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  1. Mechanochemical design of hemoglobin-functionalised magnetic nanomaterials for energy storage devices

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Alina M. BALU

  2. Solventless mechanochemical preparation of novel magnetic bioconjugates

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Alina M. BALU

  3. Towards the photophysical studies of humin by-products

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Alina M. BALU

  4. Insights into the selective hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone using supported mono- and bimetallic catalysts

    Article • Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical, June 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Alina M. BALU

  5. Mechanochemical Synthesis of TiO2 Nanocomposites as Photocatalysts for Benzyl Alcohol Photo-Oxidation

    Article • Nanomaterials, May 2016, MDPI AG

    Dr Alina M. BALU

  6. Mild ultrasound-assisted synthesis of TiO2 supported on magnetic nanocomposites for selective photo-oxidation of benzyl alcohol

    Article • Applied Catalysis B Environment and Energy, April 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Alina M. BALU

  7. Sustainable Biomaterials: Current Trends, Challenges and Applications

    Article • Molecules, December 2015, MDPI AG

    Dr Alina M. BALU

  8. ChemInform Abstract: Biomass-Derived Porous Carbon Materials: Synthesis and Catalytic Applications

    Article • ChemInform, July 2015, Wiley

    Dr Alina M. BALU

  9. Biomass-Derived Porous Carbon Materials: Synthesis and Catalytic Applications

    Article • ChemCatChem, May 2015, Wiley

    Dr Alina M. BALU

  10. Mechanochemical preparation of advanced catalytically active bifunctional Pd-containing nanomaterials for aqueous phase hydrogenation

    Article • Catalysis Science & Technology, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Alina M. BALU

  11. Mechanochemical synthesis of advanced nanomaterials for catalytic applications

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  12. Inside Cover: MAGBONS: Novel Magnetically Separable Carbonaceous Nanohybrids from Porous Polysaccharides (ChemCatChem 10/2014)

    Article • ChemCatChem, October 2014, Wiley

    Dr Alina M. BALU

  13. MAGBONS: Novel Magnetically Separable Carbonaceous Nanohybrids from Porous Polysaccharides

    Article • ChemCatChem, August 2014, Wiley

    Dr Alina M. BALU

  14. Solventless mechanochemical synthesis of magnetic functionalized catalytically active mesoporous SBA-15 nanocomposites

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  15. Producing Fuels and Fine Chemicals from Biomass Using Nanomaterials

    Article • October 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  16. Introduction to Production of Valuable Compounds from Biomass and Waste Valorization Using Nanomaterials

    Article • October 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  17. ChemInform Abstract: Aqueous Oxidation of Alcohols Catalyzed by Recoverable Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Supported on Aluminosilicates.

    Article • ChemInform, August 2013, Wiley

    Dr Alina M. BALU

  18. ChemInform Abstract: Microwave‐Assisted Heterogeneously Catalyzed Processes

    Article • ChemInform, July 2013, Wiley

    Dr Alina M. BALU

  19. Simple Preparation of Novel Metal-Containing Mesoporous Starches

    Article • Materials, May 2013, MDPI AG

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  20. From Waste to Healing Biopolymers: Biomedical Applications of Bio-Collagenic Materials Extracted from Industrial Leather Residues in Wound Healing

    Article • Materials, April 2013, MDPI AG

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  21. Iron oxide functionalised MIL-101 materials in aqueous phase selective oxidations

    Article • Applied Catalysis A General, March 2013, Elsevier

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  22. Activity of amino-functionalised mesoporous solid bases in microwave-assisted condensation reactions

    Article • Catalysis Communications, March 2013, Elsevier

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  23. Fractionation of Organosolv Lignin from Olive Tree Clippings and its Valorization to Simple Phenolic Compounds

    Article • ChemSusChem, February 2013, Wiley

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU, Dr Jalel Labidi

  24. Versatile low-loaded mechanochemically synthesized supported iron oxide nanoparticles for continuous flow alkylations

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  25. Nanocatalysis in continuous flow: supported iron oxide nanoparticles for the heterogeneous aerobic oxidation of benzyl alcohol

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  26. Aqueous oxidation of alcohols catalysed by recoverable iron oxide nanoparticles supported on aluminosilicates

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  27. Laser-driven heterogeneous catalysis: efficient amide formation catalysed by Au/SiO2 systems

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU, Dr victor sebastian, Professor Jesus Santamaria

  28. Heterogeneously Catalysed Mild Hydrogenolytic Depolymerisation of Lignin Under Microwave Irradiation with Hydrogen‐Donating Solvents

    Article • ChemCatChem, December 2012, Wiley

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU, Dr Jalel Labidi

  29. Microwave‐Assisted Heterogeneously Catalyzed Processes

    Article • December 2012, Wiley

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  30. Catalytic transformations of biomass-derived acids into advanced biofuels

    Article • Catalysis Today, November 2012, Elsevier

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  31. ChemInform Abstract: Catalytic Applications of Mesoporous Silica‐Based Materials

    Article • ChemInform, October 2012, Wiley

    Dr Alina M. BALU

  32. Microwave-assisted mild-temperature preparation of neodymium-doped titania for the improved photodegradation of water contaminants

    Article • Applied Catalysis A General, October 2012, Elsevier

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Miss Virginia Gomez, Professor Jesus Santamaria, Dr Alina M. BALU

  33. Valorisation of Orange Peel Residues: Waste to Biochemicals and Nanoporous Materials

    Article • ChemSusChem, August 2012, Wiley

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  34. High alkylation activities of ball-milled synthesized low-load supported iron oxide nanoparticles on mesoporous aluminosilicates

    Article • Catalysis Today, June 2012, Elsevier

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  35. Catalytic applications of mesoporous silica-based materials

    Article • February 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  36. Tailor-made biopolymers from leather waste valorisation

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  37. Versatile dual hydrogenation–oxidation nanocatalysts for the aqueous transformation of biomass-derived platform molecules

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  38. Insights into the microwave-assisted preparation of supported iron oxide nanoparticles on silica-type mesoporous materials

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU, Dr Francisco Balas

  39. ChemInform Abstract: Incorporation of Chemical Functionalities in the Framework of Mesoporous Silica

    Article • ChemInform, October 2011, Wiley

    Professor Javier Garcia Martinez, Dr Alina M. BALU

  40. A Dry Milling Approach for the Synthesis of Highly Active Nanoparticles Supported on Porous Materials

    Article • ChemSusChem, August 2011, Wiley

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Professor Jesus Santamaria, Dr Francisco Balas, Dr Alina M. BALU

  41. ChemInform Abstract: Towards Greener and More Efficient C—C and C—Heteroatom Couplings: Present and Future

    Article • ChemInform, February 2011, Wiley

    Dr Alina M. BALU

  42. Incorporation of chemical functionalities in the framework of mesoporous silica

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU, Professor Javier Garcia Martinez

  43. Heteronuclear (Co–Ca, Co–Ba) 2,3-pyridinedicarboxylate complexes: synthesis, structure and physico-chemical properties

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Ana B. Arauzo, Dr Alina M. BALU

  44. A versatile supported cobalt(ii) complex for heterogeneously catalysed processes: conventional vs. microwave irradiation protocols

    Article • Catalysis Science & Technology, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  45. Heterogeneously catalysed Strecker-type reactions using supported Co(ii) catalysts: microwave vs. conventional heating

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  46. Valorisation of corncob residues to functionalised porous carbonaceous materials for the simultaneous esterification/transesterification of waste oils

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  47. Magnetically separable nanocomposites with photocatalytic activity under visible light for the selective transformation of biomass-derived platform molecules

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU, Professor Rajender S Varma

  48. Towards Greener and More Efficient C-C and C-Heteroatom Couplings: Present and Future

    Article • Current Organic Synthesis, December 2010, Bentham Science Publishers

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  49. Biomaterials supported CdS nanocrystals

    Article • Materials Chemistry and Physics, November 2010, Elsevier

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  50. One-step microwave-assisted asymmetric cyclisation/hydrogenation of citronellal to menthols using supported nanoparticles on mesoporous materials

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  51. Fe/Al synergy in Fe2O3 nanoparticles supported on porous aluminosilicate materials: excelling activities in oxidation reactions

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  52. Catalytically active self-assembled silica-based nanostructures containing supported nanoparticles

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  53. Evidences of the in situ generation of highly active Lewis acid species on Zr-SBA-15

    Article • Applied Catalysis A General, December 2009, Elsevier

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  54. Tunable shapes in supported metal nanoparticles: From nanoflowers to nanocubes

    Article • Materials Chemistry and Physics, October 2009, Elsevier

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  55. Raman and ESR study of sol–gel materials from ZnO–TiO2–B2O3 system

    Article • Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, October 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Alina M. BALU

  56. Para-hydrogen induced polarisation effects in liquid phase hydrogenations catalysed by supported metal nanoparticles

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  57. Microwave oxidation of alkenes and alcohols using highly active and stable mesoporous organotitanium silicates

    Article • Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical, October 2008, Elsevier

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  58. Physico‐Chemical Characterisation of Lipids from Mytilus galloprovincialis (L.) and Rapana venosa and their Healing Properties on Skin Burns

    Article • Lipids, July 2008, Wiley

    Rafael Luque Alvarez de Sotomayor, Dr Alina M. BALU

  59. Thermal analysis of some polynuclear coordination compounds

    Article • Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, April 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alina M. BALU