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  1. Improved rare earth elements recovery from fluorescent lamp wastes applying supported liquid membranes to the leaching solutions

    Article • Separation and Purification Technology, October 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  2. Enhanced Degradation of Phenol by a Fenton-Like System (Fe/EDTA/H2O2) at Circumneutral pH

    Article • Catalysts, May 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  3. Solvent extraction modeling of Ce/Eu/Y from chloride media using D2EHPA

    Article • AIChE Journal, May 2019, Wiley

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  4. Counter-current separation of cobalt(II)–nickel(II) from aqueous sulphate media with a mixture of Primene JMT-Versatic 10 diluted in kerosene

    Article • Separation Science and Technology, February 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Agustin Fortuny, Doctor Mohammed HADJ YOUCEF

  5. Non-dispersive selective extraction of germanium from fly ash leachates using membrane-based processes

    Article • Separation Science and Technology, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Mehdi Irannajad, Hossein Kamran Haghighi, Dr Agustin Fortuny

  6. Fast Aqueous Biodegradation of Highly-Volatile Organic Compounds in a Novel Anaerobic Reaction Setup

    Article • Environments, October 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  7. Comparison of Cyanex 272 and Cyanex 572 for the separation of Neodymium from a Nd/Tb/Dy mixture by pertraction

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, November 2017, Wiley

    Dr Agustin Fortuny, Merve Kutucu

  8. Synthesis of N-doped and non-doped partially oxidised graphene membranes supported over ceramic materials

    Article • Journal of Materials Science, June 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  9. Evaluation of different strategies to produce biofuels from Nannochloropsis oculata and Chlorella vulgaris

    Article • Fuel Processing Technology, April 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  10. Biodiesel production from sewage sludge lipids catalysed by Brønsted acidic ionic liquids

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

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  11. New sludge-based carbonaceous materials impregnated with different metals for anaerobic azo-dye reduction

    Article • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, March 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  12. Effect of activated carbon surface chemistry on the activity of ZVI/AC catalysts for Fenton-like oxidation of phenol

    Article • Catalysis Today, February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  13. Effects of pre-treatments on the lipid extraction and biodiesel production from municipal WWTP sludge

    Article • Fuel, February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  14. Catalytic wet peroxide oxidation of phenol using nanoscale zero-valent iron supported on activated carbon

    Article • Desalination and Water Treatment, January 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  15. Efficient elimination of tyrosol in a zero valent iron-EDTA system at mild conditions

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, January 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  16. Direct liquid–liquid extraction of lipid from municipal sewage sludge for biodiesel production

    Article • Fuel Processing Technology, December 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  17. Zero-valent iron supported on nitrogen-containing activated carbon for catalytic wet peroxide oxidation of phenol

    Article • Applied Catalysis B Environment and Energy, July 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  18. Fenton coupled with nanofiltration for elimination of Bisphenol A

    Article • Desalination, July 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  19. Ionic liquids as a carrier for chloride reduction from brackish water using hollow fiber renewal liquid membrane

    Article • Desalination, June 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  20. Effect of phase modifiers on boron removal by solvent extraction using 1,3 diolic compounds

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, May 2014, Wiley

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  21. Boron reduction by supported liquid membranes using ALiCY and ALiDEC ionic liquids as carriers

    Article • Chemical Engineering Research and Design, April 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  22. Characterization and performance of carbonaceous materials obtained from exhausted sludges for the anaerobic biodecolorization of the azo dye Acid Orange II

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, February 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  23. Cu(II) extraction using quaternary ammonium and quaternary phosphonium based ionic liquid

    Article • Hydrometallurgy, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  24. Use of methyltrioctyl/decylammonium bis 2,4,4-(trimethylpentyl)phosphinate ionic liquid (ALiCY IL) on the boron extraction in chloride media

    Article • Separation and Purification Technology, September 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  25. Studies on the extraction of Co(II) and Ni(II) from aqueous chloride solutions using Primene JMT-Cyanex272 ionic liquid extractant

    Article • Hydrometallurgy, August 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  26. Towards advanced aqueous dye removal processes: A short review on the versatile role of activated carbon

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, July 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  27. Heterogenization of copper catalyst for the oxidation of phenol, a common contaminant in industrial wastewater

    Article • Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, February 2012, Wiley

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  28. Extraction and purification of hydrolytic enzymes from activated sludge

    Article • Resources Conservation and Recycling, February 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  29. Degradation of model olive mill contaminants of OMW catalysed by zero-valent iron enhanced with a chelant

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  30. Fenton Coupled with Nanoflitration for Elimination of Tartrazine

    Article • Procedia Engineering, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  31. Sewage sludge based carbons for catalytic wet air oxidation of phenolic compounds in batch and trickle bed reactors

    Article • Applied Catalysis B Environment and Energy, November 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  32. Heat transfer in trickle bed column with constant and modulated feed temperature: Experiments and modeling

    Article • Chemical Engineering Science, July 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  33. Sewage sludge based catalysts for catalytic wet air oxidation of phenol: Preparation, characterisation and catalytic performance

    Article • Applied Catalysis B Environment and Energy, January 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  34. Synthesis of polymer-supported copper complexes and their evaluation in catalytic phenol oxidation

    Article • Catalysis Today, November 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  35. Mathematical modeling of cadmium(II) solvent extraction from neutral and acidic chloride media using Cyanex 923 extractant as a metal carrier

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, October 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  36. Hydrolytic enzymes in activated sludge: Extraction of protease and lipase by stirring and ultrasonication

    Article • Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, June 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny, Pavel Jenicek

  37. Immobilisation of horseradish peroxidase on Eupergit®C for the enzymatic elimination of phenol

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, May 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  38. Tailored activated carbons as catalysts in biodecolourisation of textile azo dyes

    Article • Applied Catalysis B Environment and Energy, February 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  39. Advanced Bioreduction of Commercially Important Azo Dyes: Modeling and Correlation with Electrochemical Characteristics

    Article • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, August 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  40. Non-enhanced ultrafiltration of iron(III) with commercial ceramic membranes

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, May 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  41. Supported Cu(II) polymer catalysts for aqueous phenol oxidation

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, April 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  42. Extraction and permeation studies of Cd(II) in acidic and neutral chloride media using Cyanex 923 on supported liquid membrane

    Article • Hydrometallurgy, March 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  43. Optimisation of a torus reactor geometry using CFD

    Article • January 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  44. Novel bioreactor design for decolourisation of azo dye effluents

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, September 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  45. Extraction of enzymes from activated sludge

    Article • May 2008, WITPRESS LTD.

    Dr Agustin Fortuny, Pavel Jenicek

  46. Mixing and hydrodynamics investigation using CFD in a square-sectioned torus reactor in batch and continuous regimes

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, April 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  47. Recovery of iron (III) from aqueous streams by ultrafiltration

    Article • Desalination, March 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  48. Effect of gas feed flow and gas composition modulation on activated carbon performance in phenol wet air oxidation

    Article • Chemical Engineering Science, December 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  49. Effective Anaerobic Decolorization of Azo Dye Acid Orange 7 in Continuous Upflow Packed-Bed Reactor Using Biological Activated Carbon System

    Article • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, October 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  50. Gas feed composition modulation in phenol CWAO over active carbon

    Article • Chemical Engineering Science, September 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  51. Catalytic wet air oxidation of substituted phenols: Temperature and pressure effect on the pollutant removal, the catalyst preservation and the biodegradability enhancement

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, August 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  52. Phenol wastewater remediation: advanced oxidation processes coupled to a biological treatment

    Article • Water Science & Technology, June 2007, IWA Publishing

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  53. Elimination of phenol and aromatic compounds by zero valent iron and EDTA at low temperature and atmospheric pressure

    Article • Chemosphere, June 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  54. Biodegradability enhancement of phenolic compounds by Hydrogen Peroxide Promoted Catalytic Wet Air Oxidation

    Article • Catalysis Today, June 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  55. Studies on the Selective Separation of Ir(IV), Ru(III) and Rh(III) from Chloride Solutions using Alamine 336 in Kerosene

    Article • Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange, March 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  56. Integrated catalytic wet air oxidation and aerobic biological treatment in a municipal WWTP of a high-strength o-cresol wastewater

    Article • Chemosphere, February 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Juan Antonio Baeza, Dr Agustin Fortuny

  57. Catalytic wet air oxidation of phenol over active carbon catalyst

    Article • Applied Catalysis B Environment and Energy, September 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  58. Recovery and partitioning of Ir(IV) and Ru(III) from chloride solutions by solvent extraction using Cyanex 923/kerosene

    Article • Hydrometallurgy, July 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  59. Modified activated carbons for catalytic wet air oxidation of phenol

    Article • Carbon, August 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  60. Third Phase Formation in the Solvent Extraction System Ir(IV)—Cyanex 923

    Article • Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange, July 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  61. Liquid‐Liquid Extraction of Ir, Ru, and Rh from Chloride Solutions and Their Separation Using Different Commercially Available Solvent Extraction Reagents

    Article • Separation Science and Technology, July 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  62. Catalytic wet air oxidation of substituted phenols using activated carbon as catalyst

    Article • Applied Catalysis B Environment and Energy, June 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  63. Carbon materials and catalytic wet air oxidation of organic pollutants in wastewater

    Article • Topics in Catalysis, April 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  64. Kinetics of phenol oxidation in a trickle bed reactor over active carbon catalyst

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, January 2005, Wiley

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  65. Nonlinear kinetic parameter estimation using simulated annealing

    Article • Computers & Chemical Engineering, December 2002, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  66. Kinetic modelling of catalytic wet air oxidation of phenol by simulated annealing

    Article • Applied Catalysis B Environment and Energy, September 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  67. Catalytic wet air oxidation of phenol using active carbon: performance of discontinuous and continuous reactors

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, June 2001, Wiley

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  68. Aqueous phase catalytic oxidation of phenol in a trickle bed reactor: effect of the pH

    Article • Water Research, March 1999, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  69. Bimetallic catalysts for continuous catalytic wet air oxidation of phenol

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, January 1999, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  70. Wet air oxidation of phenol using active carbon as catalyst

    Article • Applied Catalysis B Environment and Energy, December 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  71. Characterisation of copper catalysts and activity for the oxidation of phenol aqueous solutions

    Article • Applied Catalysis B Environment and Energy, March 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny

  72. Influence of type of vacuum residue on the catalytic coprocessing of a demineralized Catalan lignite

    Article • Fuel, September 1996, Elsevier

    Dr Agustin Fortuny