selected publications

• article

  • Experimental and modeling of competitive biosorption of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes, and naphthalene (BTEXN) in a packed-bed column with a macroalgae-based composite: Effect of dissolved organic matter and flow rate on breakthrough curves.  Journal of Water Process Engineering.  40:-. 2021-01-01
  • Synthesis of a Chitosan-Zeolite Composite Modified with La(III): Characterization and its Application in the Removal of Fluoride from Aqueous Systems.  Water, Air, and Soil Pollution.  232:-. 2021-01-01
  • Biorecovery of Metals from a Stainless Steel Industrial Effluent through Denitrification Performed in a Novel Anaerobic Swirling Fluidized Membrane Bioreactor (ASFMBR).  Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research.  59:2725-2735. 2020-01-01
  • Enhanced arsenic removal from water by a bimetallic material ZrOx-FeOx with high OH density.  Environmental Science and Pollution Research.  27:33362-33372. 2020-01-01
  • Synergistic effect of zeolite/chitosan in the removal of fluoride from aqueous solution.  Environmental Technology (United Kingdom).  41:1554-1567. 2020-01-01
  • Synthesis of Bamboo-like Multiwall Carbon Nanotube-Poly(Acrylic Acid-co-Itaconic Acid)/NaOH Composite Hydrogel and its Potential Application for Electrochemical Detection of Cadmium(II).  Biosensors.  10:-. 2020-01-01
  • Chitosan-macroalgae biocomposites as potential adsorbents of water-soluble hydrocarbons: Organic matter and ionic strength effects.  Journal of Cleaner Production.  197:633-642. 2018-01-01
  • Electrosorption of As(III) in aqueous solutions with activated carbon as the electrode.  Applied Surface Science.  434:816-821. 2018-01-01
  • Adsorption of Organic Compounds onto Multiwall and Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes: Insights into the Adsorption Mechanisms.  Water, Air, and Soil Pollution.  228:-. 2017-01-01
  • Biosorption removal of benzene and toluene by three dried macroalgae at different ionic strength and temperatures: Algae biochemical composition and kinetics.  Journal of Environmental Management.  193:126-135. 2017-01-01
  • Gold recovery from very dilute solutions from a mine in closing process: Adsorption-desorption onto carbon materials.  Journal of Molecular Liquids.  240:549-555. 2017-01-01
  • An Overview of Reclaimed Wastewater Reuse in Gold Heap Leaching.  Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review.  37:274-285. 2016-01-01
  • Fluoride adsorption capacity of composites based on chitosanzeolite-algae [Evaluación de la capacidad de adsorción de fluoruro en compositos a base de quitosano-zeolita-alga marina].  Revista Mexicana de Ingeniera Quimica.  15:139-147. 2016-01-01
  • Soluble hydrocarbons uptake by porous carbonaceous adsorbents at different water ionic strength and temperature: something to consider in oil spills.  Environmental Science and Pollution Research.  23:11014-11024. 2016-01-01
  • Fluoride removal in water by a hybrid adsorbent lanthanum-carbon.  Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.  455:194-202. 2015-01-01
  • Simultaneous adsorption of Pb(Ii)-Cd(Ii), Pb(Ii)-phenol, and Cd(Ii)-phenol by activated carbon cloth in aqueous solution.  Water, Air, and Soil Pollution.  226:-. 2015-01-01
  • Copper Biosorption by Spent Coffee Ground: Equilibrium, Kinetics, and Mechanism.  Clean - Soil, Air, Water.  41:557-564. 2013-01-01
  • Tolerance to cadmium of agave lechuguilla (agavaceae) seeds and seedlings from sites contaminated with heavy metals.  The Scientific World Journal.  2013:-. 2013-01-01
  • Equilibrium and kinetic studies of ferulic acid adsorption by Amberlite XAD-16.  Chemical Engineering Journal.  183:112-116. 2012-01-01
  • The adsorption kinetics of cadmium by three different types of carbon nanotubes.  Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.  364:279-287. 2011-01-01
  • Adsorption of cadmium and lead onto oxidized nitrogen-doped multiwall carbon nanotubes in aqueous solution: Equilibrium and kinetics.  Journal of Nanoparticle Research.  12:467-480. 2010-01-01
  • Chitosan selectivity for removing cadmium (II), copper (II), and lead (II) from aqueous phase: pH and organic matter effect.  Journal of Hazardous Materials.  162:503-511. 2009-01-01
  • Chromium (III) uptake by agro-waste biosorbents: Chemical characterization, sorption-desorption studies, and mechanism.  Journal of Hazardous Materials.  170:845-854. 2009-01-01
  • Precipitation and recovery of metal sulfides from metal containing acidic wastewater in a sulfidogenic down-flow fluidized bed reactor.  Biotechnology and Bioengineering.  102:91-99. 2009-01-01
  • Simultaneous adsorption of Cd2 and phenol on modified N-doped carbon nanotubes: Experimental and DFT studies.  Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.  334:124-131. 2009-01-01
  • Hydrogeological and mixing process of waters in aquifers in arid regions: A case study in San Luis Potosi Valley, Mexico.  Environmental Geology.  53:325-337. 2007-01-01
  • Intraparticle diffusion of cadmium and zinc ions during adsorption from aqueous solution on activated carbon.  Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology.  80:924-933. 2005-01-01
  • Adsorption of cadmium(II) from aqueous solution onto activated carbon.  Water Science and Technology.  35:205-211. 1997-01-01

• chapter

  • Applications of carbon nanotubes in environmental issues: Controlling water pollution.  Applications of Carbon Nanotubes. 363-383. 2013-01-01

• conference paper

  • Batch and column biosorption of Cu (II) onto spent coffee ground: Equilibrium and dynamic modeling.  AIChE Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings. -. 2012-01-01
  • Biosorption of lead by spent coffee ground: Kinetic and isotherm studies.  AIChE Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings. -. 2011-01-01
  • Biosorption of lead by spent coffee ground: Kinetic and isotherm studies.  Separations Division - Core Programming Topic at the 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting. 999-1007. 2011-01-01
  • Biosorption of lead by spent coffee ground: Kinetic and isotherm studies.  Water Technology for Developed and Developing Countries - Topical Conference at the 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting. 109-117. 2011-01-01
  • Chitosan selectivity to remove cadmium (II), cupper (II) and lead (II) from aqueous phase: PH and organic matter effects.  AIChE Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings. -. 2006-01-01