2026 Alberto Abad: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	88	2311	2078	52	47	282	25995
Engineering and Technology	89	298	283	4	4	317	26695

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Spain Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Spain Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Alberto Abad is affiliated with the Instituto de Carboquímica in Spain and works primarily in the field of Engineering.

The scientist's research predominantly focuses on subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Catalysis.

Key topics covered in their work include:

Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes
Industrial Gas Emission Control
Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues
Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
Thermal and Kinetic Analysis
Catalysts for Methane Reforming

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Alberto Abad are:

Arturo Cabello
Teresa Mendiara
Francisco García-Labiano
Margarita de Las Obras Loscertales
Pietro Bartocci

Their publications often appear in the following venues:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Fuel
Energy & Fuels
Fuel Processing Technology
Chemical Engineering Journal

Representative recent papers include:

Biomass chemical looping gasification for syngas production using ilmenite as oxygen carrier in a 1.5 kWth unit (2020, Chemical Engineering Journal)
Syngas Production in a 1.5 kW_th Biomass Chemical Looping Gasification Unit Using Fe and Mn Ores as the Oxygen Carrier (2021, Energy & Fuels)
Production of hydrogen by chemical looping reforming of methane and biogas using a reactive and durable Cu-based oxygen carrier (2022, Fuel)
Increasing energy efficiency in chemical looping combustion of methane by in-situ activation of perovskite-based oxygen carriers (2021, Applied Energy)
On the optimization of physical and chemical stability of a Cu/Al2O3 impregnated oxygen carrier for chemical looping combustion (2021, Fuel Processing Technology)

Best Publications

Progress in chemical-looping combustion and reforming technologies

Juan Adanez;Alberto Abad;Francisco Garcia-Labiano;Pilar Gayan

2625
Citations
Selection of Oxygen Carriers for Chemical-Looping Combustion

J. Adánez;L. F. de Diego;F. García-Labiano;and P. Gayán

972
Citations
Mapping of the range of operational conditions for Cu-, Fe-, and Ni-based oxygen carriers in chemical-looping combustion

Alberto Abad;Juan Adánez;Francisco García-Labiano;Luis F. de Diego

772
Citations
MOFs as catalysts: Activity, reusability and shape-selectivity of a Pd-containing MOF

Françesc X. Llabrés i Xamena;Alberto Abad;Avelino Corma;Hermenegildo Garcia

618
Citations
Chemical looping combustion of solid fuels

J. Adánez;A. Abad;T. Mendiara;P. Gayán

607
Citations
Development of Cu-based oxygen carriers for chemical-looping combustion

Luis F de Diego;Francisco Garcı́a-Labiano;Juan Adánez;Pilar Gayán

495
Citations
Ilmenite Activation during Consecutive Redox Cycles in Chemical-Looping Combustion

Juan Adánez;Ana Cuadrat;Alberto Abad;Pilar Gayán

414
Citations
The use of iron oxide as oxygen carrier in a chemical-looping reactor

Alberto Abad;Tobias Mattisson;Anders Lyngfelt;Marcus Johansson

407
Citations
Calcination of calcium-based sorbents at pressure in a broad range of CO2 concentrations

F. Garcı́a-Labiano;A. Abad;L.F. de Diego;P. Gayán

404
Citations
Kinetics of redox reactions of ilmenite for chemical-looping combustion

Alberto Abad;Juan Adánez;Ana Cuadrat;Francisco García-Labiano

391
Citations
Chemical Looping Combustion in a 10 kWth Prototype Using a CuO/Al2O3 Oxygen Carrier: Effect of Operating Conditions on Methane Combustion

Juan Adanez;Pilar Gayan;Javier Celaya;Luis F. De Diego

390
Citations
Chemical-looping combustion in a 300 W continuously operating reactor system using a manganese-based oxygen carrier

Alberto Abad;Tobias Mattisson;Anders Lyngfelt;Magnus Rydén

377
Citations
Catalysis by Gold(I) and Gold(III): A Parallelism between Homo‐ and Heterogeneous Catalysts for Copper‐Free Sonogashira Cross‐Coupling Reactions

Camino González-Arellano;Alberto Abad;Avelino Corma;Hermenegildo García

355
Citations
Reduction Kinetics of Cu-, Ni-, and Fe-Based Oxygen Carriers Using Syngas (CO + H2) for Chemical-Looping Combustion

Alberto Abad;Francisco Garcia-Labiano;Luis F. De Diego;Pilar Gayan

329
Citations
Impregnated CuO/Al2O3 Oxygen Carriers for Chemical-Looping Combustion: Avoiding Fluidized Bed Agglomeration

Luis F. de Diego;Pilar Gayán;Francisco García-Labiano;Javier Celaya

324
Citations
Behavior of ilmenite as oxygen carrier in chemical-looping combustion

A. Cuadrat;A. Abad;J. Adánez;L.F. de Diego

317
Citations
Reduction and Oxidation Kinetics of a Copper-Based Oxygen Carrier Prepared by Impregnation for Chemical-Looping Combustion

F. García-Labiano;L. F. de Diego;J. Adánez;and A. Abad

312
Citations
Demonstration of chemical-looping with oxygen uncoupling (CLOU) process in a 1.5 kWth continuously operating unit using a Cu-based oxygen-carrier

Alberto Abad;Iñaki Adánez-Rubio;Pilar Gayán;Francisco García-Labiano

309
Citations
Effect of Pressure on the Behavior of Copper-, Iron-, and Nickel-Based Oxygen Carriers for Chemical-Looping Combustion

Francisco Garcia-Labiano;Juan Adanez;Luis F. de Diego;Pilar Gayan

302
Citations
Development of Cu-based oxygen carriers for Chemical-Looping with Oxygen Uncoupling (CLOU) process

Pilar Gayán;Iñaki Adánez-Rubio;Alberto Abad;Luis F. de Diego

269
Citations