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J. Kiwi is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Energy and Materials Science, with a marked emphasis on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Materials Chemistry. The scientist's work also extends to Biomedical Engineering, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The main topics covered by J. Kiwi in scholarly publications include:

  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies

J. Kiwi has contributed papers to several publication venues. Frequent publishing outlets for the scientist are:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Water
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry
  • Catalysts

Selected recent publications by J. Kiwi include:

  • Insight into the interaction of magnetic photocatalysts with the incoming light accelerating bacterial inactivation and environmental cleaning, 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Insights into the Photocatalytic Bacterial Inactivation by Flower-Like Bi2WO6 under Solar or Visible Light, Through in Situ Monitoring and Determination of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), 2020, Water
  • Update on Interfacial Charge Transfer (IFTC) Processes on Films Inactivating Viruses/Bacteria under Visible Light: Mechanistic Considerations and Critical Issues, 2021, Catalysts
  • Innovative electrochemical synthesis of highly defective Ta2O5/Cu2O nanotubes inactivating bacteria under low-intensity solar irradiation, 2023, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Stable Ta2O5 nanotubes decorated by PbS by the SILAR method for photocatalytic dye degradation, 2023, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, with multiple joint publications. These frequent coauthors include:

  • Sami Rtimi
  • C. Pulgarín
  • В. А. Надточенко
  • Khaled Trabelsi
  • Lotfi Khezami

Best Publications

  • Effect of rutile phase on the photocatalytic properties of nanocrystalline titania during the degradation of p-coumaric acid

    R.R Bacsa;J Kiwi

  • Self-cleaning of wool-polyamide and polyester textiles by TiO2-rutile modification under daylight irradiation at ambient temperature

    A. Bozzi;T. Yuranova;J. Kiwi

  • Mechanism and Kinetics of the OH-Radical Intervention during Fenton Oxidation in the Presence of a Significant Amount of Radical Scavenger (Cl-)

    J. Kiwi;and A. Lopez;V. Nadtochenko

  • Evidence for the Mechanism of Photocatalytic Degradation of the Bacterial Wall Membrane at the TiO2 Interface by ATR-FTIR and Laser Kinetic Spectroscopy

    J. Kiwi;V. Nadtochenko

  • Sustained water cleavage by visible light

    Enrico Borgarello;J. Kiwi;Ezio Pelizzetti;Mario Visca

  • Self-cleaning cotton textiles surfaces modified by photoactive SiO2/TiO2 coating

    T. Yuranova;R. Mosteo;J. Bandara;D. Laub

  • Self-cleaning of modified cotton textiles by TiO2 at low temperatures under daylight irradiation

    A. Bozzi;T. Yuranova;I. Guasaquillo;D. Laub

  • Antibacterial textiles prepared by RF-plasma and vacuum-UV mediated deposition of silver

    T. Yuranova;A.G. Rincon;A. Bozzi;S. Parra

  • Catalytic activity of commercial of TiO2 powders for the abatement of the bacteria (E. coli) under solar simulated light: Influence of the isoelectric point

    D. Gumy;C. Morais;P. Bowen;C. Pulgarin

  • Effect of Fenton and photo-Fenton reactions on the degradation and biodegradability of 2 and 4-nitrophenols in water treatment

    J. Kiwi;C. Pulgarin;P. Peringer

  • Preparation, testing and characterization of doped TiO2 active in the peroxidation of biomolecules under visible light.

    Revathi Bacsa;John Kiwi;Teruhisa Ohno;Peter Albers

  • Degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol by immobilized iron catalysts

    S. Sabhi;J. Kiwi

  • Dynamics of E. coli membrane cell peroxidation during TiO2 photocatalysis studied by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and AFM microscopy

    V.A. Nadtochenko;A.G. Rincon;S.E. Stanca;J. Kiwi

  • Abatement of organics and Escherichia coli by N, S co-doped TiO2 under UV and visible light. Implications of the formation of singlet oxygen (1O2) under visible light

    J.A. Rengifo-Herrera;K. Pierzchała;A. Sienkiewicz;L. Forró

  • Escherichia coli inactivation by N, S co-doped commercial TiO2 powders under UV and visible light

    J.A. Rengifo-Herrera;E. Mielczarski;J. Mielczarski;N.C. Castillo

  • Synthesis, activity and characterization of textiles showing self-cleaning activity under daylight irradiation

    T. Yuranova;D. Laub;J. Kiwi

  • Photoassisted Fenton Degradation of Nonbiodegradable Azo Dye (Orange II) in Fe-Free Solutions Mediated by Cation Transfer Membranes

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  • 2. Sensitized degradation of chlorophenols on iron oxides induced by visible light: Comparison with titanium oxide

    J Bandara;J.A Mielczarski;A Lopez;J Kiwi

  • Kinetic investigation on UV and UV/H2O2 degradations of pharmaceutical intermediates in aqueous solution

    Antonio Lopez;Anna Bozzi;Giuseppe Mascolo;John Kiwi

  • Accelerated mineralization of the drug Diclofenac via Fenton reactions in a concentric photo-reactor

    M. Ravina;L. Campanella;J. Kiwi

  • Performance and characterization of Ag–cotton and Ag/TiO2 loaded textiles during the abatement of E. coli

    T. Yuranova;A.G. Rincon;C. Pulgarin;D. Laub

  • Environmental Photochemistry: Quantitative Adsorption and FTIR Studies during the TiO2-Photocatalyzed Degradation of Orange II

    L. Lucarelli;and V. Nadtochenko;J. Kiwi

Frequent Co-Authors

Cesar Pulgarin
Cesar Pulgarin École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Sami Rtimi
Sami Rtimi École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Rosendo Sanjines
Rosendo Sanjines École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Lioubov Kiwi-Minsker
Lioubov Kiwi-Minsker École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Albert Renken
Albert Renken École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Paul Bowen
Paul Bowen École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Giuseppe Mascolo
Giuseppe Mascolo National Research Council (CNR)
Wilson F. Jardim
Wilson F. Jardim State University of Campinas
Jöns Hilborn
Jöns Hilborn Uppsala University
Jan-Anders E. Månson
Jan-Anders E. Månson École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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