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Ana Maria Sastre is affiliated with the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Spain and has a research profile centered primarily on engineering and environmental science. Their work extensively covers extraction and separation processes, with focused expertise in adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal.

Their scientific contributions span several subfields including mechanical engineering, water science and technology, geochemistry and petrology, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and inorganic chemistry. These areas highlight a multidisciplinary approach connecting applied engineering with environmental and chemical sciences.

Among the main topics addressed in their research are:

  • Extraction and Separation Processes
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Radioactive element chemistry and processing
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction

Frequent collaborators include A. Fortuny, Hamedreza Javadian, Montserrat Ruiz, Byron Lapo, and Sandra Pavón. This network suggests active involvement in collaborative scientific investigations.

Their papers have been published in a variety of scientific journals, with multiple works appearing in the Journal of Molecular Liquids and Separation and Purification Technology. Other venues include Environmental Pollution, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, and Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. Frequent publication venues are:

  • Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • Environmental Pollution
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Selected recent publications are:

  • Ca-alginate/carboxymethyl chitosan/Ni0.2Zn0.2Fe2.6O4 magnetic bionanocomposite: Synthesis, characterization and application for single adsorption of Nd+3, Tb+3, and Dy+3 rare earth elements from aqueous media (2020, Journal of Molecular Liquids)
  • A potential lignocellulosic biomass based on banana waste for critical rare earths recovery from aqueous solutions (2020, Environmental Pollution)
  • Synthesis of magnetic CMC bionanocomposite containing a novel biodegradable nanoporous polyamide selectively synthesized in ionic liquid as green media: Investigation on Nd+3, Tb+3, and Dy+3 rare earth elements adsorption (2020, Journal of Molecular Liquids)
  • Novel magnetic nanocomposite of calcium alginate carrying poly(pyrimidine-thiophene-amide) as a novel green synthesized polyamide for adsorption study of neodymium, terbium, and dysprosium rare-earth ions (2020, Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects)
  • Response surface methodology based on central composite design for simultaneous adsorption of rare earth elements using nanoporous calcium alginate/carboxymethyl chitosan microbiocomposite powder containing Ni0.2Zn0.2Fe2.6O4 magnetic nanoparticles: Batch and column studies (2020, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules)

Best Publications

  • Removal of an anionic dye (Acid Blue 92) by coagulation-flocculation using chitosan.

    Agata Szyguła;Eric Guibal;María Ariño Palacín;Montserrat Ruiz

  • Palladium sorption on glutaraldehyde-crosslinked chitosan

    Montserrat Ruiz;Ana Maria Sastre;Eric Guibal

  • Improved Techniques in Liquid Membrane Separations: An Overview

    A. M. Sastre;A. Kumar;J. P. Shukla;R. K. Singh

  • Handbook of Membrane Separations : Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Food, and Biotechnological Applications

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  • State-of-the-art review on hollow fibre contactor technology and membrane-based extraction processes

    Anil Kumar Pabby;Ana Maria Sastre

  • The removal of sulphonated azo-dyes by coagulation with chitosan

    Agata Szyguła;Agata Szyguła;Eric Guibal;Montserrat Ruiz;Ana Maria Sastre

  • Simultaneous determination of Cr(III), Fe(III), Cu(II) and Pb(II) as UV-absorbing EDTA complexes by capillary zone electrophoresis

    Besnik Baraj;María Martínez;Ana Sastre;Manuel Aguilar

  • Recovery of zinc(II) from HCl spent pickling solutions by solvent extraction.

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  • Cloud-Point Extraction of Gold(lll) with Nonionic Surfactant—Fundamental Studies and Application to Gold Recovery from Printed Substrate

    Shigendo Akita;Miquel Rovira;Ana M. Sastre;Hiroshi Takeuchi

  • Use of methyltrioctyl/decylammonium bis 2,4,4-(trimethylpentyl)phosphinate ionic liquid (ALiCY IL) on the boron extraction in chloride media

    A. Fortuny;M.T. Coll;A.M. Sastre

  • Development of a new chitosan/Ni(OH)(2)-based sorbent for boron removal

    H. Demey;H. Demey;Thierry Vincent;M. Ruiz;A. M. Sastre

  • Studies on the extraction of Co(II) and Ni(II) from aqueous chloride solutions using Primene JMT-Cyanex272 ionic liquid extractant

    M.T. Coll;A. Fortuny;C.S. Kedari;A.M. Sastre

  • Gold extraction equilibrium in the system Cyanex 921-HClAu(III)

    S Martínez;Ana María Sastre;Francisco José Alguacil

  • Pd and Pt recovery using chitosan gel beads. I. Influence of the drying process on diffusion properties

    M. Ruiz;A. Sastre;E. Guibal

  • Extraction of platinum(IV) from hydrochloric acid solutions by amine alamine 304 in xylene. Estimation of the interaction coefficient between PtCl62− and H+

    F.J. Alguacil;A. Cobo;A.G. Coedo;M.T. Dorado

  • SOLVENT IMPREGNATED RESINS CONTAINING DI(2-ETHYL-HEXYL)PHOSPHORIC ACID.II. STUDY OF THE DISTRIBUTION EQUILIBRIA OF Zn(II), Cu(II) AND Cd(II).

    J.L. Cortina;N. Miralles;M. Aguilar;A.M. Sastre

  • Modelling of mass transfer in facilitated supported liquid membrane transport of gold(III) using phospholene derivatives as carriers

    A. Sastre;A. Madi;J.L. Cortina;N. Miralles

  • Liquid-Liquid Extraction of Ir, Ru, and Rh from Chloride Solutions and Their Separation Using Different Commercially Available Solvent Extraction Reagents

    S. Kedari;M. T. Coll;A. Fortuny;E. Goralska

  • Solid-liquid extraction studies of divalent metals with impregnated resins containing mixtures of organophosphorus extractants

    J.L. Cortina;N. Miralles;A.M. Sastre;M. Aguilar

  • Mechanistic study of active transport of silver(I) using sulfur containing novel carriers across a liquid membrane

    F.Z. El Aamrani;Anil Kumar;L. Beyer;A. Florido

  • Recovery of palladium(II) from hydrochloric acid solutions using impregnated resins containing Alamine 336

    M. Rovira;L. Hurtado;J.L. Cortina;J. Arnaldos

  • Stability of flat sheet supported liquid membranes in the transport of radionuclides from reprocessing concentrate solutions

    J.F. Dozol;J. Casas;A. Sastre

  • Cu(II) extraction using quaternary ammonium and quaternary phosphonium based ionic liquid

    Jonathan Castillo;María Teresa Coll;Agustín Fortuny;Patricio Navarro Donoso

Frequent Co-Authors

Francisco José Alguacil
Francisco José Alguacil Spanish National Research Council
José Luis Cortina
José Luis Cortina Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Eric Guibal
Eric Guibal Institut Mines-Télécom
Antonella Profumo
Antonella Profumo University of Pavia
Anil Kumar
Anil Kumar Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Jabalpur
Kamalesh K. Sirkar
Kamalesh K. Sirkar New Jersey Institute of Technology
Arben Merkoçi
Arben Merkoçi Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies
Elisabeth Bosch
Elisabeth Bosch University of Barcelona
Victòria Salvadó
Victòria Salvadó University of Girona
Tawfik A. Saleh
Tawfik A. Saleh King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

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