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Mario Montes is a researcher affiliated with the University of the Basque Country in Spain, working primarily in the fields of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. Their research focuses on various aspects of catalysis, including catalytic processes in materials science and catalysts for methane reforming. The work spans subfields such as materials chemistry, catalysis, mechanical engineering, and process chemistry and technology.

The recent scientific contributions by Mario Montes include studies published from 2021 to 2022 in peer-reviewed journals. Notable publications are:

  • Performance comparison between washcoated and packed-bed monolithic reactors for the low-temperature Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Highly Conductive Structured Catalytic Reactors for One-Step Synthesis of Dimethyl Ether, 2021, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • Structuring Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalyst for methanol synthesis: Slurry additive effect in the washcoating method, 2022, Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification
  • Understanding the promotional effect of Pt/CeO2 in cobalt-catalyzed Fischer-Tropsch synthesis using operando infrared spectroscopy at moderated pressures, 2021, Fuel
  • Metal micromonoliths for the cleaning of H2 by means of methanation reactions, 2021, Catalysis Today

The primary research topics covered by Mario Montes are:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Nanoporous metals and alloys

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Catalysis Today
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • Fuel

Mario Montes collaborates regularly with several co-authors, with the top frequent collaborators being:

  • Oihane Sánz
  • Inés Reyero
  • Fernando Bimbela
  • Luis M. Gandía
  • Iñigo Pérez-Miqueo

Best Publications

  • Monolithic reactors for environmental applications: A review on preparation technologies

    Pedro Avila;Mario Montes;Eduardo E. Miró

  • Synthesis of biodiesel with heterogeneous NaOH/alumina catalysts: Comparison with homogeneous NaOH

    G. Arzamendi;I. Campo;E. Arguiñarena;M. Sánchez

  • Catalytic combustion of volatile organic compounds on Au/CeO2/Al2O3 and Au/Al2O3 catalysts

    M.A Centeno;M Paulis;M Montes;J.A Odriozola

  • Deep oxidation of VOC mixtures with platinum supported on Al2O3/Al monoliths

    Nerea Burgos;Marı́a Paulis;M. Mirari Antxustegi;Mario Montes

  • Catalytic activity for soot combustion of birnessite and cryptomelane

    I. Atribak;A. Bueno-López;A. García-García;P. Navarro

  • Influence of chlorine on the activity and stability of Pt/Al2O3 catalysts in the complete oxidation of toluene

    Marı́a Paulis;Hélène Peyrard;Mario Montes

  • Fischer–Tropsch synthesis in microchannels

    L.C. Almeida;F.J. Echave;O. Sanz;M.A. Centeno

  • Preparation and characterization of niobium oxide for the catalytic aldol condensation of acetone

    M Paulis;M Martı́n;D.B Soria;A Dı́az

  • Influence of the preparation method and the nature of the support on the stability of nickel catalysts

    A. Gil;A. Díaz;L.M. Gandía;M. Montes

  • Outstanding performance of rehydrated Mg-Al hydrotalcites as heterogeneous methanolysis catalysts for the synthesis of biodiesel

    A. Navajas;I. Campo;A. Moral;J. Echave

  • Influence of the surface adsorption–desorption processes on the ignition curves of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) complete oxidation over supported catalysts

    M. Paulis;L.M. Gandı́a;A. Gil;J. Sambeth

  • Characterization of Ni/SiO2 and Ni/Li-SiO2 catalysts for methane dry reforming

    Francisco Pompeo;Francisco Pompeo;Nora Nancy Nichio;Nora Nancy Nichio;María Gloria Gónzalez;Mario Montes

  • Washcoating of metallic monoliths with a MnCu catalyst for catalytic combustion of volatile organic compounds

    Bibiana P. Barbero;Luciano Costa-Almeida;Oihane Sanz;María Roxana Morales

  • Analysis of the microporosity in pillared clays

    A. Gil;M. Montes

  • Structuration of LaMnO3 perovskite catalysts on ceramic and metallic monoliths: Physico-chemical characterisation and catalytic activity in methane combustion

    Eglantine Arendt;A. Maione;A. Klisinska;O. Sanz

  • Methane steam reforming in a microchannel reactor for GTL intensification: A computational fluid dynamics simulation study

    G. Arzamendi;P.M. Diéguez;M. Montes;J.A. Odriozola

  • Use of different mesostructured materials based on silica as cobalt supports for the Fischer–Tropsch synthesis

    O. González;H. Pérez;P. Navarro;L.C. Almeida

  • Influence of Metal-support Interactions On the Dispersion, Distribution, Reducibility and Catalytic Activity of Ni/sio2 Catalysts

    M. Montes;Ch. Penneman de Bosscheyde;B.K. Hodnett;F. Delannay

  • Integration of methanol steam reforming and combustion in a microchannel reactor for H2 production: A CFD simulation study

    G. Arzamendi;P.M. Diéguez;M. Montes;M.A. Centeno

  • Twisted Aromatic Frameworks: Readily Exfoliable and Solution-Processable Two-Dimensional Conjugated Microporous Polymers.

    A. Belen Marco;Diego Cortizo-Lacalle;Iñigo Perez-Miqueo;Giovanni Valenti

  • Computational fluid dynamics study of heat transfer in a microchannel reactor for low-temperature Fischer–Tropsch synthesis

    G. Arzamendi;P.M. Diéguez;M. Montes;J.A. Odriozola

Frequent Co-Authors

José Antonio Odriozola
José Antonio Odriozola University of Seville
Luis M. Gandía
Luis M. Gandía Universidad Publica De Navarra
Miguel Ángel Centeno
Miguel Ángel Centeno Spanish National Research Council
Gurutze Arzamendi
Gurutze Arzamendi Universidad Publica De Navarra
Juan José Delgado
Juan José Delgado University of Cádiz
Paul Grange
Paul Grange Université Catholique de Louvain
Stefania Specchia
Stefania Specchia Polytechnic University of Turin
Bernard Delmon
Bernard Delmon Université Catholique de Louvain
Tessy Lopez
Tessy Lopez Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
José M. Asua
José M. Asua University of the Basque Country

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