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Francesc Medina is affiliated with Rovira i Virgili University in Spain and has a research focus encompassing Engineering, Materials Science, and Energy. Their work spans several subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Catalysis.

Their research covers main topics such as:

  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies

Medina's recent publications include:

  • Radical-Mediated Photocatalysis for Lignocellulosic Biomass Conversion into Value-Added Chemicals and Hydrogen: Facts, Opportunities and Challenges, 2023, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Optimization of softwood pretreatment by microwave-assisted deep eutectic solvents at high solids loading, 2022, Bioresource Technology
  • Combined conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into high-value products with ultrasonic cavitation and photocatalytic produced reactive oxygen species - A review, 2022, Bioresource Technology
  • DFT Study of Methylene Blue Adsorption on ZnTiO3 and TiO2 Surfaces (101), 2021, Molecules
  • A review on the design of nanostructure-based materials for photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation from wastewater: Bibliometric analysis, mechanisms, prospective, and challenges, 2023, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Frequent coauthors in Medina's research include:

  • Walid Nabgan
  • Magda Constantí
  • Sandra Contreras
  • Muhammad Ikram
  • Ridha Djellabi

The scientist commonly publishes in venues such as:

  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Catalysis Today
  • ACS Omega
  • Frontiers in Chemistry

Best Publications

  • State of the art of produced water treatment.

    S. Jiménez;M.M. Micó;M. Arnaldos;F. Medina

  • Significance and Challenges of Biomass as a Suitable Feedstock for Bioenergy and Biochemical Production: A Review

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  • Aldol Condensations Over Reconstructed Mg–Al Hydrotalcites: Structure–Activity Relationships Related to the Rehydration Method

    Sònia Abelló;Francesc Medina;Didier Tichit;Javier Pérez-Ramírez

  • Different morphologies of silver nanoparticles as catalysts for the selective oxidation of styrene in the gas phase

    R. J. Chimentão;I. Kirm;F. Medina;X. Rodríguez

  • Catalytic reduction of nitrate on Pt-Cu and Pd-Cu on active carbon using continuous reactor: The effect of copper nanoparticles

    N. Barrabés;J. Just;A. Dafinov;F. Medina

  • Characterization of nickel species on several γ-alumina supported nickel samples

    P. Salagre;J.L.G. Fierro;F. Medina;J.E. Sueiras

  • Ozonation of activated carbons: Effect on the adsorption of selected phenolic compounds from aqueous solutions

    P.M. Álvarez;J.F. García-Araya;F.J. Beltrán;F.J. Masa

  • Cu/Ni/Al layered double hydroxides as precursors of catalysts for the wet air oxidation of phenol aqueous solutions

    A Alejandre;F Medina;X Rodriguez;P Salagre

  • Propene epoxidation over TiO2-supported Au-Cu alloy catalysts prepared from thiol-capped nanoparticles

    Jordi Llorca;Montserrat Domínguez;Cristian Ledesma;Ricardo J. Chimentão

  • Preparation and Study of Cu−Al Mixed Oxides via Hydrotalcite-like Precursors

    A. Alejandre;F. Medina;P. Salagre;X. Correig

  • Characterization and activity of copper and nickel catalysts for the oxidation of phenol aqueous solutions

    A Alejandre;F Medina;P Salagre;A Fabregat

  • Improving the Stability of CeO2 Catalyst by Rare Earth Metal Promotion and Molecular Insights in the Dimethyl Carbonate Synthesis from CO2 and Methanol with 2-Cyanopyridine

    Dragos Stoian;Francisco Medina;Atsushi Urakawa

  • Supported choline hydroxide (ionic liquid) as heterogeneous catalyst for aldol condensation reactions.

    Sònia Abelló;Francisco Medina;Xavier Rodríguez;Yolanda Cesteros

  • Enhanced use of renewable resources: Transesterification of glycerol catalyzed by hydrotalcite-like compounds

    Mayra G. Alvarez;Anna M. Segarra;Sandra Contreras;Jesús E. Sueiras

  • Synthesis and characterization of several Ni/NiAl2O4 catalysts active for the 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene hydrodechlorination

    Y Cesteros;P Salagre;F Medina;J.E Sueiras

  • Activation under oxidizing and reducing atmospheres of Ni-containing layered double hydroxides

    Didier Tichit;Francisco Medina;Bernard Coq;Roger Dutartre

  • Conversion of glycerol over 10%Ni/γ-Al2O3 catalyst

    B.C. Miranda;R.J. Chimentão;J.B.O. Santos;F. Gispert-Guirado

  • Propene epoxidation by nitrous oxide over Au-Cu/TiO2 alloy catalysts

    R.J. Chimentão;F. Medina;J.L.G. Fierro;J. Llorca

  • Preparation and Characterization of Several High-Area NiAl2O4 Spinels. Study of Their Reducibility

    Yolanda Cesteros;Pilar Salagre;Francisco Medina;Jesús Eduardo Sueiras

  • Study of alkaline-doping agents on the performance of reconstructed Mg–Al hydrotalcites in aldol condensations

    S. Abelló;F. Medina;D. Tichit;J. Pérez-Ramírez

  • Characterisation of copper catalysts and activity for the oxidation of phenol aqueous solutions

    A Alejandre;F Medina;A Fortuny;P Salagre

  • Brønsted ionic liquids: Study of physico-chemical properties and catalytic activity in aldol condensations

    M. Iglesias;M. Iglesias;R. Gonzalez-Olmos;R. Gonzalez-Olmos;I. Cota;F. Medina

Frequent Co-Authors

J.E. Sueiras
J.E. Sueiras Rovira i Virgili University
Jordi Llorca
Jordi Llorca Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Didier Tichit
Didier Tichit Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
José Luis García Fierro
José Luis García Fierro Spanish National Research Council
Manuel Ramos-Casals
Manuel Ramos-Casals Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
Lourdes F. Vega
Lourdes F. Vega Khalifa University
Fernando J. Beltrán
Fernando J. Beltrán University of Extremadura
Mohamed Bouaziz
Mohamed Bouaziz University of Sfax
Servé W. M. Kengen
Servé W. M. Kengen Wageningen University & Research

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