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Overview

Maria Izquierdo is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research output spans multiple areas within engineering and materials science, with a focus on chemical looping, thermochemical processes, and energy conversion technologies.

Their scholarly work covers diverse topics, including:

  • Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes
  • Industrial Gas Emission Control
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes

Izquierdo's research fields predominantly include:

  • Engineering
  • Materials Science

Within subfields, they have contributed significantly to:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Some frequent publication venues where Izquierdo's research appears are:

  • Fuel
  • Energy & Fuels
  • Fuel Processing Technology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Close collaborations have been maintained with several co-authors, including Alberto Abad, Francisco García-Labiano, Luis F. de Diego, Juan Adánez, and Alain Celzard, with coauthorship counts ranging from 24 to 29 publications each.

Significant recent papers by Maria Izquierdo include:

  • "Biomass chemical looping gasification for syngas production using ilmenite as oxygen carrier in a 1.5 kWth unit" (2020, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • "Advanced Design of Metal Nanoclusters and Single Atoms Embedded in C1N1-Derived Carbon Materials for ORR, HER, and OER" (2023, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • "Biomass Chemical Looping Gasification of pine wood using a synthetic Fe2O3/Al2O3 oxygen carrier in a continuous unit" (2020, Bioresource Technology)
  • "Best practices for ORR performance evaluation of metal-free porous carbon electrocatalysts" (2021, Carbon)
  • "Biomass chemical looping gasification for syngas production using LD Slag as oxygen carrier in a 1.5 kWth unit" (2021, Fuel Processing Technology)

Best Publications

  • Leaching behaviour of elements from coal combustion fly ash: An overview

    Maria Izquierdo;Xavier Querol

  • Environmental, physical and structural characterisation of geopolymer matrixes synthesised from coal (co-)combustion fly ashes

    E. Álvarez-Ayuso;X. Querol;F. Plana;A. Alastuey

  • Environmental characterization of burnt coal gangue banks at Yangquan, Shanxi Province, China

    X. Querol;M. Izquierdo;E. Monfort;E. Alvarez

  • Coal fly ash-slag-based geopolymers: microstructure and metal leaching.

    Maria Izquierdo;Xavier Querol;Joseph Davidovits;Diano Antenucci

  • Negative CO2 emissions through the use of biofuels in chemical looping technology: A review

    T. Mendiara;F. García-Labiano;A. Abad;P. Gayán

  • Hydrogen adsorption studies on single wall carbon nanotubes

    A. Ansón;M.A. Callejas;A.M. Benito;W.K. Maser

  • 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

  • Different approaches to proximate analysis by thermogravimetry analysis

    M.C. Mayoral;M.T. Izquierdo;J.M. Andrés;B. Rubio

  • Nitrogen-doped carbon materials produced from hydrothermally treated tannin

    F.L. Braghiroli;F.L. Braghiroli;V. Fierro;M.T. Izquierdo;J. Parmentier

  • Partitioning of trace inorganic elements in a coal-fired power plant equipped with a wet Flue Gas Desulphurisation system

    Patricia Córdoba;Raquel Ochoa-Gonzalez;Oriol Font;Maria Izquierdo

  • Fly ash from a Mexican mineral coal I: Mineralogical and chemical characterization

    Adriana Medina;Prócoro Gamero;Xavier Querol;Natalia Moreno

  • Low-temperature co-pyrolysis of a low-rank coal and biomass to prepare smokeless fuel briquettes

    M.J Blesa;J.L Miranda;R Moliner;M.T Izquierdo

  • Leaching of potential hazardous elements of coal cleaning rejects.

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

  • Nanoparticles from construction wastes: A problem to health and the environment

    Marcos L.S. Oliveira;Maria Izquierdo;Xavier Querol;Roy N. Lieberman

  • Experimental evidence of an upper limit for hydrogen storage at 77 K on activated carbons

    V. Fierro;A. Szczurek;A. Szczurek;C. Zlotea;J.F. Marêché

  • Influence of low-rank coal char properties on their SO2 removal capacity from flue gases: I. Non-activated chars

    B. Rubio;M.T. Izquierdo

  • Low cost adsorbents for low temperature cleaning of flue gases

    Begoña Rubio;María Teresa Izquierdo

  • The role of open and closed curing conditions on the leaching properties of fly ash-slag-based geopolymers

    Maria Izquierdo;Xavier Querol;Charles Phillipart;Diano Antenucci

  • Influence of activation atmosphere used in the chemical activation of almond shell on the characteristics and adsorption performance of activated carbons

    Alicia Martínez de Yuso;Begoña Rubio;M. Teresa Izquierdo

  • Chemical Looping Combustion of different types of biomass in a 0.5 kWth unit

    T. Mendiara;A. Pérez-Astray;M.T. Izquierdo;A. Abad

  • Low cost coal-based carbons for combined SO2 and NO removal from exhaust gas

    Marı́a Teresa Izquierdo;Begoña Rubio;Carmen Mayoral;José Manuel Andrés

  • Biomass chemical looping gasification for syngas production using ilmenite as oxygen carrier in a 1.5 kWth unit

    Oscar Condori;Francisco García-Labiano;Luis F. de Diego;María T. Izquierdo

Frequent Co-Authors

Alain Celzard
Alain Celzard University of Lorraine
Xavier Querol
Xavier Querol Spanish National Research Council
Vanessa Fierro
Vanessa Fierro University of Lorraine
Juan Adánez
Juan Adánez Instituto de Carboquímica
Francisco García-Labiano
Francisco García-Labiano Spanish National Research Council
Alberto Abad
Alberto Abad Instituto de Carboquímica
Pilar Gayán
Pilar Gayán Spanish National Research Council
Luis F. de Diego
Luis F. de Diego Spanish National Research Council
Ana M. Mastral
Ana M. Mastral Spanish National Research Council
Natalia Moreno
Natalia Moreno Spanish National Research Council

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