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Luis F.O. Silva

Luis F.O. Silva

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
67
Citations
10710
World Ranking
2027
National Ranking
1

Overview

Luis F.O. Silva is affiliated with the University of Lima in Peru and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science, with a notable focus on subfields such as Water Science and Technology, Pollution, Materials Chemistry, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Their work covers a range of main topics including:

  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Coal and its by-products
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Extraction and separation processes
  • Air quality and health impacts
  • Analytical chemistry methods development

Luis F.O. Silva has contributed to scientific literature through publications focusing on environmental impacts and pollutant treatment methods. Recent papers include:

  • "A review on the environmental impact of phosphogypsum and potential health impacts through the release of nanoparticles", 2021, Chemosphere
  • "Adsorption of ibuprofen, ketoprofen, and paracetamol onto activated carbon prepared from effluent treatment plant sludge of the beverage industry", 2020, Chemosphere
  • "High-performance removal of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid herbicide in water using activated carbon derived from Queen palm fruit endocarp (Syagrus romanzoffiana)", 2020, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • "Adsorption of ketoprofen and paracetamol and treatment of a synthetic mixture by novel porous carbon derived from Butia capitata endocarp", 2021, Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • "Comparative carbon emission assessments of recycled and natural aggregate concrete: Environmental influence of cement content", 2021, Geoscience Frontiers

Frequent co-authors in their research include Guilherme Luiz Dotto, Marcos L.S. Oliveira, Matias S. Netto, Diana Pinto, and Dison S.P. Franco, indicating collaborative work across multiple projects.

The venues where Luis F.O. Silva most frequently publishes are:

  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • Chemosphere
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • Geoscience Frontiers

Best Publications

  • Changes in mobility of hazardous elements during coal combustion in Santa Catarina power plant (Brazil)

    Dino Quispe;Rafael Pérez-López;Rafael Pérez-López;Luis F.O. Silva;José M. Nieto

  • Identification of nanominerals and nanoparticles in burning coal waste piles from Portugal.

    Joana Ribeiro;Deolinda Flores;Colin R. Ward;Luis F.O. Silva

  • Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in atmospheric PM 1.0 of urban environments: Carcinogenic and mutagenic respiratory health risk by age groups

    Dayana M. Agudelo-Castañeda;Elba C. Teixeira;Ismael L. Schneider;Sheila Rincón Lara

  • A review on the environmental impact of phosphogypsum and potential health impacts through the release of nanoparticles.

    Luis F.O. Silva;Marcos L.S. Oliveira;Tito J. Crissien;M. Santosh

  • Chemical composition and minerals in pyrite ash of an abandoned sulphuric acid production plant.

    Marcos L.S. Oliveira;Colin R. Ward;Maria Izquierdo;Carlos H. Sampaio

  • Time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy/energy dispersive spectroscopy: a preliminary study of the distribution of Cu2+ and Cu2+/Pb2+ on a Bt horizon surfaces.

    B. Cerqueira;F.A. Vega;C. Serra;L.F.O. Silva

  • Study of environmental pollution and mineralogical characterization of sediment rivers from Brazilian coal mining acid drainage.

    Luis F.O. Silva;Silvia Fdez Ortiz de Vallejuelo;Irantzu Martinez-Arkarazo;Kepa Castro

  • A preliminary study of coal mining drainage and environmental health in the Santa Catarina region, Brazil

    Luis F. O. Silva;Marcus Wollenschlager;Marcos L. S. Oliveira

  • Mineralogy and leaching characteristics of beneficiated coal products from Santa Catarina, Brazil

    Marcos L.S. Oliveira;Colin R. Ward;David French;James C. Hower

  • An introductory TEM study of Fe-nanominerals within coal fly ash.

    L.F.O. Silva;Teresa Moreno;Xavier Querol

  • Mineral speciation and fate of some hazardous contaminants in coal waste pile from anthracite mining in Portugal

    Joana Ribeiro;Silvio R. Taffarel;Carlos H. Sampaio;Deolinda Flores

  • Effects of vegetation on chemical and mineralogical characteristics of soils developed on a decantation bank from a copper mine.

    Beatriz Cerqueira;Flora A. Vega;Luis F.O. Silva;Luisa Andrade

  • A mineralogical and geochemical study of three Brazilian coal cleaning rejects: Demonstration of electron beam applications

    César M.N.L. Cutruneo;Marcos L.S. Oliveira;Colin R. Ward;James C. Hower

  • Brazilian coal mining residues and sulphide oxidation by Fenton's reaction: an accelerated weathering procedure to evaluate possible environmental impact.

    L.F.O. Silva;X. Querol;K.M. da Boit;S. Fdez-Ortiz de Vallejuelo

  • Gaseous emissions and sublimates from the Truman Shepherd coal fire, Floyd County, Kentucky: A re-investigation following attempted mitigation of the fire

    James C. Hower;Jennifer M.K. O'Keefe;Kevin R. Henke;Nicola J. Wagner

  • Ambient nanoparticles/nanominerals and hazardous elements from coal combustion activity: implications on energy challenges and health hazards

    Binoy K. Saikia;Binoy K. Saikia;Jyotilima Saikia;Jyotilima Saikia;Shahadev Rabha;Shahadev Rabha;Luis F.O. Silva

  • Direct identification of hazardous elements in ultra-fine and nanominerals from coal fly ash produced during diesel co-firing.

    Kátia Martinello;Marcos L.S. Oliveira;Fernando A. Molossi;Claudete G. Ramos

  • Multianalytical approaches to the characterisation of minerals associated with coals and the diagnosis of their potential risk by using combined instrumental microspectroscopic techniques and thermodynamic speciation

    L.F.O. Silva;C.H. Sampaio;A. Guedes;S. Fdez-Ortiz de Vallejuelo

  • Leaching of potential hazardous elements of coal cleaning rejects.

    Luis F. O. Silva;Maria Izquierdo;Xavier Querol;Robert B. Finkelman

  • Physicochemical characterization and sources of the thoracic fraction of road dust in a Latin American megacity

    Omar Ramírez;Ana M. Sánchez de la Campa;Fulvio Amato;Teresa Moreno

  • Nanominerals and nanoparticles in feed coal and bottom ash: implications for human health effects.

    Luis F. O. Silva;Kátia M. da Boit

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcos L.S. Oliveira
Marcos L.S. Oliveira Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
James C. Hower
James C. Hower University of Kentucky
Guilherme Luiz Dotto
Guilherme Luiz Dotto Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Xavier Querol
Xavier Querol Spanish National Research Council
Colin R. Ward
Colin R. Ward University of New South Wales
Juan Manuel Madariaga
Juan Manuel Madariaga University of the Basque Country
Maria Izquierdo
Maria Izquierdo Spanish National Research Council
Robert B. Finkelman
Robert B. Finkelman The University of Texas at Dallas
Shifeng Dai
Shifeng Dai China University of Mining and Technology
João Antonio Pêgas Henriques
João Antonio Pêgas Henriques University of Caxias Do Sul

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