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M. López Granados is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research expertise spans the fields of engineering and materials science, with a particular focus on several subfields including biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, mechanical engineering, and process chemistry and technology.

The scientist's main research topics cover a diverse range of catalytic and chemical processes. These include:

  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion

López Granados has contributed to several publications in prominent venues, frequently publishing in:

  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Catalysis Science & Technology
  • Catalysts
  • Catalysis Today
  • Sustainable Energy & Fuels

Recent papers authored or coauthored by López Granados include:

  • "Advances in catalytic routes for the production of carboxylic acids from biomass: a step forward for sustainable polymers," 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
  • "Oxidation of lignocellulosic platform molecules to value-added chemicals using heterogeneous catalytic technologies," 2020, Catalysis Science & Technology
  • "Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation of Glucose to Sorbitol with Raney Ni Catalysts Using Biomass-Derived Diols as Hydrogen Donors," 2021, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • "Catalytic transfer hydrogenation of maleic acid with stoichiometric amounts of formic acid in aqueous phase: paving the way for more sustainable succinic acid production," 2020, Green Chemistry
  • "Stable Continuous Production of γ-Valerolactone from Biomass-Derived Levulinic Acid over Zr-Al-Beta Zeolite Catalyst," 2020, Catalysts

Frequent collaborators in their research work include:

  • R. Mariscal
  • José Iglesias
  • Pedro Maireles-Torres
  • Ana Orozco-Saumell
  • Juan Antonio Cecilia

Best Publications

  • Furfural: a renewable and versatile platform molecule for the synthesis of chemicals and fuels

    R. Mariscal;P. Maireles-Torres;M. Ojeda;I. Sádaba

  • Biodiesel from sunflower oil by using activated calcium oxide

    M. López Granados;M.D. Zafra Poves;D. Martín Alonso;R. Mariscal

  • Deactivation of solid catalysts in liquid media: the case of leaching of active sites in biomass conversion reactions

    Irantzu Sádaba;Manuel López Granados;Anders Riisager;Esben Taarning

  • Advances in catalytic routes for the production of carboxylic acids from biomass: a step forward for sustainable polymers

    J. Iglesias;I. Martínez-Salazar;P. Maireles-Torres;D. Martin Alonso

  • Leaching and homogeneous contribution in liquid phase reaction catalysed by solids: The case of triglycerides methanolysis using CaO

    M. López Granados;D. Martín Alonso;I. Sádaba;R. Mariscal

  • Synergy of FexCe1−xO2 mixed oxides for N2O decomposition

    F.J. Perez-Alonso;I. Melián-Cabrera;M. López Granados;F. Kapteijn

  • Potassium leaching during triglyceride transesterification using K/γ-Al2O3 catalysts

    D. Martín Alonso;R. Mariscal;R. Moreno-Tost;M.D. Zafra Poves

  • Chemical Structures of Coprecipitated Fe−Ce Mixed Oxides

    F. J. Perez-Alonso;M. Lopez Granados;M. Ojeda;P. Terreros

  • Spectroscopic Evidence of Cu–Al Interactions in Cu–Zn–Al Mixed Oxide Catalysts Used in CO Hydrogenation☆

    R.Tavares Figueiredo;A. Martı́nez-Arias;M.López Granados;J.L.G. Fierro

  • Selective Conversion of Furfural to Maleic Anhydride and Furan with VOx/Al2O3 Catalysts

    Noelia Alonso-Fagúndez;Manuel López Granados;Rafael Mariscal;Manuel Ojeda

  • Manganese-promoted Rh/Al2O3 for C2-oxygenates synthesis from syngas: Effect of manganese loading

    Manuel Ojeda;Manuel López Granados;Sergio Rojas;Pilar Terreros

  • Reverse Topotactic Transformation of a Cu–Zn–Al Catalyst during Wet Pd Impregnation: Relevance for the Performance in Methanol Synthesis from CO2/H2 Mixtures

    I. Melián-Cabrera;M. López Granados;J.L.G. Fierro

  • A Comparison of the Reactivity of “Nonequilibrated” and “Equilibrated” V–P–O Catalysts: Structural Evolution, Surface Characterization, and Reactivity in the Selective Oxidation ofn-Butane andn-Pentane

    S. Albonetti;F. Cavani;F. Trifirò;P. Venturoli

  • Pd-Modified Cu-Zn Catalysts for Methanol Synthesis from CO2/H2 Mixtures: Catalytic Structures and Performance

    J.L.G. Fierro;M. López Granados;I. Melián-Cabrera

  • Aqueous-phase catalytic oxidation of furfural with H2O2: high yield of maleic acid by using titanium silicalite-1

    N. Alonso-Fagúndez;I. Agirrezabal-Telleria;P. L. Arias;J. L. G. Fierro

  • Metal–support interactions and reactivity of Co/CeO2 catalysts in the Fischer–Tropsch synthesis reaction

    L. Spadaro;F. Arena;M.L. Granados;M. Ojeda

  • Biodiesel preparation using Li/CaO catalysts: Activation process and homogeneous contribution

    D. Martín Alonso;R. Mariscal;M. López Granados;P. Maireles-Torres

  • Catalytic and structural properties of co-precipitated Mg–Zr mixed oxides for furfural valorization via aqueous aldol condensation with acetone

    I. Sádaba;M. Ojeda;R. Mariscal;J.L.G. Fierro

  • Cyclopentyl methyl ether: A green co-solvent for the selective dehydration of lignocellulosic pentoses to furfural

    M.J. Campos Molina;R. Mariscal;M. Ojeda;M. López Granados

  • Transesterification of Triglycerides by CaO: Increase of the Reaction Rate by Biodiesel Addition

    M. López Granados;D. Martín Alonso;A. C. Alba-Rubio;R. Mariscal

  • Reverse Topotactic Transformation of a Cu–Zn–Al Catalyst during Wet Pd Impregnation : Relevance for the Performance in Methanol Synthesis from CO2/H2 Mixtures

    J.L.G. Fierro;M. López Granados;I. Melián-Cabrera

Frequent Co-Authors

Rafael Mariscal
Rafael Mariscal Spanish National Research Council
José Luis García Fierro
José Luis García Fierro Spanish National Research Council
Sergio Rojas
Sergio Rojas Spanish National Research Council
Angelos M. Efstathiou
Angelos M. Efstathiou University of Cyprus
Pedro Maireles-Torres
Pedro Maireles-Torres University of Malaga
James A. Dumesic
James A. Dumesic University of Wisconsin–Madison
Miguel A. Bañares
Miguel A. Bañares Spanish National Research Council
José C. Conesa
José C. Conesa Spanish National Research Council
Gabriele Centi
Gabriele Centi University of Messina
Juan Antonio Cecilia
Juan Antonio Cecilia University of Malaga

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