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### **About the Editors**

#### **Chiara Bisio**

Chiara Bisio is associate professor of physical chemistry at the Universita del Piemonte ` Orientale (Italy) and researcher associated to the Institute of Chemical Technologies "Giulio Natta"CNR-SCITEC. She is member of the scientific committee of CRIMEDIM- Center for Research and Training in Disaster Medicine, Humanitarian Aid, and Global Health of the Universita del ` Piemonte Orientale. Her research interests are related to the optimization of solids with controlled morphology, chemical composition and surface properties with applications as heterogeneous catalysts for the decontamination and detection of chemical and biological hazardous agents, and for the removal of environmental pollutants. She authored 87 research papers (1560 citations, h-index 24), 2 book chapters, and 2 patents. C. Bisio received, in 2019, the "Chiusoli"Gold Medal Award from the Industrial Chemistry Division of the Italian Society of Chemistry.

#### **Monica Pica**

Monica Pica, PhD, is Assistant Professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Perugia, Italy. Her current research topics include synthesis and characterization of inorganic layered compounds, Zr(IV) phosphates and phosphonates, heterogeneous catalysis, polymer nanocomposites. She authored 58 articles (1332 citations, h-index = 21), among them 4 reviews. She is member of the Italian Chemical Society.
