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Encarnación Ruiz-Agudo

Encarnación Ruiz-Agudo

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Earth Science

D-Index
44
Citations
6946
World Ranking
4735
National Ranking
74

Overview

Encarnación Ruiz-Agudo is affiliated with the University of Granada in Spain and specializes in research within the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Engineering. Their work primarily spans subfields such as Earth-Surface Processes, Biomaterials, Civil and Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research focuses on several key topics, including building materials and conservation, calcium carbonate crystallization and inhibition, concrete and cement materials research, CO2 sequestration and geologic interactions, bone tissue engineering materials, cultural heritage materials analysis, and conservation techniques and studies.

Among recent publications featuring Encarnación Ruiz-Agudo as an author or contributor are:

  • Carbonation mechanisms and kinetics of lime-based binders: An overview (2023), Cement and Concrete Research
  • Nonclassical Crystallization of Calcium Hydroxide via Amorphous Precursors and the Role of Additives (2020), Crystal Growth & Design
  • Citrate Stabilizes Hydroxylapatite Precursors: Implications for Bone Mineralization (2021), ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering

Frequent co-authors in Encarnación Ruiz-Agudo's publications include:

  • Carlos Rodríguez-Navarro
  • Kerstin Elert
  • Luis Monasterio-Guillot
  • Cristina Ruiz-Agudo
  • Aurelia Ibáñez-Velasco

Their research has appeared in journals and venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts
  • Crystal Growth & Design
  • Small
  • Geochemical Perspectives Letters

Best Publications

  • Thermal decomposition of calcite: Mechanisms of formation and textural evolution of CaO nanocrystals

    Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro;Encarnacion Ruiz-Agudo;Ana Luque;Alejandro B. Rodriguez-Navarro

  • Coupled dissolution and precipitation at mineral-fluid interfaces

    E. Ruiz-Agudo;C.V. Putnis;A. Putnis

  • Phase and morphology evolution of calcium carbonate precipitated by carbonation of hydrated lime

    Özlem Cizer;Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro;Encarnación Ruiz-Agudo;Jan Elsen

  • The role of saline solution properties on porous limestone salt weathering by magnesium and sodium sulfates

    E. Ruiz-Agudo;F. Mees;P. Jacobs;C. Rodriguez-Navarro

  • Influence of Substrate Mineralogy on Bacterial Mineralization of Calcium Carbonate: Implications for Stone Conservation

    Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro;Fadwa Jroundi;Mara Schiro;Encarnación Ruiz-Agudo

  • Formation of amorphous calcium carbonate and its transformation into mesostructured calcite

    Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro;Krzysztof Kudłacz;Özlem Cizer;Encarnacion Ruiz-Agudo

  • Alcohol Dispersions of Calcium Hydroxide Nanoparticles for Stone Conservation

    Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro;Amelia Suzuki;Encarnacion Ruiz-Agudo

  • Nanostructure and irreversible colloidal behavior of Ca(OH)2: implications in cultural heritage conservation.

    C Rodriguez-Navarro;E Ruiz-Agudo;M Ortega-Huertas;E Hansen

  • The role of background electrolytes on the kinetics and mechanism of calcite dissolution

    E. Ruiz-Agudo;M. Kowacz;Christine Putnis;Andrew Putnis

  • Mechanism of leached layer formation during chemical weathering of silicate minerals

    Encarnación Ruiz-Agudo;Encarnación Ruiz-Agudo;Christine V. Putnis;Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro;Andrew Putnis

  • Dissolution and carbonation of portlandite [Ca(OH)2] single crystals

    Encarnación Ruiz-Agudo;Krzysztof Kudłacz;Krzysztof Kudłacz;Christine V. Putnis;Andrew Putnis

  • A non-classical view on calcium oxalate precipitation and the role of citrate

    Encarnación Ruiz-Agudo;Alejandro Burgos-Cara;Cristina Ruiz-Agudo;Aurelia Ibañez-Velasco

  • An atomic force microscopy study of calcite dissolution in saline solutions: The role of magnesium ions

    E. Ruiz-Agudo;Christine Putnis;C. Jiménez-López;C. Rodriguez-Navarro

  • The mineral-water interface: Where minerals react with the environment

    Christine V. Putnis;Encarnación Ruiz-Agudo

  • Kinetics of Calcium Phosphate Nucleation and Growth on Calcite: Implications for Predicting the Fate of Dissolved Phosphate Species in Alkaline Soils

    Lijun Wang;Encarnación Ruiz-Agudo;Christine V. Putnis;Martina Menneken

  • The mechanism of thermal decomposition of dolomite: New insights from 2D-XRD and TEM analyses

    Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro;Krzysztof Kudlacz;Encarnacion Ruiz-Agudo

  • Direct observations of mineral–fluid reactions using atomic force microscopy: the specific example of calcite

    E. Ruiz-Agudo;E. Ruiz-Agudo;Christine Putnis

  • Direct nanoscale observations of CO2 sequestration during brucite [Mg(OH)2] dissolution

    J. Hövelmann;Christine Putnis;E. Ruiz-Agudo;H. Austrheim

  • Direct Nanoscale Imaging Reveals the Growth of Calcite Crystals via Amorphous Nanoparticles

    C. Rodriguez-Navarro;A. Burgos Cara;K. Elert;Christine Putnis;Christine Putnis

  • Effect of pH on calcite growth at constant aCa2+/aCO32- ratio and supersaturation

    E. Ruiz-Agudo;Christine Putnis;C. Rodriguez-Navarro;Andrew Putnis

  • Damage mechanisms of porous materials due to in-pore salt crystallization.

    Mara Schiro;Encarnacion Ruiz-Agudo;Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro

  • Nanolimes: from synthesis to application

    Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro;Encarnación Ruiz-Agudo

Frequent Co-Authors

Christine V. Putnis
Christine V. Putnis University of Münster
Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro
Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro University of Granada
Andrew Putnis
Andrew Putnis Curtin University
François Renard
François Renard University of Oslo
Géraldine Sarret
Géraldine Sarret Grenoble Alpes University
Lijun Wang
Lijun Wang Huazhong Agricultural University
Eugenia Valsami-Jones
Eugenia Valsami-Jones University of Birmingham
Håkon Austrheim
Håkon Austrheim University of Oslo
Thorsten Geisler
Thorsten Geisler University of Bonn
Nora H. de Leeuw
Nora H. de Leeuw University of Leeds

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