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J.A. Menéndez is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain, contributing extensively to the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their academic work spans over 33 publications in Engineering and 22 in Materials Science, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach concentrated primarily in materials and engineering innovations.

Their research subfields include Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, Automotive Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. These areas indicate a broad interest in both applied and fundamental aspects of materials and engineering sciences.

Main topics of Menéndez's work cover Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes, Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, Bone Tissue Engineering Materials, Aerogels and thermal insulation, and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science. These topics reveal their focus on advanced materials and sustainable technologies.

Selected recent papers authored by J.A. Menéndez include:

  • Production of H2-Rich Syngas From Lignocellulosic Biomass Using Microwave-Assisted Pyrolysis Coupled With Activated Carbon Enabled Reforming, 2020, Frontiers in Chemistry
  • Ultralight-Weight Graphene Aerogels with Extremely High Electrical Conductivity, 2021, Small
  • Effect of Olive Kernel Thermal Treatment (Torrefaction vs. Slow Pyrolysis) on the Physicochemical Characteristics and the CO2 or H2O Gasification Performance of As-Prepared Biochars, 2020, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • The Challenge of Antimicrobial Glazed Ceramic Surfaces, 2021, Ceramics International
  • Well-Defined Meso/Macroporous Materials as a Host Structure for Methane Hydrate Formation: Organic versus Carbon Xerogels, 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Menéndez comprise Miguel A. Montes-Morán, Raúl Llamas-Unzueta, Luis A. Ramírez-Montoya, Ana Arenillas, and Alejandro Reguera-García. These collaborations underline an active network of researchers primarily within materials science and engineering communities.

The scientist's publications often appear in journals such as the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Ceramics International, Carbon, Materials, and Additive Manufacturing, indicating a consistent presence across multiple specialized venues in materials and chemical engineering sciences.

Best Publications

  • Microwave heating processes involving carbon materials

    J.A. Menéndez;A. Arenillas;B. Fidalgo;Y. Fernández

  • An experimental and theoretical study of the adsorption of aromatics possessing electron-withdrawing and electron-donating functional groups by chemically modified activated carbons

    L.R. Radovic;I.F. Silva;J.I. Ume;J.A. Menéndez

  • On the pyrolysis of sewage sludge: the influence of pyrolysis conditions on solid, liquid and gas fractions

    M Inguanzo;A Domı́nguez;J.A Menéndez;C.G Blanco

  • On the Modification and Characterization of Chemical Surface Properties of Activated Carbon: In the Search of Carbons with Stable Basic Properties

    J. Angel Menéndez;Jonathan Phillips;Bo Xia;Ljubisa R. Radovic

  • Production of bio-fuels by high temperature pyrolysis of sewage sludge using conventional and microwave heating.

    A. Domínguez;J.A. Menéndez;M. Inguanzo;J.J. Pís

  • Infrared Spectroscopy of Carbon Materials: A Quantum Chemical Study of Model Compounds

    E. Fuente;J. A. Menendez;M. A. Diez;D. Suarez

  • Conventional and microwave induced pyrolysis of coffee hulls for the production of a hydrogen rich fuel gas

    A. Domínguez;J.A. Menéndez;Y. Fernández;J.J. Pis

  • Microwave-induced pyrolysis of sewage sludge.

    J.A Menéndez;M Inguanzo;J.J Pis

  • Bituminous coal-based activated carbons modified with nitrogen as adsorbents of hydrogen sulfide

    Andrey Bagreev;J. Angel Menendez;Irina Dukhno;Yuriy Tarasenko

  • Effect of microwave and conventional regeneration on the microporous and mesoporous network and on the adsorptive capacity of activated carbons

    C.O. Ania;J.B. Parra;J.A. Menéndez;J.J. Pis

  • Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of biomass feedstocks: the way forward?

    Rafael Luque;J. Angel Menéndez;Ana Arenillas;Jaume Cot

  • Microwave-assisted dry reforming of methane

    B. Fidalgo;A. Domínguez;J.J. Pis;J.A. Menéndez

  • Microwave pyrolysis of sewage sludge: analysis of the gas fraction

    J.A. Menéndez;A. Domı́nguez;M. Inguanzo;J.J. Pis

  • Microwave-induced regeneration of activated carbons polluted with phenol. A comparison with conventional thermal regeneration

    C.O. Ania;J.A. Menéndez;J.B. Parra;J.J. Pis

  • Thermal stability of oxygenated functions in activated carbons

    G. de la Puente;J.J. Pis;J.A. Menéndez;P. Grange

  • Investigations into the characteristics of oils produced from microwave pyrolysis of sewage sludge

    A. Domínguez;J.A. Menéndez;M. Inguanzo;J.J. Pis

  • Effect of pyrolysis temperature on the composition of the oils obtained from sewage sludge

    M.E. Sánchez;J.A. Menéndez;A. Domínguez;J.J. Pis

  • Preparation and modification of activated carbon fibres by microwave heating

    J.M. Valente Nabais;P.J.M. Carrott;M.M.L. Ribeiro Carrott;J.A. Menéndez

  • Bio-syngas production with low concentrations of CO2 and CH4 from microwave-induced pyrolysis of wet and dried sewage sludge.

    A. Domínguez;Y. Fernández;B. Fidalgo;J.J. Pis

  • Evidence of self-gasification during the microwave-induced pyrolysis of coffee hulls

    J. A. Menéndez;A. Domínguez;Y. Fernández;J. J. Pis

  • Modification of the surface chemistry of active carbons by means of microwave-induced treatments

    J.A. Menéndez;E.M. Menéndez;M.J. Iglesias;A. Garcı́a

Frequent Co-Authors

Ana Arenillas
Ana Arenillas Spanish National Research Council
J.J. Pis
J.J. Pis Spanish National Research Council
Conchi O. Ania
Conchi O. Ania University of Orléans
Peter J.M. Carrott
Peter J.M. Carrott University of Évora
Michalis Konsolakis
Michalis Konsolakis Technical University of Crete
Jinhui Peng
Jinhui Peng Kunming University of Science and Technology
Carlos Gancedo
Carlos Gancedo Spanish National Research Council
Ljubisa R. Radovic
Ljubisa R. Radovic Pennsylvania State University
François Béguin
François Béguin Poznań University of Technology
Jean-Paul Pirard
Jean-Paul Pirard University of Liège

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