ungaretti, L. (2002) - The crystal
structure of vicanite-(Ce), a borosilicate showing an unusual (Si3B3O18)15- polyanion. American
Mineralogist, 87(8-9), 1139-1143.
• p33 Ballirano, P. (2003) - Effects of the choice of different ionisation level for scattering curves and
correction for small preferred orientation in Rietveld refinement: the MgAl2O4 test case. Journal of
Applied of Crystallography, 36(4),1056-1061.
• p34 Ballirano, P., Bellatreccia, F., Grubessi, O. (2003) - New crystal-chemical and structural data
of dietrichite, ideally ZnAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O, a member of the halotrichite group. European Journal of
Mineralogy, 15(9), 1043-1049.
• p35 Gianfagna, A., Ballirano, P., Bellatreccia, F., Bruni, B., Paoletti, L., Oberti, R. (2003) Characterisation of amphibole fibres linked to mesothelioma in the area of Biancavilla, Eastern Sicily,
Italy. Mineralogical Magazine, 67(6), 1221-1229.
• p36 Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2004) - The crystal structure of a "disordered" cancrinite. European
Journal of Mineralogy, 16(1), 135-141.
• p37 Ballirano, P., Bellatreccia, F. (2004) – Nuovi dati sulla dietrichite di Boccheggiano, Grosseto.
Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 2004(4), 213-214.
• p38 Ballirano, P., Belardi, G., Maras, A. (2005) – Refinement of the structure of synthetic syngenite
K2Ca(SO4)2 • H2O from X-ray powder diffraction data. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, 182(1), 15-21.
• p39 Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2005) – Crystal chemical and structural characterization of an
unusual CO3-bearing sodalite-group mineral. European Journal of Mineralogy, 17(6), 805-812.
• p40 Ballirano, P., Fiori, S. (2005) – Secondo ritrovamento regionale di vertumnite e tobermorite 11
Å. Il Cercapietre, 1-2/2005, 38-40.
• p41 Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2006) – Mineralogical characterization of the blue pigment of
Michelangelo’s fresco “The Last Judgement”. American Mineralogist, 91(7), 997-1005.
• p42 Ballirano, P., Belardi, G. (2006) – Rietveld refinement of the Tutton salt K2[Fe(H2O)6](SO4)2.
Acta Crystallographica section E62(3), i58-i60.
• p43 Caminiti, R., Ballirano, P., Carbone, M. (2006) – Polyethylene structure as a function of
temperature: an EDXD investigation. Journal of Macromolecular Science-Physics, B45(6) 1005-1014.
• p44 Ballirano, P. (2006) – Crystal chemistry of the halotrichite group XAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O: the X =
Fe-Mg-Mn-Zn compositional tetrahedron. European Journal of Mineralogy, 18(4), 463-469.
• p45 Di Marco, M., Port, M., Couvreur, P., Dubernet, C., Ballirano, P., Sadun, C. (2006) –
Structural characterization of Ultrasmall Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide (USPIO) Particles in
aqueous suspension by Energy Dispersive X-ray Diffraction (EDXD). Journal of the American
Chemical Society, 128(31), 10054-10059.
• p46 Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2006) – In-situ X-ray transmission powder diffraction study of the
kinetics of the light induced alteration of realgar (α-As4S4). European Journal of Mineralogy, 18(5),
589-599.
• p47 Gianfagna, A., Andreozzi, G.B., Ballirano, P., Mazziotti-Tagliani, S., Bruni, B.M. (2007) –
Structural and chemical contrasts between prismatic and fibrous fluoro-edenite from Biancavilla,
Sicily, Italy. Canadian Mineralogist, 45(2), 249-262.
• p48 Ballirano, P., Belardi, G. (2007) – Rietveld refinement of the Tutton’s salt
Rb2[Cu(H2O)6](SO4)2 on parallel-beam X-ray powder diffraction data. Acta Crystallographica section
E63(2), i56-i58.
• p49 Matassa, R., Ballirano, P., Donzello, M.P., Ercolani, C., Sadun, C., Caminiti, R. (2007) – A
nanostructured polymorph of µ-Oxobis(phthalocyaninatoiron(III)) studied by angular and energy
dispersive X-ray diffraction. Nano, 2(2), 121-128
• p50 Ballirano, P., Belardi, G., Bosi, F. (2007) – Redetermination of the Tutton’s salt
Cs2[Cu(H2O)6](SO4)2. Acta Crystallographica section E63(7), m164-m165.
• p51 Ballirano, P., Melis, E. (2007) – Thermal behaviour of β-anhydrite CaSO4 to 1,263 K. Physics
and Chemistry of Minerals, 34(10), 699-704.
• p52 Macrì, M., Maras, A., Melis, E., Ballirano, P. (2007) – Fluorite from Ethiopia. Gems &
Gemology, 43(2), 168-169.
• p53 Macrì, M., Maras, A., Melis, E., Ballirano, P. (2007) – Fluorite cangiante dall’Etiopia. Rivista
Gemmologica Italiana, 2, 145-148.
• p54 Ballirano, P., Caracciolo, G., Sadun, C., Caminiti, R. (2008) – The use of Energy Dispersive Xray Diffraction (EDXD) for the investigation of the structural and compositional features of old and
modern papers. Microchemical Journal, 88(1), 107-112.
• p55 Carbone, M., Ballirano, P., Caminiti, R. (2008) – Kinetics of gypsum dehydration at reduced
pressure: an Energy Dispersive X-ray Diffraction study. European Journal of Mineralogy, 20(4), 621627.
• p56 Ballirano, P., Andreozzi, G.B., Belardi, G. (2008) – Crystal chemical and structural
characterization of fibrous tremolite from Susa Valley, Italy, with comments on potential harmful
effects on human health. American Mineralogist, 93(8-9), 1349-1355.
• p57 Pacella A., Andreozzi, G.B., Ballirano, P., Gianfagna, A. (2008) – Crystal chemical and
structural characterization of fibrous tremolite from Ala di Stura (Lanzo Valley, Italy). Periodico di
Mineralogia, 77(2), 51-62.
• p58 Bosi, F., Belardi, G., Ballirano, P. (2009) – Structural features in Tutton’s salts
K2[M2+(H2O)6](SO4)2, with M2+ = Mg, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, and Zn. American Mineralogist, 94(1), 74-82.
• p59 Ballirano, P., Melis, E. (2009) – The thermal behaviour of γ-CaSO4. Physics and Chemistry of
Minerals, 36(6), 319-327.
• P60 Ballirano, P., Melis, E. (2009) – Thermal behaviour and kinetics of dehydration of gypsum in
air from in situ real-time laboratory parallel-beam X-ray powder diffraction. Physics and Chemistry of
Minerals, 36(7), 391-402.
• p61 Guidoni, L., Gontrani L., Bencivenni, L., Sadun, C., Ballirano, P. (2009) – Overcoming the
inadequacy of X-ray powder diffraction in reliable hydrogen location with the aid of first principles
calculations: crystal structure determination of orotaldehyde monohydrate. Journal of Physical
Chemistry A, 113(1), 353-359.
• p62 Ballirano, P., Andreozzi, G.B., Dogan, M., Dogan, A.U. (2009) – Crystal structure and iron
topochemistry of erionite-K from Rome, Oregon, U.S.A. American Mineralogist, 94(8-9), 1262-1270.
• p63 Ballirano, P., Sadun, C. (2009) – Thermal behavior of trehalose dihydrate (Th) and β-
anhydrous trehalose (Tb) by in-situ laboratory parallel-beam X-ray powder diffraction. Structural
Chemistry, 20(5) 815-823.
• p64 Ballirano, P., Caminiti, R. (2009) – Kinetics of α-PcCu → β-PcCu isothermal conversion in
air and thermal behavior of β-PcCu from in-situ real-time laboratory parallel-beam X-ray powder
diffraction. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 113(27), 7774-7778.
• p65 Di Marco, M., Ballirano, P., Port, M., Piscopiello, E., Couvreur, P., Dubernet, C., Sadun, C.
(2009) – Atomic Pair Distribution Function (PDF) study of iron oxide nanoparticles in aqueous
suspension. Journal of Materials Chemistry 19(35), 6354-6360.
• p66 Andreozzi, G.B., Ballirano, P., Gianfagna, A., Mazziotti-Tagliani, S., Pacella, A. (2009) –
Structural and spectroscopic characterization of a suite of fibrous amphiboles with high environmental
and health relevance from Biancavilla (Sicily, Italy). American Mineralogist, 94(10), 1333-1340.
• p67 Ballirano, P., Melis, E. (2009) – Thermal behaviour and kinetics of dehydration in air of
bassanite, calcium sulphate hemihydrate (CaSO4 • 0.5H2O), from X-ray powder diffraction. European
Journal of Mineralogy, 21(5), 985-993.
• p68 Ballirano, P., De Vito, C., Ferrini, V., Mignardi, S. (2010) – The thermal behaviour and
structural stability of nesquehonite, MgCO3 · 3H2O, evaluated by in situ laboratory parallel-beam Xray powder diffraction: new constraints on CO2 sequestration within minerals. Journal of Hazardous
Materials, 178(2), 522-528.
• p69 Ballirano, P. (2011) – Thermal behaviour of natrite Na2CO3 in the 303-1013 K thermal range.
Phase Transitions, 84(4), 357-379.
• P70 Ballirano, P. (2011) – Laboratory parallel-beam transmission X-ray powder diffraction
investigation of the thermal behavior of calcite: comparison with X-ray single-crystal and synchrotron
powder diffraction data. Periodico di Mineralogia, 80(1), 123-134.
• p71 Ballirano, P. (2011) – Laboratory parallel-beam transmission X-ray powder diffraction
investigation of the thermal behavior of nitratine NaNO3: spontaneous strain and structure evolution.
Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 38(7), 531-541.
• p72 Migliorati, V., Ballirano, P., Gontrani, L., Triolo, A., Caminiti, R. (2011) – Thermal and
structural properties of ethylammonium chloride and its mixture with water. Journal of Physical
Chemistry B, 115(17), 4887-4899.
• p73 Migliorati, V., Ballirano, P., Gontrani, L., Russina, O., Caminiti, R. (2011) – Crystal
polymorphism of propylammonium chloride and structural properties of its mixture with water. Journal
of Physical Chemistry B, 115(41), 11805-11815.
• p74 Bodo, E., Postorino, P., Mangialardo, S., Piacente, G., Ramondo, F., Bosi, F., Ballirano, P.,
Caminiti, R. (2011) – The structure of the molten salt methyl ammonium nitrate explored experiments
and theory. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 115(45), 13149-13161.
• p75 Belardi, G., Ballirano, P., Ferrini, M., La Vecchia R., Medici, F., Piga, L., Scoppettuolo, A.
(2011) – Characterization of spent zinc-carbon and alkaline batteries by SEM/EDS, TGA/DTA and
XRPD analysis. Thermochimica Acta, 526(1-2), 169-177.
• p76 Bonaccorsi, E., Ballirano, P., Cámara, F. (2012) – The crystal structure of sacrofanite, the 74 Å
phase of the cancrinite-sodalite supergroup. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 147(1), 318-326.
• p77 Ballirano, P. (2012) – The thermal behaviour of liottite. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals,
39(_), ___-___.
• P78 Ballirano, P., Bosi, F. (2012) – Thermal behavior of afghanite, an ABABACAC member of the
cancrinite group. American Mineralogist, 97(_), ___-___.
Articoli su libri:
b1 Burragato, F., Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (1999) - Il pigmento azzurro nel Giudizio Universale di
Michelangelo: il lapislazuli. Cap. 13 in Michelangelo. La Cappella Sistina documentazione e
interpretazioni. Vol. 1 Rapporto sul restauro del Giudizio Universale. De Agostini editore, pp. 353-358.
• b2 Ballirano, P., Burragato, F., Di Filippo, M., Gaglianone, G., La Monica, G.B., Landini, B.,
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Toro, B. (2004) – Caratteristiche tessiturali e provenienza delle sabbie nell'area di Elaiussa. In:
Elaiussa Sebaste 2. Campagne di scavo 1998-2001. Ed. Lerma di Bretschneider, Roma, pp. 341-349.
• b3 Ballirano, P. (2006) – Structural analysis of crystalline samples by the Rietveld method on
laboratori EDXD data. In: EDXD 2006 Energy Dispersive X-ray techniques in chemical, physical and
biological research, pp. 13-17.
Comunicazioni a congresso:
c1 Maras, A., Ballirano, P., Burragato, F., Artioli, G., Parodi, G.C., Roux, J. (1991) - Infrared and
Rietveld structure analysis of a synthetic sodalite (abs). EUG VI, Strasbourg, 24-28/3/1991 (Terra
abstracts, 3, 405).
• c2 Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Buseck, P.R., Wang, S. (1992) - First discovery of afghanite in the
Vesuvio-Somma complex (abs). International School of Crystallography: Modern Perspective in
Inorganic Crystal Chemistry. Erice: 29/5-7/6/1992
• c3 Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Parodi, G.C., Buseck, P.R. (1993) - Applicazione di moderne
metodologie mineralogiche su due campioni di A. Scacchi. (abs). Arcangelo Scacchi (1810-1893): una
eminente figura di italiano e di scienziato. Roma, 19-24/4/1993.
• c4 Caminiti, R., Sadun, C., Maras, A., Ballirano, P. (1994) - Application of powder energy
dispersive diffractometer to crystalline sample of cancrinite (abs). XVI general meeting I.M.A. Pisa 39/9/1994, p. 63.
• c5 Maras, A., Ballirano, P. (1994) - Crystal chemistry and IR spectroscopy of cancrinite-group
minerals (abs). XVI general meeting I.M.A. Pisa 3-9/9/1994, p. 263.
• c6 Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Buseck, P.R., Wang, S. (1994) - A sub-units-based description of
cancrinite-group minerals (abs). XVI general meeting I.M.A. Pisa 3-9/9/1994, p. 27.
• c7 Ballirano, P., Merlino S., Maras, A (1995) - X-Ray Rietveld structure refinement of liottite
(abs). EPDIC IV. Chester, U.K. 10-14/7/1995, p. 40.
• c8 Rosolen, J.M., Decker, F., Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Gregorkiewitz, M. (1995) - Rietveld
structure refinement of Li1-xCoO2 compounds (abs). EPDIC IV. Chester, U.K., 10-14/7/1995, p. 152.
• c9 Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Bonaccorsi, E., Merlino, S. (1995) - Afghanite and liottite: evidences
for Si, Al long range ordering through structure refinements (abs). 75° Congresso della Società Italiana
di Mineralogia e Petrologia, Venezia 18-21/9/1995 (Plinius, 14, 44-46).
• c10 Ballirano, P., Merlino, S., Bonaccorsi, E., Maras, A. (1996) - Structural features, crystal
chemistry and long-range Si,Al order of the natural phases of the cancrinite group (abs). XXVI
Congresso della Associazione Italiana di Cristallografia, Alessandria 1-4/9/1996, Programma e
Riassunto dei contributi, p. O58.
• c11 Ballirano, P., Merlino, S., Bonaccorsi, E., Maras, A. (1996) - Cancrinite-group minerals: their
zeolite-like structural features (abs). ELETTRA Users' meeting, Trieste 2-3/12/1996.
• c12 Ballirano, P., Merlino, S., Bonaccorsi, E., Maras, A. (1996) - The presence and the role of
(CO3)2- in davyne-type minerals (abs). 76° Congresso della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e
Petrologia, Bologna 19-20/12/1996 (Plinius, 16, 23-24).
• c13 Burragato, F., Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (1997) - Il pigmento azzurro nel Giudizio Universale di
Michelangelo: il lapislazzuli. 4a Giornata "Le Scienze della Terra e L'Archeometria", Napoli 20•
21/2/1997.
• c14 Ballirano, P., Sadun, C., Caminiti, R. (1997) - Structure of polyethylene at different
temperatures by EDXD and ADXD. Congresso Nazionale di Fisica della Materia, Chia Laguna,
Cagliari, 19-23/5/1997, p. III/42.
• c15 Ballirano, P., Burragato, F., Maras, A. (1997) - Quantitative Rietveld analysis of the blue
pigment of the Michelangelo's fresco "The last Judgement" (abs). EPDIC V, Parma 25-28/5/1997, p.
88.
• c16 Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Marchetti, F., Merlino, S., Perchiazzi, N. (1997) - Rietveld structure
refinement of chapmanite, ideally SbFe2Si2O8OH (abs). EPDIC V, Parma 25-28/5/1997, p. 91.
c17 Ballirano, P., Caminiti, R., Mancini, G., Maras, A. (1997) - X-ray powder diffraction structure
determination of hexadecylquinuclidinium bromide (C23H46NBr) (abs). EPDIC V, Parma 25-28/5/1997,
p. 90.
• c18 Ballirano, P., Caminiti, R., D'Ilario L., Martinelli, A., Piozzi, A., Maras, A. (1997) - X-ray
powder diffraction study of poly-p-phenylene sulphide. (abs). EPDIC V, Parma 25-28/5/1997, p. 89.
• c19 Ballirano, P., Caminiti, R., Coiro, V.M., Mancini, G., Maras, A., Sadun, C. (1997) - Single
crystal structure determination of cetylpyridiniumammonium bromide (CPyB) and Rietveld structure
determination of cetylquinuclidinium bromide (CQB). XXVII Congresso della Associazione Italiana di
Cristallografia, Perugia 11-13/9/1997, M5-P15.
• c20 Caminiti, R., Ballirano, P., Ercolani, C., Maras, A. (1997) - Structural reinvestigation of the
α and β forms of cobalt phthalocyanine and kinetics of the α→ β transition as studied by the EDXD
technique. XXVII Congresso della Associazione Italiana di Cristallografia, Perugia 11-13/9/1997, M3P5.
• c21 Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Bonaccorsi, E., Merlino, S. (1997) - Further structural data on
cancrinite-group minerals. 1st EMU School and Symposium on Modular Aspects of Minerals,
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Budapest, Hungary, 14-18/12/1997, Abstracts, p. 13.
• c22 Burragato, F., Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (1998) - Studio mineralogico sul commercio di
lapislazuli in epoca storica: risultati preliminari (abs). 5a Giornata "Le Scienze della Terra e
L'Archeometria", Bari 19-20/2/1998.
• c23 Laurenzi Tabasso, M., Maras, A., Burragato, F., Ballirano, P. (1998) - Stele di Axum in Roma:
analisi minero-petrografiche di campioni di materiali litici e litoidi (abs). Workshop "Metodi chimici,
fisici e biologici per la salvaguardia dei beni culturali", Roma 18/12/1998, p.39.
• c24 Maras, A., Macrì, M., Ballirano, P., Calvani, P., Lupi, S., Ruzicka, B., Tobin, M., Chesters, M.
(1999) – Preliminary results on in situ synchrotron infrared reflectance spectra of olivine
microcrystals embedded in meteorites (abs). Convegno Nazionale di Glaciologia Antartica e
Paleoclima, Padova 6-7/7/1999 (Materiali 21, 76-77).
• c25 Meloni, S., Ballirano, P., Caminiti, R. (2000) – Ab-initio molecular dynamics investigation of
structural properties and water dynamics of calcium sulfate sub-hydrates (abs). INFMeeting, Genova
12-16/6/2000, p.213.
• c26 Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Caminiti, R., Meloni, S. (2000) - γ-anhydrite (CaSO4) and bassanite
(CaSO4 • 0.5H2O), two low-temperature dehydration products of gypsum: an X-ray powder diffraction
structural investigation (abs). 80° Congresso della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, Pavia
11-13/9/2000 (Plinius, 24, 24-25).
• c27 Meloni, S., Ballirano, P., Caminiti, R. (2000) - Comparison of molecular dynamics and X-ray
powder diffraction data in systems involving weakly bound guest molecules: The CaSO4 • 0.5H2O
example (abs). 80° Congresso della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, Pavia 11-13/9/2000
(Plinius, 24, 150-152).
• c28 Ballirano, P., Candeloro De Sanctis S., Maras, A., Punzo, F. (2000) - Powder spectra of
biomolecules for structural characterization and study of interaction modes (abs). XXX Congresso
della Associazione Italiana di Cristallografia, Martinafranca 19-22/9/2000.
• c29 Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2001) - Due campioni di davyna di A. Scacchi rivisitati (abs). Il
Bicentenario del Real Museo Mineralogico 1801-2001, Napoli, 4-6/4/2001.
• c30 Maras, A., Macrì, M., Ballirano, P., Calvani, P., Lupi, S., Maselli, P., Ruzicka, B., Tobin, M.J,
Chesters, M.A. (2001) - The in situ study of olivine microcrystals embedded in meteorites using
synchrotron infrared reflectance spectroscopys (abs). Mineralogy and Spectroscopy 4th European
Conference, Paris, 10-14/9/2001 (Bulletin de liaison de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de
Cristallographie, 13(3), 90-91.
• c31 Maras, A., Macrì, M., Ballirano, P., Calvani, P., Lupi, S., Maselli, P., Ruzicka, B., Tobin, M.,
Chesters, M.A. (2001) - In situ synchrotron infrared reflectance study of olivine microcrystals in
meteorite matrices (abs). 64th Meteoritical Society Meeting, Roma 10-14/9/2001 (Meteoritics &
Planetary Science 36(9), A121).
c32 Portalone, G., Ballirano, P., Maras, A., Colapietro, M., Ruffini, F. (2001) - Uracil and 5fluorouracil methyl derivatives as building blocks of supramolecular complexes of nucleobases(abs).
XXXI Congresso della Associazione Italiana di Cristallografia, Parma 18-21/9/2001.
• c33 Ballirano, P., Burragato, F., Di Filippo, M., Gaglianone, G., La Monica, G.B., Landini, B.,
Toro, B. (2001) - The dune of Elaiussa Sebaste (southern Turkey), genesis and archaeological
implications. 4th International Turkish Geology Symposium, Adana, 24-28/9/2001.
• c34 Ballirano, P., Burragato, F., Monti, F., Papacchini, L. (2002) - Riconoscimento del crisotilo in
isolanti termici in mescola con gesso come legante. XX Congresso Nazionale AIDII, Viterbo, 1921/6/2002.
• c35 Ballirano, P. (2002) - Preliminary results on the influence of the Rietveld refinement strategy
on structural results: MgAl2O4 spinel. 82° Congresso della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia,
Arcavacata di Rende 18-20/9/2002 (Plinius, 28, 33-34).
• c36 Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2002) - Preliminary results on the light-induced alteration of realgar:
I. Kinetics of the process. 82° Congresso della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, Arcavacata
di Rende 18-20/9/2002 (Plinius, 28, 35-36).
• c37 Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2002) - Preliminary results on the light-induced alteration of realgar:
II. Structural modifications. 82° Congresso della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia,
Arcavacata di Rende 18-20/9/2002 (Plinius, 28, 37-38).
• c38 Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2002) - The structure of a "disordered" cancrinite. 82° Congresso
della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, Arcavacata di Rende 18-20/9/2002 (Plinius, 28, 3839).
• c39 Ballirano, P., Bellatreccia, F., Grubessi, O. (2002) - The crystal structure of dietrichite, ideally
ZnAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O, a member of the halotrichite group. 82° Congresso della Società Italiana di
Mineralogia e Petrologia, Arcavacata di Rende 18-20/9/2002 (Plinius, 28, 40-41).
• c40 Gianfagna, A., Paoletti, L., Ballirano, P., Bellatreccia, F., Bruni, B. (2003) - Fibre anfiboliche
e mesoteliomi: ulteriori dati mineralogici ed ambientali sull'area di Biancavilla (Ct). 9° Convegno
Nazionale AIDII, Corvara, 19-21/3/2003.
• c41 Caminiti, R., Ballirano, P., Caracciolo, G., Sadun, C. (2004) – Diffrattometria veloce in
scansione di energia utilizzata per la caratterizzazione della carta. VIII Congresso Nazionale di
Chimica dell'Ambiente e dei Beni Culturali, Colle di Val d'Elsa (SI) 8-11/6/2004.
• c42 Aurisicchio, C., Roma, M.A., Ballirano, P., Balitsky, V.S., Balitskaya, L.V. (2004) –
Hydrothermal synthesis of primary Li- F-rich micas. 10th EMPG International Symposium on
Experimental Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry, Frankfurt 4-7/4/2004.
th
• c43 Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2004) – Variability of the anionic content of hauynes. 32 IGC
International Geological Congress, Firenze 24-28/8/2004, Program and Abstracts, p. 217.
• c44 Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2004) – The light-induced alteration of realgar (As4S4): an in-situ Xray powder diffraction investigation. I-Kinetics of the process. 32th IGC International Geological
Congress, Firenze 24-28/8/2004, Program and Abstracts, p. 469.
• c45 Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2004) – The light-induced alteration of realgar (As4S4): an in-situ Xray powder diffraction investigation. II-Structural modifications. 32th IGC International Geological
Congress, Firenze 24-28/8/2004, Program and Abstracts, p. 469.
• c46 Roma, M.A., Ballirano, P., Aurisicchio, C., Balitsky, V.S., Balitskaya, L.V. (2004) –
Experimental study on Li- F micas crystallization: a metasomatic approach. 32th IGC International
Geological Congress, Firenze 24-28/8/2004, Program and Abstracts, p. 468.
• c47 Ballirano, P., Maras, A. (2004) – Unusual anionic content of a sodalite-group mineral. Microand Mesoporous mineral phases, Roma 6-7/12/2004.
• c48 Sadun, C., Caminiti, R., Ballirano, P., Saladino, R. (2005) – The use of Energy Dispersive XRay Diffraction for the study of samples with different lignin content. Italic 3, 3rd Italian Meeting on
Lignin Chemistry, L’Aquila 23-24/06/2005.
• c49 Ballirano, P., Bonaccorsi, E. (2005) – The crystal structure of sacrofanite, the 74 Å phase of
the cancrinite group. XX IUCr Congress, Firenze 23-31/08/2005 (Acta Cryst., A61, C382).
2+ 3+
• c50 Ballirano, P. (2005) – Crystal chemistry of the halotrichite-group X Y 2(SO4)4 · 22H2O.
•
Geoitalia2005, Spoleto 21-23/9/2005.
• c51 Ballirano, P., Melis, E. (2005) – The crystal structure of γ-CaSO4. Geoitalia2005, Spoleto 2123/9/2005.
• c52 Ballirano, P., Boiocchi, M., Callegari, A., Maras, A. (2005) – Single crystal light-induced
alteration of realgar: preliminary data. Geoitalia2005, Spoleto 21-23/9/2005.
• c53 Gianfagna, A., Andreozzi, G.B., Ballirano, P., Mazziotti Tagliani, S., Bruni, B.M. (2006) –
Crystal chemistry of the new fibrous and asbestiform fluoro-edenite amphiboles of volcanic origin from
Biancavilla (Sicily, Italy). XIX general meeting I.M.A. Kobe 23-28/7/2006, p. __.
• c54 Andreozzi, G.B., Ballirano, P., Bruni, B.M., Burragato, F., Cardile, V., Gianfagna, A.,
Mazziotti Tagliani, S., Pacella, A., Paoletti, L., Rinaudo, C., Soffritti, M. (2006) – Nature and extent of
the exposure to fibrous amphiboles in Biancavilla (Sicily, Italy). European Conference on Asbestos
Risks and Management, Roma 4-6/12/2006.
• c55 Ballirano, P., Melis, E. (2006) – The thermal behavior of β-anhydrite CaSO4 to 1263K. XXXV
Congresso AIC, Ferrara 21-23/9/2006.
• c56 Andreozzi, G.B., Ballirano, P., Belardi, G. (2006) – Crystal chemical and structural
characterization of fibrous tremolite from Val di Susa (Italy). XXXV Congresso AIC, Ferrara 2123/9/2006.
• c57 Gianfagna, A., Andreozzi, G.B., Ballirano, P., Mazziotti Tagliani, S., Bruni, B.M. (2006) –
Multi-analytical approaches in the crystal-chemical characterization of the fibrous fluoro-edenite
amphibole from Biancavilla, Sicily, Italy. XXXV Congresso AIC, Ferrara 21-23/9/2006.
• c58 Ballirano, P., Caminiti, R., Sadun, C., Caracciolo, G. (2006) – The use of Energy Dispersive Xray Diffraction (EDXD) for the investigation of the structural and compositional features of old and
modern papers. CMA4CH 2006 Multivariate Analysis and Chemometrics applied to Environment and
Cultural Heritage, Mediterranean Meeting, Nemi 2-4/10/2006, p. 47-48.
• c59 Dogan, A.U., Dogan, M., Ballirano, P. (2006) – Quantitative mineralogical characterization of
Oregon erionite. 2006 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, S. Francisco USA 1115/12/2006.
• c60 Ballirano, P. (2007) – Utilizzazione della diffrazione RX a fascio parallelo per la
caratterizzazione strutturale di anfiboli fibrosi. Convegno Anfiboli fibrosi: nuove problematiche
relative al rischio ambientale e sanitario, Roma 27-28/4/2007.
• c61 Pacella, A., Andreozzi, G.B., Ballirano, P., Gianfagna, A., Mazziotti-Tagliani, S., Bruni, B.M.
(2007) – Caratterizzazione cristallochimica di fibre di anfibolo di interesse ambientale. Convegno
Anfiboli fibrosi: nuove problematiche relative al rischio ambientale e sanitario, Roma 27-28/4/2007.
• c62 Ballirano, P. (2007) – Caratterizzazione in-situ di sospensioni di ultra nanoparticelle di ossidi
di ferro (USPIO) per scopo biomedico: un approccio cristallografico non convenzionale. Workshop
Minerali e Salute, Roma, 14-15/06/2007.
• c63 Gianfagna, A., Andreozzi, G.B., Ballirano, P., Mazziotti-Tagliani, S., Pacella, A., Bruni, B.M.
(2007) – Crystal-chemical characterisation of the fibrous amphiboles with environmental interest.
Frontiers in Mineral Sciences, Cambridge UK, 26-28/6/2007.
• c64 Ballirano, P. (2007) – Diffrattometria a RX per polveri (metodo Rietveld). Short Course on
Metodologie analitiche per la caratterizzazione inequivocabile di fibre minerali. Geoitalia2007, Rimini
11/9/2007 p. 59-72.
• c65 Ballirano, P., Melis, E. (2007) – Thermal behaviour and kinetics of dehydration of gypsum
from in-situ real-time laboratory parallel-beam X-ray powder diffraction. Geoitalia2007, Rimini 1214/9/2007 (Epitome 2007, vol. 2, pag. 292).
• c66 Ballirano, P., Belardi, G., Bosi, F. (2007) – Crystal-chemical and infrared study of synthetic
Tutton’s salts: K2[M2+(H2O)6](SO4)2, with M2+ = Mg, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn. Geoitalia2007, Rimini 1214/9/2007 (Epitome 2007, vol. 2, pag. 429-430).
• c67 Mazziotti-Tagliani, S., Andreozzi, G.B., Ballirano, P., Pacella, A., Bruni, B., Burragato, F.,
Gianfagna, A., Paoletti, L. (2007) – Mineralogical characterization of fibrous amphiboles of
environmental interest. Geoitalia2007, Rimini 12-14/9/2007 (Epitome 2007, vol. 2, pag. 74).
• c68 Pacella, A., Gianfagna, A., Andreozzi, G.B., Ballirano, P., Mazziotti-Tagliani, S., Bruni, B.,
Fournier, J., Stievano, L. (2007) – Crystal-chemical characterization of tremolites of environmental
and health interest. Geoitalia2007, Rimini 12-14/9/2007 (Epitome 2007, vol. 2, pag. 78).
• c69 Andreozzi, G.B., Ballirano, P., Bruni, B., Gianfagna, A., Gunter, M.E., Mazziotti-Tagliani, S.,
Pacella, A., Paoletti, L. (2007) – Fibrous amphiboles from Biancavilla: crystal chemistry,
environmental aspects, and health correlations. Short course on amphiboles, Roma 29-31/10/2007.
• c70 Kuleci, H., Dogan, M., Schleicher, H., Ballirano, P., Dogan, U. (2008) – Characterization of
fossil bone minerals using high resolution powder X-ray diffraction. 33th IGC International Geological
Congress, Oslo 6-14/8/2008.
• c71 Ballirano, P., Andreozzi, G.B., Dogan, M., Dogan, U. (2008) – Crystal chemical
characterization of fibrous erionite from Rome, Oregon, USA. 33th IGC International Geological
Congress, Oslo 6-14/8/2008.
,
• c72 Gianfagna, A., Andreozzi, G.B., Ballirano P., Pacella, A., Mazziotti-Tagliani, S., Bruni, B.M.,
Paoletti, L., Cardile, V., Pugnaloni, A., Giantomassi, F., Fournier, J., Stievano, S. (2008) –
Characterization of fibrous tremolites of environmental and health interest. 33th IGC International
Geological Congress, Oslo 6-14/8/2008.
• c73 Ballirano, P. (2008) – HT X-ray powder diffraction. GNM Mineralogical International School
HP-HT Mineral Physics: Implications for Geosciences, Bressanone 11-15/02/2008.
• c74 Ballirano, P. (2009) – Thermal behaviour of Na2CO3 in the 303-1013 K thermal range.
Geoitalia2009, Rimini 09-11/9/2009 (Epitome 2009, vol. 3, pag. 252).
• c75 Andreozzi, G.B., Ballirano, P., Ferraris, G., Fierro, G., Moretti, G. (2009) – Iron topochemistry
in natural and synthetic zeolites: a key to interpret their catalytic activity and health relevance.
Geoitalia2009, Rimini 09-11/9/2009 (Epitome 2009, vol. 3, pag. 240).
• c76 Ballirano, P., Triolo, A., Plechkova, N., Seddon, K.R., Marchetti, F., Caminiti, R. (2010) – The
structure and thermal behaviour of 1,2,3-trimethylimidazolium bis{(trifluoromethane)sulfonyl}amide.
ILED-2 Ionic Liquids for Electrochemical Devices: Roma 9-11/6/2010.
3+
• c77 Cametti, G., Andreozzi, G.B., Ballirano, P. (2010) – Presence of Fe
on fibrous zeolite
offretite: possible toxicologic implication. Congresso SIMP, Ferrara 13-15/9/2010.
• c78 Ballirano, P. (2011) – X-ray powder diffraction investigation of the thermal behavior of calcite
and nitratine: comparison with reference data. Giornata di studio GNM in memoria di Sergio
Lucchesi. L’approccio cristallochimico allo studio dei minerali e dei materiali cristallini: una solida
base per sviluppi futuri: Roma 11/2/2011.
• c79 Ballirano, P. (2011) – Il blu dei lapislazzuli: dai Faraoni a Michelangelo. Appuntamenti con la
scienza. Facoltà di Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali A.A. 2010-2011: Roma 30/3/2011.
• c80 Ballirano, P., Bosi, F. (2011) – Thermal behavior of afghanite, an eight-layers member of the
cancrinite group. Geoitalia2011, Torino 19-23/9/2011 (Epitome 2011, vol. 4, pag. 317).
• c81 Cametti, G., Sadun, C. Ballirano, P. (2011) – A comparison of the structural and
microstructural features determined from Rietveld refinements and Pair Distribution Function
analyses of iron oxide nanoparticles. Geoitalia2011, Torino 19-23/9/2011 (Epitome 2011, vol. 4, pag.
211).