ARTICLES

IQCATAL as a group has over 100 co-authored publications in prestigious journals and 6 more currently under review, most of wich are in the first quartile of the Journal Citation Reports. Below are some of the most recent publications, showcasing the participation of all group members and their multidisciplinary approch.

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• A. García, A. Pérez-Calvo, E. Da Silva, G. Sánchez, M. Eledath-Changarath, M. Krečmarová, J.F. Sánchez-Royo, María Erans, R.M. Fernández-Domene, R. Sánchez-Tovar, B. Solsona, Non-conventional hydrogen sources in hydrogenation reactions of biomass derived compounds to produce high valuable chemical compounds. Catalysis Today (under review).

 

• E. Da Silva, A. García R.M. Fernández-Domene, B. Solsona, R. Sánchez-Tovar, Hydrogen production by photoelectrochemical water splitting using WO₃ nanostructures anodized in tartaric acid for the catalytic transformation of levulinic acid into γ-valerolactone. Biomass and Bioenergy (under review).

 

• A. Pérez-Calvo, A. García, G. Sánchez-García, E. Da Silva, V. González-Alfaro, F.J. Llopis, R.M. Fernández-Domene, B. Solsona, R. Sánchez-Tovar. Novel highly active anodized nanostructures for the photoelectrocatalytic reduction of CO₂. Journal of CO₂ utilization (under review).

 

• G. Sánchez-García, A. Perez-Calvo, B. Moreno-Torralbo, R. Sánchez-Tovar, A.M. Dejoz, P. Concepción, J.Lopez Nieto, B. Solsona, Catalytic Activation of N₂O on Promoted NiO based Materials: Valorization by Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane. ACS Catalysis (under review).

 

• A. García, E. Da Silva, T. García, J.M. López, R.M. Fernández-Domene, M. Erans, A.M. Dejoz, R. Sánchez-Tovar, B. Solsona, Catalytic transformation of levulinic acid into γ-valerolactone with photoelectrocatalytic hydrogen: Optimization of the preparation procedure of ruthenium-based catalyst. Chemical Engineering Journal (under review).

 

• G. Sanchez-García, A. Pérez-Calvo, M. Erans, R. Sanchis, R.M. Fernández-Domene, B. Solsona, R. Sánchez-Tovar, Use of green protic ionic liquids in the synthesis of TiO₂ nanotubes for environmental and energy applications: N₂O photoelectroreduction and Li-ion batteries. Heliyon (under review).

 

• E. Da Silva, J. Estarelles, G. Roselló-Márquez, B. Solsona, R.M. Fernández-Domene, R. Sánchez-Tovar, WO₃ nanoestructures for photoelectrocatalytic emerging pollutants degradation: influence of carboxylic acids on electrochemical anodization. Ceramics International (2025)

 

• E. Da Silva, A. García, M. Erans, R.M. Fernández-Domene, V. González-Alfaro, B. Solsona, R. Sánchez-Tovar, Low temperature hydrogenation of levulinic acid into γ-valerolactone using hydrogen obtained by photoelectrochemical water splitting with optimized TiO₂ nanostructures. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 79 (2024) 1044–1057.

 

• R.M. Fernández-Domene, B. Solsona, M. Erans, E. Blasco-Tamarit, R. Sánchez-Tovar, Green biomediated synthesis of anodized WO₃ nanocatalysts using Melia azedarach leaves extract for the energetic transition: Solar hydrogen and Li-ion batteries. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 995 (2024) 174845.

 

• B.M. Moreno-Torralbo, Z.K. Myltykbayeva, G. Sánchez-García, A. Seysembecoba, R.M. Fernández-Domene, A. Vidal-Moya, R. Sánchez-Tovar, B. Solsona, J.M. López Nieto. Photoelectrocatalytic application of vanadylporphyrin complexes directly extracted from oil. Catalysis Today 441 (2024) 114855.

 

• A. García, A. Saitta, P.J. Miguel, R. Sánchez-Tovar, G. Fornasari, A. Allegri, B. Torres-Olea, J.A. Cecilia, S. Albonetti, N. Dimitratos, B. Solsona, Promoter Effect of Pt on Zr Catalysts to Increase the Conversion of Furfural to γ-Valerolactone Using Batch and Continuous Flow Reactors: Influence of the Way of the Incorporation of the Pt Sites. Energy and Fuels, 38 (2024) 9849–9861.

 

• A. García, L. Toca, R.M. Fernández-Domene, F. Ivars-Barceló, E. Montejano-Nares, P. Amorós, R. Sánchez-Tovar, B. Solsona, Defective outermost layers of ceria catalysts determined by electrochemical methods as direct responsible for catalytic activity in total oxidation of a representative VOC. Applied Surface Science 653 (2024) 159354.

 

• E. Da Silva, G. Sánchez-García, A. Pérez-Calvo, R.M. Fernández-Domene, B. Solsona, R. Sánchez-Tovar, Anodizing Tungsten Foil with Ionic Liquids for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Applications. Materials 17 (2024) 1243.

 

• G. Sánchez-García, A.M. Dejoz, R.M. Fernández-Domene, I. Barroso-Martín, D. Ballesteros-Plata, A. Infantes-Molina, J.A. Cecilia, E. Rodríguez-Castellón, J.M. López-Nieto, R. Sánchez-Tovar, B. Solsona, N₂O Assisted Ethane Transformation into Ethylene Using NiO−CeO₂−ZrO₂ Catalysts. ChemCatChem 16 (2024) e202400329.

 

• A. García, E. Da Silva, E. Erans, R.M. Fernández-Domene, R. Sánchez-Tovar, B. Solsona, Mild production of γ-valerolactone, a biofuel precursor, through the catalytic hydrogenation of a biomass derivative using hydrogen produced by photoelectrochemical water splitting. Biomass and Bioenergy, 180 (2024) 107020.

 

• A. García, R. Sánchez-Tovar, P.J. Miguel, E. Montejano-Nares, F. Ivars-Barceló, J.A. Cecilia, B. Torres-Olea, B. Solsona, Catalytic production of -valerolactone, a biofuel precursor, from furfural in one-pot: Synergistic effect between Zr and Sn, Fuel 352 (2023) 129045.

 

• G. Sánchez-García, A. Pérez-Calvo, R.M. Fernández-Domene, E. Blasco-Tamarit, R. Sánchez-Tovar, B. Solsona, Synthesis of CuO_x nanostructures in novel electrolytes under hydrodynamic conditions for photoelectrochemical applications. Dalton Transactions 52 (2023) 14453–14464.

 

• G. Sánchez-García, E. Da Silva, R.M. Fernández-Domene, A. Cháfer, V. González-Alfaro, B. Solsona, R. Sánchez-Tovar, TiO₂ nanostructures synthesized by electrochemical anodization in green protic ionic liquids for photoelectrochemical applications, Ceramics International 49 (2023) 26900-26909.

 

• A. de Arriba, G. Sánchez-García, R. Sánchez-Tovar, P. Concepción, R.M. Fernández-Domene, B. Solsona, J.M. López Nieto. On the selectivity to ethylene during ethane ODH over M1-based catalysts. A surface and electrochemical study. Catalysis Today 418 (2023) 114122.

 

• R.M. Fernández-Domene, A. Cháfer-Ortega, J.A. Lombana-Fernández, R. Sánchez-Tovar, B. Solsona, Ionic liquids and nanotechnology: Synthesis of WO₃ nanostructures by anodization as photoelectrocatalysts, Ceramics International 49 (2023) 15434-15441.

 

• Y. Abdelbaki, R. Sánchez-Tovar, A. de Arriba, E. García-González, R.M. Fernández-Domene, B. Solsona, J.M. López Nieto. Predicting the catalytic performance of Nb-doped nickel oxide catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane by knowing their electrochemical properties. Journal of Catalysis 420 (2023) 9-22.

 

• A. García, E. Monti, A. Ventimiglia, N. Dimitratos, P.J. Miguel, M.L. López, I. Álvarez-Serrano, T. García, M.P. Pico, A.M Dejoz, B. Solsona, Zr supported on non-acidic sepiolite for the efficient one-pot transformation of furfural into -valerolactone. Biomass and Bioenergy, 170 (2023) 106730.

 

• M. Cifre-Herrando, G. Roselló-Márquez, P.J. Navarro Gázquez, M.J. Muñoz-Portero, E. Blasco-Tamarit, J. Garcia-Anton. Characterization and Comparison of WO₃/WO₃-MoO₃ and TiO₂/TiO₂-ZnO Nanostructures for Photoelectrocatalytic Degradation of the Pesticide Imazalil. Nanomaterials 13 (2023) 2584.

 

• G. Roselló-Márquez, D.M. García-García, M. Cifre-Herrando, E. Blasco-Tamarit, J. García-Antón, Facile preparation of electrodes based on WO₃ nanostructures modified with C and S used as anode materials for Li-ion batteries. Journal of the American Ceramic Society 106 (2023) 2550-2566.

 

• Z.K. Myltykbayeva, A. Seysembecoba, B.M. Moreno-Torralbo, R. Sánchez-Tovar, R.M. Fernández-Domene, A. Vidal-Moya, B. Solsona, J.M. López Nieto. V-Porphyrins Encapsulated or Supported on Siliceous Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, and Photoelectrochemical Properties. Materials 15 (2022) 7473.

 

• P. Batista-Grau, R.M. Fernández-Domene, R. Sánchez-Tovar, E. Blasco-Tamarit, B. Solsona, J. García-Antón, Indirect charge transfer of holes via surface states in ZnO nanowires for photoelectrocatalytic. Ceramics International 48 (2022) 21897-21908.

 

• A. García, P.J. Miguel, A. Ventimiglia, N. Dimitratos, B. Solsona, Optimization of the Zr-loading on siliceous support catalysts leads to a suitable Lewis/Brønsted acid sites ratio to produce high yields to γ-valerolactone from furfural in one-pot, Fuel 324 (2022) 124549.

 

• P. Batista-Grau, R. Sánchez-Tovar, R.M. Fernández-Domene, J. García-Antón, ZnO nanostructures: synthesis by anodization and applications in photoelectrocatalysis. Reviews in Chemical Engineering 38 (2022) 1065-1088.

 

• R. Sanchis, A. García, F. Ivars-Barceló, S.H. Taylor, T. García, A.M. Dejoz, M.I. Vázquez, B. Solsona, Highly Active Co₃O₄-Based Catalysts for Total Oxidation of Light C1–C3 Alkanes Prepared by a Simple Soft Chemistry Method: Effect of the Heat-Treatment Temperature and Mixture of Alkanes. Materials 14 (2021) 7120.

 

• J. Cored, C. Wittee Lopes, L. Liu, J. Soriano, G. Agostini, B. Solsona, R. Sánchez-Tovar, P. Concepción. Cu-Ga³⁺-doped wurtzite ZnO interface as driving force for enhanced methanol production in co-precipitated Cu/ZnO/Ga₂O₃ catalysts. Journal of Catalysis 407 (2022) 149-161.

 

• Y. Abdelbaki, A. de Arriba, R. Issaadi, R. Sánchez-Tovar, B. Solsona, J.M. López Nieto. Optimization of the performance of bulk NiO catalyst in the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane by tuning the synthesis parameters. Fuel Processing Technology 229 (2022) 107182.

 

• P. Navarro-Gázquez, E. Blasco-Tamarit, M.J. Muñoz-Portero, B. Solsona, R.M. Fernández-Domene, R. Sánchez-Tovar, J. García-Antón, Influence of Zn(NO₃)₂ concentration during the ZnO electrodeposition on TiO₂ nanosponges used in photoelectrochemical Applications, Ceramics International 48 (2022) 14460-14472.

 

• A. de Arriba, B. Solsona, A.M. Dejoz, P. Concepción, N. Homs, P. Ramírez de la Piscina, J.M. López Nieto, Evolution of the optimal catalytic systems for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane: The role of adsorption in the catalytic performance. Journal of Catalysis 408 (2022) 388-400.

 

• E. Blasco-Tamarit, B. Solsona, R. Sánchez-Tovar, D. García-García, R.M. Fernández-Domene, J. García-Antón. Influence of annealing atmosphere on photoelectrochemical response of TiO₂ nanotubes anodized under controlled hydrodynamic conditions. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 897 (2021)115579.

 

• P.J. Navarro-Gázquez, M.J. Muñoz-Portero, E. Blasco-Tamarit, R.M. Fernández-Domene, R. Sánchez-Tovar, J. García-Antón. Original approach to synthesize TiO₂/ZnO hybrid nanosponges used as photoanodes for photoelectrochemical applications. Materials 14 (2021) 6441.

 

• G. Rosello-Marquez, R.M. Fernandez-Domene, R. Sanchez-Tovar, M. Cifre-Herrando, J.Garcia-Anton, Degradation of Diazinon based on photoelectrocatalytic technique using enhanced WO₃ nanostructures: Mechanism and pathway. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 9 (2021) 105371

 

• L. Schick, V. González-Alfaro, A. García, J.M. López, D.J. Morgan, S. Agouram, S.H. Taylor, T. García, B. Solsona. Supported iridium catalysts for the total oxidation of short chain alkanes and their mixtures: influence of the support. Chemical Engineering Journal 417 (2021) 127999.

 

• R.M. Fernández-Domene, G. Roselló-Márquez, R. Sánchez-Tovar, M. Cifre-Herrando, J. García-Antón, Synthesis of WO₃ nanorods through anodization in the presence of citric acid: Formation mechanism, properties and photoelectrocatalytic performance. Surface and Coatings Technology 422 (2021) 127489.

 

• A. García, P.J. Miguel, M.P. Pico, I. Álvarez-Serrano, M.L. López, T. García, B. Solsona. γ-valerolactone from levulinic acid and its esters: substrate and reaction media determine the optimal catalyst. Applied Catalysis A: General, 623 (2021) 118276.

 

• R. Sánchez-Tovar, E. Blasco-Tamarit, L. Ibañez-Arlandis, R.M. Fernández-Domene, G. Roselló-Márquez, J. García-Antón. Novel TiO₂-WO₃ self-ordered nanotubes used as photoanodes: Influence of Na₂WO₄ and H₂O₂ concentration during electrodeposition. Surface and Coatings Technology 415 (2021)127124.

 

• P.J. Navarro-Gázquez, M.J. Muñoz-Portero, E. Blasco-Tamarit, R. Sánchez-Tovar, R.M. Fernández-Domene, J. García-Antón, Original Approach to Synthesize TiO₂/ZnO Hybrid Nanosponges Used as Photoanodes for Photoelectrochemical Applications. Materials 14 (2021) 6441.

 

• G. Roselló-Márquez, R.M. Fernández-Domene, J. García-Antón, Organophosphorus pesticides (chlorfenvinphos, phosmet and fenamiphos) photoelectrodegradation by using WO₃ nanostructures as photoanode. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 894 (2021) 115366.

 

• P. Batista-Grau, R.M. Fernández-Domene, R. Sánchez-Tovar, J. García-Antón, Control on the morphology and photoelectrocatalytic properties of ZnO nanostructures by simple anodization varying electrolyte composition. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 880 (2021) 114933.

 

• E. Rodríguez Castellón, D. Delgado, A.M. Dejoz, M.I. Vázquez, S. Agouram, J.A. Cecilia, B. Solsona, J.M. López Nieto. Enhanced NiO dispersion on a high surface pillared heterostructure covered by niobium leads to an optimal behavior in the ODH of ethane. Chemistry – A European Journal, 26 (2020) 9371-9381.

 

• R. Sánchez-Tovar, E. Blasco-Tamarit, R.M. Fernández-Domene, M. Villanueva-Pascual, J. García-Antón, Electrochemical formation of novel TiO₂-ZnO hybrid nanostructures for photoelectrochemical water splitting applications. Surface and Coatings Technology 388 (2020) 125605.

 

• A. García, R. Sanchis, P.J. Miguel, A.M. Dejoz, M.P. Pico, M.L. López, I. Álvarez-Serrano, T. García, B. Solsona. Low temperature conversion of levulinic acid into γ-valerolactone using Zn to generate hydrogen from water and nickel catalysts supported on sepiolite. RSC Advances, 10 (2020) 20395.

 

• G. Roselló-Márquez, R.M. Fernández-Domene, R. Sánchez-Tovar, J. García-Antón, Photoelectrocatalyzed degradation of organophosphorus pesticide fenamiphos using WO₃ nanorods as photoanode. Chemosphere 246 (2020) 125677.

 

• G. Roselló-Márquez, R.M. Fernández-Domene, R. Sánchez-Tovar, J. García-Antón, Influence of annealing conditions on the photoelectrocatalytic performance of WO3 nanostructures. Separation and Purification Technology 238 (2020) 116417.

 

• P. Batista-Grau, R. Sánchez-Tovar, R.M. Fernández-Domene, J. García-Antón, Formation of ZnO nanowires by anodization under hydrodynamic conditions for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Surface and Coatings Technology 381 (2020) 125197.

 

• B. Lucas-Granados, R. Sánchez-Tovar, R.M. Fernández-Domene, J.M. Estívalis-Martínez, J. García-Antón, How does anodization time affect morphological and photocatalytic properties of iron oxide nanostructures?. Journal of Materials Science and Technology 38 (2020) 159-169.

 

• L. Schick, R. Sanchis, V. González-Alfaro, S. Agouram, J.M. López, L. Torrente-Murciano, T. García, B. Solsona. Size-activity relationship of iridium particles supported on silica for the total oxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Chemical Engineering Journal, 366(2019) 100-111.

 

• G. Roselló-Márquez, R.M. Fernández-Domene, R. Sánchez-Tovar, S. García-Carrión, B. Lucas-Granados, J. García-Antón, Photoelectrocatalyzed degradation of a pesticides mixture solution (chlorfenvinphos and bromacil) by WO₃ nanosheets. Science of the Total Environment 674 (2019) 88-95.

 

• T. García, J.M. López, A. Mayoral, Y. Zhang, R. Arenal, D. Alonso-Domínguez, M.P. Pico, M.L. López, A.M. Dejoz, I. Álvarez-Serrano, R. Sanchis, B. Solsona. Green synthesis of cavity-containing manganese oxides with superior catalytic performance in toluene oxidation. Applied Catalysis A: General, 582 (2019) 117107.

 

• R. Sanchis, T. García, A.M. Dejoz, M.I. Vázquez, F.J. Llopis, B. Solsona. Easy Method for the Transformation of Levulinic Acid into Gamma-Valerolactone Using a Nickel Catalyst Derived from Nanocasted Nickel Oxide. Materials 12 (2019) 2918.

 

• J. Borràs-Ferrís, R. Sánchez-Tovar, E. Blasco-Tamarit, M.J. Muñoz-Portero, R.M. Fernández-Domene, J. García-Antón, TiO₂ Nanostructures for Photoelectrocatalytic Degradation of Acetaminophen. Nanomaterials 9 (2019) 583.

 

• R.M. Fernández-Domene, G. Roselló-Márquez, R. Sánchez-Tovar, B. Lucas-Granados, J. García-Antón, Photoelectrochemical removal of chlorfenvinphos by using WO₃ nanorods: Influence of annealing temperature and operation pH. Separation and Purification Technology 212 (2019) 458-464.

 

• R. Sanchis, A.M. Dejoz, M.I. Vázquez, E. Vilarrasa-García, J. Jiménez-Jiménez, E. Rodríguez-Castellón, J.M. López Nieto, B. Solsona. Ferric sludge derived from the process of water purification as an efficient catalyst and/or support for the removal of volatile organic compounds. Chemosphere, 219 (2019) 286-295.

 

• B. Lucas-Granados, R. Sánchez-Tovar, R.M. Fernández-Domene, J. García-Antón, Iron oxide nanostructures for photoelectrochemical applications: Effect of applied potential during Fe anodization. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 70 (2019) 234-242.