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Overview

Antonio Ballester is affiliated with the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain. Their research spans multiple fields, including Medicine, Environmental Science, and Computer Science, with a significant focus on interdisciplinary approaches that combine these areas.

Their recent publications demonstrate an engagement with topics such as metal extraction and bioleaching, mine drainage and remediation, arsenic contamination and mitigation, online learning and analytics, e-learning and knowledge management, as well as neurological conditions like Parkinson's disease and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Key recent papers authored by Ballester include:

  • Electron shuttles stimulate the reductive dissolution of jarosite by Acidiphilium cryptum, 2020, Hydrometallurgy
  • SCRUMBAN: AGILE COLLABORATIVE ONLINE LEARNING, 2023, INTED proceedings
  • Long-Term Real-World Experience with Safinamide in Patients with Parkinson's Disease, 2024, Brain Sciences

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ballester include Ernesto González, Loreto A. Hernández, J.A. Muñoz, M.L. Blázquez, and F. González.

Publications have appeared regularly in venues such as Hydrometallurgy, INTED proceedings, and Brain Sciences, illustrating a pattern of engagement with journals and conferences relevant to both environmental and medical sciences, as well as educational technology.

Among specific research subfields, Ballester is involved in environmental chemistry and computer science applications. Clinical and biomedical interests are reflected in work on neurology, biomedical engineering, and psychiatry and mental health.

The main topics of the scientist's work are:

  • Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
  • Mine drainage and remediation techniques
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Online Learning and Analytics
  • E-Learning and Knowledge Management
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Best Publications

  • Comparative study of biosorption of heavy metals using different types of algae

    E. Romera;F. González;A. Ballester;M.L. Blázquez

  • Gold(III) biosorption and bioreduction with the brown alga Fucus vesiculosus.

    Y.N. Mata;E. Torres;M.L. Blázquez;A. Ballester

  • Leaching of chalcopyrite with ferric ion. Part I: General aspects

    E.M. Córdoba;J.A. Muñoz;M.L. Blázquez;F. González

  • Biosorption with Algae: A Statistical Review

    E Romera;F González;A Ballester;M L Blázquez

  • Biosorption of heavy metals by activated sludge and their desorption characteristics

    A. Hammaini;F. González;A. Ballester;M.L. Blázquez

  • New information on the chalcopyrite bioleaching mechanism at low and high temperature

    Y Rodrı́guez;A Ballester;M.L Blázquez;F González

  • Leaching of chalcopyrite with ferric ion. Part II: Effect of redox potential

    E.M. Córdoba;J.A. Muñoz;M.L. Blázquez;F. González

  • Sugar-beet pulp pectin gels as biosorbent for heavy metals: preparation and determination of biosorption and desorption characteristics.

    Y.N. Mata;M.L. Blázquez;A. Ballester;F. González

  • Biosorption of cadmium, lead and copper with calcium alginate xerogels and immobilized Fucus vesiculosus.

    Y.N. Mata;M.L. Blázquez;A. Ballester;F. González

  • Biological synthesis of metallic nanoparticles using algae

    Laura Castro;María Luisa Blázquez;Jesus Angel Muñoz;Felisa González

  • Characterization of the biosorption of cadmium, lead and copper with the brown alga Fucus vesiculosus.

    Y.N. Mata;M.L. Blázquez;A. Ballester;F. González

  • Biosynthesis of gold nanowires using sugar beet pulp

    Laura Castro;M. Luisa Blázquez;Jesús A. Muñoz;Felisa González

  • Gold and silver uptake and nanoprecipitation on calcium alginate beads.

    Torres E;Mata Yn;Blázquez Ml;Muñoz Ja

  • Biosorption of copper and zinc by Cymodocea nodosa

    Antonio Sánchez;Antonio Ballester;Marı́a Luisa Blázquez;Felisa González

  • Bioremediation of an industrial acid mine water by metal-tolerant sulphate-reducing bacteria

    C. García;D.A. Moreno;A. Ballester;M.L. Blázquez

  • Diversity and activity of phosphate bioleaching bacteria from a high-phosphorus iron ore

    P. Delvasto;A. Valverde;A. Ballester;J.A. Muñoz

  • Passivation of chalcopyrite during its chemical leaching with ferric ion at 68 °C

    E.M. Córdoba;J.A. Muñoz;M.L. Blázquez;F. González

  • Mechanism and Applications of Metal Nanoparticles Prepared by Bio-Mediated Process

    Laura Castro;Ma Luisa Blázquez;Jesús Ángel Muñoz;Felisa González González

  • Characterization of brushite as a re-crystallization product formed during bacterial solubilization of hydroxyapatite in batch cultures

    P. Delvasto;A. Valverde;A. Ballester;J.M. Igual

  • Biosorption of copper, zinc, cadmium and nickel by Chlorella vulgaris

    A. Fraile;S. Penche;F. González;M. L. Blázquez

Frequent Co-Authors

Francisco José Alguacil
Francisco José Alguacil Spanish National Research Council
Wolfgang Sand
Wolfgang Sand Institute of Oceanology
Encarna Velázquez
Encarna Velázquez University of Salamanca
Eric Guibal
Eric Guibal Institut Mines-Télécom
Alvaro Peix
Alvaro Peix Spanish National Research Council
Diego A. Moreno
Diego A. Moreno Spanish National Research Council
Ibrahim M. Banat
Ibrahim M. Banat University of Ulster

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