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Guillermo Calleja is affiliated with King Juan Carlos University in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with notable activity in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Process Chemistry and Technology, Mechanical Engineering, and Catalysis.

The scientist's work centers on key topics including metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, as well as carbon dioxide capture and utilization technologies. Specific focus areas include:

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming

Their recent publications illustrate ongoing contributions to these domains. Among the noteworthy papers are:

  • "Strontium-Based MOFs Showing Dual Emission: Luminescence Thermometers and Toluene Sensors," published in 2020 in Inorganic Chemistry
  • "A novel Zn-based-MOF for efficient CO2 adsorption and conversion under mild conditions," published in 2021 in Catalysis Today
  • "Copper MOFs performance in the cycloaddition reaction of CO2 and epoxides," published in 2023 in Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
  • "Hf/porphyrin-based metal-organic framework PCN-224 for CO2 cycloaddition with epoxides," published in 2023 in Materials Today Advances
  • "Robust Cu-URJC-8 with mixed ligands for mild CO2 cycloaddition reaction," published in 2022 in Journal of CO2 Utilization

The venues in which Guillermo Calleja regularly publishes reflect their research interests and collaborative networks. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Catalysis Today
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Microporous and Mesoporous Materials

Collaborations form a core part of their scientific activity. Prominent co-authors include:

  • Gisela Orcajo
  • Pedro Leo
  • Antonio Rodríguez-Diéguez
  • Jesús Tapiador
  • Carmen Martos

Best Publications

  • Co8-MOF-5 as electrode for supercapacitors

    Raül Díaz;M. Gisela Orcajo;Juan A. Botas;Guillermo Calleja

  • CO2 adsorption on branched polyethyleneimine-impregnated mesoporous silica SBA-15

    R. Sanz;G. Calleja;A. Arencibia;E.S. Sanz-Pérez

  • Cobalt doping of the MOF-5 framework and its effect on gas-adsorption properties.

    Juan A. Botas;Guillermo Calleja;Manuel Sánchez-Sánchez;M. Gisela Orcajo

  • Heterogeneous photo-Fenton degradation of phenolic aqueous solutions over iron-containing SBA-15 catalyst

    F. Martínez;G. Calleja;J.A. Melero;R. Molina

  • Supercritical Fluid Extraction of a Nonionic Surfactant Template from SBA-15 Materials and Consequences on the Porous Structure

    Rafael Van Grieken;Guillermo Calleja;Galen D. Stucky;Juan A. Melero

  • Adsorption and Hydrophobic Properties of Mesostructured MCM-41 and SBA-15 Materials for Volatile Organic Compound Removal

    David P. Serrano;Guillermo Calleja;Juan A. Botas;Francisco J. Gutierrez

  • Production of Biofuels via the Catalytic Cracking of Mixtures of Crude Vegetable Oils and Nonedible Animal Fats with Vacuum Gas Oil

    Juan A. Melero;M. Milagrosa Clavero;Guillermo Calleja;Alicia García

  • Adsorption of binary and ternary hydrocarbon gas mixtures on activated carbon: Experimental determination and theoretical prediction of the ternary equilibrium data

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  • Iron species incorporated over different silica supports for the heterogeneous photo-Fenton oxidation of phenol

    F. Martínez;G. Calleja;J.A. Melero;R. Molina

  • Effect of Zn/Co ratio in MOF-74 type materials containing exposed metal sites on their hydrogen adsorption behaviour and on their band gap energy

    Juan A. Botas;Guillermo Calleja;Manuel Sánchez-Sánchez;M. Gisela Orcajo

  • Nanocomposite Fe2O3/SBA-15: An efficient and stable catalyst for the catalytic wet peroxidation of phenolic aqueous solutions

    J.A. Melero;G. Calleja;F. Martínez;R. Molina

  • Amino functionalized mesostructured SBA-15 silica for CO2 capture: Exploring the relation between the adsorption capacity and the distribution of amino groups by TEM

    Raúl Sanz;Guillermo Calleja;Amaya Arencibia;Eloy S. Sanz-Pérez

  • Characterization of adsorptive and hydrophobic properties of silicalite-1, ZSM-5, TS-1 and Beta zeolites by TPD techniques

    David P. Serrano;Guillermo Calleja;Juan A. Botas;Francisco J. Gutierrez

  • Development of high efficiency adsorbents for CO2 capture based on a double-functionalization method of grafting and impregnation

    Raúl Sanz;Guillermo Calleja;Amaya Arencibia;Eloy S. Sanz-Pérez

  • CO2 adsorption performance of amino-functionalized SBA-15 under post-combustion conditions

    Eloy S. Sanz-Pérez;Mara Olivares-Marín;Amaya Arencibia;Raul Sanz

  • Copper-based MOF-74 material as effective acid catalyst in Friedel–Crafts acylation of anisole

    G. Calleja;R. Sanz;G. Orcajo;D. Briones

  • Pure and Multicomponent Adsorption Equilibrium of Carbon Dioxide, Ethylene, and Propane on ZSM-5 Zeolites with Different Si/Al Ratios

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  • CO2 capture with pore-expanded MCM-41 silica modified with amino groups by double functionalization

    Raúl Sanz;Guillermo Calleja;Amaya Arencibia;Eloy S. Sanz-Pérez

  • Activity and resistance of iron-containing amorphous, zeolitic and mesostructured materials for wet peroxide oxidation of phenol

    G. Calleja;J.A. Melero;F. Martínez;R. Molina

  • Influence of Drying Conditions on Amine-Functionalized SBA-15 as Adsorbent of CO2

    G. Calleja;R. Sanz;A. Arencibia;E. S. Sanz-Pérez

  • Study on the Synthesis of High-Surface-Area Mesoporous TiO2 in the Presence of Nonionic Surfactants

    Guillermo Calleja;David P. Serrano;Raul Sanz;Patricia Pizarro

  • Co/Ni mixed-metal sited MOF-74 material as hydrogen adsorbent

    José Antonio Villajos;Gisela Orcajo;Carmen Martos;Juan Ángel Botas

Frequent Co-Authors

Fernando J. Martinez
Fernando J. Martinez University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
David Serrano
David Serrano IMDEA Energy Institute
Juan A. Melero
Juan A. Melero King Juan Carlos University
Patricia Pizarro
Patricia Pizarro King Juan Carlos University
Rafael Garcia
Rafael Garcia Complutense University of Madrid
Lukasz Wojtas
Lukasz Wojtas University of South Florida
Juan M. Cuerva
Juan M. Cuerva University of Granada
M. Mercedes Maroto-Valer
M. Mercedes Maroto-Valer Heriot-Watt University
Lourdes F. Vega
Lourdes F. Vega Khalifa University
Galen D. Stucky
Galen D. Stucky University of California, Santa Barbara

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