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List of works by Adrián M.T. Silva

A facile method to prepare translucent anatase thin films in monolithic structures for gas stream purification

scientific article published on 26 April 2018

A review on environmental monitoring of water organic pollutants identified by EU guidelines

scientific article published on 3 October 2017

A review on the application of constructed wetlands for the removal of priority substances and contaminants of emerging concern listed in recently launched EU legislation.

scientific article published on 6 May 2017

Activated carbons treated with sulphuric acid: Catalysts for catalytic wet peroxide oxidation

scientific article published in April 2010

Activation of sodium persulfate by magnetic carbon xerogels (CX/CoFe) for the oxidation of bisphenol A: Process variables effects, matrix effects and reaction pathways.

scientific article published on 24 July 2017

Advanced oxidation processes for treatment of effluents from a detergent industry.

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Advanced oxidation technologies and constructed wetlands in aquaculture farms: What do we know so far about micropollutant removal?

scientific article published in 2022

An overview on the advanced oxidation processes applied for the treatment of water pollutants defined in the recently launched Directive 2013/39/EU.

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Catalysts based in cerium oxide for wet oxidation of acrylic acid in the prevention of environmental risks

Catalytic properties of carbon materials for wet oxidation of aniline.

scientific article published on 4 March 2008

Catalytic studies in wet oxidation of effluents from formaldehyde industry

Catalytic wet oxidation of ethylene glycol: kinetics of reaction on a Mn–Ce–O catalyst

Consolidated vs new advanced treatment methods for the removal of contaminants of emerging concern from urban wastewater

scientific article published on 20 November 2018

Constructed wetland microcosms for the removal of organic micropollutants from freshwater aquaculture effluents

scientific article published on 11 July 2018

Continuous ozonation of urban wastewater: Removal of antibiotics, antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli and antibiotic resistance genes and phytotoxicity

scientific article published on 10 May 2019

Controlled generation of oxygen functionalities on the surface of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by HNO3 hydrothermal oxidation

scholarly article in Carbon, vol. 48 no. 5, April 2010

Controlling the surface chemistry of carbon xerogels using HNO3-hydrothermal oxidation

scholarly article in Carbon, vol. 47 no. 7, June 2009

Degradation of propyl paraben by activated persulfate using iron-containing magnetic carbon xerogels: investigation of water matrix and process synergy effects

scientific article published on 6 October 2017

Degradation of trinitrophenol by sequential catalytic wet air oxidation and solar TiO2 photocatalysis

scientific article published in August 2011

Design of graphene-based TiO2 photocatalysts--a review.

scientific article published on 11 July 2012

Developing highly active photocatalysts: Gold-loaded ZnO for solar phenol oxidation

Dual enantioselective LC-MS/MS method to analyse chiral drugs in surface water: Monitoring in Douro River estuary

scientific article published on 15 March 2019

Eco-friendly LC-MS/MS method for analysis of multi-class micropollutants in tap, fountain, and well water from northern Portugal.

scientific article published on 12 October 2016

Effect of key operating parameters on phenols degradation during H2O2-assisted TiO2 photocatalytic treatment of simulated and actual olive mill wastewaters

scientific article published in April 2007

Environmental friendly method for urban wastewater monitoring of micropollutants defined in the Directive 2013/39/EU and Decision 2015/495/EU.

scientific article published on 21 September 2015

Fast mineralization and detoxification of amoxicillin and diclofenac by photocatalytic ozonation and application to an urban wastewater

scientific article published on 4 September 2015

Gas phase oxidation of n -decane and PCE by photocatalysis using an annular photoreactor packed with a monolithic catalytic bed coated with P25 and PC500

scholarly article by Ricardo A.R. Monteiro et al published April 2015 in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Graphene oxide based ultrafiltration membranes for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants in salty water.

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Homogeneous and heterogeneous photo-Fenton degradation of antibiotics using an innovative static mixer photoreactor

Hummers' and Brodie's graphene oxides as photocatalysts for phenol degradation

scientific article published on 27 January 2020

Hybrid magnetic graphitic nanocomposites towards catalytic wet peroxide oxidation of the liquid effluent from a mechanical biological treatment plant for municipal solid waste

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Magnetic carbon xerogels for the catalytic wet peroxide oxidation of sulfamethoxazole in environmentally relevant water matrices

scientific article published in December 2016

Monitoring of the 17 EU Watch List contaminants of emerging concern in the Ave and the Sousa Rivers

Multifunctional graphene-based magnetic nanocarriers for combined hyperthermia and dual stimuli-responsive drug delivery

New challenges in the application of advanced oxidation processes

scientific article published on 07 July 2018

Nitrogen-doped graphene-based materials for advanced oxidation processes

Occurrence and removal of organic micropollutants: An overview of the watch list of EU Decision 2015/495.

scientific article published on 23 February 2016

Ozonation and UV254nm radiation for the removal of microorganisms and antibiotic resistance genes from urban wastewater.

scientific article published on April 2016

Pd and Pd-Cu supported on different carbon materials and immobilized as flow-through catalytic membranes for the chemical reduction of NO3-, NO2- and BrO3- in drinking water treatment

scientific article published in June 2023

Perchloroethylene gas-phase degradation over titania-coated transparent monoliths

Photocatalytic Degradation of Microcystin-LR and Off-Odor Compounds in Water under UV-A and Solar Light with a Nanostructured Photocatalyst Based on Reduced Graphene Oxide–TiO2 Composite. Identification of Intermediate Products

scientific article published on 18 June 2013

Photocatalytic degradation of estradiol under simulated solar light and assessment of estrogenic activity

scholarly article by V. Maroga Mboula et al published January 2015 in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Photocatalytic oxidation of gaseous perchloroethylene over TiO 2 based paint

scholarly article by Ricardo A.R. Monteiro et al published October 2015 in Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A

Photocatalytic ozonation of urban wastewater and surface water using immobilized TiO2 with LEDs: Micropollutants, antibiotic resistance genes and estrogenic activity.

scientific article published on 08 February 2016

Photodeposition of Pt nanoparticles on TiO2–carbon xerogel composites

Pore structure, interface properties and photocatalytic efficiency of hydration/dehydration derived TiO2/CNT composites

scholarly article by Sandra M. Miranda et al published April 2014 in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Preparation of carbon aerogel supported platinum catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde

Proteobacteria become predominant during regrowth after water disinfection.

scientific article published on 25 August 2016

Pt-catalysts supported on activated carbons for catalytic wet air oxidation of aniline: Activity and stability

Quenchers in advanced oxidation technologies for analysis of micropollutants by liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry: Sodium sulphite or catalase?

scientific article published on 18 July 2019

Removal of microorganisms and antibiotic resistance genes from treated urban wastewater: A comparison between aluminium sulphate and tannin coagulants

scientific article published on 06 September 2019

Screening of catalysts and effect of temperature for kinetic degradation studies of aromatic compounds during wet oxidation

Solanum nigrum L. weed plants as a remediation tool for metalaxyl-polluted effluents and soils.

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Solar photocatalytic gas-phase degradation of n-decane--a comparative study using cellulose acetate monoliths coated with P25 or sol-gel TiO₂ films.

scientific article published on 9 May 2014

Solar treatment (H2O2, TiO2-P25 and GO-TiO2 photocatalysis, photo-Fenton) of organic micropollutants, human pathogen indicators, antibiotic resistant bacteria and related genes in urban wastewater

scientific article published on 3 February 2018

Sonophotocatalytic/H2O2 degradation of phenolic compounds in agro-industrial effluents

scientific article published in June 2007

Spatial and seasonal occurrence of micropollutants in four Portuguese rivers and a case study for fluorescence excitation-emission matrices

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Special issue of the 7th European meeting on solar chemistry and photocatalysis: Environmental applications (SPEA7)

scholarly article by Adrián M.T. Silva et al published May 2013 in Chemical Engineering Journal

Synergistic effect between carbon nanomaterials and ZnO for photocatalytic water decontamination

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Synthesis and characterization of N-modified titania nanotubes for photocatalytic applications

scientific article published on 07 May 2014

Targeting key metabolic points for an enhanced phytoremediation of wastewaters pre-treated by the photo-Fenton process using Solanum nigrum L.

scientific article published on 6 June 2015

The role of activated carbons functionalized with thiol and sulfonic acid groups in catalytic wet peroxide oxidation

TiO2-based (Fe3O4, SiO2, reduced graphene oxide) magnetically recoverable photocatalysts for imazalil degradation in a synthetic wastewater.

scientific article published on 2 March 2018

UV and solar photo-degradation of naproxen: TiO₂ catalyst effect, reaction kinetics, products identification and toxicity assessment

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Wet air oxidation of nitro-aromatic compounds: Reactivity on single- and multi-component systems and surface chemistry studies with a carbon xerogel