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Pedro Maireles-Torres

Pedro Maireles-Torres

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Chemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
10023
World Ranking
11755
National Ranking
437

Overview

Pedro Maireles-Torres is affiliated with the University of Malaga in Spain. Their primary research fields are Engineering and Materials Science, with a strong focus on Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry among the subfields. Their work encompasses Mechanical Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist's research topics include various aspects of catalysis and materials development, notably:

  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion

Pedro Maireles-Torres has a record of frequent collaboration with various researchers, including:

  • Juan Antonio Cecilia
  • Ramón Moreno-Tost
  • Cristina García-Sancho
  • Carmen P. Jiménez-Gómez
  • J. Mérida-Robles

They publish often in a set of familiar venues, with multiple contributions in:

  • Molecular Catalysis
  • Catalysts
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Renewable Energy
  • Catalysis Today

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Pedro Maireles-Torres are:

  • "Advances in catalytic routes for the production of carboxylic acids from biomass: a step forward for sustainable polymers," 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
  • "Oxidation of lignocellulosic platform molecules to value-added chemicals using heterogeneous catalytic technologies," 2020, Catalysis Science & Technology
  • "Evaluation of the ZrO2/Al2O3 system as catalysts in the catalytic transfer hydrogenation of furfural to obtain furfuryl alcohol," 2020, Applied Catalysis A General
  • "Tailoring the selectivity of Cu-based catalysts in the furfural hydrogenation reaction: Influence of the morphology of the silica support," 2022, Fuel
  • "Semi-continuous mechanochemical process for biodiesel production under heterogeneous catalysis using calcium diglyceroxide," 2020, Renewable Energy

Best Publications

  • Furfural: a renewable and versatile platform molecule for the synthesis of chemicals and fuels

    R. Mariscal;P. Maireles-Torres;M. Ojeda;I. Sádaba

  • CaO supported on mesoporous silicas as basic catalysts for transesterification reactions

    Mônica C.G. Albuquerque;Inmaculada Jiménez-Urbistondo;José Santamaría-González;Josefa M. Mérida-Robles

  • Advances in catalytic routes for the production of carboxylic acids from biomass: a step forward for sustainable polymers

    J. Iglesias;I. Martínez-Salazar;P. Maireles-Torres;D. Martin Alonso

  • Gas-phase hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol over Cu/ZnO catalysts

    Carmen Pilar Jiménez-Gómez;Juan A. Cecilia;Desirée Durán-Martín;Ramón Moreno-Tost

  • Brönsted and Lewis acid ZSM-5 zeolites for the catalytic dehydration of glucose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

    Mercedes Moreno-Recio;José Santamaría-González;Pedro Maireles-Torres

  • Heterogeneous transesterification processes by using CaO supported on zinc oxide as basic catalysts

    Ana C. Alba-Rubio;José Santamaría-González;Josefa M. Mérida-Robles;Ramón Moreno-Tost

  • Furfuryl alcohol from furfural hydrogenation over copper supported on SBA-15 silica catalysts

    D. Vargas-Hernández;J.M. Rubio-Caballero;J. Santamaría-González;R. Moreno-Tost

  • Production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from glucose using aluminium doped MCM-41 silica as acid catalyst

    Ignacio Jiménez-Morales;Mercedes Moreno-Recio;José Santamaría-González;Pedro Maireles-Torres

  • Textural and structural properties and surface acidity characterization of mesoporous silica-zirconia molecular sieves

    E Rodrı́guez-Castellón;A Jiménez-López;P Maireles-Torres;D.J Jones

  • Surfactant-Assisted Synthesis of a Mesoporous Form of Zirconium Phosphate with Acidic Properties

    José Jiménez-Jiménez;Pedro Maireles-Torres;Pascual Olivera-Pastor;Enrique Rodríguez-Castellón

  • Biodiesel preparation using Li/CaO catalysts: Activation process and homogeneous contribution

    D. Martín Alonso;R. Mariscal;M. López Granados;P. Maireles-Torres

  • Two-Dimensional Nanocomposites: Alternating Inorganic-Organic Polymer Layers in Zirconium Phosphate

    Yi Ding;Deborah J. Jones;Pedro Maireles-Torres;Jacques Roziere

  • Selective dehydration of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural on acidic mesoporous tantalum phosphate

    I. Jiménez-Morales;A. Teckchandani-Ortiz;J. Santamaría-González;P. Maireles-Torres

  • High surface area mesoporous titanium phosphate: synthesis and surface acidity determination

    Deborah J. Jones;G. Aptel;Markus Brandhorst;Mélanie Jacquin

  • Glucose dehydration to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural on zirconium containing mesoporous MCM-41 silica catalysts

    I. Jiménez-Morales;J. Santamaría-González;A. Jiménez-López;P. Maireles-Torres

  • Selective production of furfuryl alcohol from furfural by catalytic transfer hydrogenation over commercial aluminas

    R. López-Asensio;J.A. Cecilia;C.P. Jiménez-Gómez;C. García-Sancho

  • MgM (M = Al and Ca) oxides as basic catalysts in transesterification processes

    Mônica C.G. Albuquerque;José Santamaría-González;Josefa M. Mérida-Robles;Ramón Moreno-Tost

  • Transesterification of ethyl butyrate with methanol using MgO/CaO catalysts

    Mônica C.G. Albuquerque;Diana C.S. Azevedo;Célio L. Cavalcante;José Santamaría-González

  • Synthesis Optimization and Crystal Structures of Layered Metal(IV) Hydrogen Phosphates, .alpha.-M(HPO4)2.cntdot.H2O (M = Ti, Sn, Pb)

    Sebastian Bruque;Miguel A. G. Aranda;Enrique R. Losilla;Pascual Olivera-Pastor

  • Nanostructured Inorganically Pillared Layered Metal(IV) Phosphates

    Pascual Olivera-Pastor;Pedro Maireles-Torres;Enrique Rodríguez-Castellón;Antonio Jiménez-López

Frequent Co-Authors

A. Jiménez-López
A. Jiménez-López University of Malaga
Enrique Rodríguez-Castellón
Enrique Rodríguez-Castellón University of Malaga
Juan Antonio Cecilia
Juan Antonio Cecilia University of Malaga
Jacques Rozière
Jacques Rozière University of Montpellier
Rafael Mariscal
Rafael Mariscal Spanish National Research Council
Pedro L. Arias
Pedro L. Arias University of the Basque Country
J.R. Ramos-Barrado
J.R. Ramos-Barrado University of Malaga
M. López Granados
M. López Granados Spanish National Research Council
Guido Busca
Guido Busca University of Genoa
Deborah J. Jones
Deborah J. Jones University of Montpellier

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