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Overview

Rafael Font is affiliated with the University of Alicante in Spain and has contributed to research primarily within the fields of Engineering, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Medicine. Their work spans a variety of scientific domains, focusing on both applied and theoretical aspects of these disciplines.

Font's research has been published in several venues, with multiple articles appearing in the journals Foods and Processes. Other publications have appeared in Agronomy, Sensors, and Fuel.

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Mercedes Del Río-Celestino
  • Tania Merinas-Amo
  • Ángeles Alonso-Moraga
  • R. Merinas-Amo
  • Pedro Gómez

Significant recent papers by Rafael Font cover topics related to agriculture, biomass, and material safety, such as:

  • "Rapid and Cost-Effective Assessment of the Neutral and Acid Detergent Fiber Fractions of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) by Combining Modified PLS and Visible with Near-Infrared Spectroscopy," published in 2021 in Agronomy
  • "Analysis of the spontaneous combustion and self-heating of almond shells," published in 2020 in Fuel

In addition, collaborative research includes:

  • "The Health Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables" (2020) in Foods
  • "Using Vis-NIR Spectroscopy for Predicting Quality Compounds in Foods" (2022) in Sensors
  • "Effects of Fertigation Management on the Quality of Organic Legumes Grown in Protected Cultivation" (2021) in Horticulturae

Rafael Font's primary research topics include:

  • Fire dynamics and safety research
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Flame retardant materials and properties
  • Combustion and Detonation Processes
  • Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress
  • Hops Chemistry and Applications

Their work also engages several subfields, notably Plant Science, Biomedical Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Biochemistry.

Best Publications

  • Pyrolysis kinetics of almond shells and olive stones considering their organic fractions

    J.A. Caballero;J.A. Conesa;R. Font;A. Marcilla

  • Pyrolysis of Polyethylene in a Fluidized Bed Reactor

    Juan A. Conesa;Rafael Font;Antonio Marcilla;Angela N. Garcia

  • Analysis of different kinetic models in the dynamic pyrolysis of cellulose

    Juan A. Conesa;JoséA. Caballero;A. Marcilla;R. Font

  • Comments on the validity and utility of the different methods for kinetic analysis of thermogravimetric data

    J.A. Conesa;A. Marcilla;J.A. Caballero;R. Font

  • Kinetics of the pyrolysis of almond shells and almond shells impregnated with cobalt dichloride in a fluidized bed reactor and in a pyroprobe 100

    Rafael Font;Antonio Marcilla;Emilio Verdu;Joaquin Devesa

  • Analysis of the pyrolysis and combustion of different sewage sludges by TG

    R Font;A Fullana;J.A Conesa;F Llavador

  • Kinetic model for the pyrolysis and combustion of poly-(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)

    I. Martı́n-Gullón;M. Esperanza;R. Font

  • Pyrolysis and combustion study of flexible polyurethane foam

    María A. Garrido;Rafael Font

  • Comparison between emissions from the pyrolysis and combustion of different wastes

    J.A. Conesa;R. Font;A. Fullana;I. Martín-Gullón

  • Complete Study of the Pyrolysis and Gasification of Scrap Tires in a Pilot Plant Reactor

    Juan A. Conesa;I. Martin-Gullon;R. Font;J. Jauhiainen

  • Pyrolysis study of polyurethane

    R Font;A Fullana;J.A Caballero;J Candela

  • Organic and inorganic pollutants from cement kiln stack feeding alternative fuels.

    Juan A. Conesa;Araceli Gálvez;Fernán Mateos;Ignacio Martín-Gullón

  • THERMOGRAVIMETRIC STUDIES ON THE THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF POLYETHYLENE

    Juan A. Conesa;A. Marcilla;R. Font;J.A. Caballero

  • Kinetic models for the pyrolysis and combustion of two types of sewage sludge

    R. Font;A. Fullana;J. Conesa

  • Pyrolysis and combustion of electronic wastes

    J. Moltó;R. Font;A. Gálvez;J.A. Conesa

  • Polytetrafluoroethylene decomposition in air and nitrogen

    J. A. Conesa;R. Font

  • Pyrolysis and combustion of waste lubricant oil from diesel cars : Decomposition and pollutants

    M.J. Fuentes;R. Font;M.F. Gómez-Rico;I. Martín-Gullón

  • Kinetics of pyrolysis and combustion of pine needles and cones

    R. Font;J.A. Conesa;J. Moltó;M. Muñoz

  • Dynamic pesticide removal with activated carbon fibers.

    I Martı́n-Gullón;R Font

  • Comparative study of the pyrolysis of almond shells and their fractions, holocellulose and lignin. Product yields and kinetics

    J.A Caballero;R Font;A Marcilla

  • Semivolatile and volatile compounds from the pyrolysis and combustion of polyvinyl chloride

    Ignacio Aracil;Rafael Font;Juan A. Conesa

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan A. Conesa
Juan A. Conesa University of Alicante
Antonio Marcilla
Antonio Marcilla University of Alicante
José A. Caballero
José A. Caballero University of Alicante
Andres Fullana
Andres Fullana University of Alicante
Jordi Cortina
Jordi Cortina University of Alicante
Paul T. Williams
Paul T. Williams University of Leeds
Brian K. Gullett
Brian K. Gullett Environmental Protection Agency

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