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Edson Luiz Foletto is a researcher affiliated with Universidade Federal de Santa Maria in Brazil. Their primary area of expertise lies within Environmental Science, with a substantial focus on Water Science and Technology as well as Renewable Energy, Sustainability, and the Environment. The researcher's work extensively covers topics related to pollutant removal and catalytic processes, particularly adsorption and biosorption.

The major fields of study that characterize their scientific contributions include:

  • Environmental Science (86 publications)

Within this main field, their subfields of study are:

  • Water Science and Technology (59 publications)
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (26 publications)
  • Materials Chemistry (19 publications)
  • Analytical Chemistry (15 publications)
  • Pollution (12 publications)

Foletto's prominent research topics address:

  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (78 publications)
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (38 publications)
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment (36 publications)
  • Analytical chemistry methods development (24 publications)
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (16 publications)
  • Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications (12 publications)
  • Phosphorus and nutrient management (12 publications)

The researcher has contributed a significant number of articles to key scientific venues, notably:

  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research (26 publications)
  • Journal of environmental chemical engineering (12 publications)
  • Journal of Water Process Engineering (3 publications)
  • Process Safety and Environmental Protection (3 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (2 publications)

Among Foletto's recent publications are:

  • Adsorption of ibuprofen, ketoprofen, and paracetamol onto activated carbon prepared from effluent treatment plant sludge of the beverage industry, 2020, Chemosphere
  • Microplastics physicochemical properties, specific adsorption modeling and their interaction with pharmaceuticals and other emerging contaminants, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • High-performance removal of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid herbicide in water using activated carbon derived from Queen palm fruit endocarp (Syagrus romanzoffiana), 2020, Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • Adsorption of ketoprofen and paracetamol and treatment of a synthetic mixture by novel porous carbon derived from Butia capitata endocarp, 2021, Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • Highly efficient adsorption performance of a novel magnetic geopolymer/Fe3O4 composite towards removal of aqueous acid green 16 dye, 2020, Journal of environmental chemical engineering

Foletto often collaborates with several co-authors including:

  • Guilherme Luiz Dotto (65 co-authored works)
  • Dison S.P. Franco (31 co-authored works)
  • Jordana Georgin (27 co-authored works)
  • Matias S. Netto (27 co-authored works)
  • Luís F.O. Silva (20 co-authored works)

Best Publications

  • Adsorption of ibuprofen, ketoprofen, and paracetamol onto activated carbon prepared from effluent treatment plant sludge of the beverage industry.

    Angélica Fátima Mantelli Streit;Gabriela Collazzo;Susanne Druzian;Rodrigo S. Verdi

  • Preparation of activated carbon from peanut shell by conventional pyrolysis and microwave irradiation-pyrolysis to remove organic dyes from aqueous solutions

    Jordana Georgin;Guilherme Luiz Dotto;Marcio Antonio Mazutti;Edson Luiz Foletto

  • New biochar from pecan nutshells as an alternative adsorbent for removing reactive red 141 from aqueous solutions

    Maria A. Zazycki;Marcelo Godinho;Daniele Perondi;Edson L. Foletto

  • Preparation and characterization of NiFe2O4/activated carbon composite as potential magnetic adsorbent for removal of ibuprofen and ketoprofen pharmaceuticals from aqueous solutions

    Andressa Cristiana Fröhlich;Edson Luiz Foletto;Guilherme Luiz Dotto

  • Aplicabilidade das cinzas da casca de arroz

    Edson Luiz Foletto;Ronaldo Hoffmann;Rejane Scopel Hoffmann;Utinguassú Lima Portugal Jr.

  • Development of CO2 activated biochar from solid wastes of a beer industry and its application for methylene blue adsorption.

    Mauro A. Franciski;Enrique C. Peres;Marcelo Godinho;Daniele Perondi

  • Chitosan/polyamide nanofibers prepared by Forcespinning® technology: A new adsorbent to remove anionic dyes from aqueous solutions

    G.L. Dotto;J.M.N. Santos;E.H. Tanabe;D.A. Bertuol

  • Preparation of mesoporous geopolymer using metakaolin and rice husk ash as synthesis precursors and its use as potential adsorbent to remove organic dye from aqueous solutions

    Tuany Ramos Barbosa;Edson Luiz Foletto;Guilherme Luiz Dotto;Sérgio Luiz Jahn

  • Adsorption of crystal violet dye onto a mesoporous ZSM-5 zeolite synthetized using chitin as template

    G.V. Brião;Sérgio Luiz Jahn;Edson Luiz Foletto;Guilherme Luiz Dotto

  • Conversion of rice hull ash into soluble sodium silicate

    Edson Luiz Foletto;Ederson Gratieri;Leonardo Hadlich de Oliveira;Sérgio Luiz Jahn

  • Microplastics physicochemical properties, specific adsorption modeling and their interaction with pharmaceuticals and other emerging contaminants.

    Yasmin Vieira;Eder C. Lima;Edson Luiz Foletto;Guilherme Luiz Dotto

  • Synthesis of zinc aluminate (ZnAl2O4) spinel and its application as photocatalyst

    Suellen Battiston;Caroline Rigo;Eric da Cruz Severo;Marcio Antonio Mazutti

  • Highly efficient and reusable mesoporous zeolite synthetized from a biopolymer for cationic dyes adsorption

    Giani V. Brião;Sérgio L. Jahn;Edson L. Foletto;Guilherme L. Dotto

  • Synthesis of ZnAl2O4 nanoparticles by different routes and the effect of its pore size on the photocatalytic process

    Edson Luiz Foletto;Suellen Battiston;Jana Marimon Simões;Mariana Moro Bassaco

  • Development of chitosan/bentonite hybrid composite to remove hazardous anionic and cationic dyes from colored effluents

    G.L. Dotto;F.K. Rodrigues;E.H. Tanabe;R. Fröhlich

  • Oil removal from produced water by conjugation of flotation and photo-Fenton processes

    Syllos Santos da Silva;Osvaldo Chiavone-Filho;Eduardo Lins de Barros Neto;Edson Luiz Foletto

  • A detailed non-isothermal kinetic study of elephant grass pyrolysis from different models

    G.C. Collazzo;C.C. Broetto;D. Perondi;J. Junges

  • Highly efficient adsorption performance of a novel magnetic geopolymer/Fe3O4 composite towards removal of aqueous acid green 16 dye

    D.L. Rossatto;M.S. Netto;S.L. Jahn;E.S. Mallmann

  • Alternative synthesis for ZnFe2O4/chitosan magnetic particles to remove diclofenac from water by adsorption.

    Juliana M.N. dos Santos;Carolina R. Pereira;Edson L. Foletto;Guilherme L. Dotto

  • Biological degradation coupled to photocatalysis by ZnO/polypyrrole composite for the treatment of real textile wastewater

    María Belén Ceretta;María Belén Ceretta;Yasmin Vieira;Erika A. Wolski;Erika A. Wolski;Edson L. Foletto

  • Rapid and facile preparation of zinc ferrite (ZnFe2O4) oxide by microwave-solvothermal technique and its catalytic activity in heterogeneous photo-Fenton reaction

    Chayene G. Anchieta;Eric C. Severo;Caroline Rigo;Marcio A. Mazutti

  • Synthesis of ternary zinc spinel oxides and their application in the photodegradation of organic pollutant

    Chayene G. Anchieta;Daniela Sallet;Edson L. Foletto;Syllos S. da Silva

Frequent Co-Authors

Guilherme Luiz Dotto
Guilherme Luiz Dotto Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Marcio A. Mazutti
Marcio A. Mazutti Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Erico M.M. Flores
Erico M.M. Flores Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Eder C. Lima
Eder C. Lima Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Luis F.O. Silva
Luis F.O. Silva University of Lima
Helen Treichel
Helen Treichel Federal University of Fronteira Sul
Luiz Felipe Valandro
Luiz Felipe Valandro Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Dachamir Hotza
Dachamir Hotza Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
J. Vladimir Oliveira
J. Vladimir Oliveira Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Regina de Fátima Peralta Muniz Moreira
Regina de Fátima Peralta Muniz Moreira Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

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