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Pedro M. Álvarez

Pedro M. Álvarez

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
7585
World Ranking
15318
National Ranking
610

Overview

Pedro M. Álvarez is affiliated with the University of Extremadura in Spain and is engaged in research primarily within the fields of Environmental Science and Energy. Their work intersects several subfields including Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Water Science and Technology, Pollution, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist has contributed to the literature on topics including:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Pedro M. Álvarez include Ana M. Chávez, Fernando J. Beltrán, Jorge López, A. Rey, and Joaquim L. Faria.

Pedro M. Álvarez's research outputs have been published in a variety of scientific journals, with notable repeated contributions in:

  • Catalysts
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Separation and Purification Technology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Pedro M. Álvarez include:

  • Critical aspects of the stability and catalytic activity of MIL-100(Fe) in different advanced oxidation processes, 2020, Separation and Purification Technology
  • Simulated solar photocatalytic ozonation of contaminants of emerging concern and effluent organic matter in secondary effluents by a reusable magnetic catalyst, 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Insights into the Stability and Activity of MIL-53(Fe) in Solar Photocatalytic Oxidation Processes in Water, 2021, Catalysts
  • Preparation of a new green magnetic Fe3O4 @TiO2-P25 photocatalyst for solar advanced oxidation processes in water, 2023, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • Membrane filtration, activated sludge and solar photocatalytic technologies for the effective treatment of table olive processing wastewater, 2021, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Pedro M. Álvarez has also contributed to the academic book literature with a publication titled Diseño(s) otro(s). Prácticas y periferias, released in 2024 by Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Colombia eBooks.

Best Publications

  • Activated carbon modifications to enhance its water treatment applications. An overview.

    J. Rivera-Utrilla;M. Sánchez-Polo;V. Gómez-Serrano;P.M. Álvarez

  • Oxidation of activated carbon by dry and wet methods: Surface chemistry and textural modifications

    Josefa Jaramillo;Pedro Modesto Álvarez;Vicente Gómez-Serrano

  • Determination of main species involved in the first steps of TiO2 photocatalytic degradation of organics with the use of scavengers: The case of ofloxacin

    Eva M. Rodríguez;Gracia Márquez;Miriam Tena;Pedro M. Álvarez

  • Preparation and characterization of magnetic TiO2 nanoparticles and their utilization for the degradation of emerging pollutants in water

    Pedro M. Álvarez;Josefa Jaramillo;Francisco López-Piñero;Pawel K. Plucinski

  • Comparison between thermal and ozone regenerations of spent activated carbon exhausted with phenol.

    P.M. Álvarez;F.J. Beltrán;V. Gómez-Serrano;J. Jaramillo

  • The influence of various factors on aqueous ozone decomposition by granular activated carbons and the development of a mechanistic approach

    P.M. Alvárez;J.F. García-Araya;F.J. Beltrán;I. Giráldez

  • Kinetics of Heterogeneous Catalytic Ozone Decomposition in Water on an Activated Carbon

    Fernando J. Beltrán;J. Rivas;P. Álvarez;R. Montero-de-Espinosa

  • Ozonation of activated carbons: Effect on the adsorption of selected phenolic compounds from aqueous solutions

    P.M. Álvarez;J.F. García-Araya;F.J. Beltrán;F.J. Masa

  • Diclofenac removal from water with ozone and activated carbon

    Fernando J. Beltrán;Pablo Pocostales;Pedro Alvarez;Ana Oropesa

  • Fenton Reagent Advanced Oxidation of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Water

    Fernando J. Beltrán;Manuel González;Francisco J. Ribas;Pedro Alvarez

  • Preparation and structural characterization of Co/Al2O3 catalysts for the ozonation of pyruvic acid

    P.M. Álvarez;F.J. Beltrán;J.P. Pocostales;F.J. Masa

  • Treatment of highly polluted industrial wastewater by means of sequential aerobic biological oxidation-ozone based AOPs

    A.M. Chávez;O. Gimeno;A. Rey;G. Pliego

  • Boron doped TiO2 catalysts for photocatalytic ozonation of aqueous mixtures of common pesticides: Diuron, o-phenylphenol, MCPA and terbuthylazine

    D.H. Quiñones;A. Rey;P.M. Álvarez;F.J. Beltrán

  • Effects of single and combined ozonation with hydrogen peroxide or UV radiation on the chemical degradation and biodegradability of debittering table olive industrial wastewaters

    Fernando J Beltrán;Juan F Garcı́a-Araya;J Frades;P Álvarez

  • Catalytic ozonation promoted by alumina-based catalysts for the removal of some pharmaceutical compounds from water

    P. Pocostales;P. Álvarez;F.J. Beltrán

  • Enhanced adsorption of metal ions onto functionalized granular activated carbons prepared from cherry stones

    J. Jaramillo;V. Gómez-Serrano;P.M. Álvarez

  • A comparison between catalytic ozonation and activated carbon adsorption/ozone-regeneration processes for wastewater treatment

    P.M. Alvárez;F.J. Beltrán;F.J. Masa;J.P. Pocostales

  • Mechanism considerations for photocatalytic oxidation, ozonation and photocatalytic ozonation of some pharmaceutical compounds in water.

    Eva M. Rodríguez;Gracia Márquez;Elena A. León;Pedro M. Álvarez

  • Sodium Dodecylbenzenesulfonate Removal from Water and Wastewater. 1. Kinetics of Decomposition by Ozonation

    Fernando J. Beltrán;Juan F. García-Araya;Pedro M. Álvarez

  • A Kinetic Model for Advanced Oxidation Processes of Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Water: Application to Phenanthrene and Nitrobenzene

    Fernando J. Beltrán;Javier Rivas;Pedro M. Álvarez;Miguel A. Alonso

Frequent Co-Authors

Fernando J. Beltrán
Fernando J. Beltrán University of Extremadura
Vicente Gómez-Serrano
Vicente Gómez-Serrano University of Extremadura
Francesc Medina
Francesc Medina Rovira i Virgili University
Manuel Sánchez-Polo
Manuel Sánchez-Polo University of Granada
Adrián M.T. Silva
Adrián M.T. Silva University of Porto
M.J. Lázaro
M.J. Lázaro Spanish National Research Council
José Rivera-Utrilla
José Rivera-Utrilla University of Granada
Juan F. González
Juan F. González University of Extremadura
Maria C.M. Alvim-Ferraz
Maria C.M. Alvim-Ferraz University of Porto
Gershon Tenenbaum
Gershon Tenenbaum Reichman University

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