Marco holds a B.Sc. in Chemistry and Chemical Technologies obtained in December 2017 from Università degli Studi di Torino, and a M.Sc. in Clinical, Forensic and Sport Chemistry obtained in December 2019 from the same university. His Master’s thesis focuses on photo-transformation and toxicity of emerging contaminants in aqueous matrix (namely, bisphenols E and S, sertraline) in order to evaluate the transformation by-products of these pollutants and their toxicity in synthetic waters.
From April 2020 to March 2021, he was a research assistant in Prof. Tiraferri’s research group at Politecnico di Torino. His work focused on improving the efficiency and sustainability of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) in the treatment of aqueous matrices of various nature.
Subsequently, he returned to the University of Turin laboratories where he worked, under the supervision of Prof. Maurino, on the development of an induction pyrogasification system of waste plastic materials for their conversion to syngas. His work was mainly based on the analysis of gas composition, in addition to the choice of the catalysts for the various steps of syngas cleaning and the on-line sensor system of the pilot plant.
In December 2021, Marco started his position as a lab technician in the Groundwater Engineering Research Group and in the En.Sur.E. Water Lab, in collaboration with Prof. Casasso, Sethi, Tiraferri and Tosco. He deals with the general management of the laboratories, with particular attention to analytical instruments and prototypes developed by these research groups. He is also currently dedicated to the development of new analytical protocols for chromatographic analyses of recalcitrant contaminants in groundwater, in particular PFAS and chlorinated organic solvents.
In his spare time, Marco likes playing music, especially with his trumpet. He also loves small DIY jobs, especially those dealing with electrical and electronic devices.
Publications
Farinelli G., Coha M., Vione D., Minella M., Tiraferri A., Formation of Halogenated Byproducts upon Water Treatment with Peracetic Acid, Environmental Science and. Technology. 56:8 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c06118
Farinelli G., Coha M., Minella M., Fabbri D., Pazzi M., Vione D., Tiraferri A., Evaluation of Fenton and modified Fenton oxidation coupled with membrane distillation for produced water treatment: Benefits, challenges, and effluent toxicity, Science of the Total Environment. 796 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148953
Coha M., Farinelli G., Tiraferri A., Minella M., Vione D., Advanced oxidation processes in the removal of organic substances from produced water: potential, configurations and research needs, Chemical Engineering Journal. 414 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.128668
Calza P., Jiménez-Holgado C., Coha M., Chrimatopoulos C., Dal Bello F., Medana C., Sakkas V., Study of the photoinduced transformations of sertraline in aqueous media, Science of the Total Environment. 756 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143805
Coha M., Dal Bello F., Fabbri D., Calza P., Medana C.. Structural elucidation of bisphenol E and bisphenol S photoinduced by-products by high-resolution electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry and tandem mass spectrometry, Rapid Communication in Mass Spectrometry. 35 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.9039
