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Miguel A. Gilarranz is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Madrid in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on engineering disciplines, with extensive work in chemical engineering and materials science. Subfields of study include biomedical engineering, catalysis, mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, and organic chemistry.

The scientist has contributed to multiple topics, notably catalysis and hydrodesulfurization studies, catalysts for methane reforming, ammonia synthesis and nitrogen reduction, nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, catalytic processes in materials science, thermochemical biomass conversion processes, and environmental remediation with nanomaterials.

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Fuel
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Gilarranz cover topics such as energy recovery, nanoporous carbons, catalyst activity enhancement, wastewater treatment, and hydrogen production. Selected recent publications are:

  • Integration of hydrothermal carbonization and aqueous phase reforming for energy recovery from sewage sludge, 2022, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Engaging nanoporous carbons in "beyond adsorption" applications: Characterization, challenges and performance, 2020, Carbon
  • Improving the activity in hydrodechlorination of Pd/C catalysts by nitrogen doping of activated carbon supports, 2020, Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • Aqueous phase reforming coupled to catalytic wet air oxidation for the removal and valorisation of phenolic compounds in wastewater, 2020, Journal of Environmental Management
  • Enhanced H2 production in the aqueous-phase reforming of maltose by feedstock pre-hydrogenation, 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Collaborations are a recurring aspect of their research activity, with frequent coauthors including J.A. Baeza, L. Calvo, F. G. DE LAS HERAS, A.S. Oliveira, and Noelia Alonso-Morales. These collaborations reflect interdisciplinary connections within the fields of catalysis and chemical engineering.

Best Publications

  • Chemical Pathway and Kinetics of Phenol Oxidation by Fenton's Reagent

    J. A. Zazo;J. A. Casas;A. F. Mohedano;M. A. Gilarranz

  • Application of Fenton oxidation to cosmetic wastewaters treatment.

    P. Bautista;A.F. Mohedano;M.A. Gilarranz;J.A. Casas

  • Activated carbon from grape seeds upon chemical activation with phosphoric acid: Application to the adsorption of diuron from water

    M Al Bahri;Luisa Calvo;Miguel Ángel Gilarranz;Juan José Rodríguez

  • Modification of ammonium lignosulfonate by phenolation for use in phenolic resins.

    Maria V Alonso;M Oliet;F Rodríguez;J García

  • Thermal stability and pyrolysis kinetics of organosolv lignins obtained from Eucalyptus globulus

    J.C. Domínguez;M. Oliet;M.V. Alonso;M.A. Gilarranz

  • Adsorption of ionic liquids from aqueous effluents by activated carbon

    J. Palomar;J. Lemus;M.A. Gilarranz;J.J. Rodriguez

  • Grape seed carbons for studying the influence of texture on supercapacitor behaviour in aqueous electrolytes

    Diana Jiménez-Cordero;Diana Jiménez-Cordero;Francisco Heras;Miguel A. Gilarranz;Encarnación Raymundo-Piñero;Encarnación Raymundo-Piñero

  • Characterization of Supported Ionic Liquid Phase (SILP) materials prepared from different supports

    Jesus Lemus;Jose Palomar;Miguel A. Gilarranz;Juan J. Rodriguez

  • Removal of chlorinated organic volatile compounds by gas phase adsorption with activated carbon

    Jesus Lemus;M. Martin-Martinez;Jose Palomar;Luisa Gomez-Sainero

  • Hydrodechlorination of 4-chlorophenol in aqueous phase using Pd/AC catalysts prepared with modified active carbon supports

    L. Calvo;M.A. Gilarranz;J.A. Casas;A.F. Mohedano

  • Kinetics of the Hydrodechlorination of 4-Chlorophenol in Water Using Pd, Pt, and Rh/Al2O3 Catalysts

    Elena Díaz;José A. Casas;Ángel F. Mohedano;Luisa Calvo

  • Characterization and structural modification of ammonic lignosulfonate by methylolation

    M. V. Alonso;J. J. Rodríguez;M. Oliet;F. Rodríguez

  • Catalytic behavior of size-controlled palladium nanoparticles in the hydrodechlorination of 4-chlorophenol in aqueous phase

    J.A. Baeza;L. Calvo;M.A. Gilarranz;A.F. Mohedano

  • Hydrogenation of phenol in aqueous phase with palladium on activated carbon catalysts

    E. Díaz;A.F. Mohedano;L. Calvo;M.A. Gilarranz

  • Developing criteria for the recovery of ionic liquids from aqueous phase by adsorption with activated carbon

    Jesus Lemus;Jose Palomar;Francisco Heras;Miguel Angel Gilarranz

  • Treatment of chlorophenols-bearing wastewaters through hydrodechlorination using Pd/activated carbon catalysts

    L. Calvo;A.F. Mohedano;J.A. Casas;M.A. Gilarranz

  • Comparison of activated carbon-supported Pd and Rh catalysts for aqueous-phase hydrodechlorination

    Elena Diaz;Angel F. Mohedano;Jose A. Casas;Luisa Calvo

  • Activated carbon supported metal catalysts for reduction of nitrate in water with high selectivity towards N2

    M. Al Bahri;L. Calvo;M.A. Gilarranz;J.J. Rodriguez

  • Computational approach to nuclear magnetic resonance in 1-Alkyl-3-methylimidazolium ionic liquids.

    Jose Palomar;Victor R. Ferro;Miguel A. Gilarranz;Juan J. Rodriguez

  • Effects of Support Surface Composition on the Activity and Selectivity of Pd/C Catalysts in Aqueous-Phase Hydrodechlorination Reactions

    Luisa Calvo;Miguel A. Gilarranz;José A. Casas;and Angel F. Mohedano

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan J. Rodriguez
Juan J. Rodriguez Autonomous University of Madrid
Jose A. Casas
Jose A. Casas Autonomous University of Madrid
Angel F. Mohedano
Angel F. Mohedano Autonomous University of Madrid
Jose Palomar
Jose Palomar Autonomous University of Madrid
Leonardus Lefferts
Leonardus Lefferts University of Twente
Encarnacion Raymundo-Pinero
Encarnacion Raymundo-Pinero University of Orléans
Teresa J. Bandosz
Teresa J. Bandosz City College of New York
Alain Celzard
Alain Celzard University of Lorraine
Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky
Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky Spanish National Research Council
Elzbieta Frackowiak
Elzbieta Frackowiak Poznań University of Technology

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