birth_place awards fields workplaces name birth_date known_for residence article_title citizenship
florence , italy ecis 2002 -rrb- , european grand prix for innovation award -lrb- - 2003 -rrb- rhodia european colloid and interface prize -lrb- chemistry , nanotechnology , colloids university of florence mit piero baglioni 1952 cultural heritage conservation florence piero baglioni
 italian
piero baglioni

piero baglioni -lrb- born 1952 , in florence -rrb- is an italian chemist and university professor at the university of florence .
baglioni produced several innovations in the field of both inorganic and organic colloids .
baglioni is the author of more than 250 publications on books and largely diffused international journals .
he is also the author of 16 patents for the preparation of aqueous suspensions at high concentration of particulate , for the therapy and photodynamic diagnosis of tumors , for the conservation of the cultural heritage , for the setup of a new process for the treatment of textile industrial waste , for production of emulsions from bio crude oil , for production of nanoparticles and novel nano-coatings via flame-spraying , and using homogeneous and heterogeneous solutions .
