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Overview

Rafael Lucena is affiliated with the University of Córdoba in Spain and has contributed extensively to research in chemistry and engineering fields. Their work predominantly focuses on analytical chemistry and spectroscopy, with significant involvement in biomedical engineering, electrochemistry, and toxicology.

Their research spans various topics, including:

  • Analytical chemistry methods development
  • Mass spectrometry techniques and applications
  • Analytical chemistry and chromatography
  • Electrochemical analysis and applications
  • Biosensors and analytical detection
  • Advanced chemical sensor technologies
  • Forensic toxicology and drug analysis

Some of their recent publications demonstrate a focus on novel materials and analytical techniques. These include:

  • Unmodified cellulose filter paper, a sustainable and affordable sorbent for the isolation of biogenic amines from beer samples, 2021, Journal of Chromatography A
  • Effervescence-Assisted Microextraction-One Decade of Developments, 2020, Molecules
  • Silver nanoflower-coated paper as dual substrate for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and ambient pressure mass spectrometry analysis, 2020, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • Dual-template molecularly imprinted paper for the determination of drugs of abuse in saliva samples by direct infusion mass spectrometry, 2020, Microchemical Journal
  • Paper-based sorptive phases for microextraction and sensing, 2020, Analytical Methods

Rafael Lucena frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable coauthors include:

  • Soledad Cárdenas
  • Jaime Millán-Santiago
  • Ángela I. López-Lorente
  • Francisco Antonio Casado-Carmona
  • Guillermo Lasarte-Aragonés

The most common venues for their publications are:

  • Microchemical Journal
  • Talanta
  • Analytica Chimica Acta
  • Journal of Chromatography A
  • Advances in Sample Preparation

Best Publications

  • Carbon nanostructures as sorbent materials in analytical processes

    M. Valcárcel;S. Cárdenas;B.M. Simonet;Y. Moliner-Martínez

  • Dispersive micro-solid phase extraction

    Alberto Chisvert;Soledad Cárdenas;Rafael Lucena

  • Potential of nanoparticles in sample preparation

    R. Lucena;B.M. Simonet;S. Cárdenas;M. Valcárcel

  • The roles of ionic liquids in sorptive microextraction techniques

    Eva Aguilera-Herrador;Rafael Lucena;Soledad Cárdenas;Miguel Valcárcel

  • One-step in-syringe ionic liquid-based dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction

    Marta Cruz-Vera;Rafael Lucena;Soledad Cárdenas;Miguel Valcárcel

  • Direct coupling of ionic liquid based single-drop microextraction and GC/MS.

    Eva Aguilera-Herrador;Rafael Lucena;Soledad Cardenas;Miguel Valcárcel

  • Ionic liquid-based single-drop microextraction/gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric determination of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene isomers in waters.

    Eva Aguilera-Herrador;Rafael Lucena;Soledad Cárdenas;Miguel Valcárcel

  • Paramagnetic Ionic Liquid-Coated SiO2@Fe3O4 Nanoparticles - the Next Generation of Magnetically Recoverable Nanocatalysts Applied in the Glycolysis of PET

    Israel Cano;Israel Cano;Carmen Martin;Carmen Martin;Jesum Alves Fernandes;Rhys W. Lodge

  • Use of switchable solvents in the microextraction context.

    Guillermo Lasarte-Aragonés;Rafael Lucena;Soledad Cárdenas;Miguel Valcárcel

  • Effervescence assisted dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction with extractant removal by magnetic nanoparticles.

    Guillermo Lasarte-Aragonés;Rafael Lucena;Soledad Cárdenas;Miguel Valcárcel

  • Dispersive micro-solid phase extraction with ionic liquid-modified silica for the determination of organophosphate pesticides in water by ultra performance liquid chromatography

    Francisco Galán-Cano;Rafael Lucena;Soledad Cárdenas;Miguel Valcárcel

  • Ionic liquid-based dynamic liquid-phase microextraction: application to the determination of anti-inflammatory drugs in urine samples.

    Marta Cruz-Vera;Rafael Lucena;Soledad Cárdenas;Miguel Valcárcel

  • Stir fabric phase sorptive extraction for the determination of triazine herbicides in environmental waters by liquid chromatography.

    Mercedes Roldán-Pijuán;Rafael Lucena;Soledad Cárdenas;Miguel Valcárcel

  • Determination of phenols in waters by stir membrane liquid-liquid-liquid microextraction coupled to liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection.

    M.C. Alcudia-León;R. Lucena;S. Cárdenas;M. Valcárcel

  • Ionic liquid coated magnetic nanoparticles for the gas chromatography/mass spectrometric determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in waters.

    Francisco Galán-Cano;María del Carmen Alcudia-León;Rafael Lucena;Soledad Cárdenas

  • Extraction and stirring integrated techniques: examples and recent advances

    Rafael Lucena

  • Effervescence-assisted carbon nanotubes dispersion for the micro-solid-phase extraction of triazine herbicides from environmental waters.

    Guillermo Lasarte-Aragonés;Rafael Lucena;Soledad Cárdenas;Miguel Valcárcel

  • Dispersive micro-solid phase extraction of bisphenol A from milk using magnetic nylon 6 composite and its final determination by HPLC-UV

    Emilia M. Reyes-Gallardo;R. Lucena;S. Cárdenas;M. Valcárcel

  • Effervescence-assisted dispersive micro-solid phase extraction.

    Guillermo Lasarte-Aragonés;Rafael Lucena;Soledad Cárdenas;Miguel Valcárcel

  • Paper supported polystyrene membranes for thin film microextraction

    J. Ríos-Gómez;R. Lucena;S. Cárdenas

  • Determination of trihalomethanes in waters by ionic liquid-based single drop microextraction/gas chromatographic/mass spectrometry.

    Eva Aguilera-Herrador;Rafael Lucena;Soledad Cárdenas;Miguel Valcárcel

  • Sample treatments based on dispersive (micro)extraction

    M. Cruz-Vera;R. Lucena;S. Cárdenas;M. Valcárcel

Frequent Co-Authors

Soledad Cárdenas
Soledad Cárdenas University of Córdoba
Miguel Valcárcel
Miguel Valcárcel University of Córdoba
Mercedes Gallego
Mercedes Gallego University of Córdoba
Mohammad Saraji
Mohammad Saraji Isfahan University of Technology
Mohamed Abdel-Rehim
Mohamed Abdel-Rehim Stockholm University
Rafael Luque
Rafael Luque King Saud University
Manuel Miró
Manuel Miró University of the Balearic Islands
Kenneth G. Furton
Kenneth G. Furton Florida International University
Eduardo Carasek
Eduardo Carasek Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Rodolfo G. Wuilloud
Rodolfo G. Wuilloud National University of Cuyo

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