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Inmaculada Ortiz

Inmaculada Ortiz

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Chemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
20641
World Ranking
4432
National Ranking
123

Overview

Inmaculada Ortiz is affiliated with the University of Cantabria in Spain and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and environmental science. Their research output spans over 122 publications in engineering and 76 in environmental science, reflecting a broad engagement with both theoretical and applied topics.

Their work is particularly prominent in several subfields including biomedical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, electrical and electronic engineering, water science and technology, and pollution. This diverse subfield representation underscores a multidisciplinary approach to addressing complex scientific challenges.

The main topics covered by Ortiz's research include membrane separation technologies, membrane-based ion separation techniques, advanced photocatalysis techniques, hybrid renewable energy systems, TiO2 photocatalysis and solar cells, fuel cells and related materials, and advanced oxidation water treatment.

Ortiz has regularly published in a select group of scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Catalysts

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Ortiz are:

  • Global diagnosis of nitrate pollution in groundwater and review of removal technologies, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Challenges and prospects of renewable hydrogen-based strategies for full decarbonization of stationary power applications, 2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Unravelling the Mechanisms that Drive the Performance of Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production, 2020, Catalysts
  • Environmental sustainability of alternative marine propulsion technologies powered by hydrogen - a life cycle assessment approach, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Techno-economic assessment of a membrane-based wastewater reclamation process, 2021, Desalination

Ortiz frequently collaborates with a core group of researchers, including Marcos Fallanza, Alfredo Ortiz, Lucía Gómez-Coma, María J. Rivero, and Eugenio Bringas. These collaborations have resulted in a steady stream of joint research efforts and publications.

Best Publications

  • Pharmaceutical Industry Wastewater: Review of the Technologies for Water Treatment and Reuse

    Chandrakanth Gadipelly;Antía Pérez-González;Ganapati D. Yadav;Inmaculada Ortiz

  • State of the art and review on the treatment technologies of water reverse osmosis concentrates.

    A. Pérez-González;A.M. Urtiaga;R. Ibáñez;I. Ortiz

  • Contributions of electrochemical oxidation to waste-water treatment: fundamentals and review of applications

    Ángela Anglada;Ane Urtiaga;Inmaculada Ortiz

  • Arsenic and fluoride contaminated groundwaters: A review of current technologies for contaminants removal.

    Sachin V. Jadhav;Eugenio Bringas;Ganapati D. Yadav;Virendra K. Rathod

  • State-of-the-art and perspectives of the catalytic and electrocatalytic reduction of aqueous nitrates

    Juan Martínez;Alfredo Ortiz;Inmaculada Ortiz

  • Recent progress and future challenges on the use of high performance magnetic nano-adsorbents in environmental applications

    Jenifer Gómez-Pastora;Eugenio Bringas;Inmaculada Ortiz

  • Review and perspectives on the use of magnetic nanophotocatalysts (MNPCs) in water treatment.

    Jenifer Gómez-Pastora;Sara Dominguez;Eugenio Bringas;Maria J. Rivero

  • Progress in the use of ionic liquids as electrolyte membranes in fuel cells

    Mariana Díaz;Alfredo Ortiz;Inmaculada Ortiz

  • Photo-Fenton process as an efficient alternative to the treatment of landfill leachates.

    Oscar Primo;María J. Rivero;Inmaculada Ortiz

  • Removal of pharmaceuticals from a WWTP secondary effluent by ultrafiltration/reverse osmosis followed by electrochemical oxidation of the RO concentrate

    A.M. Urtiaga;G. Pérez;R. Ibáñez;I. Ortiz

  • Electro-oxidation of reverse osmosis concentrates generated in tertiary water treatment.

    G. Pérez;A.R. Fernández-Alba;A.M. Urtiaga;I. Ortiz

  • Boron-doped diamond anodic treatment of landfill leachate: evaluation of operating variables and formation of oxidation by-products.

    Ángela Anglada;Ane Urtiaga;Inmaculada Ortiz;Dionissios Mantzavinos

  • Insight on the fundamentals of advanced oxidation processes. Role and review of the determination methods of reactive oxygen species

    Pablo Fernández-Castro;Marta Vallejo;Mª Fresnedo San Román;Inmaculada Ortiz

  • Photocatalytic degradation and mineralization of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) using a composite TiO2 -rGO catalyst.

    Beatriz Gomez-Ruiz;Paula Ribao;Nazely Diban;Maria J. Rivero

  • Challenges and prospects of renewable hydrogen-based strategies for full decarbonization of stationary power applications

    V.M. Maestre;Alfredo Ortiz;Inmaculada Ortiz

  • Liquid membrane technology: fundamentals and review of its applications

    M. F. San Román;E. Bringas;R. Ibañez;I. Ortiz

  • Ammonium removal from landfill leachate by anodic oxidation.

    Adelaida Cabeza;Ane Urtiaga;María-José Rivero;Inmaculada Ortiz

  • Pilot scale performance of the electro-oxidation of landfill leachate at boron-doped diamond anodes.

    Angela Anglada;Ane Urtiaga;Inmaculada Ortiz

  • Recent progress in development of high performance polymeric membranes and materials for metal plating wastewater treatment: A review

    Seyed Saeid Hosseini;Eugenio Bringas;Nicolas R. Tan;Inmaculada Ortiz

  • Comprehensive review and future perspectives on the photocatalytic hydrogen production

    Juan Corredor;María J Rivero;Carmen M Rangel;Frederic Gloaguen

  • Kinetics of electro-oxidation of ammonia-N, nitrites and COD from a recirculating aquaculture saline water system using BDD anodes

    V. Díaz;R. Ibáñez;P. Gómez;A.M. Urtiaga

  • Nanofiltration separation of polyvalent and monovalent anions in desalination brines

    A. Pérez-González;R. Ibáñez;P. Gómez;A.M. Urtiaga

Frequent Co-Authors

Ane Urtiaga
Ane Urtiaga University of Cantabria
Angel Irabien
Angel Irabien University of Cantabria
Edward P. Furlani
Edward P. Furlani University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Ignacio E. Grossmann
Ignacio E. Grossmann Carnegie Mellon University
Kang Li
Kang Li Imperial College London
Vesselin N. Paunov
Vesselin N. Paunov Nazarbayev University
Evan Diamadopoulos
Evan Diamadopoulos Technical University of Crete
Lorenz T. Biegler
Lorenz T. Biegler Carnegie Mellon University
Dionissios Mantzavinos
Dionissios Mantzavinos University of Patras
Fernando de la Cruz
Fernando de la Cruz University of Cantabria

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