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Zerrouki A, Salar-García MJ, Ortiz-Martínez VM, Guendouz S, Ilikti H, de Los Ríos AP, Hernández-Fernández FJ, Kameche M. Synthesis of low cost organometallic-type catalysts for their application in microbial fuel cell technology. Environ Technol 2019; 40:2425-2435. [PMID: 29455622 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2018.1442502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are a promising technology that generates electricity from several biodegradable substrates and wastes. The main drawback of these devices is the need of using a catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction at the cathode, which makes the process relatively expensive. In this work, two low cost materials are tested as catalysts in MFCs. A novel iron complex based on the ligand n-phenyledenparaethoxy aniline has been synthesized and its performance as catalyst in single chamber MFCs containing ionic liquids has been compared with a commercial inorganic material such as Raney nickel. The results show that both materials are suitable for bioenergy production and wastewater treatment in the systems. Raney nickel cathodes allow MFCs to reach a maximum power output of 160 mW.m-3 anode, while the iron complex offers lower values. Regarding the wastewater treatment capacity, MFCs working with Raney nickel-based cathodes reach higher values of chemical oxygen demand removal (76%) compared with the performance displayed by the cathodes based on Fe-complex (56%).
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- A Zerrouki
- a Laboratoire de Chimie et Electrochimie Des Complexes Métalliques, Université des Sciences et de Technologie d'Oran Mohamed Boudiaf , Oran , Algérie
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- b Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Polytechnic University of Cartagena , Murcia , Spain
- c Chemical Engineering Department, University of Murcia , Murcia , Spain
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- b Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Polytechnic University of Cartagena , Murcia , Spain
- c Chemical Engineering Department, University of Murcia , Murcia , Spain
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- a Laboratoire de Chimie et Electrochimie Des Complexes Métalliques, Université des Sciences et de Technologie d'Oran Mohamed Boudiaf , Oran , Algérie
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- a Laboratoire de Chimie et Electrochimie Des Complexes Métalliques, Université des Sciences et de Technologie d'Oran Mohamed Boudiaf , Oran , Algérie
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- c Chemical Engineering Department, University of Murcia , Murcia , Spain
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- b Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Polytechnic University of Cartagena , Murcia , Spain
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- d Laboratoire De Physico-Chimie Des Matériaux, Catalyse Et Environnement, Université des Sciences et de Technologie d'Oran Mohamed Boudiaf , Oran , Algérie
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Salar-García MJ, Ortiz-Martínez VM, Hernández-Fernández FJ, de Los Ríos AP, Quesada-Medina J. Ionic liquid technology to recover volatile organic compounds (VOCs). J Hazard Mater 2017; 321:484-499. [PMID: 27669390 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.09.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2016] [Revised: 09/15/2016] [Accepted: 09/18/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) comprise a wide variety of carbon-based materials which are volatile at relatively low temperatures. Most of VOCs pose a hazard to both human health and the environment. For this reason, in the last years, big efforts have been made to develop efficient techniques for the recovery of VOCs produced from industry. The use of ionic liquids (ILs) is among the most promising separation technologies in this field. This article offers a critical overview on the use of ionic liquids for the separation of VOCs both in bulk and in immobilized form. It covers the most relevant works within this field and provides a global outlook on the limitations and future prospects of this technology. The extraction processes of VOCs by using different IL-based assemblies are described in detail and compared with conventional methods This review also underlines the advantages and limitations posed by ionic liquids according to the nature of the cation and the anions present in their structure and the stability of the membrane configurations in which ILs are used as liquid phase.
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- M J Salar-García
- Polytechnic University of Cartagena, Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Campus Muralla del Mar, E-30202 Cartagena, Murcia, Spain.
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- Polytechnic University of Cartagena, Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Campus Muralla del Mar, E-30202 Cartagena, Murcia, Spain.
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- Polytechnic University of Cartagena, Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Campus Muralla del Mar, E-30202 Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
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- University of Murcia, Chemical Engineering Department, Campus de Espinardo, E-30071 Murcia, Spain
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- University of Murcia, Chemical Engineering Department, Campus de Espinardo, E-30071 Murcia, Spain
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Martínez-Conesa EJ, Ortiz-Martínez VM, Salar-García MJ, De Los Ríos AP, Hernández-Fernández FJ, Lozano LJ, Godínez C. A Box–Behnken Design-Based Model for Predicting Power Performance in Microbial Fuel Cells Using Wastewater. CHEM ENG COMMUN 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/00986445.2016.1236336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Ortiz-Martínez VM, Salar-García MJ, Hernández-Fernández FJ, Olivares-Carrillo P, de los Ríos AP, Quesada-Medina J. Ionic liquids in supercritical methanol greatly enhance transesterification reaction for high-yield biodiesel production. AIChE J 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.15488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- V. M. Ortiz-Martínez
- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Dept; Polytechnic University of Cartagena; C/Doctor Fleming S/N Cartagena, Murcia E-30202 Spain
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Dept; Polytechnic University of Cartagena; C/Doctor Fleming S/N Cartagena, Murcia E-30202 Spain
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Dept; Polytechnic University of Cartagena; C/Doctor Fleming S/N Cartagena, Murcia E-30202 Spain
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- Chemical Engineering Dept; University of Murcia; Campus de Espinardo Murcia E-30071 Spain
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- Chemical Engineering Dept; University of Murcia; Campus de Espinardo Murcia E-30071 Spain
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- Chemical Engineering Dept; University of Murcia; Campus de Espinardo Murcia E-30071 Spain
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Hernández-Fernández FJ, Bayo J, Pérez de los Ríos A, Vicente MA, Bernal FJ, Quesada-Medina J. Discovering less toxic ionic liquids by using the Microtox® toxicity test. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2015; 116:29-33. [PMID: 25748519 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.02.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2014] [Revised: 02/22/2015] [Accepted: 02/23/2015] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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New Microtox® toxicity data of 16 ionic liquids of different cationic and anionic composition were determined. The ionic liquids 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium trifluoromethanesulfonate, [BMPyr(+)][TFO(-)], 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium chloride, [BMPyr(+)][Cl(-)], hydroxypropylmethylimidazolium fluoroacetate, [HOPMIM(+)][FCH2COO(-)], and hydroxypropylmethylimidazolium glycolate [HOPMIM(+)][glycolate(-)] were found to be less toxic than conventional organic solvent such as chloroform or toluene, accoding the Microtox® toxicity assays. The toxicity of pyrrolidinium cation was lower than the imidazolium and pyridinium ones. It was found that the inclusion of an hydroxyl group in the alkyl chain length of the cation also reduce the toxicity of the ionic liquid. To sum up, the Microtox® toxicity assays can be used as screening tool to easily determined the toxicity of a wide range of ionic liquids and the toxicity data obtained could allow the obtention of structure-toxicity relationships to design less toxic ionic liquids.
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- F J Hernández-Fernández
- Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Ambiental, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT), Campus Muralla del Mar, C/ Doctor Fleming S/N, E-30202 Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Ambiental, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT), Campus Muralla del Mar, C/ Doctor Fleming S/N, E-30202 Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, E-30100 Murcia, Spain.
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Ambiental, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT), Campus Muralla del Mar, C/ Doctor Fleming S/N, E-30202 Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Ambiental, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT), Campus Muralla del Mar, C/ Doctor Fleming S/N, E-30202 Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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Galai S, P. de los Ríos A, Hernández-Fernández FJ, Haj Kacem S, Tomas-Alonso F. Over-activity and stability of laccase using ionic liquids: screening and application in dye decolorization. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra07351g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Protective effect of the ionic liquid [Chol][H2PO4] against temperature, pH, and storage time on Trametes versicolor laccase.
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- S. Galai
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Regional Campus of Excellence “Mare Nostrum”
- University of Murcia (UMU)
- Murcia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Regional Campus of Excellence “Mare Nostrum”
- University of Murcia (UMU)
- Murcia
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
- Regional Campus of Excellence “Mare Nostrum”
- Technical University of Cartagena
- E-30202 Cartagena
- Spain
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- Laboratory of Protein Engineering and Bioactive Molecules (LIP-MB)
- National Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (INSAT)
- University of Carthage
- North Urban Center
- Tunis Cedex 676
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Regional Campus of Excellence “Mare Nostrum”
- University of Murcia (UMU)
- Murcia
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Sánchez-Segado S, Lozano LJ, de Los Ríos AP, Hernández-Fernández FJ, Godínez C, Juan D. Process design and economic analysis of a hypothetical bioethanol production plant using carob pod as feedstock. Bioresour Technol 2012; 104:324-328. [PMID: 22100234 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.10.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2011] [Revised: 10/08/2011] [Accepted: 10/12/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A process for the production of ethanol from carob (Ceratonia siliqua) pods was designed and an economic analysis was carried out for a hypothetical plant. The plant was assumed to perform an aqueous extraction of sugars from the pods followed by fermentation and distillation to produce ethanol. The total fixed capital investment for a base case process with a capacity to transform 68,000 t/year carob pod was calculated as 39.61 millon euros (€) with a minimum bioethanol production cost of 0.51 €/L and an internal rate of return of 7%. The plant was found to be profitable at carob pod prices lower than 0.188 €/kg. An increase in the transformation capacity of the plant from 33,880 to 135,450 t/year was calculated to result in an increase in the internal rate of return from 5.50% to 13.61%. The obtained results show that carob pod is a promising alternative source for bioethanol production.
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- S Sánchez-Segado
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Campus La Muralla, C/ Doctor Fleming S/N, E-30202 Cartagena, Murcia, Spain.
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Hernández-Fernández FJ, de los Ríos AP, Gómez D, Rubio M, Víllora G. Selective extraction of organic compounds from transesterification reaction mixtures by using ionic liquids. AIChE J 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.11950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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de los Ríos AP, Hernández-Fernández FJ, Tomás-Alonso F, Gómez D, Víllora G. Biocatalytic kinetic resolution of rac-1-phenylethanol and rac-2-pentanol in hexane medium: ACYL donor and water content effects. CAN J CHEM ENG 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/cjce.20285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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de los Ríos AP, Hernández-Fernández FJ, Tomás-Alonso F, Gómez D, Víllora G. Synthesis of flavour esters using freeCandida antarcticalipase B in ionic liquids. FLAVOUR FRAG J 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/ffj.1884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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