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Mercedes Alvaro is affiliated with the Universitat Politècnica de València in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with particular attention to subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Organic Chemistry.

Their work covers a variety of main topics, including:

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection

Mercedes Alvaro's recent published papers include:

  • "Metal-Organic Frameworks as Photocatalysts for Solar-Driven Overall Water Splitting," 2022, Chemical Reviews
  • "Enhancing visible-light photocatalytic activity for overall water splitting in UiO-66 by controlling metal node composition," 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "A Pyridyltriazol Functionalized Zirconium Metal-Organic Framework for Selective and Highly Efficient Adsorption of Palladium," 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Plasma-Induced Defects Enhance the Visible-Light Photocatalytic Activity of MIL-125(Ti)-NH2 for Overall Water Splitting," 2020, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • "Bimetallic iron-copper oxide nanoparticles supported on nanometric diamond as efficient and stable sunlight-assisted Fenton photocatalyst," 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, with notable coauthors including Hermenegildo García, Sergio Navalón, Belén Ferrer, Arianna Melillo, and Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy.

Publications by Mercedes Alvaro appear regularly in several scientific venues, particularly:

  • Chemistry of Materials
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Nanomaterials
  • Chemical Reviews

Best Publications

  • Semiconductor Behavior of a Metal-Organic Framework (MOF)

    Mercedes Alvaro;Esther Carbonell;Belén Ferrer;Francesc X. Llabrés i Xamena

  • Heterogeneous Fenton catalysts based on clays, silicas and zeolites

    Sergio Navalon;Mercedes Alvaro;Hermenegildo Garcia

  • Carbocatalysis by Graphene-Based Materials

    Sergio Navalon;Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy;Mercedes Alvaro;Hermenegildo Garcia;Hermenegildo Garcia

  • Metal–Organic Frameworks as Photocatalysts for Solar-Driven Overall Water Splitting

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  • Commercial metal–organic frameworks as heterogeneous catalysts

    Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy;Mercedes Alvaro;Hermenegildo Garcia

  • Metal nanoparticles supported on two-dimensional graphenes as heterogeneous catalysts

    Sergio Navalon;Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy;Mercedes Alvaro;Hermenegildo Garcia

  • Photocatalytic CO(2) reduction using non-titanium metal oxides and sulfides.

    Sergio Navalón;Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy;Mercedes Álvaro;Hermenegildo Garcia

  • Metal–organic frameworks as heterogeneous catalysts for oxidation reactions

    Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy;Mercedes Alvaro;Hermenegildo Garcia

  • Active sites on graphene-based materials as metal-free catalysts

    Sergio Navalon;Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy;Mercedes Alvaro;Markus Antonietti

  • Metal Nanoparticles as Heterogeneous Fenton Catalysts

    Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy;Sergio Navalon;Mercedes Alvaro;Hermenegildo Garcia

  • Iron(III) metal–organic frameworks as solid Lewis acids for the isomerization of α-pinene oxide

    Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy;Mercedes Alvaro;Hubert Chevreau;Patricia Horcajada

  • Catalytic activity of unsupported gold nanoparticles

    Yusuke Mikami;Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy;Mercedes Alvaro;Hermenegildo García

  • Comparison of Porous Iron Trimesates Basolite F300 and MIL-100(Fe) As Heterogeneous Catalysts for Lewis Acid and Oxidation Reactions: Roles of Structural Defects and Stability

    Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy;Mercedes Alvaro;Patricia Horcajada;Emma Gibson

  • Enhancement of the catalytic activity of supported gold nanoparticles for the Fenton reaction by light.

    Sergio Navalon;Maykel de Miguel;Roberto Martin;Mercedes Alvaro

  • Aerobic Oxidation of Benzylic Alcohols Catalyzed by Metal−Organic Frameworks Assisted by TEMPO

    Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy;Mercedes Alvaro;Hermenegildo Garcia

  • Metal-organic frameworks as efficient heterogeneous catalysts for the regioselective ring opening of epoxides.

    Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy;Mercedes Alvaro;Hermenegildo Garcia

  • Heterogeneous fenton catalysts based on activated carbon and related materials.

    Sergio Navalon;Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy;Mercedes Alvaro;Hermenegildo Garcia

  • Graphene oxide as an acid catalyst for the room temperature ring opening of epoxides

    Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy;Mercedes Alvaro;Patricia Concepción;Vicente Fornés

  • Delineating similarities and dissimilarities in the use of metal organic frameworks and zeolites as heterogeneous catalysts for organic reactions

    Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy;Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy;Mercedes Alvaro;Avelino Corma;Hermenegildo Garcia;Hermenegildo Garcia

  • “Nafion”-functionalized mesoporous MCM-41 silica shows high activity and selectivity for carboxylic acid esterification and Friedel–Crafts acylation reactions

    Mercedes Alvaro;Avelino Corma;Debasish Das;Vicente Fornés

  • Aerobic oxidation of thiols to disulfides using iron metal-organic frameworks as solid redox catalysts.

    Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy;Mercedes Alvaro;Hermenegildo Garcia

Frequent Co-Authors

Hermenegildo García
Hermenegildo García Universitat Politècnica de València
Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy
Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy Universitat Politècnica de València
Juan C. Scaiano
Juan C. Scaiano University of Ottawa
Avelino Corma
Avelino Corma Universitat Politècnica de València
Miguel A. Miranda
Miguel A. Miranda Universitat Politècnica de València
Emilio Palomares
Emilio Palomares Institut Català d'Investigació Química
Patricia Concepción
Patricia Concepción Universitat Politècnica de València
Victor M. Victor
Victor M. Victor University of Valencia
Patricia Horcajada
Patricia Horcajada IMDEA Energy Institute
Abdullah M. Asiri
Abdullah M. Asiri King Abdulaziz University

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