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Joaquim L. Faria

Joaquim L. Faria

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Chemistry

D-Index
83
Citations
20236
World Ranking
3011
National Ranking
24

Overview

Joaquim L. Faria is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal. Their research primarily addresses topics within the fields of Energy, Engineering, and Materials Science, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach. Their work spans various subfields including Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Water Science and Technology.

Their contributions are concentrated on several main research topics, notably:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis

Faria's recent significant publications include:

  • Layered double hydroxide (LDH)-based materials: A mini-review on strategies to improve the performance for photocatalytic water splitting, 2021, Journal of Energy Chemistry
  • Single-atom Ir and Ru anchored on graphitic carbon nitride for efficient and stable electrocatalytic/photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, 2022, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Highly Efficient and Stable Saline Water Electrolysis Enabled by Self-Supported Nickel-Iron Phosphosulfide Nanotubes With Heterointerfaces and Under-Coordinated Metal Active Sites, 2022, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Solar photocatalytic degradation of parabens using UiO-66-NH2, 2022, Separation and Purification Technology
  • Degradation of diclofenac in water under LED irradiation using combined g-C3N4/NH2-MIL-125 photocatalysts, 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials

Frequent collaborators in Joaquim L. Faria's research include Cláudia G. Silva, Adrián M.T. Silva, Maria J. Sampaio, Hélder Gomes, and André Torres-Pinto.

The scientist has an extensive publication record in notable journals and venues such as:

  • Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química
  • Catalysis Today
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Catalysts
  • Journal of environmental chemical engineering

Best Publications

  • Visible light photodegradation of phenol on MWNT-TiO2 composite catalysts prepared by a modified sol–gel method

    Wendong Wang;Philippe Serp;Philippe Kalck;Joaquim Luís Faria

  • Photochemical and photocatalytic degradation of an azo dye in aqueous solution by UV irradiation

    Cláudia Gomes da Silva;Joaquim Luı́s Faria

  • Photocatalytic degradation of phenol on MWNT and titania composite catalysts prepared by a modified sol–gel method

    Wendong Wang;Philippe Serp;Philippe Kalck;Joaquim Luís Faria

  • Advanced nanostructured photocatalysts based on reduced graphene oxide–TiO2 composites for degradation of diphenhydramine pharmaceutical and methyl orange dye

    Luisa M. Pastrana-Martínez;Sergio Morales-Torres;Vlassis Likodimos;José L. Figueiredo

  • Design of graphene-based TiO2 photocatalysts--a review.

    Sergio Morales-Torres;Luisa M. Pastrana-Martínez;José L. Figueiredo;Joaquim L. Faria

  • Properties of Carbon-Supported Platinum Catalysts: Role of Carbon Surface Sites

    M.A. Fraga;E. Jordão;M.J. Mendes;M.M.A. Freitas

  • Heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of ibuprofen in ultrapure water, municipal and pharmaceutical industry wastewaters using a TiO2/UV-LED system

    Nabil Jallouli;Luisa M. Pastrana-Martínez;Ana R. Ribeiro;Nuno F.F. Moreira

  • A chemical vapour deposition process for the production of carbon nanospheres

    Ph. Serp;R. Feurer;Ph. Kalck;Y. Kihn

  • Solar treatment (H2O2, TiO2-P25 and GO-TiO2 photocatalysis, photo-Fenton) of organic micropollutants, human pathogen indicators, antibiotic resistant bacteria and related genes in urban wastewater.

    Nuno F.F. Moreira;Carlos Narciso-da-Rocha;M. Inmaculada Polo-López;Luisa M. Pastrana-Martínez

  • Kinetics and mechanism of aqueous degradation of carbamazepine by heterogeneous photocatalysis using nanocrystalline TiO2, ZnO and multi-walled carbon nanotubes-anatase composites

    C. Martínez;C. Martínez;M.I. Fernández;J.A. Santaballa

  • Layered double hydroxide (LDH)-based materials: A mini-review on strategies to improve the performance for photocatalytic water splitting

    Hanane Boumeriame;Hanane Boumeriame;Eliana S. Da Silva;Alexey S. Cherevan;Tarik Chafik

  • Photocatalytic and photochemical degradation of mono-, di- and tri-azo dyes in aqueous solution under UV irradiation

    Cláudia Gomes Silva;Wendong Wang;Joaquim Luís Faria

  • Aqueous degradation of diclofenac by heterogeneous photocatalysis using nanostructured materials

    C. Martínez;C. Martínez;M.I. Fernández;J.A. Santaballa

  • MWCNT activation and its influence on the catalytic performance of Pt/MWCNT catalysts for selective hydrogenation

    A. Solhy;B.F. Machado;J. Beausoleil;Y. Kihn

  • Laccase immobilization over multi-walled carbon nanotubes: Kinetic, thermodynamic and stability studies

    Ana P.M. Tavares;Cláudia G. Silva;Goran Dražić;Adrián M.T. Silva

  • Photocatalytic ozonation of urban wastewater and surface water using immobilized TiO2 with LEDs: Micropollutants, antibiotic resistance genes and estrogenic activity.

    Nuno F.F. Moreira;José M. Sousa;Gonçalo Macedo;Ana R. Ribeiro

  • Ce-doped TiO2 for photocatalytic degradation of chlorophenol

    Adrián M.T. Silva;Cláudia G. Silva;Goran Dražić;Joaquim L. Faria

  • Catalytic wet peroxide oxidation: a route towards the application of hybrid magnetic carbon nanocomposites for the degradation of organic pollutants. A review

    Rui S. Ribeiro;Adrián M.T. Silva;José L. Figueiredo;Joaquim L. Faria

  • Preparation and characterization of nanostructured MWCNT-TiO2 composite materials for photocatalytic water treatment applications

    Wendong Wang;Wendong Wang;Philippe Serp;Philippe Kalck;Cláudia Gomes Silva

  • Bare TiO 2 and graphene oxide TiO 2 photocatalysts on the degradation of selected pesticides and influence of the water matrix

    Marta Cruz;Cristina Gomez;Carlos J. Duran-Valle;Luisa M. Pastrana-Martínez

  • Photocatalytic degradation of Chromotrope 2R using nanocrystalline TiO2/activated-carbon composite catalysts

    Wendong Wang;Cláudia Gomes Silva;Joaquim Luís Faria

  • Catalytic properties of carbon materials for wet oxidation of aniline.

    Helder T. Gomes;Bruno F. Machado;Andreia Ribeiro;Ivo Moreira

Frequent Co-Authors

Adrián M.T. Silva
Adrián M.T. Silva University of Porto
José L. Figueiredo
José L. Figueiredo University of Porto
Cláudia G. Silva
Cláudia G. Silva University of Porto
Philippe Serp
Philippe Serp National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse
Philippe Kalck
Philippe Kalck National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse
Goran Dražić
Goran Dražić National Institute of Chemistry
Sónia A. C. Carabineiro
Sónia A. C. Carabineiro Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Manuel Fernando R. Pereira
Manuel Fernando R. Pereira University of Porto
Wendong Wang
Wendong Wang University of Science and Technology of China
Polycarpos Falaras
Polycarpos Falaras National Centre of Scientific Research Demokritos

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