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Overview

Ana Arenillas is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research contributions span multiple areas within materials science and engineering, focusing heavily on the development and characterization of advanced materials.

The scientist's recent publications include works such as:

  • Ultralight-Weight Graphene Aerogels with Extremely High Electrical Conductivity (2021), published in Small
  • NiFe2O4 hierarchical nanoparticles as electrocatalyst for anion exchange membrane water electrolysis (2022), published in Journal of Power Sources
  • Effect of Olive Kernel thermal treatment (torrefaction vs. slow pyrolysis) on the physicochemical characteristics and the CO2 or H2O gasification performance of as-prepared biochars (2020), published in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • The influence of the surface chemistry of phosphorylated carbon xerogel catalysts on the production of HMF from fructose in water (2022), published in Fuel
  • Well-defined meso/macroporous materials as a host structure for methane hydrate formation: Organic versus carbon xerogels (2020), published in Chemical Engineering Journal

Arenillas collaborates frequently with researchers including Natalia Rey-Raap, Samantha L. Flores-López, J. Ledesma-García, F.I. Espinosa-Lagunes, and Miguel A. Montes-Morán. These collaborations have contributed to a broad range of publications and research outputs.

Their work is commonly published in journals such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Gels
  • Electrochimica Acta
  • Materials
  • Journal of Power Sources

Arenillas has focused extensively on the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with specialized subfields including:

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Spectroscopy
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

The scientist's major topics of research include:

  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Aerogels and thermal insulation
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials

Best Publications

  • Microwave heating processes involving carbon materials

    J.A. Menéndez;A. Arenillas;B. Fidalgo;Y. Fernández

  • CO2 capture by adsorption with nitrogen enriched carbons

    M.G. Plaza;C. Pevida;A. Arenillas;F. Rubiera

  • CO2 capture using some fly ash-derived carbon materials

    A. Arenillas;K.M. Smith;T.C. Drage;C.E. Snape

  • Thermal stability of polyethylenimine based carbon dioxide adsorbents and its influence on selection of regeneration strategies

    T.C. Drage;A. Arenillas;K.M. Smith;C.E. Snape

  • Preparation of carbon dioxide adsorbents from the chemical activation of urea–formaldehyde and melamine–formaldehyde resins

    T.C. Drage;A. Arenillas;K.M. Smith;C. Pevida

  • Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of biomass feedstocks: the way forward?

    Rafael Luque;J. Angel Menéndez;Ana Arenillas;Jaume Cot

  • Simultaneous thermogravimetric–mass spectrometric study on the pyrolysis behaviour of different rank coals

    A Arenillas;F Rubiera;J.J Pis

  • Thermal behaviour during the pyrolysis of low rank perhydrous coals

    A Arenillas;F Rubiera;J.J Pis;M.J Cuesta

  • A comparison of different methods for predicting coal devolatilisation kinetics

    A. Arenillas;F. Rubiera;C. Pevida;J.J. Pis

  • Pyrolysis of glycerol over activated carbons for syngas production

    Y. Fernández;A. Arenillas;M.A. Díez;J.J. Pis

  • Application of thermogravimetric analysis to the evaluation of aminated solid sorbents for CO2 capture

    M. G. Plaza;C. Pevida;B. Arias;J. Fermoso

  • Microwave Heating Applied to Pyrolysis

    Yolanda Fernandez;Ana Arenillas;J. Angel Menendez

  • Surface modification of low cost carbons for their application in the environmental protection

    A. Arenillas;F. Rubiera;J.B. Parra;C.O. Ania

  • Ball lightning plasma and plasma arc formation during the microwave heating of carbons

    J.A. Menéndez;E.J. Juárez-Pérez;E. Ruisánchez;J.M. Bermúdez

  • Microwave pyrolysis of microalgae for high syngas production

    D. Beneroso;J.M. Bermúdez;A. Arenillas;J.A. Menéndez

  • Characterisation of model compounds and a synthetic coal by TG/MS/FTIR to represent the pyrolysis behaviour of coal

    A. Arenillas;C. Pevida;F. Rubiera;R. Garcı́a

  • An overview of novel technologies to valorise coke oven gas surplus

    José M. Bermúdez;Ana Arenillas;Rafael Luque;J. Angel Menéndez

  • Carbon materials for H2 storage

    L. Zubizarreta;A. Arenillas;J.J. Pis

  • Dry Reforming of Coke Oven Gases Over Activated Carbon to Produce Syngas for Methanol Synthesis

    J.M. Bermúdez;B. Fidalgo;A. Arenillas;J.A. Menéndez

  • Prediction of unburned carbon and NOx in a tangentially fired power station using single coals and blends

    R.I. Backreedy;J.M. Jones;L. Ma;M. Pourkashanian

Frequent Co-Authors

J.A. Menéndez
J.A. Menéndez Spanish National Research Council
J.J. Pis
J.J. Pis Spanish National Research Council
Fernando Rubiera
Fernando Rubiera Spanish National Research Council
Covadonga Pevida
Covadonga Pevida Spanish National Research Council
Conchi O. Ania
Conchi O. Ania University of Orléans
Colin E. Snape
Colin E. Snape University of Nottingham
Alain Celzard
Alain Celzard University of Lorraine
Vanessa Fierro
Vanessa Fierro University of Lorraine
John T. S. Irvine
John T. S. Irvine University of St Andrews
Jean-Paul Pirard
Jean-Paul Pirard University of Liège

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