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Natalia Moreno is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research spans multiple areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science, and Engineering, with a particular emphasis on Geochemistry and Petrology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ocean Engineering, Atmospheric Science, and Geophysics.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Coal and Its By-products
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Coal Properties and Utilization
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols

Natalia Moreno has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed publications, several of which focus on environmental impacts related to air quality and coal mining. Notable papers include:

  • Tracing surface and airborne SARS-CoV-2 RNA inside public buses and subway trains, 2020, Environment International
  • Insight into PM 2.5 sources by applying positive matrix factorization (PMF) at urban and rural sites of Beijing, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Comprehensive evaluation of potential coal mine dust emissions in an open-pit coal mine in Northwest China, 2021, International Journal of Coal Geology
  • Mineralogy, geochemistry and toxicity of size-segregated respirable deposited dust in underground coal mines, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Phosphate recovery from aqueous solution by K-zeolite synthesized from fly ash for subsequent valorisation as slow release fertilizer, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent publication venues in which Natalia Moreno has appeared include the International Journal of Coal Geology, Atmospheric chemistry and physics, Energies, Journal of Hazardous Materials, and The Science of The Total Environment. This distribution reflects a focus on coal-related geology, atmospheric science, and environmental contamination.

Collaborative research forms a significant part of their work. Frequent co-authors include Xavier Querol, Xinguo Zhuang, Patricia Córdoba, Baoqing Li, and Jing Li, reflecting active partnerships across institutions and disciplines engaged in similar areas of study.

Best Publications

  • Synthesis of zeolites from coal fly ash: an overview

    X Querol;N Moreno;J.C Umaña;A Alastuey

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

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

  • Potential environmental applications of pure zeolitic material synthesized from fly ash

    Natàlia Moreno;Xavier Querol;Carles Ayora;Andrés Alastuey

  • Utilization of zeolites synthesized from coal fly ash for the purification of acid mine waters.

    Natalia Moreno;Xavier Querol;Carles Ayora;Constantino Fernandez Pereira

  • Immobilization of heavy metals in polluted soils by the addition of zeolitic material synthesized from coal fly ash.

    Xavier Querol;Andrés Alastuey;Natàlia Moreno;Esther Alvarez-Ayuso

  • Health effects from Sahara dust episodes in Europe: literature review and research gaps.

    A. Karanasiou;N. Moreno;T. Moreno;M. Viana

  • Tracing surface and airborne SARS-CoV-2 RNA inside public buses and subway trains.

    Teresa Moreno;Rosa María Pintó;Albert Bosch;Natalia Moreno

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

    Adriana Medina;Prócoro Gamero;Xavier Querol;Natalia Moreno

  • Environmental geochemistry of the feed coals and their combustion by-products from two coal-fired power plants in Xinjiang Province, Northwest China

    Jing Li;Jing Li;Xinguo Zhuang;Xavier Querol;Oriol Font

  • Application of zeolitic material synthesised from fly ash to the decontamination of waste water and flue gas

    X. Querol;N. Moreno;J.C. Umana;R. Juan

  • Fly ashes from coal and petroleum coke combustion: current and innovative potential applications

    Aixa González;Rodrigo Navia;Natalia Moreno

  • Pure zeolite synthesis from silica extracted from coal fly ashes

    Natàlia Moreno;Xavier Querol;Felicià Plana;José Manuel Andres

  • Fly ash as reactive sorbent for phosphate removal from treated waste water as a potential slow release fertilizer

    Mehrez Hermassi;Mehrez Hermassi;César Valderrama;Natalia Moreno;Oriol Font

  • Fate and abatement of mercury and other trace elements in a coal fluidised bed oxy combustion pilot plant

    O. Font;P. Córdoba;C. Leiva;L.M. Romeo

  • A review on the applications of coal combustion products in China

    Jing Li;Xinguo Zhuang;Xavier Querol;Oriol Font

  • High quality of Jurassic Coals in the Southern and Eastern Junggar Coalfields, Xinjiang, NW China: Geochemical and mineralogical characteristics

    Jing Li;Jing Li;Xinguo Zhuang;Xavier Querol;Oriol Font

  • Influence of the co-firing on the leaching of trace pollutants from coal fly ash

    Maria Izquierdo;Natalia Moreno;Oriol Font;Xavier Querol

  • First insights into mineralogy, geochemistry, and isotopic signatures of the Upper Triassic high‑sulfur coals from the Thai Nguyen Coal field, NE Vietnam

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  • Synthesis of high ion exchange zeolites from coal fly ash

    Xavier Querol Carceller;Natàlia Moreno;Andrés Alastuey;Roberto Juan Mainar

  • Synthesis of merlinoite from Chinese coal fly ashes and its potential utilization as slow release K-fertilizer

    Jing Li;Xinguo Zhuang;Oriol Font;Natalia Moreno

  • X-ray powder diffraction-based method for the determination of the glass content and mineralogy of coal (co)-combustion fly ashes

    O. Font;N. Moreno;X. Querol;M. Izquierdo

Frequent Co-Authors

Xavier Querol
Xavier Querol Spanish National Research Council
Xinguo Zhuang
Xinguo Zhuang China University of Geosciences
Andrés Alastuey
Andrés Alastuey Spanish National Research Council
Teresa Moreno
Teresa Moreno Spanish National Research Council
Maria Izquierdo
Maria Izquierdo Spanish National Research Council
Mar Viana
Mar Viana Spanish National Research Council
Fulvio Amato
Fulvio Amato Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research
José Luis Cortina
José Luis Cortina Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Sergi Díez
Sergi Díez Spanish National Research Council
César Valderrama
César Valderrama Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

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