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Marta Otero is affiliated with the University of Aveiro in Portugal and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Chemistry. Their work focuses extensively on water science and technology, pollution, organic chemistry, materials chemistry, and analytical chemistry.

The researcher's major topics of interest include:

  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Analytical chemistry methods development
  • Advanced photocatalysis techniques
  • Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
  • Covalent organic framework applications

Otero has published numerous research papers. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Oxygenated functionalities enriched MWCNTs decorated with silica coated spinel ferrite - A nanocomposite for potentially rapid and efficient de-colorization of aquatic environment" (2020) in Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • "Recent advances on the development and application of magnetic activated carbon and char for the removal of pharmaceutical compounds from waters: A review" (2020) in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Smart Adsorbents for Aquatic Environmental Remediation" (2021) in Small
  • "Removal of Rhodamine B from Water Using a Solvent Impregnated Polymeric Dowex 5WX8 Resin: Statistical Optimization and Batch Adsorption Studies" (2020) in Polymers
  • "Biochar-TiO2 magnetic nanocomposites for photocatalytic solar-driven removal of antibiotics from aquaculture effluents" (2021) in Journal of Environmental Management

Frequent publication venues for Marta Otero's work include:

  • Polymers
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Chemosphere
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids

The scientist often collaborates with various co-authors, including:

  • Valdemar I. Esteves
  • Vânia Calisto
  • Moonis Ali Khan
  • M.V. Gil
  • Érika M.L. Sousa

Best Publications

  • Silica coated magnetite particles for magnetic removal of Hg2+ from water.

    Penka I. Girginova;Ana L. Daniel-da-Silva;Cláudia B. Lopes;Paula Figueira

  • Processes for the elimination of estrogenic steroid hormones from water: a review.

    Carla Patrícia Silva;Marta Otero;Valdemar Esteves

  • Anaerobic digestion of solid slaughterhouse waste (SHW) at laboratory scale: Influence of co-digestion with the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW)

    María José Cuetos;Xiomar Gómez;Marta Otero;Antonio Morán

  • Dye adsorption by sewage sludge-based activated carbons in batch and fixed-bed systems.

    F. Rozada;L.F. Calvo;A.I. Garcı́a;J. Martı́n-Villacorta

  • Kinetic and equilibrium modelling of the methylene blue removal from solution by adsorbent materials produced from sewage sludges

    M Otero;F Rozada;L.F Calvo;A.I Garcı́a

  • Elimination of organic water pollutants using adsorbents obtained from sewage sludge

    M. Otero;F. Rozada;L.F. Calvo;A.I. Garcı́a

  • Adsorption of heavy metals onto sewage sludge-derived materials.

    F. Rozada;M. Otero;M. Otero;A. Morán;A.I. García

  • Analysis of the co-combustion of sewage sludge and coal by TG-MS

    M Otero;C Dı́ez;L.F Calvo;A.I Garcı́a

  • Co-combustion of different sewage sludge and coal: a non-isothermal thermogravimetric kinetic analysis.

    M Otero;L F Calvo;M V Gil;A I García

  • Activated carbons from sewage sludge and discarded tyres: production and optimization.

    F. Rozada;M. Otero;A. Morán;A.I. García

  • Mercury pollution in Ria de Aveiro (Portugal): a review of the system assessment

    M. E. Pereira;A. I. Lillebø;P. Pato;M. Válega

  • Anaerobic digestion and co-digestion of slaughterhouse waste (SHW): influence of heat and pressure pre-treatment in biogas yield.

    M.J. Cuetos;X. Gómez;M. Otero;A. Morán

  • Adsorptive removal of pharmaceuticals from water by commercial and waste-based carbons.

    Vânia Calisto;Catarina I.A. Ferreira;João A.B.P. Oliveira;Marta Otero

  • A magnetic nanocomposite produced from camel bones for an efficient adsorption of toxic metals from water

    Ayoub Abdullah Alqadami;Moonis Ali Khan;Marta Otero;Masoom Raza Siddiqui

  • Recent advances on the development and application of magnetic activated carbon and char for the removal of pharmaceutical compounds from waters: a review

    Luciana S. Rocha;Diogo Pereira;Érika Sousa;Marta Otero

  • Unary and binary adsorption studies of lead and malachite green onto a nanomagnetic copper ferrite/drumstick pod biomass composite.

    Moonis Ali Khan;Marta Otero;Mohsin Kazi;Ayoub Abdullah Alqadami

  • Thermogravimetric kinetic analysis of the combustion of biowastes

    M.E. Sanchez;M. Otero;X. Gómez;A. Morán

  • Effects of sewage sludge blending on the coal combustion: a thermogravimetric assessment

    M. Otero;X. Gómez;A.I. García;A. Morán

  • Oxygenated functionalities enriched MWCNTs decorated with silica coated spinel ferrite – A nanocomposite for potentially rapid and efficient de-colorization of aquatic environment

    Saikh Mohammad Wabaidur;Moonis Ali Khan;Masoom Raza Siddiqui;Marta Otero

  • Adsorption of salicylic acid onto polymeric adsorbents and activated charcoal

    Marta Otero;Carlos A Grande;Alirio E Rodrigues

  • Elemental analysis for categorization of wines and authentication of their certified brand of origin

    Sónia M. Rodrigues;Marta Otero;André A. Alves;Joana Coimbra

Frequent Co-Authors

Valdemar I. Esteves
Valdemar I. Esteves University of Aveiro
Armando C. Duarte
Armando C. Duarte University of Aveiro
Antonio Morán
Antonio Morán University of Leon
Eduarda Pereira
Eduarda Pereira University of Aveiro
João Rocha
João Rocha Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Alírio E. Rodrigues
Alírio E. Rodrigues University of Porto
Ana I. Lillebø
Ana I. Lillebø University of Aveiro
Miguel A. Pardal
Miguel A. Pardal University of Coimbra
Zeid A. ALOthman
Zeid A. ALOthman King Saud University
João Pedro Oliveira
João Pedro Oliveira Universidade Nova de Lisboa

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