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2026

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D-Index
114
Citations
38957
World Ranking
683
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Javier Bilbao is affiliated with the University of the Basque Country in Spain and has conducted extensive research in engineering and chemical engineering. Their scholarly output spans several key fields of study, including biomedical engineering, catalysis, mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, and inorganic chemistry.

Their research focuses on topics such as catalysis and hydrodesulfurization studies, catalysts for methane reforming, thermochemical biomass conversion processes, catalytic processes in materials science, zeolite catalysis and synthesis, catalysis and oxidation reactions, and catalysis for biomass conversion.

Javier Bilbao has frequently published in several scientific venues, most notably the SSRN Electronic Journal, Fuel, Fuel Processing Technology, Chemical Engineering Journal, and Energy & Fuels.

Their recent published papers include:

  • Waste tyre valorization by catalytic pyrolysis - A review, 2020, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Progress on Catalyst Development for the Steam Reforming of Biomass and Waste Plastics Pyrolysis Volatiles: A Review, 2021, Energy & Fuels
  • Waste Refinery: The Valorization of Waste Plastics and End-of-Life Tires in Refinery Units. A Review, 2021, Energy & Fuels
  • High deposition wire arc additive manufacturing of mild steel: Strategies and heat input effect on microstructure and mechanical properties, 2020, Journal of Manufacturing Processes
  • Coke deactivation and regeneration of HZSM-5 zeolite catalysts in the oligomerization of 1-butene, 2021, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Javier Bilbao has collaborated frequently with a number of other researchers, including Martín Olazar, Andrés T. Aguayo, Gartzen López, Maite Artetxe, and Ana G. Gayubo. These frequent coauthors have contributed to numerous scientific publications alongside Bilbao, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Thermochemical routes for the valorization of waste polyolefinic plastics to produce fuels and chemicals. A review

    Gartzen Lopez;Maite Artetxe;Maider Amutio;Javier Bilbao

  • Recent advances in the gasification of waste plastics. A critical overview

    Gartzen Lopez;Maite Artetxe;Maider Amutio;Jon Alvarez

  • Transformation of Oxygenate Components of Biomass Pyrolysis Oil on a HZSM-5 Zeolite. I. Alcohols and Phenols

    Ana G. Gayubo;Andrés T. Aguayo;Alaitz Atutxa;and Roberto Aguado

  • Evaluation of thermochemical routes for hydrogen production from biomass: A review

    Aitor Arregi;Maider Amutio;Gartzen Lopez;Javier Bilbao

  • Coke formation and deactivation during catalytic reforming of biomass and waste pyrolysis products: A review

    Aitor Ochoa;Javier Bilbao;Ana G. Gayubo;Pedro Castaño;Pedro Castaño

  • Transformation of Oxygenate Components of Biomass Pyrolysis Oil on a HZSM-5 Zeolite. II. Aldehydes, Ketones, and Acids

    Ana G. Gayubo;Andrés T. Aguayo;Alaitz Atutxa;Roberto Aguado

  • Influence of temperature on biomass pyrolysis in a conical spouted bed reactor

    M. Amutio;G. Lopez;M. Artetxe;G. Elordi

  • Bio-oil production from rice husk fast pyrolysis in a conical spouted bed reactor

    Jon Alvarez;Gartzen Lopez;Maider Amutio;Javier Bilbao

  • Stable operation conditions for gas-solid contact regimes in conical spouted beds

    Martin Olazar;Maria J. San Jose;Andres T. Aguayo;Jose M. Arandes

  • Catalytic pyrolysis of HDPE in continuous mode over zeolite catalysts in a conical spouted bed reactor

    G. Elordi;M. Olazar;G. Lopez;M. Amutio

  • Pyrolysis of sawdust in a conical spouted‐bed reactor with a HZSM‐5 catalyst

    Martin Olazar;Roberto Aguado;Javier Bilbao;Astrid Barona

  • Opportunities and barriers for producing high quality fuels from the pyrolysis of scrap tires

    Idoia Hita;Miriam Arabiourrutia;Martin Olazar;Javier Bilbao

  • Hydrogen production from biomass and plastic mixtures by pyrolysis-gasification

    Jon Alvarez;Shogo Kumagai;Shogo Kumagai;Chunfei Wu;Toshiaki Yoshioka

  • Characterization of the waxes obtained by the pyrolysis of polyolefin plastics in a conical spouted bed reactor

    M. Arabiourrutia;G. Elordi;G. Lopez;E. Borsella

  • Kinetic study of lignocellulosic biomass oxidative pyrolysis

    Maider Amutio;Gartzen Lopez;Roberto Aguado;Maite Artetxe

  • Insights into the coke deposited on HZSM-5, Hβ and HY zeolites during the cracking of polyethylene

    Pedro Castaño;Gorka Elordi;Martin Olazar;Andres T. Aguayo

  • Fast characterization of biomass fuels by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)

    Juan F. Saldarriaga;Roberto Aguado;Aitor Pablos;Maider Amutio

  • Deactivation of a HZSM-5 Zeolite Catalyst in the Transformation of the Aqueous Fraction of Biomass Pyrolysis Oil into Hydrocarbons

    Ana G. Gayubo;Andrés T. Aguayo;Alaitz Atutxa;and Rubén Prieto

  • Monitoring Ni0 and coke evolution during the deactivation of a Ni/La2O3–αAl2O3 catalyst in ethanol steam reforming in a fluidized bed

    Carolina Montero;Aitor Ochoa;Pedro Castaño;Javier Bilbao

  • Pyrolysis of Sawdust in a Conical Spouted Bed Reactor. Yields and Product Composition

    Roberto Aguado;Martin Olazar;María José San José;and Gorka Aguirre

  • Waste tyre valorization by catalytic pyrolysis – A review

    Miriam Arabiourrutia;Gartzen Lopez;Gartzen Lopez;Maite Artetxe;Jon Alvarez

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Olazar
Martin Olazar University of the Basque Country
Andrés T. Aguayo
Andrés T. Aguayo University of the Basque Country
Ana G. Gayubo
Ana G. Gayubo University of the Basque Country
Gartzen Lopez
Gartzen Lopez University of the Basque Country
Pedro Castaño
Pedro Castaño King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Maider Amutio
Maider Amutio University of the Basque Country
Roberto Aguado
Roberto Aguado University of the Basque Country
Maite Artetxe
Maite Artetxe University of the Basque Country
Bárbara Pawelec
Bárbara Pawelec Spanish National Research Council
José Rodríguez-Mirasol
José Rodríguez-Mirasol University of Malaga

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