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Juan R. González-Velasco

Juan R. González-Velasco

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Chemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
10712
World Ranking
9441
National Ranking
311

Overview

Juan R. González-Velasco is affiliated with the University of the Basque Country in Spain and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, and Engineering.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Chemical Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

More specifically, their work spans several subfields such as:

  • Catalysis
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Process Chemistry and Technology
  • Inorganic Chemistry

The primary research topics covered in González-Velasco's work are:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions

They have published in several peer-reviewed venues with frequent appearances in:

  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Journal of CO2 Utilization
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Catalysis Today
  • Journal of environmental chemical engineering

Some notable recent papers authored or coauthored by González-Velasco include:

  • Design of active sites in Ni/CeO2 catalysts for the methanation of CO2: tailoring the Ni-CeO2 contact (2020, Applied Materials Today)
  • Molecular elucidation of CO2 methanation over a highly active, selective and stable LaNiO3/CeO2-derived catalyst by in situ FTIR and NAP-XPS (2023, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)
  • Study on the promotional effect of lanthana addition on the performance of hydroxyapatite-supported Ni catalysts for the CO2 methanation reaction (2022, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)
  • Enhancing the CO2 methanation activity of γ-Al2O3 supported mono- and bi-metallic catalysts prepared by glycerol assisted impregnation (2021, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)
  • Ca doping effect on the performance of La1−xCaxNiO3/CeO2-derived dual function materials for CO2 capture and hydrogenation to methane (2022, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)

Their frequent collaborative partners include:

  • Beñat Pereda-Ayo
  • Jon A. Onrubia-Calvo
  • José A. González-Marcos
  • Alejandro Bermejo-López
  • M.P. González-Marcos

Best Publications

  • Isotopic and in situ DRIFTS study of the CO2 methanation mechanism using Ni/CeO2 and Ni/Al2O3 catalysts

    A. Cárdenas-Arenas;A. Quindimil;A. Davó-Quiñonero;E. Bailón-García

  • Ni catalysts with La as promoter supported over Y- and BETA- zeolites for CO2 methanation

    Adrián Quindimil;Unai De-La-Torre;Beñat Pereda-Ayo;José A. González-Marcos

  • Role of the different copper species on the activity of Cu/zeolite catalysts for SCR of NOx with NH3

    Beñat Pereda-Ayo;Unai De La Torre;María José Illán-Gómez;Agustín Bueno-López

  • Effect of metal loading on the CO2 methanation: A comparison between alumina supported Ni and Ru catalysts

    Adrián Quindimil;Unai De-La-Torre;Beñat Pereda-Ayo;Arantxa Davó-Quiñonero

  • Synthesis, characterisation and performance evaluation of spinel-derived Ni/Al2O3 catalysts for various methane reforming reactions

    Zouhair Boukha;Cristina Jiménez-González;Beatriz de Rivas;Juan Ramón González-Velasco

  • Structural characterisation of Ni/alumina reforming catalysts activated at high temperatures

    Cristina Jiménez-González;Zouhair Boukha;Beatriz de Rivas;Juan José Delgado

  • Key factors in Sr-doped LaBO3 (B = Co or Mn) perovskites for NO oxidation in efficient diesel exhaust purification

    Jon A. Onrubia;B. Pereda-Ayo;U. De-La-Torre;Juan R. González-Velasco

  • Activity and product distribution of alumina supported platinum and palladium catalysts in the gas-phase oxidative decomposition of chlorinated hydrocarbons

    J.R. González-Velasco;A. Aranzabal;J.I. Gutiérrez-Ortiz;R. López-Fonseca

  • Ni loading effects on dual function materials for capture and in-situ conversion of CO2 to CH4 using CaO or Na2CO3

    A. Bermejo-López;B. Pereda-Ayo;J.A. González-Marcos;J.R. González-Velasco

  • Mechanism of the CO2 storage and in situ hydrogenation to CH4. Temperature and adsorbent loading effects over Ru-CaO/Al2O3 and Ru-Na2CO3/Al2O3 catalysts

    A. Bermejo-López;B. Pereda-Ayo;J.A. González-Marcos;J.R. González-Velasco

  • Catalytic purification of waste gases containing VOC mixtures with Ce/Zr solid solutions

    José I. Gutiérrez-Ortiz;Beatriz de Rivas;Rubén López-Fonseca;Juan R. González-Velasco

  • Evaluation of H-type zeolites in the destructive oxidation of chlorinated volatile organic compounds

    J.R. González-Velasco;R. López-Fonseca;A. Aranzabal;J.I. Gutiérrez-Ortiz

  • Enhancement of the catalytic oxidation of hydrogen-lean chlorinated VOCs in the presence of hydrogen-supplying compounds

    J.R. González-Velasco;A. Aranzabal;R. López-Fonseca;R. Ferret

  • Enhanced activity of zeolites by chemical dealumination for chlorinated VOC abatement

    R. López-Fonseca;B. de Rivas;J.I. Gutiérrez-Ortiz;A. Aranzabal

  • Contribution of cerium/zirconium mixed oxides to the activity of a new generation of TWC

    Juan R. González-Velasco;Miguel A. Gutiérrez-Ortiz;Jean-Louis Marc;Juan A. Botas

  • Catalytic oxidation of trichloroethylene over Fe-ZSM-5: Influence of the preparation method on the iron species and the catalytic behavior

    M. Romero-Sáez;D. Divakar;A. Aranzabal;J.R. González-Velasco

  • State of the art in catalytic oxidation of chlorinated volatile organic compounds

    Asier Aranzabal;Beñat Pereda-Ayo;M. Pilar González-Marcos;José A. González-Marcos

  • Thermal aging of Pd/Pt/Rh automotive catalysts under a cycled oxidizing–reducing environment

    Juan R. González-Velasco;Juan A. Botas;Raquel Ferret;M. Pilar González-Marcos

  • Kinetics of the low-temperature WGS reaction over a CuO/ZnO/Al2O3 catalyst

    J. L. Ayastuy;M. A. Gutiérrez-Ortiz;J. A. González-Marcos;and A. Aranzabal

  • Stability of protonic zeolites in the catalytic oxidation of chlorinated VOCs (1,2-dichloroethane)

    A. Aranzabal;J.A. González-Marcos;M. Romero-Sáez;J.R. González-Velasco

  • Combustion of aliphatic C2 chlorohydrocarbons over ceria–zirconia mixed oxides catalysts

    José I. Gutiérrez-Ortiz;Beatriz de Rivas;Rubén López-Fonseca;Juan R. González-Velasco

Frequent Co-Authors

José I. Gutiérrez-Ortiz
José I. Gutiérrez-Ortiz University of the Basque Country
Agustín Bueno-López
Agustín Bueno-López University of Alicante
Dolores Lozano-Castelló
Dolores Lozano-Castelló University of Alicante
Serafín Bernal
Serafín Bernal University of Cádiz
Avelino Corma
Avelino Corma Universitat Politècnica de València
Manuel Moliner
Manuel Moliner Universitat Politècnica de València
Javier Bilbao
Javier Bilbao University of the Basque Country
Juan José Delgado
Juan José Delgado University of Cádiz
Patrick Magnoux
Patrick Magnoux University of Poitiers
José J. Calvino
José J. Calvino University of Cádiz

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