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Number of papersNumber of papers in each quartileNumber of papers with international collaborations
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Papers

  • Solar photo-Fenton optimization at neutral pH for microcontaminant removal at pilot plant scale. Hinojosa, M., Oller, I., Quiroga, J.M., Malato, S., Egea-Corbacho, A., Acevedo-Merino. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30 (42), pp. 96208-96218, 2023. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28988-7.
  • Assessment of new immobilized photocatalysts based on TiO2 for wastewater decontamination. Hernández-Zanoletty, A., Cabezuelo, O., París-Reche, A., Oller, I., Polo-López, M.I., Agüera, A., Plaza, P., Marín, M.L., Boscá, F., Malato, S. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 11 (6), art. no. 111291, 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2023.111291
  • Pilot-scale sulfate radical-based advanced oxidation for wastewater reuse: simultaneous disinfection, removal of contaminants of emerging concern, and antibiotic resistance genes. Guerra-Rodríguez, S., Abeledo-Lameiro, M.J., Polo-López, M.I., Plaza-Bolaños, P., Agüera, A., Rodríguez, E., Rodríguez-Chueca, J. Chemical Engineering Journal, 477, art. no. 146916, 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.146916.
  • Continuous flow operation of solar photo-Fenton fused with NaOCl as a novel tertiary treatment. Attar, S.B.-E., Soriano-Molina, P., Pichel, N., París-Reche, A., Plaza-Bolaños, P., Agüera, A., Pérez, J.A.S. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 460, art. no. 132354, 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132354.
  • Continuous solar photo-Fenton for wastewater reclamation in operational environment at demonstration scale. Gualda-Alonso, E., Pichel, N., Soriano-Molina, P., Olivares-Ligero, E., Cadena-Aponte, F.X., Agüera, A., Sánchez Pérez, J.A., Casas López, J.L. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 459, art. no. 132101, 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132101.
  • Novel Pilot-Scale Photocatalytic Nanofiltration Reactor for Agricultural Wastewater Treatment. Theodorakopoulos, G.V., Arfanis, M.K., Sánchez Pérez, J.A., Agüera, A., Cadena Aponte, F.X., Markellou, E., Romanos, G.E., Falaras, P. Membranes, 13 (2), art. no. 202, 2023. DOI: 10.3390/membranes13020202.
  • Assessment of solar water disinfection enhancement with H2O2 and dissolved oxygen on inactivating different waterborne pathogens. Martínez-García, A., Nahim-Granados, S., Berruti, I., Oller, I., Polo-López, M.I. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 11 (6), art. no. 111145, 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2023.111145.
  • Ozonation Vs sequential solar driven processes as simultaneous tertiary and quaternary treatments of urban wastewater: A life cycle assessment comparison. Maniakova, G., Polo López, M.I., Oller, I., Malato, S., Rizzo, L. Journal of Cleaner Production, 413, art. no. 137507, 2023. DOI: 1016/j.jclepro.2023.137507.
  • Peroxymonosulfate/Solar process for urban wastewater purification at a pilot plant scale: A techno-economic assessment. Berruti, I., Nahim-Granados, S., Abeledo-Lameiro, M.J., Oller, I., Polo-López, M.I. Science of the Total Environment, 881, art. no. 163407, 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163407.
  • The reactivity of peroxymonosulfate towards sulfamethoxazole. Berruti, I., López, M.I.P., Oller, I., Laurenti, E., Minella, M., Calza, P. Catalysis Today, 413-415, art. no. 113975, 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2022.12.006.

Microcontaminant removal in solar pilot scale photoreactors with commercial iron nanoparticles obtained from olive mill wastewater. Roccamante, M., Ruiz-Delgado, A., Cabrera-Reina, A., Malato, S., Oller, I., Hernández-Zanoletty, A., Miralles-Cuevas, S. Catalysis Today, 413-415, art. no. 113968, 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2022.11.029.

PhD Theses (last 3 years)

  • Evaluation of electrochemical treatments assisted by solar energy for water depuration.
    Irene Salmerón
    Directores: Isabel Oller Alberola
    Date: September 2020, Universidad de Almería, España       
  • Tertiary treatment of urban wastewater by advanced oxidation processes.
    Gulnara Maniakova
    Directors: Luigi Rizzo, Sixto Malato
    Date: April 2021, Universidad de Salerno, Italia
  • Nuevas tecnologías solares aplicadas a la eliminación de contaminantes de preocupación emergente presentes en aguas naturales.
    Melina A. Roccamante
    Directors: Sixto Malato Rodriguez y Sara Miralles Cuevas
    Date: Junuary 2023.

Transfer Activities

  • Collaboration with the Erasmus programme
  • Collaboration with other centres – Stay of Dr. Jany Hellen Ferreira de Jesús from 07/04/2023 to 24/05/2023, to work in the Research Project entitled ‘Correlation of the matrix effect, the degradation pathways and the toxicity of antibiotics during the heterogeneous photo-Fenton process under solar irradiation’.
  • Course organisation – ‘The road to sustainability in the water sector: smart management and energy efficiency’. Almeria, 12-13 July 2023.

Awards won during 2023

  • Flor Ximena Cadena Aponte. 3rd Prize for the best oral presentation entitled ‘Advanced Photocatalytic Nanofiltration System for the Treatment and Sustainable Use of Wastewater in the Agri-Food Industry’. XII Symposium on Research in Experimental Sciences, Almeria.
  • The LIFE Ulysses Project has been awarded in the 27th edition of the Andalusia Environment Awards, granted by the Regional Ministry of Sustainability, Environment and Circular Economy.