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Vítor J.P. Vilar

Vítor J.P. Vilar

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Chemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
15882
World Ranking
6243
National Ranking
49

Overview

Vítor J.P. Vilar is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Energy. Their research focuses on several subfields, including Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Water Science and Technology, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Pollution, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their work addresses key topics such as Advanced oxidation water treatment, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells, Algal biology and biofuel production, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis, and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science.

Frequent collaborators include Ana I. Gomes, Tânia F.C.V. Silva, Rui A.R. Boaventura, Francisca C. Moreira, and Rosario Rodil.

Vítor J.P. Vilar has published extensively in several scientific journals. The most common venues for their publications are:

  • Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Chemosphere
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Chemical Engineering Science

Significant recent papers include:

  • The Effect of Light Wavelength on CO2 Capture, Biomass Production and Nutrient Uptake by Green Microalgae: A Step Forward on Process Integration and Optimisation (2020, Energies)
  • Ozone-driven processes for mature urban landfill leachate treatment: Organic matter degradation, biodegradability enhancement and treatment costs for different reactors configuration (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Innovative light-driven chemical/catalytic reactors towards contaminants of emerging concern mitigation: A review (2020, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • Integration of Fenton's reaction based processes and cation exchange processes in textile wastewater treatment as a strategy for water reuse (2020, Journal of Environmental Management)
  • Tube-in-tube membrane reactor for heterogeneous TiO2 photocatalysis with radial addition of H2O2 (2020, Chemical Engineering Journal)

Best Publications

  • Electrochemical advanced oxidation processes: A review on their application to synthetic and real wastewaters

    Francisca C. Moreira;Rui A.R. Boaventura;Enric Brillas;Vítor J.P. Vilar

  • Oil and grease removal from wastewaters: Sorption treatment as an alternative to state-of-the-art technologies. A critical review

    Ariana M.A. Pintor;Vítor J.P. Vilar;Cidália M.S. Botelho;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • A review of the use of red mud as adsorbent for the removal of toxic pollutants from water and wastewater

    Amit Bhatnagar;Vítor J.P. Vilar;Cidália M.S. Botelho;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • Methylene blue adsorption by algal biomass based materials: biosorbents characterization and process behaviour.

    Vítor J P Vilar;Cidália M S Botelho;Rui A R Boaventura

  • Coconut-based biosorbents for water treatment — A review of the recent literature

    Amit Bhatnagar;Vítor J.P. Vilar;Cidália M.S. Botelho;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • Influence of pH, ionic strength and temperature on lead biosorption by Gelidium and agar extraction algal waste

    Vítor J.P. Vilar;Cidália M.S. Botelho;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • Optimization of coagulation-flocculation and flotation parameters for the treatment of a petroleum refinery effluent from a Portuguese Plant

    Carlos E. Santo;Vítor J.P. Vilar;Cidália M.S. Botelho;Amit Bhatnagar

  • Decolorization and mineralization of Sunset Yellow FCF azo dye by anodic oxidation, electro-Fenton, UVA photoelectro-Fenton and solar photoelectro-Fenton processes

    Francisca C. Moreira;Sergi Garcia-Segura;Vítor J.P. Vilar;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • Photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) over TiO2-coated cellulose acetate monolithic structures using solar light

    Belisa A. Marinho;Belisa A. Marinho;Raquel O. Cristóvão;Ridha Djellabi;José M. Loureiro

  • Degradation of the antibiotic trimethoprim by electrochemical advanced oxidation processes using a carbon-PTFE air-diffusion cathode and a boron-doped diamond or platinum anode

    Francisca C. Moreira;Sergi Garcia-Segura;Rui A.R. Boaventura;Enric Brillas

  • Equilibrium and kinetic modelling of Cd(II) biosorption by algae Gelidium and agar extraction algal waste.

    Vítor J.P. Vilar;Cidália M.S. Botelho;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • Use of cork powder and granules for the adsorption of pollutants: a review.

    Ariana M.A. Pintor;Catarina I.A. Ferreira;Joana C. Pereira;Patrícia Correia

  • Photocatalytic degradation of oxytetracycline using TiO2 under natural and simulated solar radiation

    João H.O.S. Pereira;Vítor J.P. Vilar;Maria T. Borges;Oscar González

  • Waste metal hydroxide sludge as adsorbent for a reactive dye.

    Sílvia C R Santos;Vítor J P Vílar;Rui A R Boaventura

  • Tertiary treatment of a municipal wastewater toward pharmaceuticals removal by chemical and electrochemical advanced oxidation processes.

    Francisca C. Moreira;J. Soler;M.F. Alpendurada;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • Enhancement of the photo-Fenton reaction at near neutral pH through the use of ferrioxalate complexes: A case study on trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole antibiotics removal from aqueous solutions

    Isabelli N. Dias;Isabelli N. Dias;Bruno S. Souza;Bruno S. Souza;João H.O.S. Pereira;Francisca C. Moreira

  • Landfill leachate treatment by solar-driven AOPs

    Elisangela M.R. Rocha;Vítor J.P. Vilar;Amélia Fonseca;Isabel Saraiva

  • Enhancement of a solar photo-Fenton reaction by using ferrioxalate complexes for the treatment of a synthetic cotton-textile dyeing wastewater

    Lucila I. Doumic;Lucila I. Doumic;Lucila I. Doumic;Petrick A. Soares;María A. Ayude;Miryan Cassanello

  • Treatment of a sanitary landfill leachate using combined solar photo-Fenton and biological immobilized biomass reactor at a pilot scale.

    Vítor J.P. Vilar;Elisangela M.R. Rocha;Francisco S. Mota;Amélia Fonseca

  • Assessment of a multistage system based on electrocoagulation, solar photo-Fenton and biological oxidation processes for real textile wastewater treatment

    Diego R. Manenti;Aparecido N. Módenes;Petrick A. Soares;Fernando R. Espinoza-Quiñones

  • Copper removal by algae Gelidium, agar extraction algal waste and granulated algal waste: kinetics and equilibrium.

    Vítor J.P. Vilar;Cidália M.S. Botelho;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • Insights into real cotton-textile dyeing wastewater treatment using solar advanced oxidation processes

    Petrick A. Soares;Tânia F. C. V. Silva;Diego R. Manenti;Selene M. A. G. U. Souza

Frequent Co-Authors

Rui A.R. Boaventura
Rui A.R. Boaventura University of Porto
Cidália M.S. Botelho
Cidália M.S. Botelho University of Porto
Márcia Dezotti
Márcia Dezotti Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Adrián M.T. Silva
Adrián M.T. Silva University of Porto
Amit Bhatnagar
Amit Bhatnagar Lappeenranta University of Technology
José M. Loureiro
José M. Loureiro University of Porto
Enric Brillas
Enric Brillas University of Barcelona
Joaquim L. Faria
Joaquim L. Faria University of Porto
Adélio Mendes
Adélio Mendes University of Porto
Sixto Malato
Sixto Malato Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas

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