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José Luis Cortina is affiliated with the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Spain. Their research activity spans primarily across the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering, with substantial contributions to related subfields. The main subfields of study include Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work focuses extensively on topics such as Membrane Separation Technologies, Extraction and Separation Processes, and Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques. Additional areas of research include Fuel Cells and Related Materials, Phosphorus and nutrient management, Metal Extraction and Bioleaching, and techniques for Mine drainage and remediation.

José Luis Cortina has published numerous articles in several established scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • Journal of Environmental Management

Recent papers by José Luis Cortina cover a range of interdisciplinary topics, with examples including:

  • Polyphenols and their potential role to fight viral diseases: An overview (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Zn-Mg and Zn-Cu alloys for stenting applications: From nanoscale mechanical characterization to in vitro degradation and biocompatibility (2021), published in Bioactive Materials
  • Recovery of Polyphenols from Agri-Food By-Products: The Olive Oil and Winery Industries Cases (2022), published in Foods
  • Impact of a new functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes on antifouling and permeability of PVDF nanocomposite membranes for dye wastewater treatment (2022), published in Chemosphere
  • Use of Membrane Technologies in Dairy Industry: An Overview (2021), published in Foods

The scientist collaborates frequently with several coauthors, among the most frequent being:

  • J. López
  • César Valderrama
  • Mónica Reig
  • Xanel Vecino
  • Marc Fernández de Labastida

Best Publications

  • Simultaneous phosphate and ammonium removal from aqueous solution by a hydrated aluminum oxide modified natural zeolite

    Diana Guaya;Diana Guaya;César Valderrama;Adriana Farran;Chabaco Armijos

  • Sorption kinetics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons removal using granular activated carbon: Intraparticle diffusion coefficients

    C. Valderrama;X. Gamisans;X. de las Heras;A. Farrán

  • Phenol removal from aqueous solution by adsorption and ion exchange mechanisms onto polymeric resins

    Michelle Caetano;César Valderrama;Adriana Farran;José Luis Cortina

  • Chemical characterisation of natural organic substrates for biological mitigation of acid mine drainage.

    Oriol Gibert;Joan de Pablo;José Luis Cortina;Carlos Ayora

  • Solvent-impregnated resins (SIRs) - Methods of preparation and their applications

    Nalan Kabay;Jose Luis Cortina;Andrzej Trochimczuk;Michael Streat

  • Implementation of best available techniques in cement manufacturing: a life-cycle assessment study

    César Valderrama;Ricard Granados;José Luis Cortina;Carles M. Gasol

  • Application of ZnO nanostructures in ceramic and polymeric membranes for water and wastewater technologies: A review

    Mahdi Sheikh;Mahdieh Pazirofteh;Mostafa Dehghani;Morteza Asghari

  • Concentration of NaCl from seawater reverse osmosis brines for the chlor-alkali industry by electrodialysis

    Mònica Reig;Sandra Casas;Carlos Aladjem;César Valderrama

  • Polyphenols and their potential role to fight viral diseases: An overview.

    María Fernanda Montenegro-Landívar;Paulina Tapia-Quirós;Xanel Vecino;Mònica Reig

  • Recovery of Polyphenols from Agri-Food By-Products: The Olive Oil and Winery Industries Cases

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  • Impact of a new functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes on antifouling and permeability of PVDF nanocomposite membranes for dye wastewater treatment.

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  • Treatment of acid mine drainage by sulphate-reducing bacteria using permeable reactive barriers: A review from laboratory to full-scale experiments

    O. Gibert;J. de Pablo;J.L. Cortina;C. Ayora

  • Occurrence and modeling of pharmaceuticals on a sewage-impacted Mediterranean river and their dynamics under different hydrological conditions

    Victoria Osorio;Rafael Marcé;Sandra Pérez;Antoni Ginebreda

  • Removal of cadmium, copper, nickel, cobalt and mercury from water by Apatite II™: Column experiments

    Josep Oliva;Joan De Pablo;José-Luis Cortina;Jordi Cama

  • Evaluation of phosphate removal capacity of Mg/Al layered double hydroxides from aqueous solutions

    C. Novillo;D. Guaya;A. Allen-Perkins Avendaño;C. Armijos

  • Extraction of valuable metal ions (Cs, Rb, Li, U) from reverse osmosis concentrate using selective sorbents

    Michaela Petersková;César Valderrama;Oriol Gibert;José Luis Cortina

  • Presence and biological effects of emerging contaminants in Llobregat River basin: a review.

    Susana González;Ramón López-Roldán;Jose-Luis Cortina

  • Solvent extraction and liquid membranes : fundamentals and applications in new materials

    Manuel Aguilar;Jose Luis Cortina

  • Recovery of ammonia from domestic wastewater effluents as liquid fertilizers by integration of natural zeolites and hollow fibre membrane contactors

    I. Sancho;E. Licon;C. Valderrama;N. de Arespacochaga

  • Municipal compost-based mixture for acid mine drainage bioremediation: Metal retention mechanisms

    Oriol Gibert;Joan de Pablo;José Luis Cortina;Carlos Ayora

  • New concepts on carbon redirection in wastewater treatment plants: A review.

    I. Sancho;S. Lopez-Palau;N. Arespacochaga;J.L. Cortina

  • Biogas deep clean-up based on adsorption technologies for solid oxide fuel cell applications

    N. de Arespacochaga;C. Valderrama;C. Mesa;L. Bouchy

  • Kinetics of sorption of polyaromatic hydrocarbons onto granular activated carbon and Macronet hyper-cross-linked polymers (MN200)

    C. Valderrama;J.L. Cortina;A. Farran;X. Gamisans

  • Evaluation of municipal compost/limestone/iron mixtures as filling material for permeable reactive barriers for in‐situ acid mine drainage treatment

    Oriol Gibert;Joan de Pablo;José Luis Cortina;Carlos Ayora

Frequent Co-Authors

César Valderrama
César Valderrama Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Ana Maria Sastre
Ana Maria Sastre Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Carlos Ayora
Carlos Ayora Spanish National Research Council
Aliakbar Akbarzadeh
Aliakbar Akbarzadeh RMIT University
Damià Barceló
Damià Barceló University of Almería
Xavier Querol
Xavier Querol Spanish National Research Council
Natalia Moreno
Natalia Moreno Spanish National Research Council
Jordi Cama
Jordi Cama Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research
Martí Rosés
Martí Rosés University of Barcelona
Elisabeth Bosch
Elisabeth Bosch University of Barcelona

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