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Cesar Pulgarin is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Energy. Their scholarly work spans key subfields such as Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Water Science and Technology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Materials Chemistry.

The primary focus of Pulgarin's research includes advanced oxidation water treatment, advanced photocatalysis techniques, TiO2 photocatalysis and solar cells, water treatment and disinfection, wastewater treatment and reuse, solar-powered water purification methods, and the use of advanced nanomaterials in catalysis.

Frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Water Research
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

They have collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Stefanos Giannakis
  • Giulio Farinelli
  • José Moreno-SanSegundo
  • Javier Marugán
  • Kevin G. McGuigan

Some of Pulgarin's recent papers include:

  • "An innovative, highly stable Ag/ZIF-67@GO nanocomposite with exceptional peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation efficacy, for the destruction of chemical and microbiological contaminants under visible light" (2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials)
  • "Why five decades of massive research on heterogeneous photocatalysis, especially on TiO2, has not yet driven to water disinfection and detoxification applications? Critical review of drawbacks and challenges" (2023, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • "Detrimental vs. beneficial influence of ions during solar (SODIS) and photo-Fenton disinfection of E. coli in water: (Bi)carbonate, chloride, nitrate and nitrite effects" (2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)
  • "Natural iron ligands promote a metal-based oxidation mechanism for the Fenton reaction in water environments" (2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials)
  • "Employing bacterial mutations for the elucidation of photo-Fenton disinfection: Focus on the intracellular and extracellular inactivation mechanisms induced by UVA and H2O2" (2020, Water Research)

Best Publications

  • Anodic oxidation of phenol for waste water treatment

    Ch. Comninellis;C. Pulgarin

  • Electrochemical oxidation of phenol for wastewater treatment using SnO2 anodes

    Ch. Comninellis;C. Pulgarin

  • Effect of pH, inorganic ions, organic matter and H2O2 on E. coli K12 photocatalytic inactivation by TiO2: Implications in solar water disinfection

    Angela-Guiovana Rincón;Cesar Pulgarin

  • Degradation of 32 emergent contaminants by UV and neutral photo-fenton in domestic wastewater effluent previously treated by activated sludge

    N. De la Cruz;J. Giménez;S. Esplugas;D. Grandjean

  • Photocatalytical inactivation of E. coli: effect of (continuous-intermittent) light intensity and of (suspended-fixed) TiO2 concentration

    A.G. Rincón;C. Pulgarin

  • Bactericidal action of illuminated TiO2 on pure Escherichia coli and natural bacterial consortia: post-irradiation events in the dark and assessment of the effective disinfection time

    Angela-Guiovana Rincón;Cesar Pulgarin

  • Antibacterial textiles prepared by RF-plasma and vacuum-UV mediated deposition of silver

    T. Yuranova;A.G. Rincon;A. Bozzi;S. Parra

  • Recent developments in the coupling of photoassisted and aerobic biological processes for the treatment of biorecalcitrant compounds

    Victor Sarria;Sandra Parra;Nevenka Adler;Paul Péringer

  • Ultrasonic treatment of water contaminated with ibuprofen.

    F. Méndez-Arriaga;R.A. Torres-Palma;R.A. Torres-Palma;R.A. Torres-Palma;C. Pétrier;S. Esplugas

  • The bactericidal effect of TiO2 photocatalysis involves adsorption onto catalyst and the loss of membrane integrity

    Gaëtan Gogniat;Gaëtan Gogniat;Melilotus Thyssen;Michel Denis;Cesar Pulgarin

  • The effect of Fe2+, Fe3+, H2O2 and the photo-Fenton reagent at near neutral pH on the solar disinfection (SODIS) at low temperatures of water containing Escherichia coli K12

    Dorothee Spuhler;Julian Andrés Rengifo-Herrera;César Pulgarin

  • Solar disinfection is an augmentable, in situ-generated photo-Fenton reaction—Part 1: A review of the mechanisms and the fundamental aspects of the process

    Stefanos Giannakis;María Inmaculada Polo López;Dorothee Spuhler;Jose Antonio Sánchez Pérez

  • Ultrasonic cavitation applied to the treatment of bisphenol A. Effect of sonochemical parameters and analysis of BPA by-products.

    Ricardo A. Torres;Ricardo A. Torres;Christian Pétrier;Evelyne Combet;Marion Carrier

  • Catalytic activity of commercial of TiO2 powders for the abatement of the bacteria (E. coli) under solar simulated light: Influence of the isoelectric point

    D. Gumy;C. Morais;P. Bowen;C. Pulgarin

  • Degradation of emergent contaminants by UV, UV/H2O2 and neutral photo-Fenton at pilot scale in a domestic wastewater treatment plant.

    N. De la Cruz;N. De la Cruz;L. Esquius;D. Grandjean;A. Magnet

  • Effect of Fenton and photo-Fenton reactions on the degradation and biodegradability of 2 and 4-nitrophenols in water treatment

    J. Kiwi;C. Pulgarin;P. Peringer

  • Electrochemical detoxification of a 1,4-benzoquinone solution in wastewater treatment

    Cesar Pulgarin;Nevenka Adler;Paul Peringer;Christos Comninellis

  • Abatement of organics and Escherichia coli by N, S co-doped TiO2 under UV and visible light. Implications of the formation of singlet oxygen (1O2) under visible light

    J.A. Rengifo-Herrera;K. Pierzchała;A. Sienkiewicz;L. Forró

  • Escherichia coli inactivation by N, S co-doped commercial TiO2 powders under UV and visible light

    J.A. Rengifo-Herrera;E. Mielczarski;J. Mielczarski;N.C. Castillo

  • Photochemical versus coupled photochemical-biological flow system for the treatment of two biorecalcitrant herbicides: metobromuron and isoproturon

    S. Parra;V. Sarria;S. Malato;P. Péringer

Frequent Co-Authors

Sami Rtimi
Sami Rtimi École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
J. Kiwi
J. Kiwi École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Rosendo Sanjines
Rosendo Sanjines École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Sixto Malato
Sixto Malato Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
Ricardo A. Torres-Palma
Ricardo A. Torres-Palma National University of Cuyo
Christian Petrier
Christian Petrier University of Savoy Mont Blanc - Chambery
Christos Comninellis
Christos Comninellis École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Wolfgang Gernjak
Wolfgang Gernjak Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Isabel Oller
Isabel Oller University of Almería
Paul Bowen
Paul Bowen École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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