selected publications

• article

  • Oxidation of sulfonamides by ferrate(VI): Reaction kinetics, transformation byproducts and toxicity assesment.  Journal of environmental management.  255:109927-. 2020-01-01
  • The adsorption kinetics of sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate on activated carbon. Branched-pore diffusional model revisited and comparison with other diffusional models.  Chemical Engineering Communications.  207:705-721. 2020-01-01
  • Removal of bisphenols A and S by adsorption on activated carbon clothes enhanced by the presence of bacteria.  Science of the Total Environment.  669:767-776. 2019-01-01
  • Individual and simultaneous degradation of antibiotics sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim by UV and solar radiation in aqueous solution using bentonite and vermiculite as photocatalysts.  Applied Clay Science.  160:217-225. 2018-01-01
  • Individual and simultaneous degradation of the antibiotics sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim in aqueous solutions by Fenton, Fenton-like and photo-Fenton processes using solar and UV radiations.  Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry.  360:95-108. 2018-01-01
  • Lanthanum-doped silica xerogels for the removal of fluorides from waters.  Journal of Environmental Management.  213:549-554. 2018-01-01
  • Sulfonamides degradation assisted by UV, UV/H2O2 and UV/K2S2O8: Efficiency, mechanism and byproducts cytotoxicity.  Journal of Environmental Management.  225:224-231. 2018-01-01
  • Tinidazole degradation assisted by solar radiation and iron-doped silica xerogels.  Chemical Engineering Journal.  344:21-33. 2018-01-01
  • Biosorption mechanism of Methylene Blue from aqueous solution onto White Pine (Pinus durangensis) sawdust: Effect of operating conditions.  Sustainable Environment Research.  27:32-40. 2017-01-01
  • Effect of radical peroxide promoters on the photodegradation of cytarabine antineoplastic in water.  Chemical Engineering Journal.  284:995-1002. 2016-01-01
  • Organic xerogels doped with Tris(2,2′-bipyridine) ruthenium(II) as hydroxyl radical promoters: Synthesis, characterization, and photoactivity.  Chemical Engineering Journal.  306:289-297. 2016-01-01
  • Overall adsorption rate of metronidazole, dimetridazole and diatrizoate on activated carbons prepared from coffee residues and almond shells.  Journal of Environmental Management.  169:116-125. 2016-01-01
  • Removal of compounds used as plasticizers and herbicides from water by means of gamma irradiation.  Science of the Total Environment.  569-570:518-526. 2016-01-01
  • Role of 1[O2]* in chlortetracycline degradation by solar radiation assisted by ruthenium metal complexes.  Chemical Engineering Journal.  284:896-904. 2016-01-01
  • Modeling adsorption rate of tetracyclines on activated carbons from aqueous phase.  Chemical Engineering Research and Design.  104:579-588. 2015-01-01
  • Single, competitive, and dynamic adsorption on activated carbon of compounds used as plasticizers and herbicides.  Science of the Total Environment.  537:335-342. 2015-01-01
  • Cooperative adsorption of bisphenol-A and chromium(III) ions from water on activated carbons prepared from olive-mill waste.  Carbon.  73:338-350. 2014-01-01
  • Removal of the antibiotic metronidazole by adsorption on various carbon materials from aqueous phase.  Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.  436:276-285. 2014-01-01
  • Comparative study of the photodegradation of bisphenol A by HO, SO4- and CO3-/HCO3 radicals in aqueous phase.  Science of the Total Environment.  463-464:423-431. 2013-01-01
  • Nitroimidazoles adsorption on activated carbon cloth from aqueous solution.  Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.  401:116-124. 2013-01-01
  • Removal of diethyl phthalate from water solution by adsorption, photo-oxidation, ozonation and advanced oxidation process (UV/H2O2, O3/H2O2 and O3/activated carbon).  Science of the Total Environment.  442:26-35. 2013-01-01
  • Role of HȮ and SO4-̇ radicals on the photodegradation of remazol red in aqueous solution.  Chemical Engineering Journal.  223:155-163. 2013-01-01
  • Role of pore volume and surface diffusion in the adsorption of aromatic compounds on activated carbon.  Adsorption.  19:945-957. 2013-01-01
  • Tetracycline removal from water by adsorption/bioadsorption on activated carbons and sludge-derived adsorbents.  Journal of Environmental Management.  131:16-24. 2013-01-01
  • Treatment of water contaminated with diphenolic acid by gamma radiation in the presence of different compounds.  Chemical Engineering Journal.  219:371-379. 2013-01-01
  • Kinetic study of tetracycline adsorption on sludge-derived adsorbents in aqueous phase.  Chemical Engineering Journal.  213:88-96. 2012-01-01
  • Metronidazole photodegradation in aqueous solution by using photosensitizers and hydrogen peroxide.  Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology.  87:1202-1208. 2012-01-01
  • Modeling adsorption rate of organic micropollutants present in landfill leachates onto granular activated carbon.  Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.  385:174-182. 2012-01-01
  • Role of activated carbon in the photocatalytic degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid by the UV/TiO 2/activated carbon system.  Applied Catalysis B: Environmental.  126:100-107. 2012-01-01
  • Degradation of antineoplastic cytarabine in aqueous solution by gamma radiation.  Chemical Engineering Journal.  174:1-8. 2011-01-01
  • Enhancement of the catalytic activity of TiO2 by using activated carbon in the photocatalytic degradation of cytarabine.  Applied Catalysis B: Environmental.  104:177-184. 2011-01-01
  • Degradation of antineoplastic cytarabine in aqueous phase by advanced oxidation processes based on ultraviolet radiation.  Chemical Engineering Journal.  165:581-588. 2010-01-01
  • Kinetic modeling of fluoride adsorption from aqueous solution onto bone char.  Chemical Engineering Journal.  158:458-467. 2010-01-01
  • Kinetic study of the adsorption of nitroimidazole antibiotics on activated carbons in aqueous phase.  Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.  345:481-490. 2010-01-01
  • Modeling adsorption rate of pyridine onto granular activated carbon.  Chemical Engineering Journal.  165:133-141. 2010-01-01
  • Kinetic modelling of naphthalenesulphonic acid adsorption from aqueous solution onto untreated and ozonated activated carbons.  Adsorption Science and Technology.  27:395-411. 2009-01-01
  • Kinetics of 1,3,6-naphthalenetrisulphonic acid ozonation in presence of activated carbon.  Carbon.  43:962-969. 2005-01-01

• chapter

  • Removal of antibiotics from water by adsorption/biosorption on adsorbents from different raw materials.  Adsorption Processes for Water Treatment and Purification. 139-204. 2017-01-01
  • Integrated technologies based on the use of activated carbon and radiation to remove contaminants present in landfill leachates.  Landfills and Recycling Centers: Processing Systems, Impact on the Environment and Adverse Health Effects. 69-110. 2015-01-01
  • Degradation of emerging aromatic micropollutants by UV-based oxidation processes.  UV Radiation: Properties, Effects, and Applications. 221-250. 2014-01-01
• Removal of tetracyclines from water by adsorption/bioadsorption and advanced oxidation processes. A short review.  Current Organic Chemistry. 1005-1021. 2018-01-01
• Pharmaceuticals as emerging contaminants and their removal from water. A review.  Chemosphere. 1268-1287. 2013-01-01
• Environmental impact of phthalic acid esters and their removal from water and sediments by different technologies - A review.  Journal of Environmental Management. 164-178. 2012-01-01