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Manuel Sánchez-Polo

Manuel Sánchez-Polo

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Chemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
14178
World Ranking
8792
National Ranking
287

Overview

Manuel Sánchez-Polo is affiliated with the University of Granada in Spain and has established a research profile primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their scholarly work spans several interconnected subfields, including Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment; General Health Professions; Geriatrics and Gerontology; Water Science and Technology; and Pollution. The core topics covered across their publications demonstrate a focus on pharmaceutical practices, health sciences education, and advanced techniques in photocatalysis and pollutant removal.

Their main research topics include:

  • Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
  • Health Sciences Research and Education
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery

Among their recent publications are the following papers:

  • Hydrothermal Synthesis of rGO-TiO2 Composites as High-Performance UV Photocatalysts for Ethylparaben Degradation, 2020, Catalysts
  • Synthesis of controlled-size silver nanoparticles for the administration of methotrexate drug and its activity in colon and lung cancer cells, 2020, RSC Advances
  • Fundamentals in applications of algae biomass: A review, 2023, Journal of Environmental Management
  • Methotrexate Gold Nanocarriers: Loading and Release Study: Its Activity in Colon and Lung Cancer Cells, 2020, Molecules
  • Life Cycle Assessment of Cement Production with Marble Waste Sludges, 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The venues where Sánchez-Polo frequently publishes include:

  • Catalysts
  • EDULEARN proceedings
  • Environmental Research
  • INTED proceedings
  • Ars Pharmaceutica (Internet)

Collaboration appears to be a significant aspect of Sánchez-Polo's work. Frequent co-authors include Fernando Fernández-Llimós, Shane P. Desselle, Derek Stewart, Victoria García-Cárdenas, and Ana Dago. Each has co-authored multiple publications with Sánchez-Polo, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Pharmaceuticals as emerging contaminants and their removal from water. A review

    José Rivera-Utrilla;Manuel Sánchez-Polo;María Ángeles Ferro-García;Gonzalo Prados-Joya

  • Waste materials for activated carbon preparation and its use in aqueous-phase treatment: a review.

    Joana M. Dias;Maria C.M. Alvim-Ferraz;Manuel F. Almeida;José Rivera-Utrilla

  • Activated carbon modifications to enhance its water treatment applications. An overview.

    J. Rivera-Utrilla;M. Sánchez-Polo;V. Gómez-Serrano;P.M. Álvarez

  • Effect of Ozone Treatment on Surface Properties of Activated Carbon

    H. Valdes;M. Sanchez-Polo;J. Rivera-Utrilla;C. A. Zaror

  • Efficiency of activated carbon to transform ozone into OH radicals: Influence of operational parameters

    M. Sánchez-Polo;U. von Gunten;J. Rivera-Utrilla

  • Removal of nitroimidazole antibiotics from aqueous solution by adsorption/bioadsorption on activated carbon

    J. Rivera-Utrilla;G. Prados-Joya;M. Sánchez-Polo;M.A. Ferro-García

  • Tetracycline removal from water by adsorption/bioadsorption on activated carbons and sludge-derived adsorbents

    José Rivera-Utrilla;Carla V. Gómez-Pacheco;Manuel Sánchez-Polo;Jesús J. López-Peñalver

  • Ozonation of 1,3,6-naphthalenetrisulphonic acid catalysed by activated carbon in aqueous phase

    J. Rivera-Utrilla;M. Sánchez-Polo

  • Environmental impact of phthalic acid esters and their removal from water and sediments by different technologies--a review.

    Mahmoud M. Abdel daiem;José Rivera-Utrilla;Raúl Ocampo-Pérez;José D. Méndez-Díaz

  • Photodegradation of tetracyclines in aqueous solution by using UV and UV/H2O2 oxidation processes

    Jesús J. López-Peñalver;Manuel Sánchez-Polo;Carla V. Gómez-Pacheco;José Rivera-Utrilla

  • Adsorbent-adsorbate interactions in the adsorption of Cd(II) and Hg(II) on ozonized activated carbons.

    M Sánchez-Polo;J Rivera-Utrilla

  • Tetracycline removal from waters by integrated technologies based on ozonation and biodegradation

    C.V. Gómez-Pacheco;M. Sánchez-Polo;J. Rivera-Utrilla;J. López-Peñalver

  • Adsorption of Cr(III) on ozonised activated carbon. Importance of Cπ—cation interactions

    J. Rivera-Utrilla;M. Sánchez-Polo

  • Kinetic study of tetracycline adsorption on sludge-derived adsorbents in aqueous phase

    R. Ocampo-Pérez;J. Rivera-Utrilla;C. Gómez-Pacheco;M. Sánchez-Polo

  • Kinetic modeling of fluoride adsorption from aqueous solution onto bone char

    R. Leyva-Ramos;J. Rivera-Utrilla;N.A. Medellin-Castillo;M. Sanchez-Polo

  • Gamma irradiation of pharmaceutical compounds, nitroimidazoles, as a new alternative for water treatment

    M. Sánchez-Polo;J. López-Peñalver;G. Prados-Joya;M.A. Ferro-García

  • Kinetic study of the adsorption of nitroimidazole antibiotics on activated carbons in aqueous phase

    J.D. Méndez-Díaz;G. Prados-Joya;J. Rivera-Utrilla;R. Leyva-Ramos

  • Removal of pharmaceutical compounds, nitroimidazoles, from waters by using the ozone/carbon system.

    M. Sánchez-Polo;J. Rivera-Utrilla;G. Prados-Joya;M.A. Ferro-García

  • Tetracycline degradation in aqueous phase by ultraviolet radiation

    C.V. Gómez-Pacheco;M. Sánchez-Polo;J. Rivera-Utrilla;J.J. López-Peñalver

  • Photodegradation of the antibiotics nitroimidazoles in aqueous solution by ultraviolet radiation.

    G. Prados-Joya;M. Sánchez-Polo;J. Rivera-Utrilla;M. Ferro-garcía

  • Effect of the ozone–carbon reaction on the catalytic activity of activated carbon during the degradation of 1,3,6-naphthalenetrisulphonic acid with ozone

    M. Sánchez-Polo;J. Rivera-Utrilla

Frequent Co-Authors

José Rivera-Utrilla
José Rivera-Utrilla University of Granada
Francisco Carrasco-Marín
Francisco Carrasco-Marín University of Granada
Carlos Moreno-Castilla
Carlos Moreno-Castilla University of Granada
Manuel Almeida
Manuel Almeida University of Porto
Silvio Canonica
Silvio Canonica Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Maria C.M. Alvim-Ferraz
Maria C.M. Alvim-Ferraz University of Porto
Pedro M. Álvarez
Pedro M. Álvarez University of Extremadura
Leonarda F. Liotta
Leonarda F. Liotta National Research Council (CNR)
Vicente Gómez-Serrano
Vicente Gómez-Serrano University of Extremadura
David Arráez-Román
David Arráez-Román University of Granada

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